3F9B935E794214F78725827C00722021 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB18-1407HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 27, 2018 Location HCR 0107 HB18-1407 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment D - Can be viewed at Legislative Council. http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/62D3191A14C1...$File/?OpenElement Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/B468161E20F6...$File/18HousePHC0427AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePHC0427AttachE.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/C7017EBC4248...$File/18HousePHC0427AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePHC0427AttachF.pdf 02:46:35 PM Representative Danielson called the meeting back to order. Representative Young and Representative Rankin, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 18-1407 to the committee. The bill requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to seek federal approval for a 6.5 percent increase to the reimbursement rate for specific services that are delivered through home- and community-based services waivers. All of the increased funding must be used to increase compensation for direct support professionals. In addition, HCPF must offer enrollment to certain individuals on the waiting list for waiver services. A handout was distributed (Attachment D). 02:51:57 PM Amendments L.001 and L.002 were distributed to the committee (Attachments E and F). 02:52:47 PM Representative Young responded to committee questions. 02:54:37 PM Representative Singer proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. 03:00:14 PM Cheryl Wicks, Mosaic Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill. 03:03:00 PM Tim Grove, Mosaic Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill. 03:05:40 PM Christiano Sosa, The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:07:55 PM Carol Meredith, The Arc of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, testified in support of the bill. 03:14:36 PM Randy Brodersen, North Metro Community Services and Alliance, testified in support of the bill. 03:19:26 PM Emma Hudson, Alliance, and Dave DeNovellis, HCPF, came to the table to respond to questions on the bill and amendments. 03:23:26 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Moved Ginal Seconded Kennedy Beckman Catlin Everett Ginal Hansen Hooton Kennedy Lontine Ransom Sias Winkler Danielson Singer YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:23:41 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). Moved Ginal Seconded Ransom Beckman Catlin Everett Ginal Hansen Hooton Kennedy Lontine Excused Ransom Sias Winkler Danielson Singer YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:23:48 PM Representatives Rankin and Young gave concluding remarks on the bill. 03:29:04 PM Motion Refer House Bill 18-1407, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ginal Seconded Winkler Beckman Yes Catlin Yes Everett Yes Ginal Yes Hansen Yes Hooton Yes Kennedy Yes Lontine Yes Ransom Yes Sias Yes Winkler Yes Danielson Yes Singer Yes Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS