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• that a behavioral health technician is not authorized to diagnose medical or behavioral health conditions
• I'm Hildie Angus. review their rules and policies relating to behavioral health technicians to ensure
• The amendment defines behavioral health technicians and outlines qualifications and duties and clarifies
• that a behavioral health technician is not authorized to diagnose medical or behavioral health conditions
• The amendment adds improvement by establishing the statutory framework for behavioral health technicians

Bills: SB1095, SB1114, SB1116, SB1162, SB1164, SB1178, SB1179, SB1249, SB1253, SB1346, SB1347, SB1446, SB1561, SB1813

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing

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• behavioral health patient brokering.
• by a behavioral health provider provided to a member under the American Indian Health Plan.
• Behavioral health is a big thing. We have an abundance of needs.
• So, and also we heard in testimony that the Department of Health Services issued behavioral health licenses
• Thank you. ...necessarily behavioral health, but thank you.

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, HB2681

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer recognizing Black History Month, reflecting on sacrifice, justice, and the responsibility of legislators to serve with humility, courage, and dignity. The body then approved the previous day’s minutes and adopted House Resolution 4701 honoring Black History Month without objection. After the resolution, both Democratic and Republican caucuses were called, and the House briefly went at ease. The chamber then handled routine business: first-reading referral of bills, memorials, and resolutions from the introduction sheet, referral of bills from committee reports, and placement of Engrossed Senate Bill 5272 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 onto the second reading calendar after the Rules Committee was relieved of them. No floor debate or recorded votes on substantive legislation occurred in this segment. The House announced that floor action had concluded for the day and adjourned until 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 26th.

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• health interns is Medicaid.
• What it would be is I've discussed this with Director Reid over at the Department of Health.
• the Department of Health since they could probably more easily access mental health records.
• A mental health. And I really don't want to add anything over there right now.
• Have they seen someone for, you know, a counselor or mental health, or they don't.

Bills: HB3287, HB2947, HB3784, HB3901, HB4275

Keywords: public health, domestic violence, human trafficking, healthcare facilities, hospital protocols, behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, micropigmentation, medical procedure, physician oversight, nursing certification, state regulations, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department, investigation

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• </c><00:03:49.640><c> Health</c> Developmental and Behavioral Health Developmental and Behavioral Health
• </c><00:14:58.040><c> Health</c> crisis services and Behavioral Health crisis services and Behavioral
• <00:16:57.199><c> behavioral</c> Behavioral Health home so a behavioral Behavioral Health home so a behavioral
• </c><01:09:42.199><c> Health</c> doctors not by Behavioral Health doctors not by Behavioral Health Specialists
• Behavioral Health if it's mental health Behavioral Health if it's mental health this<01:16:15.840><c>

Bills: HF1005

Keywords: health insurance, medical assistance, behavioral health, reimbursement rates, primary care services, physician fee schedule, managed care, residential services, 1183, house

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• In behavioral health to rural areas of the state.
• If the... ...off the principal from that behavioral health trust.
• If the behavioral trust is not made whole, the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act, in my mind
• The Behavioral Health Trust is a forward-looking solution.
• The Behavioral Health Trust Fund does count as part of reserves.

Bills: SB5, SB6, SB8

Keywords: physician residency, healthcare, rural communities, medical education, appropriation, education, medical school, New Mexico, construction, behavioral health, funding, mental health services, general fund transfer, 996, all

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• And then I think another change was to change human service centers to behavioral health clinics.

Bills: HB1012

Keywords: health and human services, DHHS, appropriations, biennial budget, behavioral health, substance use disorder, opioid settlement, medical assistance expansion, Medicaid, basic care, long-term care, child care assistance, early childhood care, child care provider payments, guardianship, conservatorship, housing loan fund, disability services, extraordinary medical needs, community health trust fund

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Services Division met to consider House Bill 1012, the Department of Human Services budget, and reviewed three previously made amendments: correcting a reference to $30 million underfunding, changing “human service centers” to “behavioral health clinics,” and revising section 31 language so the department would review medical assistance services and report findings and recommendations rather than directly implement adjustments. The committee also discussed whether to include funding related to two other bills with fiscal impacts, House Bill 1485 (personal needs allowance) and House Bill 2399 (PRTF reimbursement), noting those measures may go to conference committee and that appropriations could be added there instead of in HB 1012. The committee agreed to proceed with HB 1012 and members noted provider inflation questions would be raised later in full committee. The division then approved a due pass recommendation on the amendments to HB 1012 and, after a roll call vote, approved HB 1012 as amended on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Mathern voting no. Senator Davison was named as carrier. Members also discussed House Bill 1577, involving wastewater project financing and possible amendments related to a line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota for specific projects, and House Bill 1619, for which additional amendments were expected before full committee action. The meeting ended with general thanks and adjournment.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5GmD2NJetk, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:01:58 – Nail Technicians 00:19:06 – Kentucky Board of Cosmetology 01:27:42 – Senator Reggie Thomas’ Testimony 01:35:07 – Associated Health Risks of Ethnic Hair Care Products, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• This carries the health committees' MinnesotaCare adjustment, medical assistance, and the behavioral
• health fund.
• This carries the health housing support.
• </c> medical assistance and the behavioral medical assistance and the behavioral health<00:01:35.280>
• The total all health fund.

Bills: HF2995, HF2434

Keywords: human services, funding, appropriations, MinnesotaCare, behavioral health, general assistance, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• Senate Bill 1396 ensures that Oklahoma 988 Mental Health Lifeline remains operational after federal grant
• 988 call centers for dispatch technology and a backup mobile responder, building a sustainable behavioral
• health crisis response system across Oklahoma.

Bills: SB1369, SB1570

Keywords: mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, revolving fund, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, 914, all

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• </c><00:30:26.159><c> or</c> whether it be Department of Health or whether it be Department of Health
• </c> members of the House Health Committee. members of the House Health Committee.
• <c> of</c><01:11:57.840><c> people</c> personal health histories of people personal health histories
• </c> merger between Pacific Health and HMSA. merger between Pacific Health and HMSA.
• by a health care provider.

Bills: HB1853, HB1591, HB1961, HB1854, HB1965, HB1962, HB1959, HB2505, HB2576, HB1801, HB1804, HB1864, HB2319, HB2314, HB2115

Keywords: HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health, dementia screening, care coordination, referral network, neighbor islands, rural health

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions. The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system. Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Line 180 is for health training restoration, totaling $15,600,000.
• The health sciences appropriation is $18,408,000, which remains unchanged from the base.
• And the health care access fund total is unchanged from its previous base amount.
• These training investments are critical to rural health care because we know that physicians tend to
• We know that rural health care is essential.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Then line 180 is for health training restoration. It's $15,600,000.
• Then line 180 is for health<00:18:53.520><c> training</c><00:18:53.840><c> restoration.
• Then line 207 is the health sciences appropriation of $18,480,000, remains unchanged from the base.
• </c><00:20:49.919><c> sciences</c> line 207 is the health sciences line 207 is the health sciences appropriation
• These training investments are critical to rural health care because we know that physicians tend to

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• > you know behavioral health substance use you know behavioral health substance use disorder<00:14:15.040
• </c> community behavioral health clinics. community behavioral health clinics.
• ><c> or</c><00:58:02.240><c> CCBHC</c> behavioral health clinic or CCBHC behavioral health clinic or
• </c> behavioral health care who needs behavioral health care who needs behavioral<00:58:18.319><c> health
• </c><01:02:51.280><c> Health</c> Commissioner Lee, and Behavioral Health Commissioner Lee, and Behavioral

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01 Department for Public Health Budget Request 00:01:46 Department for Community Based Services Budget Request 00:31:58 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) 00:57:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard a lengthy presentation from the Department for Public Health on Kentucky’s rural health transformation plan and related budget questions. Commissioner John Langfeld said the state received a $212.9 million federal award, one of the larger awards nationally, and outlined five focus areas: maternal and infant health, integrated EMS/trauma response, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, and chronic disease prevention with an emphasis on obesity and diabetes. He stressed that the effort is intended to be integrated, data-driven, and sustainable, and that the federal funds cannot be used for new construction, clinician salaries, research and development, EHR replacement, or to pay for currently billable services. He also said the program carries accountability requirements and that funds can be clawed back if milestones are not met. Members pressed for clarification on duplication with other budget requests, sustainability after the five-year funding period, and how success would be measured. Langfeld said he was not aware of any duplicate funding with the department’s additional budget requests and said the rural health funds were separate from those requests. He also said the program will be tracked through specific metrics and timelines, using both execution measures and outcome measures such as readmissions, with more rapid-cycle feedback to allow course correction. Representative Fleming raised concerns about possible overlap with navigator funding and asked for more detail on the budget breakdown; Langfeld said a detailed line-item budget had been prepared but was still awaiting final CMS approval before release, and that he would explore sharing more information once restrictions were lifted. The committee then heard from the Kentucky State Public Health Laboratory about a request for a new central lab expansion. The presenter described the current 35-year-old facility as outdated and constrained by aging infrastructure, obsolete equipment, deferred maintenance, and inadequate space, and said the lab performs critical work with no in-state alternative for many services, including newborn screening, select-agent and biosafety level 3 testing, animal necropsy for rabies, genetic sequencing, environmental and food safety testing, and response to emerging infectious diseases. The project is already in design phase C, expected to finish in mid-April, with construction funding sought at roughly $276 million on top of about $35 million already approved for design. Members asked about long-term operating costs, backup arrangements, and whether the current facility would remain in use; the presenter said the current lab would continue to be used by the department while other divisions move into vacated space, and that the lab has mutual-aid agreements with the Southeast Consortium and universities for contingency support. Finally, the Department for Community Based Services began its budget presentation on SNAP and relative caregiver issues. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and budget director Misty Sammons identified the governor’s recommended budget items tied to new federal requirements under HR1, including changes affecting payment error rates. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended.

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• and physical health.
• Notella Health. I'm sorry? Notella Health. Uh, Notella Health. I'm sorry? No ma'am.
• So Senate Bill 884 directs health plans subject to the law laws of this state to create a shared health
• care and find a better deal than what their health care with their health plan could secure.
• of health care.

Bills: SB437, SB528, SB626, SB636, SB884, SB968, SB1044, SB1608, SB2336

Keywords: healthcare, training, abuse, neglect, penalties, chemical dependency, safety, regulation, inpatient competency restoration, competency restoration, forensic mental health, mental health law, criminal competency, incompetent to stand trial, Chapter 46B, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state hospital, behavioral health, local mental health authority

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• We have seen a 76% reduction in self-harm behaviors.
• And we have seen an 88% reduction in mental health watches.
• These outcomes also represent an opportunity... ...in mental health watches.
• It is part of ADCR's commitment to officers' health and wellness.
• Chairman Livingston, Representative Blackman, Access is on health care costs.

Bills: SB1112, SB1517, SB1537, SB1584, SB1673, SB1776

Keywords: mental health, hearings, acquaintance witnesses, patient rights, treatment evaluation, barbering, cosmetology, appropriation, funding, licensing, board operations, peace officer, training, public safety, traffic offenses, judicial system, corrections, recruitment, state budget, crime victims

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• ensuring the safety of all Texans and holding offenders accountable for their repeated reckless behavior
• again sort of alluding back to my testimony that sort of allows these conditions and attitudes and behaviors
• happening. ...right now to address, and regardless of what side you're on, this is clearly a mental health
• When you look at the National Institute of Health, they say that people who have repeat alcohol crimes
• programs when, according to the data released from the National Institute of Health, only 36 percent

Bills: HB1482, HB2017, HB2103, HB2341, HB2756

Keywords: community supervision, repeat offenders, intoxication, Texas Penal Code, criminal justice reform, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, mental health, trauma, jailers, law enforcement, occupational health, diligent participation, state jail felony, time credits, rehabilitation programs, de-escalation

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• I certainly understand. mental health situation.
• In my opinion, his life was lost due to a lack of behavioral health support, de-escalation tactics, and
• We must invest in behavioral health support for our correctional staff and provide real de-escalation
• to handle volatile situations, providing real access time to be... ...Behavioral health professionals
• Mental health is wealth.

Bills: HB1482, HB2017, HB2103, HB2341, HB2756

Keywords: community supervision, repeat offenders, intoxication, Texas Penal Code, criminal justice reform, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, mental health, trauma, jailers, law enforcement, occupational health, diligent participation, state jail felony, time credits, rehabilitation programs, de-escalation

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• The Committee on Health and Human Services is called to order.
• care system and to contribute to the greater health care environment.
• And to contribute to the greater health care environment. Thank you all for being here.
• Currently, the Department of Health Services licenses and monitors health care institutions, while Access
• Nothing existed at our state public health for this program before this.

Bills: SB1017, SB1149, SB1162, SB1192, SB1249, SB1253, SB1331, SB1333, SB1334

Keywords: informed consent, surgical procedures, healthcare professionals, patient rights, regulatory compliance, child welfare, dependency hearings, foster care, court procedures, parental rights, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing, monitoring, administrative burdens, basic first aid, good samaritan, medical licensing exemption, Arizona medical board, A.R.S. 32-1421

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• Millwood is a freestanding behavioral health hospital in Arlington that treats children as young as five
• have the behavioral coaching to help them set up the behavioral structure... ...to choose those healthy
• This bill seeks to establish an Early Childhood Mental Health Visiting Program within the Health and
• Mental health 0-2? 0-2, yes. And mental health 0-5? Correct. Okay, thank you very much.
• and Safety, and the Children's Behavioral Health Committee.

Bills: HB231, HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation