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Committee reviews health and DHS rules: water fee hike, TB testing guidance, newborn-screening and deaf‑mental‑health rules
Summary
The committee reviewed several agency rules: a Department of Health rule to increase the public water service fee by $0.10 per meter per month to fund water-quality testing; a DOH rule to end routine annual TB testing for low‑risk groups following CDC guidance; and DHS rules implementing newborn screening changes and deaf‑mental‑health certification. Members asked for impacts and data.
Little Rock — The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee reviewed a set of administrative rules from the Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Human Services.
Water fee: Laura Shue, DOH general counsel, presented a rule (Exhibit N) that would increase the public water system service fee by $0.10 per water meter per month and update references to two American Water Works Association disinfection standards. Jeff Stone of DOH’s drinking‑water program explained that the 10¢ increase equates to about $1.20 per…
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