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• CNAs, nurses, and the nursing professions associated with it, but also EMTs, behavioral health, and
• You mentioned tuition assistance for maybe nurses or EMTs or any of that sort of stuff.
• Nursing homes, long-term care facilities either can't or won't serve them.
• And we also built a skilled nursing facility...
• to with nursing.

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Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, we also have 35 nursing homes to serve about 580,000 people.
• One is, yes, some of our critical access Yes, some of our critical access hospitals do have nursing homes
• Our nursing homes had their rates frozen for 12...
• Our nursing homes had their rates frozen for 12 years.
• Using traveling nurses, which, during the pandemic, really got out of hand.

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• here you can see chatting with a nurse here you can see chatting with a nurse is<00:10:44.399>
• They are nurse practitioners in Kentucky. They are LPNs, people like that.
• We don't want them resourcing doctors in another state or nurses in another state.
• We want them resourcing the nurses in the state of Kentucky right here.
• say we're sorry we don't have any nurses say we're sorry we don't have any nurses available<00:53

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: A presenter from Fast Health Corporation described a proposed Kentucky Health Command System tied to Senate Bill 175, which would create a state-sanctioned AI platform for rural hospitals and telehealth. The company said the system would help rural residents get health information remotely, triage minor issues, and escalate more serious cases to Kentucky providers, with use cases including blood pressure, diabetes, maternity care, smoking cessation, and other preventive-care topics. The presenter argued the system would help rural hospitals compete with out-of-state telehealth companies and keep patients connected to local care. The presentation also emphasized a commercial model the sponsor said would generate new revenue through ads and branded interactions, with the bill reportedly directing 80% of that revenue to rural hospitals and 20% to the state to maintain the system. The presenter said the technology would augment, not replace, doctors and nurses, and claimed it could improve access and convenience in underserved areas. Committee members raised concerns about liability, whether the AI could provide medical advice, and whether there was evidence it had reduced emergency room visits; the presenter said the system could not give medical advice and acknowledged the technology is still very new. The sponsor of the bill said the goal was to help transform rural health care, reduce unnecessary ER use, and capture revenue that would otherwise go to commercial search engines and out-of-state companies. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion ended with questions about branding, loyalty, and the legal limits of the AI system.

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• Jeremy Creekmore, Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses, in support.
• /c><00:04:30.400> and<00:04:31.039> support<00:04:32.039> anybody profession nurses
• Seeing none, moving on to SB 1596, relating to nursing.
• first up we have Department to nursing first up we have Department of<00:19:44.679> Health<00
• <00:19:50.880> providing State Center for Nursing providing State Center for Nursing providing

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a long calendar of health-related measures, beginning with SB 297, a proposed constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom. Supporters included medical, labor, and advocacy groups, while opponents, including Hawaii Family Forum and Hawaii Christian Coalition, argued the term “reproductive freedom” was too vague and could be misunderstood. Testimony on SB 350, a similar constitutional amendment protecting contraception, also drew strong support from medical and advocacy groups and opposition from religious organizations; one witness said the measure was especially important to protect reproductive care and contraception. Several bills focused on health system administration and public health. SB 1438 on home care agencies, SB 1439 on nuisances, SB 1441 on transferring the AAHU regional health care system to the Department of Health, SB 1442 on children’s mental health services, SB 1443 on the Department of Health, SB 1444 on general excise tax, and SB 1445 on youth mental health all received mostly supportive testimony from state agencies and community organizations. On SB 1445, the Hawaii State LGBTQ Commission asked that LGBTQI+ and Native Hawaiian youth be specifically considered in mental health services. SB 1450, creating an intensive mobile team pilot for houseless individuals with serious brain disorders, drew support from state agencies and providers; a street medicine advocate said the pilot could help address sustainability, insurance, and service delivery on the streets. The committee also heard testimony on access and workforce measures, including SB 1596 on nursing, SB 1565 on acupuncture, SB 1564 on Medicaid, SB 1418 for an emergency DHS appropriation, SB 1417 on crimes against protective services workers, SB 1411 on Medicaid third-party liability, SB 1399 on a family resilience pilot program, SB 1398 on trauma-informed care, SB 1281 on telehealth, and SB 1279 on telepharmacy. Most of these measures drew broad support from agencies, provider groups, and advocacy organizations. On SB 1281, HMSA opposed the bill as written, warning about audio-only telehealth and federal rule changes, while other health groups supported it as important for rural, kupuna, and disabled residents. On SB 1417, a Honolulu Police Department captain supported stronger protections for DHS workers but could not provide complaint data and said he would follow up later. The hearing ended with the chair noting quorum and asking whether the committee was ready for decision making; no votes or final actions were recorded in the transcript.

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• whether that's perhaps a nursing whether that's perhaps a nursing facility<00:42:22.800> or
• would otherwise need nursing home care if they didn't get services through PACE or other settings.
• I am a registered nurse and the CEO of BoldAge PACE.
• I'm a nurse, as I said.
• <01:40:37.000> home and and eventually nursing home and and eventually nursing home placement

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our plan’s first recipients tend to be more women, and so do our nursing home recipients. ...and so do
• our nursing home recipients, which generally are mostly women, resulting in a higher percentage of women
• You can see that we have the pieces of pie for the hospital, nursing home, pharmacy, physicians, mental
• health, and other services. nursing home, pharmacy, physicians, mental health, and alternative care,
• It's getting more expensive for providers, having to pay nurses more.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• McCormick Clayool of Parker, Colorado, to serve as a member with practical clinical experience in nursing
• a Republican appointee; Bruce Odin of Loveland, Colorado, to serve as a member with expertise in nursing
• home operations and experience in multifacility management of nursing homes and a Republican appointee
• experience in multifacility<00:23:19.360> management<00:23:19.679> of<00:23:19.840> nursing
• multifacility management of nursing multifacility management of nursing homes<00:23:20.320> and

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, and approved the March 3, 2026 journal as corrected. Committee reports were then read, including finance recommendations to amend and advance Senate Bill 117 to Appropriations and House Bill 1115 to the Committee of the Whole with a consent-calendar recommendation, while Senate Bill 86 was postponed indefinitely. The State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee reported several appointments for placement on the consent calendar and confirmation, including members of the Board of Commissioners of Veterans Community Living Centers and the State Personnel Board. The chamber also received committee recommendations to advance Senate Bill 87 and House Bill 1068 with favorable recommendations. Senate Resolution 004, concerning recognition of October 26 as Conflict Resolution Month in Colorado, was introduced and laid over until Friday, March 6, 2026. The general order second reading calendar was also laid over until Thursday, March 5, 2026. Several members made announcements about upcoming committee hearings, including Education, Health and Human Services, Transportation and Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Judiciary, Joint Budget Committee, and Capital Development. The Senate welcomed visiting groups and honored First Tee Colorado and Faith Miller, Miss Southern Colorado, during personal privilege remarks. The body then adopted a motion to recess until 11:00 a.m. later that day.

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• I did talk to the nurse this morning to.
• <00:58:38.640> was daughter collapsed as the nurse was daughter collapsed as the nurse was
• Um the nurse was one of the pulling in.
• Another went and grabbed a school nurse.
• <01:17:16.320> acted and because my school nurse acted and because my school nurse acted without

Bills: HB0076, HB0102, HB0115

Keywords: annexation, landowner rights, municipal law, city planning, property, local government, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, cardiac emergency, defibrillator, school safety, training, public health, 916, all

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• We did the same thing with nursing homes as well.
• Uh, nursing home line 662 increased from 80% to 85% in terms of reimbursement to the ambulatory surgery
• <00:04:05.120> uh<00:04:05.280> nursing<00:04:05.760> home<00:04:07.120>
• line<00:04:07.760> 662 31 days. uh nursing home line 662 31 days. uh nursing home line 662

Keywords: Medicaid - Room 210; 2 February, 2026: 2:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up a placeholder bill related to the Medicaid “L tax” for long-term acute care hospitals. The sponsor explained that these hospitals pay into Medicaid but do not receive Medicaid reimbursement, and said members had reached a general consensus that a solution is needed. The bill was described as a dummy bill with no firm language yet, and the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient do pass; the bill was reported despite one opposing vote. Members then heard a detailed explanation of the committee’s Medicaid technical bill. The sponsor said it was much lighter than in prior years because of uncertainty around federal Medicaid conditions and the lack of a signed bill in recent years. Most changes were described as federal-language updates, cleanup, or department-requested revisions, including changes from “shall” to “may” to give the department more flexibility, shortened notification and care-period timelines, and removal of outdated provisions. Substantive items mentioned included allowing the department to review value-based payment models, adding pediatricians to a covered list, increasing ambulatory surgery center reimbursement from 80% to 85%, approving “treat in place” for ambulances, allowing supplemental payments to hospitals, and reestablishing the Medical Advisory Council. After brief questions, the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient do pass on the tech bill and reported it, again with one opposing vote. The chair then announced a follow-up hearing for the next day at 1:30 p.m. in Room 216 on the L tax, the hospital bed tax, a Medicaid 101 overview on hospital financing, and a briefing on nonopioid medications and a device intended to prevent or reduce epilepsy seizures.

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• <00:35:48.079> We Minnesota Nurses Association. We Minnesota Nurses Association.
• sector nurses, but public sector nurses also get paid less and have fewer benefits than most private
• sector nurses working in hospitals or other similar settings.
• /c> rights than private sector nurses, but rights than private sector nurses, but public<00:37:38.160
• 39.280> paid<00:37:39.520> less public sector nurses also get paid less public sector nurses

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• Uh, that's good for our nursing homes.
• Uh, that's good for our nursing<00:05:59.360> homes.
• I I'm I'm curious uh nursing homes.
• funds for the nursing facility payments. funds for the nursing facility payments.
• will be used for, for the nursing will be used for, for the nursing facility<00:07:48.960> transfers

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on June 20, 2025 and first approved the May 16 minutes and the non-removed items on the consent calendar. It then took up a Health and Human Services item for $5 million in additional nursing facility payments (FIS 25158). HHS explained the transfer was for private and county nursing facilities and was the third and final transfer in FY25, funded through federal matching dollars, county cap funds, and general funds. Members asked about the size of the transfer, whether it signaled future shortfalls, and how projections were developed; HHS said the request reflected updated estimates and that they did not expect similarly large transfers going forward. The committee adopted the item. The committee also considered an ARPA-related item to remove a line from a funding request because the issue had been resolved and the positions/funds were no longer needed. Members approved the item with that line removed. Commissioner Caswell then answered questions about ARPA spending authority, saying remaining projects must be expended by December 31, 2026 and that the item was intended to preserve authority for ongoing capital projects; any unspent funds would revert to the federal government. Members noted the recurring nature of these ARPA adjustments and the need to keep tracking deadlines. The Department of Corrections presented several items, including a $10 million request tied to staffing shortages and overtime costs, plus additional corrections-related funding items. Interim commissioner John Skipa said 18 employees had received preliminary layoff notices pending final budget approval. He and staff said the overtime need was driven by staffing shortages, later collective bargaining pay increases, and double-time compensation for uniform officers forced into overtime; they also said one housing unit section had been closed to reduce staffing pressure. In response to questions about morale and operational risk, Skipa said the department was under strain, that leadership was in transition, and that staffing or budget reductions could create litigation risk. The committee also heard about the Site Evaluation Committee’s budget shortfall, which was attributed to fewer new facility applications but continued casework and public engagement, and approved that item. Finally, members discussed a YDC claims administration item, questioning the role and cost of the Verald Dana consultant; staff said the firm handles intake and processing of claims for the Attorney General’s office and had been involved since the claims process was created. Several items were adopted after brief discussion.

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• I'm here in support of H. 1409, which penalizes nursing homes 2% of their Medicaid funds owed to us if
• I treat medically frail, compromised nursing home patients.
• She's 69 years old, resides in a nursing home in suburban areas of Boston. Mrs.
• One day, in the middle of the week, I get a call from her nurse.
• Her children excel at school and sports, and she's training to be a nurse who aspires to take care of

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a large docket of bills focused on MassHealth benefits and reimbursement, health equity, behavioral health, public health, dental access, 340B drug pricing, tobacco cessation, and coverage for children. The chairs emphasized rising health care costs, provider shortages, administrative burdens, and persistent inequities by income, race, geography, and immigration status. Much of the testimony centered on H.1416/S.901, an act to advance health equity, with legislators and members of the Health Equity Compact arguing for statewide benchmarks, stronger health equity leadership, reimbursement for interpreter services, community health workers and patient navigation, Medicaid graduate medical education support, and a health equity zone trust fund. Witnesses described disparities in life expectancy, maternal mortality, access to primary care, and the impact of federal Medicaid and social service cuts, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. The committee also heard strong support for H.1368/S.847 on rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill MassHealth children. Testifiers from industry, academia, hospitals, and families said early sequencing can end long diagnostic odysseys, improve treatment decisions, shorten hospital stays, and save money, while also providing emotional relief and information for families. The hearing then moved to H.1407 on MassHealth rate parity for inpatient behavioral health providers, where Rep. Scanlan and the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems said the bill would codify existing administrative parity so managed care plans cannot pay less than the MassHealth fee-for-service rate. On H.1392/S.853 to preserve and protect public health, witnesses supported higher vaccine administration fees to improve provider participation and immunization rates. The committee also heard testimony on H.770/845 to protect 340B providers in MassHealth, and on S.848 to require reporting and transparency around 340B revenues and outside administrative costs. Additional bills drew testimony on tobacco cessation coverage for MassHealth members, with advocates supporting broader access to counseling and medications through medical, behavioral health, and dental providers. On H.1409, a nursing home operator asked for more flexibility in a MassHealth staffing-related penalty tied to patient days per resident. On H.1401/S.888, supporters of the “Take 10” dental access proposal said adult MassHealth dental coverage is underused because too few dentists accept MassHealth, leading to long travel times and avoidable emergency room visits; they urged incentive payments for dentists serving new adult MassHealth patients. Finally, on H.1403/S.855, “Cover All Kids,” advocates and immigrant community members urged removal of immigration status as a barrier to full MassHealth coverage for children, while also backing a related bill to ensure 12 months of continuous coverage for children. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked questions on costs, reimbursement levels, and implementation details.

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• The Committee on Rules, 14, 15, 14, 14, 14, 15, 16, 64, 05, relating to Arizona, State Board of Nursing
• House Bill 2408, relating to Arizona State Board of Nursing.
• It also clarifies that the Arizona State Board of Nursing must share, rather than share and transfer,
• any complaint it receives against a nursing program to the applicable higher education board within
• The Committee on Health and Human Services, having under consideration House Bill 2729, nursing board

Summary: The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations. The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.

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• , Ann Vennel to the Board of Nursing, Ann Vennel to the Board of Nursing, Senator<00:10:15.120>
• , of Hope Jones to the Board of Nursing, of Hope Jones to the Board of Nursing, Senator<00:10:23.960
• <00:10:33.560> Senate Board of Nursing, Senator Mills.
• Senate Board of Nursing, Senator Mills.
• Senate Board of Nursing, Senator Mills.

Keywords: In an effort to stave off issues that may occur with long format live streams, we have split this stream into two parts., 958, all

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• In this instance, one of the nurse practitioners decides to run a pill mill.
• he has people that work under him nurse he has people that work under him nurse practitioners<00
• <00:49:19.640> practitioners um one of the nurse practitioners um one of the nurse practitioners
• nurse nurse practitioners<00:49:32.720> um<00:49:32.920> and<00:49:33.040> he<00
• It takes the nurse practitioner’s license and also takes the doctor’s license, even though he wasn’t

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Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 90 / Senate Bill 17, a birth-related measure backed by the Kentucky Birth Coalition. Sponsors said the bill had been worked on for several years and described changes including a transfer agreement, insurance requirements, proximity to a hospital, informed consent, and accreditation/medical director standards that helped win neutral or non-opposition from the Hospital Association. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote with unanimous support. The committee then heard Senate Bill 65, presented by Senator Steve West and Representative Derrick Lewis. They said the bill would make regulations found deficient through the committee review process null and void by statute, and would bar agencies from reissuing the same or similar language for up to a year. Supporters argued this was needed to hold agencies accountable because deficiency findings alone had not led to action. After questions about specific Medicaid behavioral health regulations and concerns about legislative overreach, the bill passed the committee on a roll call vote, with some members passing or explaining reservations. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 84, with a House committee substitute. Sponsors said the substitute was intended to strengthen the bill and reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision by ending Chevron deference and requiring courts, not agencies, to interpret law. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger and Katherine Hargraves, argued the bill would intrude on the judiciary, violate separation of powers, and could harm public health, environmental, and workplace protections. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the bill told courts what standard to use; sponsors responded that agencies could still present persuasive arguments, but courts should not defer to them. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill then passed the committee on a roll call vote, with several members passing or expressing constitutional concerns.

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• We want more nurses. We need more nurses.
• We want more nurses. We need more nurses.
• We want more nurses. We need more nurses.
• We want more nurses. We need more nurses.
• We want more nurses. We need more nurses.

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Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

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• Nurses graduate from Hilo and, I'm sure, from Maui and different islands.
• Nurses graduate from Hilo and, I'm sure, from Maui and different islands.
• I attended Senator v s ventur's graduation, graduating nurses 22 a year.
• I attended Senator v s ventur's graduation, graduating nurses 22 a year.
• We're creating new hospital beds. to allow nurses to be certified either to allow nurses to be certified

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means and Commerce and Consumer Protection heard the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs present its biennium budget request for fiscal years 2025 to 2027. Director Nainoa Ando said the department’s requests were primarily special-fund ceiling increases to meet operational needs. Major items included an additional $12 million to complete the King Kamehameha V Post Office building roof project after hidden deterioration and water intrusion were discovered, plus funding related to fringe benefits and central services assessments. The department also outlined requests for a new medical compact implementation cost, an auditor position, an engineer position, and a captive insurance IT modernization project. A significant portion of the discussion focused on the Office of Consumer Protection’s landlord-tenant call line and public service access. Senators raised concerns that callers often reach voicemail, are told to leave a message, and sometimes are referred to look up the law themselves. DCCA said the Oʻahu line is staffed by one full-time employee backed by two to three investigators, with one investigator each on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, and that calls are tracked in a case management system. The department said it plans to add one more Oʻahu staff position through a transfer from another division and that a new call-center/web system with time tracking is expected to go live in the summer. Members also discussed a possible bill related to Pearson VUE nursing certification testing, with one senator describing the burden on neighbor-island nursing graduates who must travel to Honolulu for a one-hour test. The senator said she intended to introduce legislation after receiving no response to repeated outreach. DCCA did not take action on that proposal during the hearing. For the PUC-related requests, the department explained a one-time $1 million request for outside consulting tied to Maui wildfire-related filings, including wildfire safety mitigation and hazard mitigation plans, and a separate $900,000 request through the Consumer Advocacy Division to hire consultants for review and analysis. The committee also discussed a captive insurance IT modernization request, which DCCA said would replace manual and spreadsheet-based processes with a cloud-based system to better handle filings, payments, and workflow; no vote or final action was taken on the budget items during the hearing.

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• I was the director of nursing there to the Veterans Affairs.
• for 37 years, primarily in been a nurse for 37 years, primarily in New<02:09:44.480> Hampshire.
• there to the was the director of nursing there to the veterans<02:09:56.560> affairs.
• reduce the attraction of the nursing reduce the attraction of the nursing profession<02:10:25.280
• Um, and I have a nurse in my family, so I want the utmost in safety for them.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We did also interview one of the nurses from the infirmary.
• The interview of the nurse in the infirmary was important because it corroborated what we learned from
• What was significant about this interview is that this nurse also, like Richard Eastland, had a daughter
• Well, the same thing with this nurse: she described to us that if I had known the extent of what was
• I want to get back to the nurses and the able-bodied folks who didn't know, and had they known, please

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• doesn't properly address who's who specifies the continuing education for physician assistants or nurse
• :45.279> physician<00:10:45.839> assistants<00:10:46.560> or<00:10:46.959> nurse
• for physician assistants or nurse for physician assistants or nurse practitioners.
• New York also has one-time training for nurse practitioners, all at licensure.
• New York also has one-time training for nurse practitioners, all at licensure.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 538, a Liquor Commission cleanup bill. Chair Joseph Mica and CFO Tina Deir explained that the bill updates outdated statutory titles and positions after the commission’s 2014 restructuring, deleting references to the former commissioner and COO roles, adding a director of administration and a director of finance and audit, and keeping the new positions at the same labor grade pending review by the Joint Committee on Employee Classification (JCEC). Members discussed the proper sequence for JCEC review, but generally treated the bill as housekeeping. The committee then voted ought to pass, and the roll call was unanimous, 16-0. The committee next took up House Bill 493, which would require continuing education related to child abuse/ACE recognition for physicians and other providers. Testimony and committee discussion focused on whether the bill was too vague, whether it improperly intruded on the Board of Medicine’s authority to set professional education requirements, and whether it would effectively mandate a narrow training course that is currently voluntary and free. Supporters argued the bill addressed a real problem and cited testimony about missed abuse cases, while opponents said the board should handle the issue through its own rules and that the bill was poorly drafted. A motion of inexpedient to legislate passed 9-7, and the committee noted a minority report would be needed. The meeting ended with procedural and scheduling announcements, including that the committee would be dealing with budget hearings the following week and had a large number of Senate bills scheduled for later in the month.