Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee - House and Senate

Characters a corm will call this meeting to order everybody wants to make the way to their seats. Like to start by recognizing senator urban I think she has a common or to. Thank you mister chair i've asked and cornwell our secretary of our senate to stay in the room with us members if I could have your attention and we last two of our senate family members and we had last mary jacks she was a long time really executive secretary in my opinion but she took care of everybody in the senate and she just did an amazing amazing job and she was with us for a very very long time mary jacks passed away and then we also lost one of our tank codes frank with or span he was retired staff sergeant military and an incredible man with an incredible heart incredible smile that just took care of everybody in the senate so if I would ask everybody appreciate senator chesterfield in her long ten years efficiency chair for her work with these individuals it's a very important she did a lot of work with our staff and so with that I would just ask everybody for a moment of silence for married tax and for frank whether spend staff sergeant retired. Thank you. Thank you sir members we need a motion to prove the minutes from the december fifth meeting. Motion a second others in favor say are opposed. Minister proved first up on the agenda were going to adam d someone from the hs was to come in present that rule. In just state your name and your recognized present when you're ready. Mitrous cheapest afdhs elizabeth pittman director division of medical services i'm very tall today do you recognize that first role we have today is to amend the medication medication assisted treatment and over the counter drug rule this is pursuant to changes under the support act it I remove some pay requirements changes some of the drugs available for over the counter i'm in initial end complies with that act there were no comments received from any providers or state holders cms did ask us to make some technical changes and corrections to the form of the rule we had accidentally modified their template. And they'd other than that there were no changes from cms either happy to take any questions members are there any questions. See now without objection this real stance review very present out of the second item on the agenda is the adult immunisation mandate toury coverage rule and this is again something required by CMS since to cover all adult vaccinations recommended by the united states public services task force so that's their a and b recommendations we already covered the majority of those vaccinations were adding for additional ones for adults and that's nineteen in over and again happy to take any questions. Seeing no questions. With that objection the rule stands review and the last rule I have today is the coordinated tree arch treatment in transport to alternative destinations rule and this rule is being a promulgatory pursuit to act for eighty from last general and assembly and it allows for emulant services to treat on sight or transport to an alternate location not an emergency room if they consult with a physician or a license to behavior or health practitioner. We did work with the ambulance services to draft this rule and get a promulgated and it has received CMS approval and again happy to take any questions. Members are there any questions on this room. Seeing then this rule stands reviewed thank you thank you. See next time we have the department of health. Item. In just state your name for the record in. After stating your name you recognize to present charles thompson attorney arkansas department of health share david branch chief hell system slice it seemed certification department health cricks mail to trade for arkansas department health. Mr share manager thank you for having today members thank you for having us this morning on the first role you have in front of you is the rules for control sources of ironizing radiation know that a very very big document but what this is is the document that we go buys the designing for the nuclear regulatory commission when it comes to radioactive materials this there's nothing substituted major subsidy of changes in this rule this is clean up this is to ensure that we match that are language in the role is compatible with what in our seas requirements are and also what it's to ensure that consistency with our rule with our rule language with the state statute there is a mention of fees and there you'll note that at the front there is no increase in fees there is no change in fees there is no additional fees that is to ensure that we had some old language regarding the type of license or the nomenclature use that is updating that language and also to ensure that that's compatible with what the n r c has also have doctor doctor shane david here who's over that program if you all have any more in depth questions and we'd be happy to answer them thank you membership there any questions. Seeing known this real stands review without objects in this rules interview did you have adam has well and I do mister chair membership before you the rules were regarding radio rate tech license and the only change in that is compliance with act one thirty seven of twenty twenty three which was an update to the military members and military veterans automatic license or act. Be happy to take any questions members with any questions regarding this area. Seeing none without objection as a rule stands reviewed. Thank you eyes that also you. The. Mr smith's gonna handle that when we do have a subject matter expert for mediage coming up. If you could just state your name for the record. The. Good morning holidays section chief for health facility services thank you recognize thank you chair this morning we are here to present their rules for profusions in arkansas the only changes are to comply with act one thirty seven four automatic licenser for uniform service members. Members are there any questions about through. Center love you recognize thank you miss chair i'm just. I'm looking at this what are profusionist. A profusion this is someone that does sit you know change our blood dear like open heart surgery. So the blood the put patience on blood long and heart machines so debt machine is what's beating their heart and running your body while open heart surgery school okay aren't just want to know that thank you. Members of any other questions. The. Seen none them without objection this rule stands review. Springs as to item j. Thank you second what we have is rules for authorities prosecutor and predortic providers in arkansas that only changes to this are also for act one thirty seven for on medical center for uniform service members. Members we have questions. Seeing none them with that objection this real stands renew thank you chair springs is that him k. In this state your name for committee miss. Thank you mister chair members of the committee i'm large she in general council for the department of health and we're here to present the rules for abortion facilities in arkansas this is a repeal are pursue it to act one sixty two of twenty twenty three which was sponsored by a senator urban we had a public hearing after a public comment period we received no public comments and we are proposing to repeal this rule for abortion facilities based on the act today thank you. The. Members do any questions for the parameter on this rule. This. Seeing none there with that objection is rural stands review. Adam. L that you also miss you. Thank you mr chair. We're here to present item l and I also have present with me doctor kdc leave the director of the public health laboratory I believe several of you i'll have a attended some of the tours of the public health laboratory if you have not and so we would welcome you to add do that and we can set that up for you today we're here to present the rules pertaining to testing of new born infants we had a public car comment period from october twentieth through november nineteenth the rule is being amended pursuant to act for ninety of twenty twenty three. We received a no public comments and are happy to take any questions. Fifty more law you recould ask for a question I just find it interesting that I see mac gilmore in the audience but he hasn't been to the table so was wondering if you had anything to add. I hear no comments from mr gio more we're grateful for your present sir thank you members with any other questions for the parliament health and this rule. Seen down the without objection this real stance reviewed thank you for your time members that be brings us to the end of the agenda does anyone have any other business for the committee. Seen a tentatively we're gonna be looking I think it for our next meeting everyone can just kind of look at that that's gonna be the second thursday in february we'll be getting with committee members to get the time line out and we'll go from there okay without any other business meeting stands adjourned.