The primary bill sponsor, Representative Feret, introduced Senate Bill 25-166 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires incentive payments to include a performance metric related to workplace violence in hospital settings. Starting July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing must assess whether each hospital has adopted a policy to address workplace violence and submitted required reports on incidences of violence against staff to the Department of Public Health and Environment. Hospitals with fewer than 100 beds are exempt from these reporting requirements.

A handout was provided to the committee (Attachment D).

The primary bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Bridget Frazier, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Renee Schoenbeck, representing UCHealth, testified in support of the bill. Danielle Schloffman on behalf of Patience Samples, representing the Colorado Organization of Nurse Leaders (CONL), testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment E).

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

The primary bill sponsor provided closing comments on the bill.