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- White House outlines drug control strategy: What healthcare leaders should know
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Several of these bills advanced this week. All are linked here, or in the previous posts cited with background information.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 12:30 p.m.
AGENDA
HB 4077 Rep. Rogers Health: medical examiners; process for medical certification of a death record; modify.
HB 4078 Rep. Mueller Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death; modify.
SB 475 Sen. Wojno Health occupations: health professionals; invasive bodily examinations; prohibit under certain circumstances.
SB 476 Sen. Santana Health occupations: health professionals; definition of invasive bodily examination; add.
And any other business properly before the committee.
More about Medical Examiner bills
Bills regulating invasive bodily examinations are usually a response to the Larry Nasser scandal, and often run counter to hospital culture.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:00 noon
AGENDA
SB 483 Sen. Bayer Health: other; palliative care advisory task force; create.
SB 449 Sen. Anthony Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact.
SB 450 Sen. Lindsey Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the hospital financial assistance act.
SB 451 Sen. Anthony Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate.
And any other business properly before the committee.
The cumulative hearing was scheduled, cancelled, and rescheduled for this time.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 12:00 noon
AGENDA
SB 449 Sen. Anthony Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact.
SB 450 Sen. Lindsey Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the hospital financial assistance act.
SB 451 Sen. Anthony Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate.
SB 475 Sen. Wojno Health occupations: health professionals; invasive bodily examinations; prohibit under certain circumstances.
SB 476 Sen. Santana Health occupations: health professionals; definition of invasive bodily examination; add.
SB 483 Sen. Bayer Health: other; palliative care advisory task force; create.
HB 4077 Rep. Rogers Health: medical examiners; process for medical certification of a death record; modify.
HB 4078 Rep. Mueller Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death; modify.
HB 4309 Rep. Prestin Health occupations: physician's assistants; physician's assistants licensure compact; provide for.
And any other business properly before the committee.
MHF position paper on health licensing compacts
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