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H_HHS_2025A 03/18/2025 11:20:17 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date 03/18/2025
Attendance
Bradfield X
Bradley X
English X
Feret X
Garcia Sander X
Gilchrist X
Hamrick X
McCormick X
Rydin X
Stewart K. X
Weinberg X
Lieder X
Brown X
Time 11:20:17 AM to 12:23:55 PM
Place HCR 0112
This Meeting was called to order by Brown
This Report was prepared by Eliyah Chadioun
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB25-1259 Amended, referred to House Appropriations
SB25-078 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
HB25-1288 Lay Over

HB25-1259 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

11:20:33 AM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Froelich and Brown, introduced House Bill 25-1259
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill creates a right
to in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive procedures. The
bill also makes changes to current requirements for gamete banks and fertility
clinics (donor banks) including removing the requirement that donor banks
must continually update donor information; eliminating the requirement
that a person conceived from gamete donor cannot communicate about the
gamete donor with third parties; repealing provisions related to holding
donor records in the event of donor bank dissolution and removes the requirement
to tell parents about a donor’s medical history or others who were conceived
using the same donor; requiring donor banks to draft materials for individuals
prior to donating or receiving gametes, instead of the Department of Public
Health and Environment (CDPHE); and making it optional instead of required
for donor recipients to notify donor banks about live births using donated
gametes. The bill also changes donor bank licensure renewal from annually
to every five years; removes the requirement for CDPHE to investigate out-of-state
donor banks; and revises penalties for noncompliance, replacing the automatic
$20,000 per-day fine with a civil penalty to be determined by the State
Board of Health following a hearing.



Previous committee
discussion was held on 03/04/2025.
11:22:27 AM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment A).


11:22:34 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
Moved Brown
Seconded McCormick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret Excused
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick Excused
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Weinberg Excused
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 3   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
11:22:45 AM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.008 (Attachment B).


11:23:10 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment B).
Moved Brown
Seconded McCormick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret Excused
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick Excused
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Weinberg Excused
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 3   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
11:23:11 AM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.009 (Attachment C).
11:24:24 AM  
The bills sponsors
responded to questions regarding amendment L.009.


11:26:12 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment C).
Moved Brown
Seconded McCormick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick Excused
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Weinberg
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
11:26:13 AM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.010 (Attachment D).


11:27:00 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment D).
Moved Brown
Seconded McCormick
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick Excused
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Weinberg
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
11:27:00 AM  
The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.
11:32:24 AM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.


11:36:01 AM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1259, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Brown
Seconded Feret
Bradfield No
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander No
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Weinberg No
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB25-078 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
11:36:22 AM  
The primary bill
sponsor, Representative Lukens, introduced Senate Bill 25-078 to the House
Health and Human Services Committee. This bill adds private, non-profit
hospitals with fewer than 50 beds to the list of facilities approved to
enter into collaborative agreements.
11:39:52 AM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
11:43:00 AM  
Mr. Kevin Stansbury,
representing Lincoln Health, testified in support of the bill. Austin Wozniak,
representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, was
available to answer committee questions.
11:47:13 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:48:17 AM  
The bill sponsor provided closing comments on the bill.


11:50:30 AM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-078 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Bradley
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Excused
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Weinberg Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1288 - Lay Over
11:50:39 AM  
The committee was placed in a brief recess.
11:53:13 AM  
The committee came back to order.
11:53:21 AM  
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Martinez and Winter T., introduced House Bill
25-1288 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill authorizes
the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to accept monetary
gifts from private and public sources for the Primacy Care Fund. Any gifts
designated for a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) must seek a federal
match, and upon authorization, be allocated at 115 percent of the total
gift amount to the FQHC. However, any gifts donated by a FQHC may not be
allocated back to a FQHC. The bill also permits a FQHC to establish a subsidiary
company to provide additional fee-for-service services outside of the FQHC’s
Medicaid encounter rate if the services have been historically provided
and reimbursements from HCPF remain budget neutral.
11:59:34 AM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
12:02:24 PM  
Joshua Block, representing
Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, testified to amend
the bill. Katie Ryan, representing Denver Health, testified in support
of the bill. Mr. Ross Brooks, representing Colorado Community Health Network,
testified in support of the bill. Mr. John Santistevan, representing Salud
Family Health, testified in support of the bill.
12:12:36 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:15:03 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment E).
12:16:27 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment F).
12:16:40 PM  
The committee was placed in a brief recess.
12:17:52 PM  
The committee came back to order.
12:20:20 PM  
The bill sponsors
responded to questions regarding the amendments. Shelby Ross, Office of
Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee.
12:22:42 PM  

The bill sponsors asked that the committee withdraw amendment L.001. The bill sponsors asked that the committee withdraw amendment L.002.
12:23:00 PM  
The committee chair
laid over House Bill 25-1288.


12:23:55 PM   The committee adjourned.






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