H_HI_2021A 04/07/2021 01:34:23 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & INSURANCE Date 04/07/2021 Attendance Baisley X Hanks X Jackson * Kennedy X McCormick X Mullica * Ortiz X Soper X Titone X Van Beber X Williams D. X Caraveo X Lontine X Time 01:34:23 PM to 03:21:18 PM Place HCR 0112 This Meeting was called to order by Lontine This Report was prepared by Julia Group Hearing Items Action Taken hSB21-123 Referred to the Committee of the Whole SB21-123 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/9E9991D02EF5...$File/21HouseHealth0407AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseHealth0407AttachA.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/7679799CCD6E...$File/21HouseHealth0407AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseHealth0407AttachB.pdf 01:34:34 PM Representative McCormick, bill co-sponsor, introduced SB21-123. Senate Bill 19-005 created the Canadian Drug Importation Program. This bill authorizes the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to expand the program to allow drug importation from nations other than Canada, conditional upon the enactment of federal legislation permitting states to do so. Representative McCormick distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment A). 01:40:53 PM Representative Lynch, bill co-sponsor, continued with opening remarks on the bill. 01:42:23 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 01:52:28 PM Director Kim Bimestefer, representing Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Sarah Staron, representing Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill. 02:01:10 PM Director Bimestefer responded to questions from the committee. 02:13:58 PM Mr. Shabbir Imber Safdar, representing Partnership for Safe Medicines, testified in opposition to the bill. The witness responded to questions from the committee. 02:25:56 PM Ms. Jeanette Hensley, representing Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Isabel Cruz, representing Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jennifer Roberts, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 02:37:53 PM Dr. Brian Tapley, representing DOC, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Carol Pace, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Selena Owen, representing RxPlus Pharmacies, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 02:48:35 PM Ms. Lauren Reveley, representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support of the bill. 02:53:43 PM Dr. Jim Leonard, representing Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, answered committee questions. Director Kim Bimestefer, representing Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, answered committee questions. 03:00:31 PM Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Businesses, testified in support of the bill. 03:04:16 PM Mr. Safdar responded to questions from the committee. Written public testimony submitted on behalf of SB21-123 can be found in Attachment B. 03:08:26 PM Representative Lynch provided closing comments on the bill. 03:10:25 PM Representative McCormick provided closing comments on the bill. 03:12:11 PM Committee members made closing comments on the bill. 03:21:04 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-123 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved McCormick Seconded Ortiz Baisley No Williams D. No Hanks No Jackson Yes Kennedy Yes McCormick Yes Mullica Yes Ortiz Yes Soper No Titone Yes Van Beber No Caraveo Yes Lontine Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:21:18 PM The committee adjourned.