C794D6F93F124EB087258B08007510AE Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-121HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 23, 2024 Location HCR 0112 SB24-121 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/439B418A5C24...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf 03:18:41 PM The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Young and Holtorf, introduced Senate Bill 24-121 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. Under current law, critical access hospitals are licensed as general hospitals with the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The bill requires critical access hospitals to be licensed separately, and directs CDPHE to adopt rules for this new license. 03:24:45 PM Kelly Erb Zager, representing Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Stansbury, representing Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium (EPHC), testified in support of the bill. Joshua Ewing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill. A handout was provided to members of the committee (Attachment G). 03:31:32 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 03:33:23 PM The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Young and Holtorf, provided closing comments on Senate Bill 24-121. 03:35:33 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-121 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Young Seconded Holtorf Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Brown Yes English Yes Hamrick Yes Hernandez Yes Holtorf Yes Lieder Yes McCormick Yes Ortiz Yes Weinberg Yes Young Yes Daugherty Yes Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
