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76100A3796B6DAB087258830000AA2AF Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-200

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 25, 2022      
Location SCR 357



SB22-200 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
07:56:14 PM  
Senator Ginal and Senator Rankin, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-200, which creates the Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. It also creates an advisory committee and a cash fund for the program.
07:57:45 PM  
Kelly Erb, representing the Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.
08:04:53 PM  
Executive Director Kim Bimestefer, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members made comments to Director Bimestefer.
08:08:35 PM  
Kevin Stansbury,
representing the Lincoln Health Community Hospital, testified in support
of the bill.



Lola Spradley, representing the Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center and
the Huerfano County Hospital District Board Of Directors, testified in
support of the bill.



Committee members made comments to the panel.




Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment
O).
08:15:39 PM  
Senator Ginal and
Senator Rankin introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment P).


08:17:49 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment P).
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
08:20:00 PM  
Senator Ginal and Senator Rankin provided closing remarks.


08:20:49 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-200, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood No
Ginal Yes
Fields Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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