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• <00:42:29.760> them, interview them, ICE can interview them, interview them, ICE can interview
• comes down to training and clinical comes down to training and clinical judgment<03:33:30.479>
• and like clinical consultation judgment and like clinical consultation with<03:33:32.479> other
• clinical social clinical licensed clinical social workers,<03:35:29.040> other<03:35:29.200><
• In my clinical work, I New Hampshire.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And then lastly, we work with Hartford HealthCare's Neighborhood, a mobile clinic, as well, to have pop-up
• region, but it's been a really good partnership to enable making dental appointments at those health clinics
• Enable making dental appointments at those health clinics.
• We have, and I think last year I presented to this committee, all of these kinds of large clinical research
• So I'm the Senior Director of Clinical Operations at Women's Health Connecticut, and we are one of the

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The MAPOC Women and Children’s Health Subcommittee heard a presentation from Kate Parker Riley, executive director of the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, on the Husky Dental Program and efforts to improve oral health during pregnancy. She reviewed the structure of Connecticut’s Medicaid dental benefit, the ASO model, provider network, utilization trends, and member barriers to care. She noted that children’s dental measures remain above the national median, but adult utilization is lower and the dental provider network has been shrinking, with longer wait times in rural areas. A major focus was the state’s goal to raise the rate of oral evaluation during pregnancy from about 17.5% to 25% by 2030. Riley described planned outreach to OB/GYN practices using a draft “snapshot” report showing each practice’s pregnancy oral-health rate compared with the state average, along with education materials based on ACOG and AAP guidance. Committee members and guests discussed barriers such as lack of provider training, workflow burden, access to dentists who will see pregnant patients, and the need for stronger referral bridges. Suggestions included adding simple oral-health screening questions in OB settings, using human support to make appointments, and exploring co-located dental hygienists or other embedded models. Riley also highlighted partnerships with DSS, DCF, Head Start, WIC, Read to Grow, YMCA programs, refugee resettlement agencies, and school-based and hospital partners, as well as data-sharing and navigation efforts. She said pregnant members newly identified through HUSKY will now receive outreach and navigation support. DSS dental director Carolyn MacArthur introduced herself and said she supports the initiative, noting the literature linking untreated maternal dental disease to poor child oral-health outcomes. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with thanks and a preview of upcoming July presentations on integrated behavioral health and home visitation programs.

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• <00:40:55.040> justified, really seem clinically justified, really seem clinically justified
• We did three recipient interviews.
• We did three recipient interviews.
• That's a 350 interviews with recipients.
• <01:41:05.199> We did three recipient interviews. We did three recipient interviews.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In clinical malpractice, we tend to talk about it in broad strokes, but I think it's important to talk
• . including clinical decisions that should be made by a licensed provider.
• This is a corporate parent company reaching in to change clinical practice, saying, "Docs, you don't
• Well, the data shows that it actually decreases clinical care. Thank you.
• Clinics, hospitals, or do we want to support these out-of-state multi-billion dollar investors?

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• and the pauses on all the advisory committee meetings, all the pauses that are now in effect on clinical
• commit to reversing the... across-the-board funding freezes at NIH that have delayed life-saving clinical
• the administration is supposed to be spending those funds in accordance with the grants and the clinical
• Robert Gary is the individual who I have the honor of interviewing.
• I know that in Ohio we have a number of entities, our universities, Cleveland Clinic, our hospitals.

Keywords: NIH funding, healthcare research, chronic diseases, scientific integrity, public trust, pandemic response

Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on various healthcare and scientific issues, with significant discussions surrounding the impact of recent administrative actions on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its research agenda. Senators expressed concerns over funding cuts and personnel reductions, particularly the reported termination of over 1,200 NIH staff members, which could jeopardize ongoing and future research projects. The session included testimonies on the importance of supporting early-stage researchers and restoring public trust in scientific institutions following pandemic-related controversies. Additionally, the potential for future healthcare management based on diverse scientific ideas was emphasized as crucial to tackle chronic diseases effectively.

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• Detectives and a social worker came to interview us. My husband was first, and then it was my turn.
• When the interview was done, we were told Willa would be going home with us.
• However, they had interviewed the daycare provider and found several inconsistencies between what she
• transportation, or they are referred to us directly from healthcare providers ranging from the Mayo Clinic

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• than what I should, but first I want to build a world-renowned health institution, both from the clinical
• Now we will go on to our interviews via Zoom.
• Well, that is our last conferee that we are going to interview today.
• We'll be interviewing some more at our next committee meeting, but that is all we will be hearing from

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education first took up a block of confirmation hearings for trustees and board members at several public universities and state colleges. Appointees from Florida A&M University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Pasco-Hernando State College, South Florida State College, Valencia College, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Florida described their backgrounds and emphasized themes such as governance, student success, workforce alignment, fiscal stewardship, research growth, and institutional reputation. Members asked a few questions, but most nominees received no substantive opposition. The committee then voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of the group of appointees on tabs 3 through 18 and forwarded them to Ethics and Elections. The committee next heard Senate Bill 114 by Senator Trumbull, which would create the Florida Center of Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at Florida State University, move the public hurricane loss projection model from FIU to FSU, and provide funding for the effort. Trumbull said the bill is intended to strengthen the state’s insurance research capacity and broaden study of insurance lines beyond wind risk. Senators asked about the impact on FIU and the distinction between the new center and existing FIU work; Trumbull said FIU’s Wall of Wind would remain and that the state-owned model would simply be contracted to FSU instead of FIU. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1624 by Senator Calatayud, a wide-ranging higher education bill addressing tuition, workforce programs, institutional operations, and naming changes. Amendments were adopted to create state college regional consortium service organizations for rural colleges, remove a proposed out-of-state fee change for nonresident online students, extend university master plan update cycles from five to 10 years, and rename Hillsborough Community College as Hillsborough College. The bill also changed several references from specific minority categories to “underrepresented,” revised aid and waiver provisions, adjusted adult education and career program rules, and made other technical changes. Senators Smith and Davis questioned the shift away from enumerated categories, arguing it could obscure disparities affecting groups such as Black students, women in STEM, and students with disabilities; Calatayud said the intent was to focus on socioeconomic access and flexibility for institutions. After debate, the committee voted 6-2 to report the bill favorably, with Senators Davis and Smith voting no, and then adjourned.

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• If I could ask one other question to the legal clinic doctor up there.
• This is not a clinical issue. This is a system inconsistency issue.
• This is not a clinical issue. This is a system inconsistency issue.
• We have the Legal Clinic in support, not present.
• We have the legal clinic in support. Not present.

Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• Those who stay to teach are there because innovation and research are not separate from clinical care
• care, but part of separate from clinical care, but part of how<00:11:52.920> we<00:11:53.040>
• Uh, I work primarily at the Whittier Clinic as well as in the hospital.
• Our burn center treats an average of 12 inpatients per day and over 20 per day in the clinic.
• in the clinic. in the clinic.

Bills: HF4841, HF4234, HF3697

Keywords: Hennepin County, sales tax, health care facilities, ballpark improvements, tax revenue, HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund

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• It requires families to come in and sit in long interviews, and they're asked very specific questions
• It requires families to come in and sit in long interviews, and they're asked very specific questions
• sort of some descriptions of how some things work, our education system, how things work on the clinical
• I’m trying to remember the phrase that my assistant director uses: clinical maximum benefit.
• The next page, this one's just an overview of the clinical process.

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth approved the December 10 minutes and confirmed Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee. The committee then heard the annual Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review report, which said the state reviewed 148 of 170 non-natural child deaths in 2023; the reviewed deaths included 69 accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined causes. Members asked about how the report’s recommendations could be used, grant opportunities tied to prevention work, and whether the data could be broken down by age; presenters said the report is intended as a prevention tool for agencies and nonprofits and that some age detail is available in later pages of the report. The committee next took up HCR 1010 and then a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Senator Missy Irvin, judges, and Administrative Office of the Courts staff described Arkansas’s use of validated risk assessments, including SAVRY, the Ohio Youth Assessment Tool, MAYSI, and substance-abuse screening, as part of a long-running effort to reduce juvenile incarceration and tailor services to individual youth and families. They said the reforms have contributed to fewer delinquency filings, fewer DYS commitments, and more diversions, while also emphasizing that mental health, substance abuse, school issues, and trauma often drive juvenile court involvement. Several members raised concerns about data gaps, school collaboration, and whether community-based services are sufficient, and presenters said more shared data and stronger school use of safety dashboards could help intervene earlier. Division of Youth Services Director Michael Crump then presented custody, education, recidivism, and cost data. He said DYS commitments rose after the pandemic, secure residential populations remain high, and detention-center use increased when intake beds filled; he also noted that DYS pays about $320 per day for secure custody and that detention beds cost roughly $90 to $100 per day. Crump said most youth in custody are older teens, about 80 percent are male, and many have behavioral-health needs or educational deficits; he reported 222 GEDs and 102 high school diplomas over six years. He also said about 15 to 19 percent of youth return to DYS within three years and that a larger share later enter the Department of Corrections, while members pressed him on how assessments relate to commitments, how low-risk cases are handled, and how to improve mental health and substance-abuse services statewide.

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• an Executive Director of a nonprofit, we are often asked to come and help out with spay and neuter clinics
• to 2022 when several factors, mostly related to COVID, led to a pause in regular spay and neuter clinics
• overall because we're just doing so many animals at one time to set up, like maybe a spay-neuter clinic
• Yes, I'll provide the interview. This is going to be for anyone on. Thank you so much.
• dissemination at the state or local community through reporting activities, including effective interviews

Bills: SB97, SB55, SB40, SB38, SB120, SB113, SB116, SB117, SB118

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• She is a licensed clinical health psychologist at the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic.
• South Oklahoma City, she was inspired to return to graduate school to pursue her doctoral degree in clinical
• In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Molina serves in several leadership academic roles.
• And I certainly don't like doing interviews.

Bills: HCR1026, SB1130, SB1134, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1142, HR1049

Keywords: light pollution, bird mortality, migration, energy conservation, wildlife protection, University Hospitals Authority, funding, behavioral health, appropriation, adolescent health, emergency legislation, Oklahoma State University, Medical Authority, human performance, pharmaceutical expansion, emergency funding, juvenile justice, youth services, pandemic relief, healthcare

Summary: The House convened, called the roll, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions and presentations. Members honored Vice Admiral Jeff Trusler as Veteran of the Week, recognized the Prague Kolache Festival royalty and candidates, unveiled an artwork for the Capitol’s Hall of Heroes, and introduced the Doctor, Psychologist, and Nurse of the Day, along with the OSBI cold case team. The House also adopted HCR 1026, a resolution tied to Earth Day and “Lights Out Day” in Oklahoma, aimed at reducing light pollution and protecting migrating birds. A major portion of the meeting consisted of farewell remarks from Representatives Mike Osborne and Kevin West. Both reflected on their years of service, thanked family, staff, colleagues, and constituents, and emphasized themes of public service, hard work, conviction, and working across differences. Osborne’s remarks focused on freedom, immigration, service, and doing good in public life, while West stressed standing on principle, listening to others, and choosing courage over convenience. After the presentations and personal privilege speeches, the House moved into consideration of legislation. Chairman Caldwell presented the joint committee report on Senate Bill 1130, relating to the University Hospitals Authority, saying it would help ensure Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma have one of the world’s leading pediatric cardiology units. The transcript ends as members begin considering the bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• the child to minimize duplicative interviews.
• You just said avoiding duplicate interviews.
• The police department conduct their own interviews and investigation in all these cases, correct?
• > own<05:02:05.040> interviews<05:02:05.558> and conduct their own interviews and
• <05:02:22.958> type interviewers like a sane interview type interviewers like a sane interview

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Units range from some of our signature clinics, like the Edgar R.
• It could be within a clinic that offers telehealth services.
• You have your clinic here, and the outreach is commendable.
• Nurse practitioners are primarily focused on primary care, specifically in clinic settings.
• Again, they become such assets, even as students in hospitals and clinic settings.

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• > from<00:08:30.560> security, the staff interviewed from security, the staff interviewed
• will should be involved when clinically will should be involved when clinically indicated<00:40:
• checkups, but we are suggesting clinical checkups, but we are suggesting clinical assessments<00
• <01:56:47.360> it's<01:56:47.599> all<01:56:47.760> clinical it's a clinical
• it's all clinical it's a clinical it's all clinical decisions<01:56:48.880> but<01:56:49.760>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The working group on restrictive housing met with a quorum present, approved the August 21, 2025 minutes, and adopted a procedure to take public testimony on each agenda item with a two-minute limit per testifier, with some flexibility for follow-up questions. The main presentation came from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on restrictive housing policies and a recent outside assessment of mental health care practices at HSCF and OOTC. DCR said the assessment found strengths such as consistent medication administration and staff commitment, but also identified major problems including outdated workflows, staffing shortages, inadequate physical plant conditions, overuse of suicide/safety watch for personal safety issues, and a need for more individualized treatment plans. DCR described several corrective steps already underway: filling a long-vacant high-level mental health administrator position, adjusting evening medication passes, working with DOH on transfer and referral workflows, planning a new electronic medical records system and revised screening tools, and pursuing additional training for ACOs and mental health staff. For OOTC, DCR said the facility is overcrowded and decrepit, needs a better screening tool, and requires more mental health-specific training and staffing. For HCF, DCR said the layout limits confidential assessments and provider access, and that the proposed consolidated healthcare unit would add 43 beds, private exam rooms, and a de-escalation room. DCR also said the new unit could serve acute and chronic suicide/safety watch needs and possibly some inmates with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or significant cognitive impairment. The discussion then focused on Act 292, which DCR said is difficult to implement as written. DCR said the bill aligns with DOJ, NCCHC, and ACA guidance in defining restrictive housing, limiting duration, requiring reviews, identifying vulnerable populations, and using step-down units, but raised two major concerns: a requirement to refer vulnerable people to DOH for confinement, and a requirement for clinical assessments every 12 hours by a provider. Members responded that the law should be matched with funding and staffing, and asked what resources are needed. DCR said it submitted a request for 35 positions at a cost of about $8.6 million, and also said funding may be needed for community-based beds and contracted medical services. Members also asked about the current MOA/MOU between DOH and DCR, the working group membership, and the timeline for revisions. DCR said the group includes DCR, DOH, and governor’s office medical advisors, that a first draft is complete, and that the revised agreement should be in place by the end of the year. On staffing, DCR said ACO recruitment classes increased from five to eight, vacancy rates dropped from 34% to 24%, but OOTC still faces a projected $7.1 million shortfall and heavy overtime costs, forcing post closures and program reductions. The meeting ended with continued discussion of screening tools, including DCR’s explanation that current broad questions may over-identify people with substance-use-related symptoms as having serious mental illness, and that a more discrete tool is needed to better identify those with acute needs.

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• They being with the health plan, clinical quality team. They have great quality scores.
• There are clinical guidelines, most by, you know, standards, the AMA that all medical directors are following
• And so that standardization of those requirements based on the, you know, the clinical issue or the disease
• And sometimes providers may say, and I won't get kind of use a clinical clinical example.
• I just interviewing some of the slides. 25 were families as a treatment can get treatment.

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• We've done interviews and focus groups with the state workers, as well as surveys. to assess some of
• after a long, long wait—I'm talking since the mid-90s—Alamo Navajo is finally getting a new health clinic
• That is the water and wastewater for the new clinic, and that has to be in place before the new clinic
• Regarding recruitment, the staffing needs for this facility are twice what the clinic has right now,
• But if you would like to have a tour of our Wellness Center and our clinic before you leave, just let

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• Um, the Kentucky Farm Bureau this past week Dale Dobson and myself got to go and do an interview with
• Um, the Kentucky Farm Bureau this past week Dale Dobson and myself got to go and do an interview with
• Um, the Kentucky Farm Bureau this past week Dale Dobson and myself got to go and do an interview with
• Um, the Kentucky Farm Bureau this past week Dale Dobson and myself got to go and do an interview with
• for them in order to get that clinical for them in order to get that clinical data<00:58:10.400>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:00 Approval of Minutes 00:02:31 Kentucky Farm Bureau 00:02:42 Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:28:18 Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 01:48:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard first from Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders, who outlined the organization’s current priorities and recent work on farmland transition. Eddie Melton said Farm Bureau is working through 983 county and advisory committee resolutions and highlighted support for the updated selling farmer tax credit, now law through House Bill 775, as well as Senate Bill 28’s agriculture economic development provisions. He said Farm Bureau’s likely priorities include maintaining the 50% share of the tobacco settlement fund for agriculture, protecting funding for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, preserving sales tax exemptions on farm inputs, keeping property taxes controlled, and exploring additional tools to keep farmland in active farmers’ hands, including possible loan or inheritance-tax changes. He also raised concerns about eminent domain transparency, nuisance deer permits, and access to agricultural inputs and crop protection products. Alita Bots described the farmland transition initiative in more detail, saying the revised state tax credit is generating strong interest and that a new federal tax provision now allows eligible land sales to actively engaged farmers to spread capital gains taxes over time. She said the initiative has reached 22 counties and more than 1,300 people this year through outreach and meetings, and that Farm Bureau is pairing policy work with resources to help farm families plan transitions and prepare wills and other estate documents. Drew Graham added that the effort is also meant to bridge the rural-urban divide and support rural communities, and Farm Bureau invited members to its annual meeting in early December. Members asked about rising insurance costs and deer damage. Farm Bureau representatives said severe convective storms, inflation, and higher repair and material costs have driven insurance rate increases, citing five major storm events since 2021 and a recent Owensboro hailstorm that caused about $350 million in losses; they said the company is moving toward percentage deductibles to help moderate increases. On deer, they said crop-loss totals are hard to quantify but acknowledged the problem and discussed possible coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hunters for the Hungry. Commissioner Jonathan Shell then began the Department of Agriculture presentation, reporting gains from the department’s school agriculture outreach program, including a 23% increase in county participation between March and September and improved teacher-reported student learning, before continuing into the department’s legislative priorities.

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• It requires DCFS to get an instanter custody order. ...for forensic interviews.
• What did you need a disclosure of from that child in the forensic interview?
• I just want to clarify who's getting interviewed. Thank you.
• So I just want to clarify who's getting interviewed, and if that makes any sense.
• I think the good practice would be to interview everybody individually.

Bills: HR267, HCR105, HCR107, HCR110, HCR113, HCR114, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB237, SB333, SB433, SB483, SCR37

Keywords: diabetes, amputation, amputations, diabetic foot ulcer, peripheral artery disease, PAD, wound care, podiatry, vascular disease, endocrinology, limb salvage, health policy, public health, healthcare costs, insurance coverage, Louisiana Department of Health, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Center for Health Innovation, patient education, screening

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• , because if we couldn't get faculty even if we have enough clinical sites.
• I was a clinical instructor, and so you don't need anything specific to be a clinical instructor except
• You mentioned a few things: clinics, public health, all those.
• We do clinical hours while they're in the different facilities.
• Two weeks prior to that, we met with Milagro and the focus clinic.