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Committee advances HB 4,070 after testimony on nurse‑patient ratios; dash‑9 replaces measure
Summary
The committee adopted dash‑9 amendments to HB 4,070 and unanimously sent the amended bill to the floor. Senator David Brock Smith testified in favor of delaying med‑surg nurse‑to‑patient ratio changes, citing multi‑million dollar impacts on rural hospitals.
The House Committee on Behavioral Health adopted a substitute amendment (dash‑9) to House Bill 4,070 and advanced the amended bill to the floor on Feb. 12.
Staff summarized HB 4,070 as a committee bill that would clarify fiscal responsibility of community mental health programs for emergency psychiatric care, reduce administrative burdens for behavioral health providers, and modernize terminology for mental health,…
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