B4F05146C4A98B9787258B12008179EA Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1471HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate May 3, 2024 Location HCR 0107 HB24-1471 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/555E707C2A58...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/9CFCF1C94CEA...$File/Attachment B - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B - Combined.pdf 05:34:15 PM The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Young and Bradfield, introduced House Bill 24-1471 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. Current law allows electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) to be performed on minors who are between 16 and 18 years old, have the consent of a parent or guardian, and have been approved by two medical practitioners specializing in psychiatry. The bill permits minors under the age of 16 years old to receive ECT if the following conditions are met: two licensed medical professionals specializing in psychiatry approve of the treatment; other less-invasive treatments have failed; ECT is necessary due to severity of the minorâs condition; ECT is performed by at least one physician or physicianâs designee; and the minorâs parent or guardian consents to the treatment. The bill sponsors provided a printed handout to members of the committee (Attachment A). 05:38:46 PM Dr. Thomas Zimmer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Beau Carubia, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Anastasia Klott, representing Emily Wroblewski, testified in support of the bill. Amy Lyden, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Additional written testimony was submited to the committee (Attachment B). 05:48:29 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 05:58:08 PM The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Young and Bradfield, provided closing comments on House Bill 24-1471. 05:59:33 PM Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill. 06:01:28 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1471 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Young Seconded Bradfield Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Brown Excused English Yes Hamrick Yes Hernandez Yes Holtorf Yes Lieder Yes McCormick Yes Ortiz Excused Weinberg Yes Young Yes Daugherty Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS