S_HHS_2022A 04/13/2022 01:31:48 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Date 04/13/2022 Attendance Buckner X Jaquez Lewis X Kirkmeyer X Simpson X Smallwood X Ginal X Fields X Time 01:31:48 PM to 04:06:11 PM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Fields This Report was prepared by Jerard Brown Hearing Items Action Taken hHB22-1157 Referred to Senate Appropriations hHB22-1292 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hSB22-181 Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations HB22-1157 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/81D93C5AA934...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 01:34:26 PM Senator Jaquez Lewis, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 22-1157, which requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to collect voluntarily provided public health information concerning race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity (demographic elements), as allowed under applicable state and federal data privacy laws, rules, regulations, and federal contracts. The CDPHE must establish a process for the collection and use of this data, as well as provide technical assistance to reporting entities. Committee members asked questions of the sponsor. 01:41:25 PM Mardi Moore, representing Out Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Committee members made comments and asked questions of the witness. 02:01:37 PM Dr. Christopher Urbina, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Diana Herrero, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Committee members made comments and asked questions to the panel. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A). 02:23:50 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1157 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Jaquez Lewis Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer No Simpson No Smallwood Excused Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB22-1292 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/1E6BD417712D...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 02:23:56 PM Senator Jaquez Lewis, prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 22-1292, which renames the Dental Loan Repayment Program Fund as the Dental Loan Repayment and Oral Health Programs Fund and expands the use of the money in the fund to include oral health programs within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). By October 1, 2023 and on an annual basis through FY 2028-29, the CDPHE is required to report certain program information to the Joint Budget Committee. 02:29:01 PM Steve Holloway, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Leah Schulz, representing the Colorado Dental Association, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions of the panel. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment B). 02:42:46 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1292 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Jaquez Lewis Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Excused Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB22-181 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/98D4C58004A3...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/CC16A1B2DE89...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 02:42:54 PM Senator Bridges and Senator Simpson, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-181, which requires the Behavioral Health Administration in the Department of Human Services to create and begin implementing a Behavioral Health Care Provider Workforce Plan by September 1, 2022. The bill provides detail on the workforce plan, including requirements to work with the Department of Higher Education, institutions of higher education, and community colleges to provide job shadowing, internship, incentives, loan repayment, scholarships, marketing, and other programs to increase the behavioral health workforce. The plan also must include expanding the peer support professional workforce; aligning workforce standards, and raising awareness among providers of opportunities to invest and strengthen their behavioral health care staff. Committee members asked questions of the sponsors. 02:53:08 PM Frank Cornelia, representing the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified in support of the bill. 02:58:43 PM Summer Gathercole, representing the Behavioral Health Administration, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ronnie Vasquez, representing Mental Health Partners, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Christine Cork, representing Mental Health Partners, testified in support of the bill. Amy Lyden-Cardinal, representing the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Dow, representing Mental Health Partners, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions of the panel. 03:23:21 PM Mr. Andrew Rose, representing the Colorado Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Network, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Ari Hoffman, representing the Integrated Care Institute, testified to amend the bill. 03:32:20 PM Mr. Jacob Merrion, representing the Colorado Providers Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Breeah Kinsella, representing the Colorado Providers Association, testified in support of the bill. Steve Holloway, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Michael Macklin, representing the Colorado Community College System, testified in support of the bill. 03:45:04 PM Hope Hyatt, representing the Colorado Mental Wellness Network, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Tonya Wheeler, representing Advocates for Recovery Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Peyton Coder, representing Envision: You, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions of the panel. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment C). 04:01:12 PM Senator Bridges and Senator Simpson introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D). 04:01:48 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). Moved Simpson Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Excused Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:05:59 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-181, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Simpson Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Excused Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:06:11 PM The committee adjourned.
