74766159AAA89CED87258C660077D2CB Hearing Summary

The primary bill
sponsor, Representative Feret, introduced Senate Bill 25-166 to the House
Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires incentive payments
to include a performance metric related to workplace violence in hospital
settings. Starting July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Department
of Health Care Policy and Financing must assess whether each hospital has
adopted a policy to address workplace violence and submitted required reports
on incidences of violence against staff to the Department of Public Health
and Environment. Hospitals with fewer than 100 beds are exempt from these
reporting requirements.



A handout was
provided to the committee (Attachment D).

The primary bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Bridget Frazier, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Renee Schoenbeck,
representing UCHealth, testified in support of the bill. Danielle Schloffman
on behalf of Patience Samples, representing the Colorado Organization of
Nurse Leaders (CONL), testified in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment E).

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

The primary bill sponsor provided closing comments on the bill.