491AE347324287EE87258830007EB2B3 Hearing Summary

Representative Young and Representative Pelton, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-147, concerning behavioral health-care integration services for children. The bill appropriates funds from the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund to the following three programs related to behavioral health care for children: the Colorado Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation and Access Program, the Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program, and the School-based Health Center Grant Program. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Deborah Mahan, representing
the Gazette Charities Foundation, testified in support of the bill.

 

Dr. Sandra Fritsch, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified
in support of the bill.



Dr. David Keller, representing the American Academy of Pediatrics - Colorado
Chapter and Children’s Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the
bill.



Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of
the bill.

Sarah Barnes, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified
in support of the bill.



Marcy Campbell, representing Boulder County Community Services, testified
in support of the bill.



Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment I).

Representative Pelton and Representative Young made concluding remarks on Senate Bill 22-147. Committee members made comments regarding the bill.