Subcommittee advances Department of Health licensing cleanup bill
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Summary
House Bill 13 11, presented as technical statutory cleanup from the Department of Health’s retrospective rule review, would change licensing-signature rules, allow small adjudicative panels and clarify information‑sharing limits; the subcommittee advanced the measure 8-0.
A sponsor introduced House Bill 13 11 on behalf of the Department of Health as statutory cleanup following the department’s retrospective rulemaking process. The subcommittee voted unanimously to advance the bill to the full Health Committee.
The sponsor said the bill eliminates per-signature charges in the department’s licensing software and clarifies that licenses may be signed by the commissioner or assistant commissioner rather than requiring multiple board-member signatures. The bill would permit licensing boards to appoint three‑member panels to conduct hearings and would clarify that the department may request information from licensees even when they are not the subject of an investigation.
The sponsor also said the legislation would bar the department from providing licensee information to law enforcement without a court order and would clean up statutory language related to electrolysis and respiratory care licensing references. The sponsor offered to bring a representative from the Department of Health to the committee if members had detailed questions; none were raised during the recorded discussion.
The clerk recorded “8 ayes, 0 nays,” and the chairman announced that House Bill 13 11 will move to the full Health Committee.