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A brief Senate Health & Human Services session unanimously cleared HB26-1042 to let occupational therapists perform dry needling and advanced Dr. Barry Martin's reappointment to the Medical Services Board — both moving with broad agreement after acupuncturists signed off on safety amendments.
Key Actions
·Dry Needling by Occupational TherapistsPassed
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Notable Quotes
“I know no bill is simple in this building, but I think this bill is actually pretty simple. All this bill does is it allows occupational therapists to do dry needling.”
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Votes
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (9)Matt Ball, Scott Bright, John Carson, Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Iman Jodeh, Mike Weissman, Kyle Mullica
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Senate Health and Human Services will come to order. Mr. Brown, please call the roll. Senators. Ball. Here. Bright. Here. Carson. Present. Cutter. Present. Doherty. Did you elevate her? She needs to be elevated. There we go. We see you, Senator Dougherty. Here. Frizzell. Excused. Judah. Pleasant. Weissman. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. Malika. Here. Members, we do have a confirmation hearing. First on the agenda, I believe, the individuals online is Dr. Barry Martin. Online. Do we have somebody introducing. Are you Dr. Martin? Yeah. Come on up, Mr. Sykes. Yes, thank you. That's what I was just asking. Thank you, Mr. Sykes. We have Mr. Sykes with Hicpuff. Is that what you said? Hicpuff. Here to introduce Dr. Martin. Start us off, Mr. Sykes. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair and fellow committee members. My name is Chris Sykes, and I am the Medical Services Board Administrator at the Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing. My role facilitates the Medical Services Board meetings. The board consists of 11 board members, with at least one member from each of the state's congressional districts and no more than six members from any political party. Board members are appointed by the governor…
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