h_hie_2017a_2017-03-09t13:33:52z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/09/2017

Location: HCR 0107

01:34 PM -- SB 17-033



Representative Lawrence presented Senate Bill 17-033, along with a strike-below amendment (Attachment A). The reengrossed bill allows a professional nurse to delegate to another person, after appropriate training, the dispensing authority of an over-the-counter (OTC) medication to a minor with the signed consent of the minor's parent or guardian. In order to delegate, the professional nurse must have written authorization, which may include standing orders, from the health care provider with prescriptive authority. It also allows advanced practice nurses to delegate medical functions to a professional nurse or practical nurse, consistent with the medical plan prescribed by a physician, podiatrist, or dentist.



170309 AttachA.pdf





01:38 PM -- Edie Busam, representing Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists, testified in support of the bill.



01:39 PM -- Diana Protopapa, representing the Colorado Association of School Nurses, testified in support of the bill.



01:40 PM -- Kelly Grenham, representing the Colorado Association of School Nurses, testified in support of the bill.