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House panel advances bill to eliminate Montana Tobacco Prevention Advisory Board
Summary
Senator Greg Hertz told the House Business and Labor Committee that Senate Bill 495 is a department-requested “clean up” bill to eliminate Montana’s Tobacco Prevention Advisory Board, a body he and health officials said has not met in more than five years and whose functions are now performed by the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program.
Senator Greg Hertz, sponsor of Senate Bill 495, told the House Business and Labor Committee the bill is a “clean up” measure requested by the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to eliminate the statutory Tobacco Prevention Advisory Board established after the 2002 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
The DPHHS representative, Mr. Gerard, said the department now follows Centers for Disease Control guidance through a centralized Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program and that oversight is maintained through interagency and stakeholder structures. “This bill supports the governor’s initiative to increase efficiency by eliminating red tape including…
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