DHS-BILLING CODES-UPDATE TERMS

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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to revise all Department forms and billing codes to remove the term "mental retardation" and replace it with "intellectual disability".

Source: OpenStates · fetched July 24, 2026

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Sponsorship · 13 Sponsors

Democrat11Republican2Independent0Other0

D · PrimeMaurice West
D · CoKelly Cassidy
D · CoAnna Moeller
R · CoCharles Meier
R · CoJackie Haas
D · CoSuzanne Ness
D · CoNicolle Grasse
D · CoMary Gill
D · CoJoyce Mason
D · CoMichael Kelly
D · CoMaura Hirschauer
D · PrimeJulie Morrison
D · CoMike Simmons

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