S_HHS_2017A 02/01/2017 Committee Summary

Date:	02/01/2017	ATTENDANCE
Time:	10:08 AM to 10:38 AM	Aguilar	X
		Crowder	X
Place:	SCR 354	Kefalas	*
		Martinez Humenik	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Smallwood	X
	Senator Smallwood
This Report was prepared by
	Elizabeth Haskell
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB17-091 SB17-056		Referred to Senate Appropriations Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

10:09 AM -- SB 17-091



Senators Crowder and Moreno, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 17-091. The bill removes the requirement that home health services under Medicaid be provided in a client's place of residence.





10:12 AM -- Christina Johnson, Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill.



10:14 AM -- David Bolin, AOI Homecare, testified in support of the bill.



10:17 AM -- Gretchen Hammer, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Hamner responded to questions from the committee.







10:24 AM -- Dawn Howard, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

BILL:	SB17-091
TIME:	10:27:09 AM
MOVED:	Crowder
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 17-091 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Crowder	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Martinez Humenik	Yes
	Smallwood	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:28 AM -- SB 17-056



Senator Kerr, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-056. This bill, recommended by the Statutory Revision Committee, continues various reports submitted to the General Assembly by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), allows other reports to repeal, and adds future repeal dates for several others. The topic of these reports, and their status under the bill, are described below.



Reports to the General Assembly that continue indefinitely:

• listing of suicide prevention programs and their effectiveness (Section 1);

• permits for discharge of pollutants into state waters (Section 6);

• water quality control permitting, inspections, enforcement, and costs (Section 7);

• hazardous waste control (Section 8);

• child fatality review recommendations (Section 12); and

• solid waste management program (Section 15);

Reports to the General Assembly that are extended:

• comprehensive human sexuality education grants (Section 14) - report to the General Assembly continues annually through 2020.

Reports to the General Assembly that are discontinued, but reporting to other agencies continues:

• health effects of marijuana (Section 2) - CDPHE will continue to report to the Department of Revenue and the State Board of Health;

• comprehensive hospital information system (Section 4) - CDPHE will continue to report to the Governor and post report on website;

• continuing quality improvement system for emergency and trauma care (Section 5) - CDPHE will continue to provide information to trauma centers and ambulance service agencies;

• Pollution Prevention Advisory Board annual report (Section 9) - the board will continue to report to the Department of Local Affairs, the CDPHE, and the Colorado Energy Office;

• prevention, intervention, and treatment programs (Section 11) - CDPHE will continue to report to other state agencies and entities; and

• Colorado Health Facilities Authority annual report (Section 13) - the authority will continue to report to the Governor.

Reports to the General Assembly that are discontinued, ending the reporting requirement:

• risk-adjusted health facility data (Section 3) - report discontinued; and

• paint stewardship program (Section 10) - report discontinued.



10:31 AM -- Michael Nicoletti, CDPHE, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion followed.

10:25 AM



Amendments L.001 (Attachment A), L.002 (Attachment B), and L.003 (Attachment C) were distributed to the committee. Committee discussion followed.



170201 AttachA.pdf170201 AttachB.pdf170201 AttachC.pdf

BILL:	SB17-056
TIME:	10:37:37 AM
MOVED:	Aguilar
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar
	Crowder
	Kefalas
	Martinez Humenik
	Smallwood
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB17-056
TIME:	10:46:25 AM
MOVED:	Aguilar
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar
	Crowder
	Kefalas
	Martinez Humenik
	Smallwood
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB17-056
TIME:	10:47:11 AM
MOVED:	Martinez Humenik
MOTION:	Adopt a conceptual amendment to amendment L.003 (Attachment C). Line 7, strike "2008" and substitute "2017" . The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar
	Crowder
	Kefalas
	Martinez Humenik
	Smallwood
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB17-056
TIME:	10:46:35 AM
MOVED:	Kefalas
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.003, as amended. (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar
	Crowder
	Kefalas
	Martinez Humenik
	Smallwood
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB17-056
TIME:	10:37:20 AM
MOVED:	Crowder
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 17-056, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole, with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Crowder	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Martinez Humenik	Yes
	Smallwood	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:38 AM



The meeting adjourned.