0E0E9DAB1EE5B7CC87258ACB007E3788 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-059

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 22, 2024
Location SCR 357

SB24-059 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment F

Attachment F.pdf

Attachment G

Attachment G.pdf

03:58:41 PM

Senator Michaelson
Jenet, primary bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-059 which establishes
the Office of the Children’s Behavioral Health Statewide System of Care
in the Behavioral Health Administration to develop and maintain a comprehensive
children’s behavioral health system of care. The system should allow children
and youth up to twenty-one years of age to have a single point of access
to behavioral health care regardless of payer, insurance, and income. The
bill outlines what the system must include at minimum and sets timelines
for the office in developing the system of care. The bill specifies that
the state is the last payer, and that services must be first paid for by
Medicaid and private insurance, when available.

03:59:01 PM

Ryan Templeton, representing Behavioral Health Adminsitration, testified to amend the bill.

Robert Werthwein, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, testified to amend the bill.

Ms. Edie Sonn, representing Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified to amend the bill.

04:01:11 PM

Scott James, representing Weld County Board of County Commissioners, testified in support of the bill.

Tamara Pogue, representing Summit County Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Jamie Ulrich, representing Weld County Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.

04:12:37 PM

Senator Kirkmeyer, primary bill sponsor, provided additional information about the content of the bill.

Committee members asked the bill sponsor questions.

04:29:11 PM

Claire Levy, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.

Steven Haden, representing Envision you, testified in support of the bill.

04:35:21 PM

Jessica Campbell-Swanson, representing Arapahoe County, was available to answer committee questions.

Ms. Emma Pinter, representing Adams County Board of County Commissioners, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Dana Flores, representing National Center for Youth Law, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members provided comments to the panel.

04:43:58 PM

Mr. Hridith Sudev, representing Colectivo de Paz, testified in support of the bill.

04:47:28 PM

Mr. William Browning, representing Clayton Early Learning, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Dawn Fritz, representing Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Maeve Gannon, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

04:52:44 PM

Ms. Jennifer Wood, representing Summit County, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Maxfield Martinez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Lexie Kuznick, representing Colorado Human Services Directors Association, testified in support of the bill.

05:01:33 PM

Ms. Erin Meschke,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Heather Durosko, representing Colorado Human Services Directors Association,
testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Tiffany Pelham Webb, representing themself, testified in support of
the bill.

Michelle Murphy, representing Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified
in support of the bill. Additional written testimony was submitted to the
committee (Attachment F).

05:10:24 PM

Senators Kirkmeyer
and Michaelson Jenet explained amendment L.001 (Attachment G).

05:11:47 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G).
	Moved	Michaelson Jenet
	Seconded

	Cutter
	Jaquez Lewis
	Michaelson Jenet
	Mullica
	Rich
	Simpson
	Smallwood
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:11:50 PM

The bill sponsors provided closing remarks.

05:13:02 PM

Committee members provided closing remarks.

05:19:32 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 24-059, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Michaelson Jenet
	Seconded

	Cutter	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Rich	Excused
	Simpson	Yes
	Smallwood	Yes
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB24-059 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly