1D0B51EDCAA1C891872582520005B9DA Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB18-146HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENTDate Mar 15, 2018 Location HCR 0107 SB18-146 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/611D9467E465...$File/180315 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 180315 AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/69BAD95C2867...$File/180315 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 180315 AttachI.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/924959FFE0AB...$File/180315 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 180315 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/D0BBBA066049...$File/180315 AttachJ.pdf?OpenElement 180315 AttachJ.pdf 07:02:36 PM Representative Ginal called the committee back to order. 07:02:58 PM Representatives Sias and Singer, bill sponsors, explained Senate Bill 18-146 to the committee. The bill requires freestanding emergency departments to provide certain notices to patients seeking care about prices and services. The bill sponsors distributed amendments L.007 and L.010 to the committee [Attachments G and H]. 07:05:06 PM Representatives Sias and Singer responded to committee questions. 07:13:39 PM Committee discussion ensued. 07:18:12 PM Joshua Ewing, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Ewing responded to committee questions. Representative Sias responded to committee questions. 07:33:45 PM Dr. Adrian Miranda, representing the National Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers, testified in a neutral capacity to the bill. Dr. Miranda responded to committee questions. 07:51:45 PM Carol Pace, representing AARP Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 07:54:34 PM Joan Green Turner, representing Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in support of the bill. 07:57:09 PM Hillary Jorgensen, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 07:59:15 PM Diane Robinson, representing the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill. 08:03:03 PM Caitlin Westerson, representing the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Westerson distributed a document to the committee [Attachment J]. 08:07:43 PM Bethany Pray, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. 08:08:45 PM Nicholas Colglazier, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bill. 08:11:27 PM Ms. Westerson and Ms. Pray responded to committee question. 08:12:28 PM Bill sponsors distributed and explained L.011 to the committee [Attachment I]. Christy Chase, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to answer committees questions. Representative Singer discussed amendment L.010. 08:17:29 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 [Attachment H] Moved Lontine Seconded Kennedy Beckman Buckner Covarrubias Humphrey Jackson Kennedy Landgraf Lontine Ransom Roberts Wilson Esgar Ginal YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:17:51 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.011 [Attachment I] Moved Lontine Seconded Kennedy Beckman Buckner Covarrubias Humphrey Jackson Kennedy Landgraf Lontine Ransom Roberts Wilson Esgar Ginal YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:17:52 PM Representatives Sias and Singer made closing remarks. 08:18:16 PM Committee members commented on the bill. 08:22:38 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-146, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Esgar Seconded Beckman Beckman Yes Buckner Yes Covarrubias Yes Humphrey No Jackson Yes Kennedy Yes Landgraf Yes Lontine Yes Ransom No Roberts Yes Wilson Yes Esgar Yes Ginal Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS