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Health Policy Committee reports several other bills favorably, including public‑records and memory‑care measures
Summary
The committee also advanced several other bills: SB 268 (public records exemption for emergency physicians), SB 864 (uterine fibroid research privacy), SB 1404 (memory care specialty licensing), and SB 914 (dry needling authorization). Each measure was amended as noted and reported favorably as committee substitutes.
Beyond the four principal topics covered in separate articles, the committee advanced multiple additional measures:
- SB 268 (tab 3): Sponsor's strike‑all amendment narrowed a public‑records exemption for emergency physicians, making it opt‑in and limiting covered relatives; testimony from emergency medicine representatives recounted doxxing and threats; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably as a committee substitute.
- SB 864 (tab 2): A narrow amendment set an explicit effective date of 07/01/2026 for the public records exemption protecting uterine fibroid registry data to ensure privacy and HIPAA compliance; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably.
- SB 1404 (tab 6): A strike‑all amendment created a memory care services specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or enter into agreements to provide specialized memory care; industry groups supported the approach; the amendment and bill were adopted as amended.
- SB 914 (tab 7): An amendment clarified licensure/supervision references for dry needling and permitted occupational therapists to receive supervision from OTs, PTs, or chiropractors; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably.
Each of these bills was reported favorably as a committee substitute; the committee made targeted amendments to clarify funding sources, effective dates, and implementing rules. Detailed roll calls and appearance‑card lists are in the committee record.
