BA0AE337E4EA24F7872589560070B8D4 Hearing Summary

Representative Amabile and Representative Armagost, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1153, concerning a feasibility study to determine pathways to behavioral health care for people with serious mental illness. The bill requires the Department of Human Services to contract with a third-party to conduct a study to determine if establishing a system to support access to behavioral health care and housing support for individuals with serious mental illness is feasible. The findings of the study must be reported to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.

Representative Amabile responded to questions from the committee.

Patrice Marqui, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.



Meghan MacKillop, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified
in support of the bill.



Lauren Snyder, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.



Sandra Sharp, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



Kourtny Garrett, representing the Center City Collaborative, testified
in support of the bill.



Cali Thole, representing SummitStone Healthcare Partners and the Colorado
Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members commented on testimony.  The panelists responded
to questions from the committee.



Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment A).

Representative Amabile responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Armagost and Representative Amabile made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.