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Chair Lisa asked whether the committee had any remaining questions about S.163, particularly about supervision; members confirmed that the outstanding issue was supervision and that they felt prepared to proceed based on the draft and the earlier test results.
The House Healthcare Committee considered two health-care-related bills: S.163 (amendments to hospital patient rights to add APRNs and physician assistants) and S.142 (a proposed pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians and medical graduates). Committee members voted to adopt S.163 version 1.2 and heard extended testimony and questions on S.142 including eligibility criteria, supervision requirements, data collection, and implementation dates.
