Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Health Subcommittees Meet this Afternoon

Two of Health’s subcommittees met this afternoon to consider two bills each.

The Subcommittee on Health Care Regulation met at 3 p.m.

House Bill 2133 deals with Black Lung Disease. The bill removes the time limits for filing a claimant for evaluation from the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board.

House Bill 2172 adds an athletic trainer to the Physical Therapist Board.

The Subcommittee on Public Health met at 4 p.m.

House Bill 2135 provides an incentive for employers to hire individuals who are attending formal recovery programs. The incentive is a tax credit with limits.

House Bill 2358 requires autopsies requested by a prosecuting attorney or judge to be completed within 72 hours. Within 24 hours of the autopsy completion, a copy of the reports shall be submitted to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the prosecuting attorney.

All bills advanced to markup.

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