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Rules committee approves substitute to fentanyl-awareness resolution, places several bills on calendar
Summary
The Rules Committee approved a rule substitute to House Resolution 1049 to recognize fentanyl awareness during Red Ribbon Week, heard sponsor presentations on bills addressing a DCH waiver for high utilizers, AED coordination, and licensing for international medical graduates, and set the calendar for the next legislative day.
The Rules Committee on [date not specified in transcript] approved a rule substitute to House Resolution 1049 to recognize fentanyl awareness each October as part of Red Ribbon Week and placed several bills on the calendar for the next legislative day.
Members heard brief presentations from sponsors on a package of bills. Senator Kirkpatrick described Senate Bill 428 as “a department bill for DCH” that would authorize a waiver application to provide a package of medical benefits, including “intensive nurse case management” aimed at people who are very high utilizers of emergency departments and other costly care settings, with the goal of reaching people “falling through the cracks” and improving access to…
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