John Williams, legislative director, walked the committee through reporting requirements from bills enacted in the most recent session that affect the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Oversight Committee.

Williams said HB1168 created a study committee examining the impact of the housing crisis on people receiving developmental services and those with disabilities. That study committee has met multiple times and submitted an interim report to this committee that is due Nov. 1, 2024; a final report is scheduled for Nov. 1, 2025.

He said HB1573 (companion to SB417) requires quarterly reporting on children in residential placements; the first quarterly report is due on or before Oct. 1 and the series of reports concludes with the last quarterly report on Oct. 1, 2025. HB1609 extends the Commission on Primary Care Workforce and sets new interim and final reporting dates through 2029. Williams said SB355 will require a status update on newborn cytomegalovirus screening via rulemaking with a report due March 1, 2025, and SB455 pertains to Medicaid reimbursement for prosthetics and orthodontic devices with a departmental briefing planned for November.

Williams also noted HB323 (emerging medical technologies) will provide an inaugural report to the committee; the chairman confirmed HB323 is scheduled on next month’s draft agenda. Committee members asked where some items appear on draft agendas and Williams noted dates for the October and November meetings.

No committee votes were held on the bills during this meeting; the presentation was informational and members asked for copies of reports and expected deliverables.