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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1275

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 26, 2021       Location SCR 357

HB21-1275 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
07:40:57 PM  
Senator Kirkmeyer and Senator Ginal, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1275.  The bill modifies the state’s Medicaid program to include payment to pharmacists working in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician for services within their scope of practice and not duplicative of existing services covered by Medicaid.
07:40:58 PM  
Senator Jaquez Lewis proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment B.
07:46:18 PM  
Dr. Emily Zadvorny, representing Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified in support of the bill.
07:50:28 PM  
Dr. Brittany Schock, representing Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified to amend the bill.
07:53:37 PM  
Dr. Tisha Smith, representing Denver Health, testified in support of the bill.
07:56:54 PM  
Dr. Emily Kosirog, representing Salud Family Health, testified in a neutral position on the bill.  Committee questions followed.
08:01:26 PM  
Alice Steiner, representing Colorado Community Health Network, testified in support of the bill. Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jonathan  Culwell, representing Colorado Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Bonita Bowman, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
08:14:03 PM  
Marta Fiddler, representing self, testified on the bill.
08:16:29 PM  
Senators Ginal and Kirkmeyer made closing comments.
08:20:24 PM  
Committee members commented on the bill.

08:23:55 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1275 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Story
Seconded
Rankin Yes
Simpson Yes
Zenzinger Yes
Story Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS