2D8D36F12B572AEB8725878000749CC1 Hearing Summary

José Esquibel, Director, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, presented preliminary draft recommendations from the workforce working group.  The recommendations can be viewed here:  http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/2017/bhttf_subpanel_workforce_pillar_preliminary_draft_recommendations_11-1-21.pdf.

The following other individuals contributed to the presentation about the workforce recommendations:

• Summer Gathercole, Senior Advisor for Behavioral Health Transformation, Colorado Department of Human Services
• Steve Holloway, Health Access Branch Director, Prevention Services Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Byron Pelton, Logan County Commissioner
• Casey Wolfington, PsyD, Senior Director of Community Behavioral Health, Eagle Valley Behavioral Health
• Matt Vogle, Executive Director, National Behavioral Health Innovation Center

Committee members asked questions about the workforce recommendations. 

Senator Pettersen noted that the guidance and lenses portion of the agenda will be rescheduled to the following week.