The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two bills and one committee substitute to be reported to the floor with the recommendation that they pass.
ORG 1 is a bill created by the Senate Judiciary that would repeal a Division of Natural Resources legislative rule realing to the Litter Control Grant Program, since the Department of Environmental Protection is now in authority over the program.
SB 214 would adopt the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act to preserve and protect certain legal material in official electronic records that may be unavailable in physical form.
The committee substitute for SB 125 contains nine seperate bills relating to authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules. These bills are SB 118 through SB 126.
SB 118 would authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to expedited partner therapy.
SB 119 would authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to clinical laboratory technician and technologist licensure and certification.
SB 120 would authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to clandestine drug laboratory remediation.
SB 121 would authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to medication-assisted opioid treatment programs.
SB 122 would authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to office-based, medication-assisted treatment.
SB 123 would authorize the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to exemption from certificate of need.
SB 124 would authorize the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Rural Health Systems Grant Program.
SB 125 would authorize the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Hospital Assistance Grant Program.
SB 126 would authorize the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certificate of need.
Senator Charles Trump (R-Morgan), Chair, removed SB 55 from consideration on the agenda for today, but said the bill would be revisited in a future meeting.
