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Committee approves amended S.189 to report to full Senate after adding public process and advisory review
Summary
The committee approved reporting S.189 to the full Senate (5‑0) after amending it to prioritize public notice and make the Agency of Human Services' review advisory rather than a binding approval; members discussed timing, rulemaking and finance referrals.
The Health & Welfare Committee approved a motion to report S.189 to the full Senate after amending the bill to replace a prior, stricter agency approval process with a public‑notice and engagement framework and a nonbinding review by the Agency of Human Services (AHS).
Committee staff said the original draft would have given the agency authority to approve or disapprove a hospital's proposal to reduce or eliminate services. The revised draft…
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