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This bill authorizes the Office of Inspector General (OIG), a state agency responsible for overseeing healthcare services, to create and implement a formal rule, known as a legislative rule, concerning the licensing of behavioral health centers. Specifically, it approves a legislative rule filed on May 29, 2025, under the authority of a specific state code section related to mental health services, with one key amendment. This amendment, found in a new subsection 2.7, states that the director of the OIG will consider a child placing agency that provides behavioral health services to be licensed if those services fall within the scope of its existing license as defined by another regulation (78CSR02). The bill also requires renumbering of subsequent sections in the rule to accommodate this new addition.

Health and Social Services

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