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House restores state audit and withholding authority for some mental‑health providers (HB 179)
Summary
Floor amendments to House Bill 179 reinstated state audit and fund‑withholding authority for private mental‑health providers and adjusted a reporting deadline; the House passed the bill 52–14 after debate that included conflict‑of‑interest disclosures and concerns about audit burden on nonprofits.
House Bill 179 returned to the floor Feb. 20, 1997 with amendments that reinstated statutory language authorizing the state to audit private providers and to withhold funds if contractors breached agreements. Sponsors said the changes reinstate existing safeguards tied to roughly $16.5 million in state funds administered through county mental‑health authorities.
The amendment…
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