H_PBH_2023A 03/21/2023 01:31:57 PM Committee Summary

Representative Willford and Speaker McCluskie, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1223, concerning nursing facility reimbursement rate setting. The bill makes several changes to the Medicaid nursing facility reimbursement rate setting process. Speaker McCluskie referenced amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Bonnie Silva, representing
the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified
in support of the bill.  She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment
B).



Doug Farmer, representing
the Colorado Health Care Association, testified in support of the bill.



Heather TerHark,
representing Vivage/Beecan, testified in support of the bill.



Eddy Boyles, representing
the Julia Temple Healthcare Center, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

John Stewart, representing
Beecan Health, testified in support of the bill.



Mindy Moskowitz,
representing Shalom Park, testified in support of the bill.



Deborah Lively,
representing LeadingAge Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

Speaker McCluskie made additional comments about the bill and the bill's fiscal note.

Meighen Lovelace,
representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill.  She provided an information packet to the committee
(Attachment D).



Michael Neil,
representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill.



Julie Reiskin,
representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill.



Hillary Jorgensen,
read testimony on behalf of Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition members,
in support of the bill.



Francesca Maes,
representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions for the committee.

Ryan Templeton, representing
the BHA, testified in opposition to the bill.



Edie Sonn, representing
the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified to amend the bill.



Cristen Bates,
representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, was available
to answer committee questions.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

Sandra Sharp Dummit,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



Renee Payne, representing
Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



Dawn Howard, representing
the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.



Bridget Anshus,
representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



Vladimir Lora
Parsi, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



Joseph Noland,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.



Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment E).

The committee recessed.

Representative Ricks explained amendment L.007 and responded to questions from the committee.

Representative English
and Representative Bacon, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
23-1223, concerning the creation of a task force to establish shared guidance
for entities to utilize in prioritizing grant money to achieve maximum
impact to reduce negative outcomes for youth.  The bill creates a
task force in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
to establish shared goals, objectives, and guidelines for governmental
agencies and community-based agencies to reduce youth violence, suicide,
and delinquency risk for target communities.  Specifically, the task
force must identify target communities; work to prioritize, align, and
pool government resources; and work to prioritize the distribution of existing
and new government grants.  The task force must be formed by December
2023, present preliminary findings to the General Assembly in January 2024,
and present its final report in January 2025.



The bill sponsors
provided a handout the committee (Attachment F).  Amendments L.001,
L.003, L.004, L.005, L.006 were distributed to the committee (Attachments
G through K).  The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee.
 

Benzel Jimmerson,
representing Metro DEEP Inc., testified in support of the bill.



Narcy Jackson,
representing Athletics and Beyond, testified in support of the bill.



June Marcel, representing
Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

Wes Skiles, representing
the SAS Institute, testified to amend the bill.  He responded to questions
from the committee.



John Correllus,
representing the SAS Institute, was available to answer committee questions.



Sarah DeVore,
representing the SAS Institute, was available to answer committee questions.

Representative Bacon explained amendment L.001.

Representative Bacon explained amendment L.006.