Provide for assistant funeral directors, change scope of practice and regulatory provisions regarding funeral directing and embalming, hearing instrument specialists, and audiologists, change membership provisions for the Board of Pharmacy, change provisions regarding delegated dispensing permits and prescription refills, provide medicaid coverage for psychology services, and establish the Rural Health Opportunity Program
What changed between versions
Original text requiring Medicaid coverage for psychology services provided by certain practitioners was completely removed.
Added amendments to the Funeral Directing and Embalming Practice Act, including new definitions for assistant funeral director and supervision requirements.
Added requirements for collaborative agreements between funeral directors and assistant funeral directors, including evidence of successful completion of jurisprudence examination.
Modified supervision requirements for funeral assistants to include direct onsite supervision and specific training status indicators.
Added enforcement provisions stating that violation of embalming restrictions by an assistant funeral director results in immediate termination of collaborative agreement and employment.