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• that hospital level level of care they that hospital level level of care they are<00:25:05.960><c> treated
• 07.640><c> um</c><00:25:07.760><c> to</c><00:25:07.919><c> the</c><00:25:08.080><c> point</c> are treated
• and they're um to the point are treated and they're um to the point where<00:25:08.440><c> they</c><
• </c><00:25:25.399><c> and</c><00:25:25.600><c> the</c> been determined by The Physician and the been
• determined by The Physician and the utilization<00:25:26.480><c> review</c><00:25:27.200><c> process<

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• But I promise you, I will not sit down until we treat this like the public health crisis that it is.
• I hope I've made it clear that I am still continuing to think about how we treat short-term rentals across
• That's a really important thing to me, is making sure that individuals are included and treated fairly
• And this is a great first and second step in making sure that we treat individuals fairly and hopefully
• It just says the government must treat them as any other private entity in states of emergency.

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• But I promise you, I will not sit down until we treat this like the public health crisis that it is.
• So I hope I've made it clear that I am still continuing to think about how we treat short-term rentals
• That's a really important thing to me: making sure that individuals are included and treated fairly,
• And this is a great first and second step in making sure that we treat individuals fairly and hopefully
• It just says the government must treat them as any other private entity in states of emergency.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by a 124-1 vote, and numerous introductions of student groups, health professionals, and other guests. Committee reports were then read, including several bills recommended “do pass.” The chamber also heard a personal privilege speech from a St. Louis County member responding to a North St. Louis County school track meet shooting, calling for stronger action on gun access and firearm safety. The main floor work focused heavily on appropriations and capital projects. House Bills 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 were debated and passed, covering reappropriations, maintenance and repair projects, new capital improvements, and remaining ARPA pandemic funds. HB 2017 passed 137-9, HB 2018 passed 127-21, HB 2019 passed 98-48, and HB 2020 passed 127-24. Members emphasized that the bills largely used previously appropriated or federal funds, while some Democrats raised concerns about general revenue spending and one-time infrastructure projects. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate-amended HB 2641 on hemp/cannabis-related regulation, with changes on privacy, worker organization, effective date, and age restrictions; it passed 125-21 on adoption and 126-23 on final passage. HB 2423, dealing with Department of Finance staffing and capacity, passed unanimously after Senate adoption. Other measures passed included HB 1919 on electronic filing parity with IRS rules, HB 1768/2060 on short-term rental property tax classification, HB 1855 adding Alpha-Gal Syndrome to reportable conditions, HB 2355 creating a Food is Medicine pilot option, HB 1717/1643 on psilocybin therapy for veterans and first responders, HB 2372, a broad health care package, HB 2408 on the deaf-blind fund, HB 3000 on auditor/siganture-related procedures, HB 2898 restoring land bank tools, and HB 1740, “Melanie’s Law,” strengthening DWI penalties and ignition interlock requirements. Not all bills advanced: HB 3239, which would have expanded and funded the workforce diploma program through MoCAP, failed 55-95 after criticism that it shifted K-12 formula money and stripped vendor standards. HB 2760, the “Praise Act” on treatment of houses of worship during emergencies, drew extended debate on religious liberty, public health, and consistency in emergency orders; the transcript cuts off before the final vote is shown. Throughout the day, members frequently cited bipartisan support for health, public safety, and administrative bills, while several measures drew sharper partisan or policy disagreements over funding, regulation, and local control.

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• Chapter 25, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Article 5 relating to the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician
• Chapter 25, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Article 5 relating to the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician
• Chapter 25, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Article 5 relating to the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician
• I can't emphasize the importance of a compact when it comes to the physician assistants and the EMS,
• The importance of a compact when it comes to the physician assistants and the EMS, which will be coming

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• </c><00:31:45.679><c> the</c> what we're trying to do is treat the what we're trying to do is treat the
• ><c> treated</c><00:36:10.000><c> differently.
• </c><00:36:10.480><c> We</c> want to treat be treated differently.
• We want to treat be treated differently.
• </c> I just would be treated fairly. I just would be treated fairly.

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• ,</c><00:50:53.840><c> American</c> American College of Physicians, American American College of Physicians
• of Family Physicians, American College of<00:50:57.880><c> Obstetricians</c><00:50:58.480><c> and</c
• I fully trust the recommendations of my physician as they guided me through the immunization process
• I fully trust the recommendations of my physician as they guided me through the immunization process
• I fully trust the recommendations of my physician as they guided me through the immunization process

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• We are grateful for the expanded loan repayment for physicians and other health professionals.
• You’ll note that we budgeted for up to $300,000 for physicians over a four-year period.
• As all of you know, we're desperate to bring physicians into the state to practice.
• seemed to... ...to physicians as a loan prospect.
• And one way to do that is to get more physicians and nurse practitioners and other providers.

Bills: SB241 , SB145 , HB2

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

Transcript Highlights:

• We're really happy that we have $25 million to split half among physician loan repayment and half among
• We are grateful for the expanded loan repayment for physicians and other health professionals.
• You'll note that we budgeted for up to $300,000 for physicians over a four-year period.
• As all of you know, we're desperate to bring physicians into the state to practice.
• And one way to do that is to get more physicians and nurse practitioners and other providers.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 7, the Apprenticeship Assistance Act, which would keep apprenticeship trust fund distributions at $2.5 million rather than reducing them and remove a reference to the tobacco settlement permanent fund. Labor, construction, business, and environmental groups testified in support, emphasizing workforce development, retention of workers in New Mexico, and expansion of apprenticeship opportunities. The bill was moved and adopted without opposition. Members then considered House Bill 66, as amended, to increase funding for health professional loan repayment and related workforce supports. The amendment struck an appropriation because the funding was already included in House Bill 2. Testimony from health care providers, chambers of commerce, social workers, and physical therapy advocates supported the bill as a way to address provider shortages and improve recruitment and retention. After questions about eligibility, repayment terms, and overlap with similar Senate bills, the committee voted to do pass the bill as amended. House Bill 96, creating a working group to study a possible New Mexico Space Commission, was also amended to strike an appropriation. Support came from the chamber, Virgin Galactic, and aerospace advocates, who said a commission could help coordinate economic development and workforce efforts in the space sector. Members asked about other states’ commissions, workforce pathways, and the working group’s timeline, and the sponsor agreed to add clearer dissolution language later. The committee then passed the bill as amended. The committee then took up House Bill 80, a committee substitute to redirect more of the oil and gas conservation tax to the reclamation fund for orphan well plugging and site remediation. Supporters from industry, environmental groups, tribal advocates, and chambers said the bill would better align the tax with its original purpose and provide stable funding for cleanup, while an opponent argued the bill shifts costs from industry to the public and should instead raise the tax or bonding requirements. After discussion of backlog, phase-in timing, and procurement reforms, the committee voted do pass. The committee also heard House Bill 4, as amended, which phases in a larger share of premium surtax revenue to the Health Care Affordability Fund over three years. Supporters said it would sustain BeWell enrollment and affordability programs, while opponents questioned the burden on private payers and the size of the general fund impact. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed it on a 10-7 vote. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 65, as amended, creating a Foster Care Plus pilot project for children in CYFD custody, with testimony both supporting the need for better services and cautioning that implementation should respect tribal law, cultural practices, and family reunification. The committee also tabled House Bill 68 at the sponsor’s request. The transcript then began discussion of House Bill 88, which would make minor changes to the land grant assistance fund, including capturing reverted payments that currently go back to the general fund.

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• He's a family physician who has practiced medicine in the hometown of Mountain Grove, my district, best
• Basically, what... ...the Department of Revenue treats SALT as a deduction.
• One of the important things about this bill is that we are going to treat SALT differently.
• What's the logic to allowing parents a veto power about whether their child can get treated for venereal
• You're saying they have the right to say the minor is not going to get treated.

Summary: The House began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 123-1 roll call vote. Members then spent time introducing guests, including physicians, sheriffs, students, interns, and school groups from several districts. The chamber also heard a personal privilege statement recognizing a member’s son’s birthday. On third reading, House Bill 1758, dealing with permanent daylight saving time in Missouri, drew debate over whether ending clock changes would improve convenience or create safety and health problems by leaving more commutes in darkness. Supporters argued it would align with public preference and reduce disruption, while opponents warned of circadian and safety concerns. The bill passed 107-31 with two present. The House then moved to perfection of House Bill 3329, which repeals expired or unused tax credits, and House Bill 3405, which reclassifies SALT/pass-through entity items as deductions rather than tax credits for reporting purposes; both were described as cleanup and efficiency measures and were perfected without opposition. The chamber then took up House Bill 2426, a broad parental rights bill covering medical, educational, privacy, and related decision-making for children, and a major amendment focused on individualized education plans (IEPs). Supporters said the bill and amendment strengthen parental involvement and require stricter judicial review, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, school district administration burdens, transparency requirements, and possible conflicts with existing law on truancy, medical care, and records. House Amendment 1 was adopted 98-25 with six present, and debate continued on the underlying bill with no final vote shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• are just a couple of components that made sure that the care plan was approved by the primary care physician
• So making sure that there's been a physician's eyes on that care plan and that the physician has approved
• are just a couple of components that made sure that the care plan was approved by the primary care physician
• So making sure that there's been a physician's eyes on that care plan and that the physician has approved

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Transcript Highlights:

• So this should ensure that appeals are reviewed by appropriately licensed physicians in the same specialty
• Excuse me, on line, page four, line 38, you do call out physician.
• So when it's a peer-to-peer discussion, does that mean that a physician is the only one that will be
• Does that mean that a physician is the only one that will be able to submit those prior authorizations
• peer-to-peer review, and I feel like that is something that could be used often if it is only a physician

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• Licensed physicians and nurses must complete a one-time... ...health care professionals.
• But about 65, we have a physician. So it varies.
• But about 65, we have a physician here in the House, about 65 years of age, I believe, is the average
• I just think that more, you know, nurses and physicians and people in the medical field I just think
• that more, you know, nurses and physicians and people in the medical field should gain the knowledge,

Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first adopted a late-filed amendment to SB 774, which expands enhanced workers’ compensation coverage to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries. The bill drew supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher and others, and was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 770 on forensic services for certain defendants, which would allow the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to consolidate secure forensic services for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed after incompetency findings. Members then considered several public safety, family, and workforce bills. CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized aliens operating commercial vehicles an imminent safety hazard and imposes vehicle impoundment and a $50,000 penalty on motor carriers, was reported favorably after questions about impound procedures and cargo handling; one speaker opposed it. SB 1594, protecting veterans’ benefits for foster youth so the funds are reserved for postsecondary education, training, and after-care services, was reported favorably with supportive testimony from a former DCF attorney. CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in violent crime cases, was reported favorably despite criminal defense attorneys’ concerns about a provision allowing warrantless arrests without officer observation. The committee also approved a complete rewrite of the nonprofit corporations chapter in SB 554, a sickle cell continuing education bill (SB 844) after extensive emotional testimony from patients, advocates, and family members, and SB 1022 adding two children’s initiative programs in Bay County and Broward County. CS/SB 1246 broadened the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science education programs and related workforce needs and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230 restricting use and sale of certain firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, and CS/CS/SB 128 directing DEP to mark Red Harris Spoil Island; both passed with favorable votes. Several senators later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific tabs, and the meeting adjourned without further business.

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• So on the ultrasound, are those read by a physician?
• So on the ultrasound, are those read by a physician or just who reads the results of those ultrasounds
• way that states that the ultrasound tech cannot be the one that interprets the results and that a physician
• So on the ultrasound, are those read by a physician?
• On the ultrasound, are those read by a physician, or just who reads the results of those ultrasounds?

Summary: The Public Health Committee heard several bills, beginning with HB 4336, which updates definitions of acute and chronic pain to align with the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act and adds certain violations as unprofessional conduct. The committee adopted a PCS as the working draft, took no questions, and passed the bill 7-0. HB 3194, which would prevent pregnancy centers from being singled out for discrimination or censorship based on pro-life principles, drew questions about oversight, medical staffing, ultrasound interpretation, and contraceptive counseling; after discussion, it passed 6-1. The committee then passed HB 3934, described as a measure to help rural Oklahoma children get dental care through dental hygienists, with a question confirming parents could opt in or out. HB 3762, dealing with chiropractic practice and defining “serum” to cover vitamins, minerals, and nutrients while excluding blood products, was amended in committee but did not receive a motion and remained in committee. HB 1818, clarifying licensed social workers as licensed bachelor social workers and aligning Oklahoma with neighboring states, passed 6-0. Later, HB 3538 on pharmacy benefit manager vertical integration and community pharmacy reimbursement passed 7-0 after extensive discussion about independent pharmacy closures, mail-order pharmacy issues, specialty drugs, and network access. HB 3682, the Oklahoma Clean Indoor Air Act, would prohibit smoking in most public gathering places while allowing certain exceptions and local governments to adopt stricter rules; it passed 7-0. The committee also heard HB 3793, a placeholder bill on nursing education and diploma programs intended to address workforce shortages, but no motion was made and it remained in committee. The meeting ended with a short recess for the swearing-in of a new representative-elect.

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• This clarity ensures that everyone involved in organ recovery, from physicians to nurses to transplant
• This pause allows physicians to ensure through standard clinical reassessment that death has been appropriately
• This<00:03:04.000><c> pause</c><00:03:04.319><c> allows</c><00:03:04.640><c> physicians</c><00:03:05.120
• ><c> to</c><00:03:05.280><c> ensure</c> This pause allows physicians to ensure This pause allows physicians

Committee: House Health Services

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• As these payments were not specifically called grants in the language, BHA did not treat these as grants
• called grants in the language, BHA did called grants in the language, BHA did not<00:13:52.320><c> treat
• these as grants and these not treat these as grants and these payments<00:13:54.880><c> were</c><00:
• In current law, medical consultant is limited to physicians licensed to practice medicine in Minnesota
• </c> consultant is limited to physicians consultant is limited to physicians licensed<01:55:22.800><c

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• We have over 69,000 enrolled providers who treat our members.
• </c><01:21:32.560><c> that</c> providers who treat our members. that providers who treat our members.
• &gt;&gt; As<01:59:06.159><c> an</c><01:59:06.320><c> emergency</c><01:59:06.639><c> physician</c><01:
• 59:06.960><c> who</c><01:59:07.199><c> practiced</c> &gt;&gt; As an emergency physician who practiced
• Our national organization is Physicians for a National Health Program.

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.

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• is actually notification to whoever was left on the record that their mortgage is now going to be treated
• is actually notification to whoever was left on the record that their mortgage is now going to be treated
• is actually notification to whoever was left on the record that their mortgage is now going to be treated
• I really wanted to dwell on what I deal with from my role as a physician.
• I am no longer allowed to be treated there. My last bill was half in network, half out of network.

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers. Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge. Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.

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• They asked why one rate is being treated differently from the other, noting that a Tier 1 rate of around
• And finally, an investment in developing a multi-campus physician assistant consortium.
• The use of physician assistants is a key strategy for our health care partners to meet health care demand
• modeled on the UC Medical School's PRIME framework, programs in medical education, which has produced physicians

Summary: The committee heard testimony on three education budget items: the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), differentiated assistance/statewide system of support, and universal school meals plus kitchen infrastructure grants. For ELOP, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to provide $4.7 billion ongoing Proposition 98 funding and $62.4 million to set a minimum Tier 2 rate of $1,800 per pupil. The LAO recommended instead fixing the Tier 2 rate at $1,579, and committee members questioned how the rate was determined, how much funding is actually spent, and whether overlapping funding from ELOP, ACEs, and 21st Century programs is being tracked. CDE said ELOP is showing positive attendance and math outcomes, but some requested data will not be available until mid-2027; members also raised concerns about double-funding, transparency, and whether middle and high school students are being equitably served. On differentiated assistance, CCEE outlined the statewide system of support and the various tiers of universal, targeted, supplemental, and intensive assistance. Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to replace the current DA structure with a more stable universal and targeted assistance model, funded at $131.9 million ongoing, with a three-year support cycle aligned to LCAP and ESSA timelines and broader State Board authority to revise eligibility criteria. The LAO objected to considering the proposal before the State Board finalizes the new performance criteria, and committee members expressed concern that moving to a three-year cycle could delay support for LEAs that newly fall into need mid-cycle. There was also discussion about whether the proposal would weaken subgroup-based equity guardrails or give the State Board too much discretion over who qualifies for support. For school meals and kitchen infrastructure, Finance proposed $1.8 billion ongoing for universal meals and an additional $100 million ongoing plus $100 million one-time for a fourth round of kitchen infrastructure and training grants. The LAO recommended rejecting the new kitchen grant round because prior rounds are still being spent and the unmet need is not yet clear. CDE said prior investments have improved meal participation, efficiency, and menu variety, but many schools still lack the facilities for scratch cooking and face construction, electrical, and procurement barriers. Members asked for more data on how prior grants were used, which schools are benefiting, and whether funds could also support lower-cost food access strategies such as pantries, while noting federal restrictions on some meal-service innovations.

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• We're talking about 12-year-old girls, and in my view, babies who have been treated in the worst way
• We're talking about 12-year-old girls, and in my view, babies who have been treated in the worst way
• that you can imagine, some of whom have been human trafficked. have been treated in the worst way that
• I've heard from business owners, moms and dads, and physicians who must remain anonymous for fear of

Bills: HR73 , HR272 , HR273 , HR278 , HCR91 , HCR99 , HCR100 , HCR111 , HB255 , HB261 , HB328 , HB378 , HB479 , HB517 , HB564 , HB778 , HB1090 , SB135 , SB278 , SB448

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: domestic abuse, protective orders, victim protection, Louisiana State Law Institute, mandatory procedures, parental discipline, corporal punishment, child abuse, cruelty to juveniles, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, child welfare, DCFS, Office of Juvenile Justice, reasonable discipline, parental rights, family law, law enforcement reports, abuse allegations, single-parent households

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• individuals with health insurance who unknowingly may have received medical care from facilities or physicians
• In fact, you could treat people as a naturopathic doctor and have no training at all, and no licensure
• In fact, you could treat people as a naturopathic doctor and have no training at all, and no licensure
• found in the same place, I will tell you, Senators, they are not entirely the same, and they are not treated