85E3B3F598BFAD85872586A2006BED27 Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For SB21-156

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 24, 2021
Location SCR 357

SB21-156 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

21SenHealth0324AttachA.pdf

Attachment B

21SenHealth0324AttachB.pdf

Attachment C

21SenHealth0324AttachC.pdf

Attachment D

21SenHealth0324AttachD.pdf

01:38:52 PM

Senator Garcia, prime
sponsor, presented Senate Bill 21-156 and described amendments to the bill
- L.001, L.002, L.003, L.004 (Attachments A through D). The
bill creates a pilot grant program to finance nurse intake of 911 calls
with the goal of diverting non-urgent calls from emergency rooms to more
appropriate lower-cost alternatives.

01:43:15 PM

Mr. Sean Burton, representing himself, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.

01:57:04 PM

Committee members continued to ask Mr. Burton questions.

01:58:58 PM

Ms. Andrea Stojsavljevic, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

02:02:40 PM

Mr. David Patterson, representing Falck Rocky Mountain, testified in a neutral position on the bill and responded to questions.

02:07:49 PM

Dr. Robert Holman, representing himself, testified in a neutral position on the bill and responded to questions.

02:13:12 PM

Katherine Shaw, representing Denver Health Workers United, testified in support of the bill.

02:17:25 PM

Colleen Casper, Colorado Nurses Association testified in support of the bill.

02:20:26 PM

Timothy Dienst, representing
Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado, testified in support
of the bill and responded to questions.

02:32:31 PM

The committee continued to ask Mr. Timothy Dienst questions.

02:40:26 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A)
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Buckner
	Jaquez Lewis
	Kirkmeyer
	Simpson
	Smallwood	Excused
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:41:00 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B)
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Buckner
	Jaquez Lewis
	Kirkmeyer
	Simpson
	Smallwood	Excused
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:41:07 PM

Senator Garcia presented
amendment L.003 (Attachment C).

02:41:30 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C)
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Buckner
	Jaquez Lewis
	Kirkmeyer
	Simpson
	Smallwood	Excused
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:42:20 PM

Senator Garcia presented
amendment L.004 (Attachment D)

02:43:20 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D)
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Buckner
	Jaquez Lewis
	Kirkmeyer
	Simpson
	Smallwood	Excused
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:44:23 PM

Senator Garcia, prime
bill sponsor, provided closing remarks.

02:44:40 PM

Committee members provided comments.

02:45:27 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-156, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Buckner	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Smallwood	Excused
	Ginal	Excused
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-156 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly