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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-289

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 2, 2023       Location HCR 0107

SB23-289 - Referred to House Appropriations


03:03:12 PM  

Co-prime sponsors, Representatives Bird and Sirota, gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-289, concerning Community First Choice Medicaid Benefit. The bill creates the Community First Choice option under the the state Medicaid program. The bill sponsors provided a handout to the committee (Attachment B).

03:06:42 PM  
The committee asked questions on the bill.
03:13:23 PM  
David Bolin, representing Colorado Long-Term Assistance Service Providers, testified in support of the bill.

Colin Laughlin, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony is including as Attachments C.1 and C.2.
03:19:13 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
03:35:16 PM  
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
03:35:32 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.

03:37:45 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-289 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Young
Seconded Amabile
Amabile Yes
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Hamrick Yes
Holtorf Yes
Story Yes
Velasco Yes
Young Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS