FINAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS AND
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE COMMENTS
June 27, 2023
Department of Health Services
DHS 34, 35, 36, 61, and 63, relating to allowing non-expiring certificates and biennial reporting and submission of fees.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis or Summary:
The proposed rule changes pose minimal impact to behavioral health providers. Providers will have a reduced burden in recertification processes due to the implementation of non-expiring certificates and biennial reporting and submission of fees
Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
The Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care and Senate Committee on Health took no actions on the rule and referred to the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR). The Senate JCRAR requested a meeting with the Department on April 26, 2023. The Department met with Senator Stephen Nass’s Office on May 18, 2023, to discuss the rule. No additional action was taken by JCRAR following the meeting. JCRAR took no action on the rule on May 26, 2023, and it has completed legislative review without any objections.
