09BB5F341D3EEC59872586A000734301 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-139SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 22, 2021 Location SCR 357 SB21-139 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/14D98B351835...$File/21SenHHS0322AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21SenHHS0322AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/2F530A58BA64...$File/21SenHHS0322AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21SenHHS0322AttachC.pdf 02:59:02 PM Senator Fields and Senator Simpson, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-139 to the committee. The bill sponsors responded to committee questions. The bill requires dental plans to include coverage for telehealth visits for services that are appropriate to provide in this manner. 03:11:00 PM Senator Ginal proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. 03:11:19 PM Dr. Carol Morrow, representing Colorado Dental Association, testified in support of the bill. 03:16:07 PM Dr. Patricia Braun, representing American Academy of Pediatrics Colorado Chapter, testified in support of the bill. 03:20:53 PM Kelly Erb, representing Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill. Matt Cassady, representing Delta Dental of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Additional written testimony may be found at Attachment B. 03:28:50 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) Moved Simpson Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:28:52 PM The bill sponsors gave closing remarks on the bill. 03:31:31 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-139, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Fields Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
