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Committee advances streamlined licensing bill after debate over federal incorporation by reference
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Senate Bill 1015, a measure to streamline state licensing by relying in part on federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) standards, was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation after committee debate about incorporating federal definitions by reference.
The House Health and Welfare Committee sent Senate Bill 1015 to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after extended discussion over whether the bill’s incorporation by reference of federal definitions could create unintended consequences.
Representative Josh Wheeler, District 35, presented SB 1015 as a “streamlined Licensing and Inspection Act” intended to remove duplicative state licensing requirements for hospitals and medical providers that are already regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Wheeler said the bill would accept CMS qualifications as evidence that a provider is licensed in…
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