250A50988CE3F69B872589A6008034B5 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-298HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate May 5, 2023 Location HCR 0107 SB23-298 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/024AB9DBE8CC...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 05:20:23 PM Representative Bockenfield and Representative McCormick, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-298, allowing certain public hospitals to improve access to health care through collaboration. The bill exempts hospitals with fewer than 50 beds from select antitrust requirements for the purpose of improving healthcare access in rural or frontier communities. A handout was provided to the committee (Attachment A). The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 05:26:15 PM Kim Bimestefer, representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Stansbury, representing Lincoln Health and the Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 05:40:54 PM Representative Bockenfield and Representative McCormick provided concluding remarks on the bill. 05:42:48 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-298 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Young Seconded Bradley Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf Yes Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS