Video & Transcript Research : 'unauthorized practice'
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 21st, 2026
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They don't know who's practicing.
- I have nurses crossing the border, our New Mexico border, to practice here.
- The network is comprised of 30 independent private practices throughout the state.
- I mean, there are practice standards, and to be perfectly honest.
- We should not inadvertently exclude LMSWs or force them out of practice.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Stop what practices. OK. They're discriminatory.
- I just don't know how this is practical. Sure.
- This practice has devastating consequences.
- Pre predatory practice.
- Our office, I practice, I'm a lawyer.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/01/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health - Room 216, 27 January, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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to actually proctor the uh practical actually proctor the uh practical examinations<00:59:32.640>- proctoring of those practical proctoring of those practical examinations<00:59:45.920>
to - to come to Mississippi to practice to come to Mississippi to practice medicine.<01:04:16.559>
- proctoring of those practical proctoring of those practical examinations<00:59:45.920>
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 3, a Medicaid and certificate-of-need measure described as a revised version of a bill vetoed by the governor the previous year. The bill would remove a prohibition on a psychiatric residential treatment facility in one county from Medicaid participation, add 20 beds for a Madison County facility, allow crossover status for a Harrison County hospital, require MC to obtain a certificate of need for facilities outside the original Jackson campus area, increase capital expenditure limits, and remove the provision the governor had objected to. Members discussed whether the bill was really a study item or a substantive new requirement, especially a provision tied to acute adult psychiatric units treating uninsured patients or paying a fee. The chair explained the policy concern as preventing “cherry-picking” of insured patients and shifting more uncompensated care to public facilities. The committee voted that the title was sufficient and the ayes appeared to have it, then voted to rise and report.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 2453, a clarifying bill on window tinting/glazing exemptions. The sponsor explained that current law requires a physician’s affidavit for an exception, and the bill would clarify that licensed optometrists, along with physicians, may sign the affidavit for people whose eyes are sensitive to light. After brief questions, the committee again voted that the title was sufficient and the ayes appeared to have it. The chair said the two bills were being moved quickly to the docket room for processing and that the committee would reconvene immediately afterward.
The final portion of the meeting was a hearing on Senate Bill 2566 involving the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. The chair explained that the hearing was prompted by complaints from last session about inspectors being overly aggressive, fines for technical violations, and delays or problems with licensing. Board representatives said the newly appointed board had met for the first time, elected officers, and intended to focus on workforce development, easing burdens on the industry, and protecting public health and safety. They said the board had already restored prior passing scores for exams, adjusted work-permit timing to help students, reviewed contracts and staffing, and planned further meetings. Members and the chair discussed possible legislative changes, including mobile barber establishments, reducing fines, and extending license terms from two years to three years, with the chair asking the board to work with Senator Johnson on amendments before the deadline.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I practice in San Antonio.
- I practice at the Texas Nurses Association and am a registered nurse here in Texas.
- I'm a practicing healthcare attorney here in Austin.
- During residency, they're under the supervision of a practicing psychiatrist.
- They're not doing it in private practice.
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House DFL Media Availability 1/27/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, we're working on sheets of paper, and in a way this is good practice.
- You know, we're working on sheets of paper, and in a way this is good practice.
- You know, we're working on sheets of paper, and in a way this is good practice.
- You know, we're working on sheets of paper, and in a way this is good practice.
- paper and in a way this is good practice paper and in a way this is good practice right<00:09:44.240
Summary:
On January 27, 2025, Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman and Representative D. Dibble said they had resumed negotiations after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a quorum in the House is 68. They said the ruling brought Republicans back to the table and clarified that actions taken by Republicans between January 14 and January 24 had no legal effect because the House was not validly organized. Both said they had spent several hours over the weekend and that talks were making gradual progress, though no final agreement had been reached.
The main issue remained power-sharing in a tied House. Hortman said the DFL wants Republicans to run the chamber only until the House returns to a 67-67 tie, at which point the parties would implement the previously negotiated shared-governance agreement with co-chairs, equal committee membership, and a co-speaker. She said Republicans instead want to continue operating as if they had a majority. Hortman also said the DFL was looking for ways to make the interim Republican-majority period meaningful, including possible permanent committee arrangements, while still preserving the principle of shared power once the tie is restored.
A second major topic was the GOP effort to remove Representative Brad Tabke. Hortman and Dibble said Tabke had won his seat three times—on Election Day, in a recount, and in court—and argued that removing him would be an undemocratic precedent. They also said the Supreme Court’s ruling confirmed that Secretary of State Steve Simon was properly presiding over the House under the quorum rules. In response to questions about pay for absent members, Hortman said legislative pay is set by the Constitution and statute and that no action without a quorum could change it. They said they had exchanged roughly 10 written offers since January 13 and hoped to reach an agreement soon, possibly by the end of the week.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/24/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- matters. data practices act that governs the OAG, data practices act that governs the OAG, has<01:31
- experts on data practices at our office. experts on data practices at our office.
- different parts of the data practices different parts of the data practices act,<02:15:47.040>
- practices act later. practices act later.
- do with data practices. do with data practices.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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emergency ultimate goal of practicing emergency ultimate goal of practicing - Students are at the center, research informs practice, and partners make it possible.
- practice, and partners make<00:51:24.400>
it <00:51:24.520>possible. - that includes evidence-based practice. that includes evidence-based practice.
- and disseminating actionable practices and disseminating actionable practices to<00:58:55.120>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- with federal practices in a citizens<00:36:39.839>
test? - So it doesn't change the practice as is.
- practice that we currently have. practice that we currently have.
- <00:40:27.839>
it's doesn't change the practice as is. it's doesn't change the practice as - There's a practical test in which parts.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/08/25
Health and Human Services
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- ranching practices, including animal husbandry.
- But it is a primary focus of the practice.
- rural practices cannot offer the same salary.
- Chair. practice, it's because of work-life balance.
- It is very difficult for somebody to transition from a companion animal practice into a rural practice
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - Senate Federalism
Senate Federalism Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- This language does not ban private religious practices.
- This language does not ban private religious practices.
- No one is being criminalized for belief, faith, or voluntary religious practice.
- Or genital mutilation from ever being treated as legally defensible practices.
- Those living in America who practice Sharia have a First Amendment right to do so.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 10th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Our Nurse Practice Act is one of the strongest in the country, and it allows nurse practitioners to practice
- Practitioners to practice in one area, so primary care or mental health.
- So all of our students do have some kind of practice in telemedicine.
- Madam Chair, we are trained for practicing in primary care settings.
- 40% practice in the community.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- practitioner scope of practice. practitioner scope of practice.
- my practice. my practice.
- That have also full practice authority like Minnesota, but no transition to practice requirements.
- I work with fantastic PAs every day in my practice. My practice.
- <01:34:34.440>
It doesn't change scope of practice. It doesn't change scope of practice.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 6th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I am licensed to practice law here, but I don't actually practice law.
- So if we look at why physicians choose to practice where they practice, what matters?
- Over time, people become a community of practice.
- They can build virtual communities of practice.
- practice.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/10/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- set up a collaborative practice set up a collaborative practice arrangement<00:25:29.919>
with - <00:43:50.560>
within optometrists who have practices within optometrists who have practices - Um they have different practice acts.
- <00:58:56.480>
dental um if they're a practicing dental um if they're a practicing dental - up to thing is just not a good practice. up to thing is just not a good practice.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I practice in San Antonio.
- Uh, I'm a practicing healthcare attorney here in Austin.
- And during residency they're under the supervision of a practicing psychiatrist.
- This is an established practice that's been around since 1993.
- They're not doing it in private practice or anything else.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Jun 12th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- Y is the family practitioner, same basic practice.
- And this becomes very practical because each patient is unique.
- She said that license is a privilege to practice, not a right.
- I do think it changes the nature of the practice quite a bit.
- I do think it changes the nature of the practice quite a bit.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I graduate this coming May, and I personally will not take a job that has a VPA in that practice.
- I am a practicing small animal veterinarian here in Tallahassee. I'll keep it brief.
- So those were my main points as a practicing veterinarian. Thank you for your testimony.
- Can I say that there will be corporate practices or any practice that hires a VPA and doesn't pass the
- So what this bill does is align it to existing practice anyway.
Bills:
S0302, S0394, S0480, S0546, S0636, S0774, S0796, S1028, S1050, S1066, S1120, S1230, S1288, S1682
Keywords:
cybersecurity, information technology, data management, local government compliance, cloud services, state agency oversight, integrated governance, conservation lands, land exchange, state-owned land, Acquisition and Restoration Council, Florida water management, environmental protection, beach management, beach erosion, beach nourishment, coastal resilience, shoreline protection, critical erosion, critically eroded beach
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS/SB 796, which would create Veterinary Professional Associates as a new supervised veterinary role, expand telehealth prescription timeframes, and set training and scope limits. Supporters said it would improve access to care, lower costs, and create a career path, while opponents argued the proposal lacked a clear regulatory framework, could create liability and federal-law conflicts, and would not address the real shortage in rural large-animal practice. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably.
Members also heard and favorably reported SB 1682 on local authority over derelict and abandoned vessels, CS/SB 1028 on a commercial Citizens clearinghouse for property insurance, SB 394 on exempting certain reinsurance underwriting managers from licensing, SB 636 on beach management and erosion designations, CS/SB 546 on public notice for conservation land sales or exchanges, CS/SB 302 on Biscayne Bay nature-based solutions and related coastal resiliency provisions, SB 1050 on pharmacy choice for pet medications, and SB 774 extending workers’ compensation benefits to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental and nervous injuries. Testimony on these bills generally focused on access, regulatory clarity, environmental protection, or workforce support, with some concerns raised on insurance consumer protections and beach-management language.
Senator Harrell’s bills were also taken up and reported favorably: CS/SB 480, a major overhaul of state IT governance creating DIGIT and new procurement, reporting, and workforce structures; CS/SB 1230, restricting PFAS-containing firefighting foam and adding testing, inventory, and disposal requirements; and CS/SB 1288, a naming bill designating the Andrew Red Harris Shoal and requiring markers. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on SB 1066 regarding restoration of the Oklawaha/Rodman system, with supporters emphasizing ecological restoration, flood-risk reduction, and economic benefits, and opponents warning about local impacts, water quality, and the loss of a world-class fishery. The transcript ends during testimony on that bill, before final action is shown.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety Apr 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, the maintenance is not connected to any specific practices.
- use of probation departments, and that evidence-based practice use has increased over the years.
- And that evidence-based practice use has increased over the years.
- reducing the people they send to prison, not just using those evidence-based practices.
- The assessment that we do of evidence-based practice was designed by Dr. Fay Texman and Dr.
Summary:
The committee heard a broad public safety budget hearing focused on youth justice funding, probation incentive grants, and disaster response and recovery. On the youth justice item, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration described a proposed change to the JJRBG funding formula that would shift resources away from a DJJ-based measure and toward county youth population, serious offenses, and step-down placements in less restrictive programs. Members asked about data on Native American youth; OYCR said statewide data are limited, but its SYTF data show about 1% of youth in secure youth treatment facilities were Native in 2024. The Department of Finance had no objections, and the item was discussed as a way to support alternatives to long-term incarceration.
The committee then reviewed the community corrections performance incentive program for county probation departments. The Department of Finance proposed stabilizing the program with a maintenance payment, updating the performance baseline, and adding a growth factor; the LAO agreed the formula needed changes but recommended using 2022-23 data instead of 2021-23, using marginal rather than average cost assumptions, rejecting the growth payment and minimum guarantee, and adding stronger oversight through the BSCC. Finance said it was open to some technical changes but opposed a new BSCC audit framework, noting Judicial Council already surveys probation departments and that evidence-based practice use has increased over time. Members and staff indicated the proposal still needed further work.
A major portion of the hearing focused on the January 2025 Southern California wildfires and state disaster response. A resident of Altadena gave emotional testimony about evacuation failures, loss of home, and the need for accountability. LAO and Cal OES outlined the disaster response and recovery system, including mutual aid, alert and warning, debris removal, FEMA and state funding streams, and the long timeline for reimbursement. Cal OES said it had pre-positioned resources, temporarily took over the county’s wireless emergency alert function for about three weeks, coordinated debris removal and recovery operations, and had already allocated more than $286 million in state funds. Officials also discussed the 100% federal cost share for emergency work for 180 days and the uncertainty created by changing federal processes and the cancellation of the BRIC resilience program.
The committee also heard two smaller Cal OES items: a request to reappropriate about $22 million for the law enforcement mutual aid reimbursement program, which the LAO said should be placed in statute with clearer goals and reporting, and an update on Victims of Crime Act funding, where Cal OES said federal VOCA allocations have fallen sharply and that roughly $224 million would be needed to maintain current service levels if federal funding does not improve. Public comment included a request for funding to expand datacasting and emergency alert receivers for wildfire and earthquake warning.