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HB 193                                                                                            
The Health, Education & Social Services Committee has considered:                                   
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 193                                                                             
     "An Act relating to the licensing, regulation, enforcement, and                                
     appeal rights of ambulatory surgical centers, assisted living                                  
     homes, child care facilities, child placement agencies, foster                                 
     homes, free-standing birth centers, home health agencies, hospices                             
     or agencies providing hospice services, hospitals, intermediate                                
     care facilities for the mentally retarded, maternity homes, nursing                            
     facilities, residential child care facilities, residential psychiatric                         
     treatment centers, and rural health clinics; relating to criminal                              

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     history requirements, and a registry, regarding certain licenses,                              
     certifications, approvals, and authorizations by the Department of                             
     Health and Social Services; making conforming amendments; and                                  
     providing for an effective date."                                                              
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 193(HES)                                                                 
     "An Act relating to the licensing, regulation, enforcement, and                                
     appeal rights of ambulatory surgical centers, assisted living                                  
     homes, child care facilities, child placement agencies, foster                                 
     homes, free-standing birth centers, home health agencies, hospices                             
     or agencies providing hospice services or operating hospice                                    
     programs, hospitals, intermediate care facilities for the mentally                             
     retarded, maternity homes, nursing facilities, residential child care                          
     facilities, residential psychiatric treatment centers, runaway                                 
     shelters, and rural health clinics; relating to criminal history                               
     requirements, and a registry, regarding certain licenses,                                      
     certifications, approvals, and authorizations by the Department of                             
     Health and Social Services; expanding reimbursable services                                    
     under Medicaid waivers for older Alaskans and adults with                                      
     disabilities to include adult companion services; making                                       
       conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date."                                
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Wilson, Chair, with the                                     
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (1):  Cissna                                                                                
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (3):  Gardner, Anderson, McGuire                                                  
                                                                                                    
Amend (2):  Kohring, Wilson                                                                         
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 193(HES):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                         
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Law                                                                            
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                       
                                                                                                    
HB 193 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.