s_hhs_2017a_2017-02-09t13:32:32z3 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/09/2017

Location: LSB B

04:54 PM



The committee recessed.



05:04 PM -- SB 17-106



The meeting reconvened.



Senators Aguilar and Coram, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 17-106. The bill continues the registration of naturopathic doctors from September 1, 2017, when the program is set to expire, to September 1, 2022, and implements recommendations of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) sunset review. These recommendations include:

• requiring insurers to report malpractice settlements or judgments against naturopathic doctors to the director of the Division of Professions and Occupations;
• requiring naturopathic doctors to report child abuse or neglect;
• requiring naturopathic doctors to report abuse or exploitation of anyone who is elderly or intellectually or developmentally disabled;
• clarifying that the naturopathic formulary includes specified prescription medications and devices; and
• amending the name of the homeopathic pharmacopoeia to "Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Revision Service."

05:06 PM -- Maureen Maker, Colorado Citizens for Science in Medicine, testified in opposition to the bill.



05:11 PM -- Larry Sarner, Colorado Citizens for Science in Medicine, testified in opposition to the bill.



05:17 PM -- Linda Rosa, Advocates for Children in Therapy, testified in opposition to the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D). Ms. Rosa responded to questions from the committee.



170209 AttachD.pdf



05:22 PM -- Donna Walter, representing herself and the Colorado Association for Naturopathic Medicine, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Walter responded to the questions from the committee.



05:27 PM -- Dr. Gina Moore, Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified in support of the bill.



05:31 PM -- Dr. Mark Johnson, Colorado Medical Society, testified in support of the bill.



05:35 PM -- Dr. Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support of the bill.



05:38 PM -- Dr. Mark Carney, Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors, testified in support of the bill.



05:42 PM -- Dr. Shawna Kiker, Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Carney and Dr. Kiker responded to questions from the committee.



05:50 PM



Senator Coram made closing comments. Senator Aguilar made closing comments.



05:57 PM -- Vivienne Belmont, Colorado Office of Policy, Research, and Regulatory Reform, responded to questions from the committee.



06:07 PM



Committee discussion and questions continued.



06:16 PM



Senator Aguilar distributed amendments L.001 (Attachment E) and L.002 (Attachment F) and asked that amendment L.001 be severed into three parts:



170209 AttachE.pdf170209 AttachF.pdf

• severed section A - lines one through six of amendment L.001.
• severer section B - lines seven through 19 of amendment L.001.
• severed section C - lines 20 through 27 of amendment L.001.
  

  BILL:	SB17-106
  TIME:	06:18:29 PM
  MOVED:	Aguilar
  MOTION:	Adopt severed section B of amendment L.001 (Attachment E), lines seven through 19. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
  SECONDED:
  		VOTE
  	Aguilar	Yes
  	Crowder	No
  	Kefalas	Yes
  	Martinez Humenik	No
  	Smallwood	No
  YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

6:25 PM



The meeting adjourned.