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24AB7E2503CCFE0F87258ACA0081916E Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1153

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 21, 2024      
Location HCR 0112



HB24-1153 - Committee Discussion Only
04:35:15 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
04:39:52 PM  
Committee came back to order.
05:10:02 PM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Garcia and Willford, introduced House Bill 24-1153
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires licensed
physicians to complete continuing medical education (CME) before renewing,
reinstating, or reactivating a license and authorizes the Colorado Medical
Board to make rules, determine CME subject matter, audit licensees, and
grant exemptions.
05:24:21 PM  
The bill sponsors
responded to questions from the committee.
05:29:15 PM  
The committee took
a brief recess.
05:30:39 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
05:30:52 PM  
The bill sponsors continued to respond to questions from the committee.
05:47:45 PM  
Dr. Cleveland Piggott,
representing the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified to amend
the bill.
05:51:03 PM  
Dr. Rebecca Kornas, representing Colorado ACEP, testified to amend the bill.
05:53:26 PM  
Dr. Krystal Tamura, representing CommonSpirit Health, testified to amend the bill.
05:55:35 PM  
Ms. Stacy Weiss, representing HCA/HealthONE, testified to amend the bill.
05:57:55 PM  
The first panel of
witnesses responded to questions from the committee.



Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment I.
06:12:04 PM  
Dr. Ramnik Dhaliwal, representing American college of emergency physicians, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:15:51 PM  
Dr. Lynn Parry, representing
the Colorado Medical Society, testified in an amend position on the bill.
06:18:33 PM  
Dr. David Ross, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:20:45 PM  
Mar Galvez Seminario,
representing the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive
Rights, testified in support of the bill.
06:23:39 PM  
Dr. Kaitlin Whelan,
representing the American Academy of Pediatrics - Colorado Chapter, testified
to amend the bill.
06:25:26 PM  
The final panel of
witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
06:37:43 PM  
Chairwoman Daugherty
announced that House Bill 24-1153 will be laid over until Tuesday, 2/27.






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