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BFB1C671B6B877B5872588300001F0ED Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-177

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 25, 2022      
Location SCR 357



SB22-177 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

06:37:07 PM  
Senator Petterson and Senator Rankin, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-177, which requires the Behavioral Health Administration to train new and existing navigators on the behavioral health safety net system services, behavioral health service delivery procedures, and social determinants of health resources; ensure that the care coordination infrastructure can direct individuals where to seek in-person or virtual navigation support; and require each administrative services organization to implement the behavioral health crisis response system. The bill requires the statewide care coordination infrastructure to include a cloud-based platform to allow providers that do not utilize electronic health records to actively participate in the care coordination infrastructure.
06:37:28 PM  
Ms. Allyson Gottsman,
representing Practice Innovation Program at University of Colorado, testified
in support of the bill.



Elizabeth Owens, representing the Office of Behavioral Health in the Colorado
Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.



Cristen Bates, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy
and Financing, was available to answer committee questions.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.

06:54:20 PM  
Senator Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Sarah Staron, representing Young Invincibles, testified to amend the bill.

Ms. Linda Schiller, representing Young Invincibles, testified to amend the bill.

Senator Petterson asked questions of the panel.

07:05:00 PM  
Senator Petterson
and Senator Rankin introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment
H).


07:05:17 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H).
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:05:31 PM  
Senator Petterson
and Senator Rankin introduced and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment
I).


07:05:54 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment I).
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:05:57 PM  
Senator Petterson
and Senator Rankin introduced and explained amendment L.003 (Attachment
J).


07:06:24 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment J).
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:06:41 PM  
Committee members asked questions of the bill sponsors.


07:15:27 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-177, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Yes
Ginal Yes
Fields Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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