03/13/2019 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 36                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of                                                                     
     Nursing; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:03:30 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  von Imhof  relayed that  the  committee had  first                                                                    
heard the bill on March  1, 2019; public testimony was taken                                                                    
during the first hearing.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:04:10 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SARA CHAMBERS, DIRECTOR,  DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS, BUSINESS                                                                    
AND   PROFESSIONAL   LICENSING,  DEPARTMENT   OF   COMMERCE,                                                                    
COMMUNITY AND  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,  stated that  there had                                                                    
been several questions from the  committee pertaining to the                                                                    
bill, and  the division  had responded  in writing  (copy on                                                                    
file). She  noted that  the division  had been  working with                                                                    
the  board to  ensure that  the telehealth  regulations were                                                                    
reviewed in  April 2019. The regulation  should be available                                                                    
for public comment  and then would go back to  the board for                                                                    
discussion and adoption.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:05:13 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilson MOVED  to report SB 36 out  of Committee with                                                                    
individual  recommendations  and   the  accompanying  fiscal                                                                    
note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB  36  was REPORTED  out  of  committee  with a  "do  pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and  with  one previously  published  fiscal                                                                    
impact note: FN1(CED).