Senator Bakarski presented Senate Bill 10 38, which directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to work with state agencies and stakeholders to develop and disseminate best‑practice educational training for health-care providers conducting telehealth visits with patients who have disabilities, including intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The sponsor said the goal is to give providers tools and training to better serve patients with special needs who often lack access or encounter provider discomfort with telehealth visits. Supporters at the hearing, including representatives of psychiatric professional societies, expressed support.

The subcommittee moved to report SB 10 38 and the clerk recorded the bill as reported by a vote of 8 to 0.