Article archive / June 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 10. Source pages: 6.
New Sunset Date July 2017
In a measure that sailed through the legislature, the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) was re-created, along with its “statutory entities.” This includes the boards for psychology, social work, medicine, and counselors.
SB87, authored by Senator Buffington, supersedes the “Sunset” law, which would have automatically terminated DHH and all the connected boards and commissions, requiring they either be re-created this year or close down.
The measure makes July 1, 2017, the new “Sunset” date and so the 2016 legislative session is the new time period where issues of Sunset will be addressed again. The governor is signing the law at any time.
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