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Assembly committee advances maternal telehealth pilot, nursing‑home medication aides and child‑care waiting‑list bill
Summary
The Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee released three bills: a Medicaid pilot to cover remote maternal health services, authorization for certified medication aides to administer medications in nursing homes, and amendments to create presumptive waiting‑list procedures for the State Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Supporters said the measures expand access; one lawmaker opposed the medication‑aide bill.
The Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee on (date of the session) advanced three bills covering maternal telehealth, nursing‑home staffing and child‑care waiting‑list reforms.
Committee members released A82202, a pilot to provide Medicaid coverage for remote maternal health services, after the sponsor and proponents told the panel it would expand access for Medicaid beneficiaries in rural and underserved areas. Dennis Marco of governmental affairs was recorded as in favor but did not testify. A motion to release the bill carried on a voice vote.
The panel also advanced A2207, the “Certified Medication Aid in Nursing Homes Staffing Support Act,” which would authorize certified medication aides to administer…
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