404E905425DD816387258280006E70AB Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB18-1212SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRSDate May 1, 2018 Location SCR 357 HB18-1212 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/74ED6B923EBB...$File/18SenateState0501AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 18SenateState0501AttachB.pdf Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/A6E2BC1EDC45...$File/18SenateState0501AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 18SenateState0501AttachA.pdf 02:06:20 PM Senator Kefalas, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1212. This bill requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to create a new health facility license for freestanding emergency departments and begin issuing these licenses by December 1, 2020. To continue operating in the state, freestanding emergency departments must be licensed by the CDPHE by July 1, 2021, except that certain facilities in rural areas that are exempted by the CDPHE may continue to operate under the existing community clinic license type. Senator Kefalas distributed amendments L.008 and L.010 [Attachments A and B]. 02:07:54 PM Josh Ewing, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill with amendments L.008 and L.010. 02:10:36 PM Diane Robinson, representing the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill. 02:11:04 PM Randy Kuykendall, representing CDPHE, testified in support of the bill. 02:12:03 PM Senator Kefalas explained the amendments and asked for a favorable recommendation on the bill. 02:14:45 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 [Attachment A]. Moved Court Seconded Cooke Court Fenberg Sonnenberg Marble YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:15:11 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 [Attachment B]. Moved Court Seconded Cooke Court Fenberg Sonnenberg Marble YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:15:41 PM Motion Refer House Bill 18-1212, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Court Seconded Cooke No Court Yes Fenberg Yes Sonnenberg No Marble No YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:16:07 PM Motion Postpone House Bill 18-1212 indefinitely. Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Cooke Yes Court No Fenberg No Sonnenberg Yes Marble Yes Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS