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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee clears a slate of bills on health, workforce and licensing
PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 12, 2021
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Summary
After a lengthy docket, the committee approved multiple health, workforce and licensing measures, including bills to clarify DHS authority over long-term care, expand behavioral-health provider types in FQHCs, create a legislative study of mental and behavioral health, and several workforce pipeline and licensing technical fixes.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced a broad package of largely sponsor-driven bills covering health workforce, Medicaid provider rules and technical licensing changes.
Key approvals included a study to examine…
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