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• Chair, members, Senate Bill 1145, effective January 1, 2027, transfers the existing licensure and regulation
• Madam Chair, briefly, as a reminder, this bill is about creating more efficiency in the regulation of

Bills: SB1023, SB1145, SB1242, SB1247

Keywords: optometrists, eye exams, eyeglass prescriptions, healthcare, vision care, behavior analysis, licensing, psychologist examiners, state regulations, committee authority, mental health, court-ordered treatment, outpatient treatment, audiovisual technology, secure facilities, evaluations, guardian powers, patient rights, assisted living, occupants

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Human Services heard and advanced four Senate bills. SB 1242 would allow courts to conduct mental health evaluation and treatment hearings, or specified testimony in those hearings, virtually by telephone or video if the court finds no unfair prejudice; a speaker said it would codify existing practice and help avoid dismissals caused by technical issues. SB 1145 would transfer licensure and regulation of behavior analysts from the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners to the existing Behavior Analyst Committee, with supporters saying it would improve efficiency and eliminate unnecessary board ratification delays. Both bills received due pass recommendations on 11-0 votes, with one member absent. The committee also considered SB 1247, an emergency measure allowing a person who does not receive care services to live with a resident in an assisted living center or home if the facility permits it. Supporters said the bill would clarify a recent statutory interpretation and preserve longstanding arrangements, such as spouses or other companions living together; one member raised concerns about the bill’s broad wording and potential fraud or safety issues, while another noted facilities could still impose background checks or other conditions. SB 1247 passed with a 10-0 recommendation, with one member voting present and one absent. Finally, SB 1023 would set standards for optometrists’ eye examinations, including a recommended one-year exam interval and authority to extend eyeglass prescription validity up to two years depending on patient factors. The Arizona Optometric Association supported the bill as codifying best practices, and one member said a constituent from the blind community had helped bring the issue forward. The committee gave SB 1023 a due pass recommendation on an 11-0 vote, then adjourned.

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• Abortion's constitutionality and status as healthcare was upheld by the Wyoming Supreme Court this January
• If we're going to regulate people's bodies this intensely, I have to ask, why is that regulating so narrowly
• I'm looking for the bills that are regulating men's bodies as well.

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• We're in compliance with the old stuff already, but we'll be in compliance with the new regulations by
• It is not a silver bullet for fixing healthcare, but it's certainly a step in the right direction.
• is not a silver silver bullet for It is not a silver silver bullet for fixing<01:21:44.960> healthcare
• but<01:21:45.760> it's<01:21:45.920> certainly<01:21:46.159> a fixing healthcare
• , but it's certainly a fixing healthcare, but it's certainly a step<01:21:46.480> in<01:21:46.640

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• But then this idea we're bringing in also healthcare workers that would work in settings where they're
• workers that would work in healthcare workers that would work in settings<00:10:32.640> where
• I think healthcare decisions belong between a patient and a qualified provider, not in this committee
• healthcare decisions belong think healthcare decisions belong between<01:09:16.319> a<01:09:16.480
• body in consultation with my healthcare body in consultation with my healthcare provider,<01:10:

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• I work as a home care worker and I am here to testify on behalf of SEIU Healthcare. committee.
• I work as a home care worker, and I am here to testify on behalf of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota in Iowa
• My name is Matthew Berseron, and I'm a healthcare and government relations attorney with the law firm
• The federal regulations contemplate that kind of discretionary authority for state Medicaid agencies.
• the federal regulations contemplate when the<01:12:20.400> Medicaid<01:12:20.800> agents

Bills: HF3797, HF3780, HF4068, HF3935

Keywords: long-term care, insurance policy, healthcare, partnership policy, Minnesota, human services, wage increase, support workers, shared services, community first services, medical assistance, sanctions, healthcare services, monetary recovery, government accountability, assisted living, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Now, I will say that regulating right now in the context of Operation Nightingale...
• So, the cost of regulation... are paid by the entities we regulate.
• The last thing is you all don't regulate some lines of insurance like pooling.
• If that bill were to pass, would you need more people to regulate it?
• We're going to move on to the Department of Licensing and Regulation, LBB.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We believe the two appropriations requests related to the funding for the regulation of bingo will better
• And again, that's why we developed a proposal both to ban or to regulate it that we think would address
• Regulatory control is a serious issue, and that's why we developed the proposal to regulate our ban and
• Again, that's why in the working group, we provided both a proposal for banning and for regulating it
• Child care centers are highly regulated. Those regulations drive ratios.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Number one is general revenue dedicated to oil and gas regulation and cleanup account number 5155.
• These appropriations support the regulation of oil and gas development.
• Regulations maintain Informational Rider 16 informational listing, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
• What current Resources are devoted to the regulation of above-ground pipelines. in residential areas
• In the implementation, make sure you have the resources you need to regulate operations.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• HHSC is required under federal regulations to directly market to all the families that are eligible,
• I'm going to ask my Chief Healthcare Officer, Katrina. Daniel, to dive into those numbers for you.
• statewide non-profit serving children with every type of disability, mental health, and special healthcare
• , the increase in healthcare wiped out the majority of the teacher raises.
• We can and should then tie the healthcare allocations to the enrollees.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I assure you that under robust law regulations, the schools will remain focused on the keys to supporting
• The reason I ask is, and I know there's all these federal regulations when we're dealing with FEMA.
• We're not a regulator; we don't want to be a regulator, but we are working with the regulatory entities
• This initiative aims to improve access to quality healthcare for rural communities across Texas.
• Rural communities are facing a disproportionate burden in accessing healthcare professionals.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This is related to enhancing rural healthcare access and cultivating a highly skilled healthcare talent
• Again, your zip code should not determine your access to healthcare.
• As you know, access to healthcare in rural Texas is critically important.
• For investing in our healthcare workforce.
• So think of what a similar endowment could do as an impact on healthcare.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• So basically, the ERS population has more healthcare cost increases than the higher ed programs, and
• Speaker. ...more healthcare cost increases than the higher ed programs.
• So basically, the ERS population has more healthcare cost increases than the higher ed programs, and
• So basically, the ERS population has more healthcare cost increases than the higher ed programs.
• The Governor put together a task force on the healthcare workforce, and so I'm sharing a copy of that

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• My name is Kristen Linnell, and I'm speaking on behalf of the Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition.
• My name is Kristen Linnell, and I'm speaking on behalf of the Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition.
• women's healthcare in Texas.
• I mean, nursing facilities are highly regulated; obviously, our state-supported living centers are.
• I mean, nursing facilities are highly regulated. Obviously, our state-supported living centers...

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I mean, they're treating people that haven't had access to healthcare in years, sometimes decades.
• They're definitely going to be in for new regulations.
• I recall it is about 6% of healthcare expenditures, inpatient or, sorry, outpatient.
• That's what we have in healthcare.
• healthcare fraud.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• If healthcare costs exceed appropriated levels.
• We also regulate health care providers, professions, and facilities to protect the health and safety
• Intuitive, but we're undergoing a process of reviewing all of their regulations rules policy guidance
• We add regulations, we rarely call out. And so.
• DSHS regulates, must meet federal requirements.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• From Border Security and Enhanced Healthcare to addressing the needs of our growing population, our budget
• have not met us before, we are not an audit agency, we're not an enforcement agency, we're not a regulator

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And then on the healthcare plan, the dollars provided in Senate Bill 1 fund an 8% increase per year in
• So let's talk about the healthcare numbers. Yes ma'am.
• spending often suggests that the costs of these medications do not outweigh their healthcare benefits
• The commission's method of expert advice to the public, healthcare professionals, hospital facilities
• Bill Hamilton: ...thank you for funding fully the ERS exceptional item for healthcare.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• putting that out across the state So then the local regions if I remember correctly, there's 20 healthcare
• And there's no regulation. There's no oversight.
• the tools. ...and we don't have the tools or the authority to really be able to inspect them and regulate

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all