87A3BA83BCB9D40D872589430071D4DA Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-031

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Jan 26, 2023
Location SCR 357

SB23-031 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

01:43:23 PM

Senator Cutter and
Senator Danielson, co-prime bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 23-031,
concerning the creation of the Colorado Multidisciplinary Health Care Provider
Access Training Program and Advisory Committee. It encourages the program
to provide annual training for students, faculty, and health care providers
to review patient-centered geriatric approaches, technologies, and processes.
Students who complete the program receive a certificate, and a letter
authorizing the student to become a trainer in other parts of the state.
The bill requires the Department of Higher Education to enter into a fee-for-service
contract with CU to fund the program, and specifies data collection and
reporting requirements.

01:54:20 PM

Committee members
asked the bill sponsors questions.

01:57:20 PM

Dr. Cari Levy, representing
CU Anschutz - Division of Geriatrics, testified in support of the bill.
Committee members asked Dr. Levy questions.

02:01:30 PM

Dr. Sarah Dirks, representing University of Colorado - School of Dental Medicine, testified in support of the bill.

02:04:07 PM

Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Coral Cosway, representing Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Andrea Kuwik, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Christina Johnson, representing Colorado Center for Aging, testified in support of the bill.

02:11:52 PM

Mr. Myles Crane, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Dr. Danielle Fixen, representing University of Colorado - Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, testified in support of the bill.
Dr. Rebecca Jackson, representing CMDA - Front Range Geriatric Medicine, testified in support of the bill.

02:22:15 PM

Committee members
asked the panel questions.

02:22:31 PM

Mrs. Lynne Jones,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Richard Reed, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony can be found in Attachment B.

02:33:39 PM

Senator Danielson
answered questions from the committee.

Jodie Waterhouse, representing CU Anschutz, answered questions from the
committee.

02:36:40 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 23-031 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Buckner
	Seconded

	Buckner	Yes
	Cutter	Excused
	Jaquez Lewis	Excused
	Mullica	Yes
	Rich	Yes
	Smallwood	Excused
	Will	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB23-031 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly