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Senate Public Health Committee clears a slate of health and professional bills; voice votes recorded
Summary
The committee passed several largely noncontroversial bills by voice vote, including a posting requirement for assaults on medical providers, new rules for emotional-support animal documentation, recognition of emergency medical responder certification, and technical fixes for occupational licensing and billing.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved a package of bills affecting health-care settings, professional licensing and housing accommodations in a single hearing, recording voice votes on each item.
Senator Kim Hammer presented SB 344, which requires medical workplaces to post notices informing the public that assaulting health-care providers is an offense and allows victims to list the workplace address on police reports rather than a home address. Hammer told the committee the bill was developed with hospitals and providers to protect staff and encourage reporting.
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