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The chair read eight initial items; committee members agreed to remove the overdose prevention center concept from that first grouping before proceeding by voice vote on the remaining items. Senator Anwar moved the motion to raise the concepts; Representative Bridal seconded the motion. The chair called for ayes, and the group recorded a voice vote in favor.

Items raised by voice vote (descriptions as read into the record):
- A physician–physician assistant licensure compact to facilitate multistate practice for physician assistants; enacted laws exist in 13 states and other states are pending.
- Extension of the validity of probate court orders for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) from 45 days to 95 days; described as a limited extension of existing authorization.
- Legislation addressing emergency department boarding and crowding, advancing work led by Dr. Moore in partnership with physician leaders at the Connecticut Hospital Association.
- Improved standards for rehabilitation facilities and assisted living facilities, described as measures to ensure adequate staffing, emergency protocols and pricing transparency.
- Access to substance use disorder treatment facilities, intended to permit patient access under specified conditions.
- Hospital-affiliated physician provisions responding to changes in hospital financial and hiring practices to safeguard patients and physician providers.
- Technical revisions requested by the legislative commissioner’s office to correct or update public health statutes.

The chair noted that raising the concepts allows the committee to hold public hearings on each item; no final votes on bills or budgetary actions were taken at the Jan. 22 meeting. The chair also reminded members that the committee will meet again on Friday, Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m. and that the committee’s first public hearing of the session is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 3 at 11:30 a.m.

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Committee members debated the proposal’s merits and risks before the roll call. Senator Summers said she would vote against the concept, citing conversations with law enforcement and her review of outcome data: “When I looked at the data that I could collect, the outcomes have not improved by having this available. So I am a no on this today.”

Senator Amor spoke in favor of raising the concept, citing long-term data on substance use and preventing deaths: “We have 40 years of data about, substance use and and prevention of deaths in the state of Connecticut ... The basic concept is you have to live to have rehab.” The motion to raise the concept was moved by Senator Anwar and seconded by Representative Martinez.

Representative Zukas also announced she would vote no, saying prior presentations lacked data showing recovery outcomes. Representative Redington Hughes said the program could “extend the life of the cycle of addiction” even if it reduces immediate mortality.

The chair reminded committee members that raising a concept is procedural: it permits a public hearing but does not itself enact law. “As we raise the concept, this would then require a public hearing, and that would be the next step in the process before any votes would occur to actually move the bill forward at all,” the chair said.

A roll call was then taken and recorded in the committee minutes. The roll-call entries captured in the transcript show multiple yes and no votes (see structured vote record below). Committee staff also noted that votes would be held open until 3 p.m. to allow remote and late in-person votes to be recorded.

Next steps: raising the concept places the pilot program proposal on the committee’s docket for a public hearing; the committee chair announced that the committee’s first public hearing of the session is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 3 at 11:30 a.m. No final policy or budget action was taken on the pilot program at the Jan. 22 meeting.

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Public Health Committee raises seven concepts including PA licensure compact, ECT order extension and rehab standards

Public Health Committee raises concept for overdose prevention center pilot after divided roll call