4C84098E7436E2C987258AD20074BCD6 Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For SB24-121

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 29, 2024
Location SCR 357

SB24-121 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment C

02:15:08 PM

Senator Pelton, primary bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-121. Under current law, critical access hospitals are licensed as general hospitals with the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The bill requires critical access hospitals to be licensed separately, and directs CDPHE to adopt rules for this new license.

Committee members asked the bill sponsor questions.

02:21:53 PM

Kelly Erb, representing
Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.

Josh Ewing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support
of the bill.

Kevin Stansbury, representing Lincoln Health, testified in support of the
bill.

Committee members asked the panel questions.

02:35:09 PM

Senator Pelton R.
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment C).

02:36:15 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
	Moved	Ginal
	Seconded

	Cutter
	Jaquez Lewis
	Mullica
	Pelton B.
	Rich
	Smallwood
	Winter F.
	Ginal
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:36:17 PM

Senator Pelton provided closing remarks.

02:38:23 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 24-121, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Ginal
	Seconded

	Cutter	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Pelton B.	Yes
	Rich	Yes
	Smallwood	Yes
	Winter F.	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB24-121 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly