Senate Health and Human Services
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
10:30 a.m.
Room 461 MC
SB 31 – Sen. Scavello – Establishes the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program and allocates not less than $1,000,000 from the Tobacco Settlement Fund for appropriate research.
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SB 211 – Sen. Browne – Establishes the Statewide 2-1-1 System Grant Program Act within the Department of Health, in consolidation with the Department of Human Services. Technical amendment to be offered.
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SB 533 – Sen. Schwank – Establishes the Emergency Addiction Treatment Program to provide addiction treatment in licensed long-term residential addiction treatment facilities for individuals who are unable to obtain timely or appropriate treatment. Technical amendment to be offered.
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SB 728 – Sen. Yaw – Amends the Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program Act by exempting nonnarcotic Schedule V drugs (used to treat epilepsy) from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
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HB 17 – Rep. Hahn – Amends the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act to clarify that a parent or guardian of a minor child (defined as a person under the age of 18) can authorize treatment for the minor’s use of a controlled or harmful substance.
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HB 118 – Rep. Kaufer – Amends the Health Care Facilities Act by adding a Section 822 establishing the Emergency Drug and Alcohol Detoxification Program (“EDADP”). The EDADP provides for detoxification in licensed health care facilities.
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HB 126 – Rep. Baker – Enacts the Epinephrine Auto-Injector Entity Act which allows for the prescription to, storage and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors by, certain entities where allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present. Sen. Baker to offer an amendment.
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HB 239 – Rep. Toepel – Enacts the Rare Disease Advisory Council Act (the “Act”). The Act establishes the Rare Disease Advisory Council within the Department of Health. Sen. Baker to offer technical amendment.
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