1289609D6B6F45EA87258B0E007A500F Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-175

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 29, 2024
Location Old State Library

SB24-175 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment A - Combined.pdf

Attachment B

Attachment B.pdf

04:16:00 PM

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives McLachlan and Jodeh, introduced Senate Bill 24-175
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires large
employer health benefit plans to cover doula services to the same extent
and with the same provider qualification requirements as required by Medicaid.
It requires the Department of Regulatory Agencies to submit a state defrayal
determination to the federal Department of Health and Human Services for
other state-regulated insurance plans and require coverage upon confirmation
or after 365 days if no response is received. The bill mandates hospitals
that provide labor and deliver or neonatal care services to participate
in at least one maternal or infant health quality improvement initiative
and meet reporting requirements. The bill requires the Department of Public
Health and Environment, in collaboration with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative,
to: create the Perinatal Health Quality Improvement Engagement Program
to distribute grants to select hospitals to meet the mandate; track implementation
of the recommendations of the Colorado Maternal Mortality Review Committee;
implement their own initiatives to improve maternal mortality and morbidity;
and address discrepancies in care. The bill requires the Department of
Health Care Policy and Financing to cover over-the-counter choline supplements.

04:20:49 PM

Ms. Brace Gibson,
representing Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative, testified in
support of the bill.

Mandy Bakulski,
representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was
available to answer committee questions.

Ms. Kelly Bernatow,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

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

04:26:30 PM

The witness panel
responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Rebecca Alderfer,
representing Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative, was available
to answer committee questions.

04:32:06 PM

The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.004 (Attachment B).

04:35:07 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B).
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Hamrick

	Bradfield
	Bradley
	Brown	Excused
	English
	Hamrick
	Hernandez
	Holtorf
	Lieder
	Luck
	McCormick	Excused
	Ortiz
	Young
	Daugherty
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

04:35:08 PM

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives McLachlan and Jodeh, provided closing comments
on Senate Bill 24-175.

04:40:07 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 24-175, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Holtorf

	Bradfield	Yes
	Bradley	No
	Brown	Excused
	English	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Hernandez	Yes
	Holtorf	Yes
	Lieder	Yes
	Luck	No
	McCormick	Excused
	Ortiz	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Daugherty	Yes
	Final	YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB24-175 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly