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Senate committee passes SB709 with technical edits after Department of Health raises data-synchronization questions
Summary
The joint HHS–Judiciary committee voted to pass SB709 with technical amendments and a defective date after Department of Health testimony said it already maintains a behavioral-health dashboard but lacks complete data held by other agencies. Lawmakers blanked the appropriation and moved to coordinate data sources.
The joint Senate committees on Health & Human Services and Judiciary voted to pass SB709 with technical amendments and a defective date, after hearing Department of Health officials say the agency already maintains a public behavioral-health dashboard but lacks some cross-agency data the bill would require.
The chair introduced SB709 as a measure "relating to mental health," and David Takenaka, administrator of the Adult Mental Division at the Department of Health,…
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