SB 5700: Modernizing state health care authority related laws.

What this bill does

Clarifies several responsibilities of the Health Care Authority related to the administration of various programs, including behavioral health programs, health care information systems, and the Health Care Cost Transparency Board. Corrects terminology and statutory references in several provisions related to the Health Care Authority and removes outdated reporting requirements.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 24, 2023
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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