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Committee questions accreditation, ECHO funding and possible EMS transfer as department reshapes functions
Summary
Lawmakers pressed department leaders about accreditation standards and DEI language, a $200,000 Project ECHO line, and draft legislation to move the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to emergency management.
During the JFAC hearing, several lawmakers raised questions about the Division of Public Health’s organizational choices and which programs belong in the department versus other agencies.
Senator Tanner (Bierke) asked whether the Office of Accreditation and Planning — a newly formed office the department seeks to restore — embeds diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) concepts into public-health standards. Tanner said the accreditation materials he reviewed referenced DEI repeatedly and raised concerns about whether those elements should be funded through the public-health budget. Director…
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