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Committee issues mixed recommendations on 13 health-related bills; several sent for further work
Summary
The House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee reviewed 13 bills in a work session and executive session, recommending some for future legislation (including HB554, HB1010, HB1663, HB1693, SB400, SB495) and voting not to recommend others (including HB580, HB608, HB1347, HB1661, HB1706, SB458).
Members of the House Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs met in a work session and executive session to consider 13 bills on topics ranging from patient sterilization to psychedelic research and outpatient substance‑use program certification.
The committee recommended several bills for future legislation, including HB554 FN (alternative treatments related to the opioid crisis; motion passed 14–0), HB1010 (expanded midwifery/maternity options; motion passed 8–7), HB1067 (patient access to sterilization—see separate article), HB1663 (medical‑record confidentiality reform; motion passed…
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