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Committee approves package of health and licensing bills; votes at a glance
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed a series of bills that update telemedicine language, nursing‑home regulations, cemetery rules, background checks for Medicaid‑paid caregivers, and directed a review of Medicaid consent decrees; most measures passed by voice vote, with SB 570 decided by roll call.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced multiple bills in a single hearing.
Notable approvals included:
- HB 17‑23: Establishes a confidential data‑review process for prehospital medicine modeled on the trauma system's preventable mortality committee. (Presented by Representative Lee Johnson; passed by voice vote.)
- HB 10‑63: Technical amendment to telemedicine language presented by Senator Hester;…
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