B3BA7826315B4FB0872587E90070EF38 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-079

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 14, 2022
Location SCR 357

SB22-079 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment A.pdf

Attachment B

Attachment B.pdf

01:33:35 PM

Senator Ginal and
Senator Kolker, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-079, which
requires nursing care facilities and assisted living residences, and adult
day care facilities, to adopt rules requiring these facilities to provide
dementia training for staff providing direct-care services to clients and
residents of the facilities. Rules must be adopted by January 1, 2024.
The bill outlines initial training and continuing education requirements.

01:43:46 PM

Mrs. Jean Ruecker,
representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill.

01:49:41 PM

Ms. JJ Jordan, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

01:53:48 PM

Ms. Susan Pilgram, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

01:57:59 PM

Mr. John Johnson,
representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill.

02:00:28 PM

Jeanette Hensley, representing Colorado Center for Aging, testified in support of the bill.

02:10:29 PM

Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

02:12:59 PM

Mrs. Tia Sauceda,
representing the Seniors' Resource Center, testified in support of the
bill.

02:15:53 PM

Colin Laughlin, representing
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing - HCPF as the
Benefits and Services Division Director, testified to amend the bill.

02:23:31 PM

Mr. Laughlin and
Ms. Sauceda answered questions from the committee.

02:30:47 PM

Coral Cosway, representing
the Alzheimer's Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill
and answered questions from the committee. Additional written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).

02:30:48 PM

Senator Ginal introduced and explained amendment
L.001 (Attachment B).

02:43:08 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B)
	Moved	Ginal
	Seconded

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

03:02:37 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 22-079, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Ginal
	Seconded

	Buckner	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Kirkmeyer	No
	Simpson	No
	Smallwood	No
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB22-079 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly