House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations (04/22/2025)
Bill Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance
House Sponsors
Senate Sponsors
House Committee
Health and Human Services
Senate Committee
Health and Human Services
Date Introduced
03/04/2025
AI Summary
Summary
Sunset Process - Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Community integrated health-care services (services) are out-of-hospital medical services that may be provided by an emergency medical service provider who obtains a community paramedic endorsement. A community integrated health-care service agency (agency) is an entity or sole proprietorship that manages and offers services.
The bill implements the recommendations in the 2024 sunset
report by the department of regulatory agencies by:
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Continuing the regulation of agencies by 9 years to 2034;
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Adding clarification that a suspension of, a revocation of, or a refusal to renew an agency's license based on the fact that an owner, manager, or administrator of the agency was convicted of a disqualifying felony or misdemeanor includes circumstances in which the owner, manager, or administrator entered into a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for the felony or misdemeanor;
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Updating language to be gender neutral;
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Changing references from consumers to patients or clients;
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Referencing the definition of service in the statutes governing the regulation of agencies; and
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Defining service to include mobile integrated health care and, as determined by rule by the state board of health, care and services provided by practitioners other than community paramedics.
