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FDABC3772B116B7887258AD20076EA7C Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-082

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



SB24-082 - Postponed Indefinitely


02:38:56 PM  
Senator Liston, primary bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-082. Beginning in January 2025, health care providers, including those at state health care facilities, who are rendering services that require informed consent must disclose to patients the following information: their name, job title, employer, degree/training, and credentialing. The information must be provided in writing and be visible on provider’s photo identification badge during all patient encounters. Failure to comply is considered unprofessional conduct and grounds for discipline through a regulatory response.
02:44:27 PM  
Dr. Gurdev Rai, representing
Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members asked Dr. Rai questions.
02:55:20 PM  
Ellen Stern, representing
Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.



Ms. Betsy Bair, representing Community Hospital, testified in opposition
to the bill.



Chris Powell, representing UCHealth, testified in opposition to the bill.



Kaycee Simon, representing Colorado Association of Nurse Anesthetists,
testified in opposition to the bill.



Dr. Omar Mubarak, representing Colorado Medical society, testified in support
of the bill.



Dr. Rebecca Kornas, representing Colorado ACEP, testified in support of
the bill.
03:11:00 PM  
Senator Liston provided closing remarks.


03:13:05 PM
Motion Postpone Senate Bill 24-082 indefinitely.
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