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EA184764E910FED387258A83005DED23 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT BUDGET REQUEST AND PRESENTATION

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date Dec 12, 2023      
Location SCR 352



Department of Public Health and Environment Budget Request and Presentation - Committee Discussion Only


10:05:57 AM  
The committee took a brief recess.
10:18:29 AM  
The committee cam back to order.
10:18:37 AM  
Erick Scheminske,
Chief Operating Officer, Department of Public Health and Environment, introduced
himself to the committee and provided an overview of the FY 2024-25 department
IT capital requests. Alex Quintana, State Registrar and Director of Vital
Records, Center for Health and Environmental Data, presented to the committee
on quarterly updates of prior appropriations, including the Vital Event
System of Colorado Phase II Update.  
10:26:29 AM  
Mr. Scheminske and
Adam Wozniak, Stationary Sources Product Owner, Air Pollution Control Division,
provided an update regarding the Air Pollution Control Division Stationary
Sources Data Modernization update.
10:28:24 AM  
Mr. Scheminske introduced
Mr. Brett Reeder, Nutrition Services Branch Director, Prevention Services
Division, who presented to the committee on the department's FY 2024-25
budget request. The request is for state funds and federal funds spending
authority for the purchase of a Management Information System for use in
administering the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children in Colorado.
10:40:25 AM  
Mr. Scheminske presented to the committee regarding the Colorado Health Facilities Interactive (COHFI) and Automated Survey Process Environment (ASPEN) Systems replacement. The request is for state funds to build a system to replace two existing systems used for regulating health care facilities, the COHFI, custom-built by OIT, and the ASPEN, an aging system that will no longer be supported by the federal government.
10:50:43 AM  
The committee provided
comments and panelists responded to questions regarding the Air Pollution
Control Division stationary sources mapping tool and system functionality.