AF172798E97EDB3B8725895100760BC4 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-033

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 9, 2023
Location SCR 357

SB23-033 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

02:29:25 PM

Senators Rodriguez
and Fields, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-033, concerning
prohibiting the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing from requiring
certain utilization management practices for prescription drugs used to
treat serious mental health disorders provided under a contract with a
health maintenance organization.

02:36:04 PM

Thomas Leahey, representing Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing - HCPF, testified to amend the bill.

Committee members asked questions of Mr. Leahey.

02:51:05 PM

Mr. Ray Merenstein,
representing NAMI Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Marisa Wickerath, representing Colorado Academy of Family Physicians,
testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Stuart Jenkins, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.

Committee members asked questions of the panel.

03:03:37 PM

Dr. Stephanie Sandhu,
representing Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support
of the bill.

Mr. Lucas Smith, representing RxPlus Pharmacies, testified in support of
the bill.

Lauren Snyder, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.

Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment B.

Committee members asked the panel questions.

03:31:08 PM

Co-prime sponsors provided closing remarks.

03:33:36 PM

Committee members provided closing remarks.

03:42:04 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 23-033 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Fields
	Seconded

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

SB23-033 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly