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Committee retains HB751 to license outpatient substance use treatment; fiscal note revised downward after amendment
Summary
Finance – Division 3 retained HB751, a bill to require licensure for outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, and asked staff to update the fiscal note after agency witnesses said folding the program into existing licensing infrastructure would reduce first‑year costs.
Finance – Division 3 retained HB751 and requested an updated fiscal note after sponsors and Department of Health and Human Services witnesses explained that amendments folded the licensure requirement into existing licensing infrastructure rather than creating a stand‑alone certification program.
What the bill does: sponsor Mark McClain (Hillsborough 15) told the committee the bill would require licensure for outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities so those providers are “on the map.” McClain said the bill was narrowed from earlier versions: it excludes residential facilities, single clinicians…
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