S_HHS_2024A 02/29/2024 01:35:44 PM Committee Summary

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.

Senator Pelton provided closing remarks.

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.

Senator Liston provided closing remarks.

The committee resumed.

Senators Ginal, primary bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-068 which changes current law around medical aid-in-dying by allowing non-residents to request medical aid-in-dying; allowing advance practice nurses the same prescribing authority as physicians; and reducing the waiting period between oral requests from 15 days to 48 hours, and eliminating the waiting period if the prognosis is less than 48 hours.

Additionally, the bill prohibits using parenteral injection or infusion for self-administered aid-in-dying medication; places disclosure requirements on providers and facilities that refuse to participate; prohibits facilities from preventing providers from participating in medical aid-in-dying, except by preventing providers from prescribing or administering the drug at the facility; states that medical aid-in-dying must not prevent the state from receiving federal funds; and codifies certain health and life insurance requirements, and prohibits health insurance carriers from attempting to coerce a request for medical aid-in-dying.

Committee members asked the panel questions.

Former Senator Lois Court, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Fofi Mendez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Ashley Fry, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Cory Carroll, representing Compassion and Choices, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Samantha Trad, representing Compassion & Choices, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked the panel questions.

Dr. Thomas Perille, representing Democrats for Life of Colorado , testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. John Mize, representing Americans United for Life, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dr. Sharon Quick, representing Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Brittany Vessely, representing Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dr. David Murphy, representing Colorado Christian University, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Sunny Weber, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Lloyd Benes, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dr. Robert Domaleski, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Cathryn Bauer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. John Brackney,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Dr. Cordt Kassner, representing themself, testified in opposition to the
bill.



Ms. Christina
Johnson, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.




Dr. Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill.



Mr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.



The committee asked the panel questions.

Mr. Patrick Massaro, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Lindsay Menough, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Charmaine Manansala, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. John Napierkowski, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Matt Niedzielski, representing Pikes Peak Citizens for Life, testified to amend the bill.

Mr. Michael Reagan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Bart Windrum, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Jacob Shannon, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Skye O'Neil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Meghan Reese, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Elizabeth Tovado, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Senator Ginal provided closing remarks.

Committee members provided closing remarks.