h_phc_2016a_2016-02-16t13:32:26z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/16/2016

01:33 PM -- HB 16-1142



Representative Buck and Representative Ginal, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 16-1142 to the committee and distributed handouts (Attachments A and B). The bill creates a state income tax credit for licensed Colorado health care professionals who provide instruction, training, and supervision to one or more graduate students seeking a medical degree. In order to qualify, a health care professional must be practicing in a rural county or frontier county of Colorado. The credit is limited to 300 qualifying tax payers each year at $1,000 per tax payer. The tax credit is non-refundable and may be carried forward up to five years.



160216 AttachA.pdf160216 AttachB.pdf



01:37 PM



Representative Buck and Representative Ginal responded to questions from the committee about the bill. Committee members dialogued about the bill.



01:46 PM -- Ben Martinez-Andujo, Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.



01:48 PM -- Mara Hover, Rocky Vista University, testified in support of the bill.



01:50 PM



Ms. Hover and Mr. Martinez-Andujo responded to questions from the committee.



01:55 PM -- Logan Mims, Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.



01:59 PM -- Andi Hudler, Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.



02:01 PM



Ms. Hudler and Ms. Mims responded to questions from the committee.



02:05 PM -- Maura Kroh, Regis University, testified in support of the bill.



02:10 PM -- Christa Dobbs, Red Rocks Community College, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment C).



160216 AttachC.pdf



02:12 PM -- Dr. Mark Deutchman, University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, testified in support of the bill.



02:16 PM -- Dr. John Witwer, Red Rocks Community College, testified in support of the bill.



02:17 PM -- Monica Mika, Area Health Education Centers, testified in support of the bill.



02:21 PM



Committee members dialogued about the bill. Dr. Deutchman and Ms. Dobbs responded to questions from the committee.



02:25 PM -- Megan Thompson, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Thompson responded to questions from the committee.



02:29 PM -- Amber Egbert, Colorado Department of Revenue, responded to questions from the committee.



02:32 PM



Representative Ginal discussed a possible conceptual amendment. Representative Ginal responded to questions from the committee.



02:34 PM



Representative Primavera recessed the committee.



02:42 PM



The committee came back to order. Representative Ginal discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment D) with the committee.



160216 AttachD.pdf

02:44 PM



Representative Ginal and Representative Buck gave concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.