2B5D8EE9450FD4DC872589950076BE22 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-167

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 18, 2023
Location HCR 0107

SB23-167 - Referred to House Finance

03:37:01 PM

Representative Lindsay
and Representative Garcia, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill
23-167, concerning the regulation of certified midwives by the state board
of nursing. Starting July 1, 2024, the bill requires midwives who
are certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board to obtain a
license from the State Board of Nursing in the Department of Regulatory
Agencies to practice as a certified midwife. This licensure also requires
payment of a required fee and submission of a criminal history record check.
Once licensed, a certified midwife can apply to obtain provisional and
full prescriptive authority if certain experience and liability insurance
requirements are met.

03:44:02 PM

Dr. Jeanne Bair,
representing the Colorado Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives,
testified in support of the bill.

Lauren Smith,
representing Soul 2 Soul Sisters, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Heather Thompson,
representing Elephant Circle, testified in support of the bill.

Richard Brown,
representing the Colorado Section of the American Congress of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists, testified in support of the bill.

Dia Ingalls, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

04:11:38 PM

Marian Seliquini,
representing the American College of Nurse Midwives, testified in support
of the bill.

Jennifer Barr,
representing the Colorado Midwives Association, testified in support of
the bill.

Kathryn Raynes,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Justina Nazario,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Erica Brown, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Denise Smith,
representing the Colorado Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives,
testified in support of the bill.

The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

04:36:07 PM

Representative Garcia and Representative Lindsay made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

04:42:19 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 23-167 to the Committee on Finance.
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Gonzales-Gutierrez

	Amabile	Yes
	Bradfield	Yes
	Bradley	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	English	Yes
	Gonzales-Gutierrez	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Holtorf	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Final	YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB23-167 - Referred to House Finance

Colorado General Assembly