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Senate Public Health Committee reviews multiple health rules; all stand for review
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved Dec. 5 minutes and reviewed a package of Department of Human Services and Department of Health rules — including medication-assisted treatment changes, expanded adult immunizations, ambulance triage/alternative transport and licensure updates tied to Act 137 — all without objection.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee met and approved the minutes from its Dec. 5 meeting before hearing presentations from the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on a slate of rule changes.
Senator Irvin opened by asking the committee to observe a moment of silence for two long-serving Senate staffers, saying, "We lost Mary Jacks" and noting the passing of Frank Witherspoon.
DHS presenters Mitch Rouse, chief of staff, and Elizabeth Pittman, director of the Division of Medical Services, described three DHS rule actions. Pittman said the department proposed amendments to medication-assisted treatment and over-the-counter drug rules, saying the change "removes some PA requirements, changes some of the drugs available for over the counter, and initial and complies with that act," and that Centers for…
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