H_PBH_2022A 05/03/2022 02:47:25 PM Committee Summary

Representative Bird
and Representative McKean, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill
22-173, concerning criteria relating to the operation of telepharmacy outlets.
 Under current law, a telepharmacy outlet must be located more than
20 miles from any pharmacy or telepharmacy outlet. The bill removes this
geographic restriction, and requires that a telepharmacy be located in
an area of need, as defined under the bill. The State Board of Pharmacy
is required to adopt rules concerning matters related to telepharmacy outlets.
 

 

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

The committee recessed.

Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez,
co-prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 22-1414, concerning providing
healthy meals to all public school students. Conditional upon voter approval
at the November 2022 election, the bill creates the Healthy School Meals
for All Program, establishes a funding mechanism for the program, and requires
the state to participate in the federal demonstration program for Medicaid
direct certification.

A handout was
provided to the committee (Attachment C). Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez
and Representative Michaelson Jenet answered questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Kelly Erb, representing
the Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.

Christina Johnson,
representing the Colorado Center for Aging, testified in support of the
bill.

Bridget Garcia,
representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of
the bill.

Nancy Dolson,
representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified
in support of the bill.  

Kevin Stansbury,
representing Lincoln Health Community Hospital, testified in support of
the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Representative McCluskie made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

The committee came back to order.

Representing Hooton, prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-155, concerning an expansion of medical marijuana research grant programs. The bill allows the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to utilize $100,000 from the health research subaccount in the Medical Marijuana Cash Fund in FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24 for the administration of the Medical Marijuana Research Grant Program. Representative Hooton responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Hooton made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

Representative Will, co-prime bill sponsor, made concluding remarks on the bill.

Representative A.
Valez and Representative Tipper, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate
Bill 22-213, concerning continuing support for necessary child care programs.
The bill provides funding for a variety of early childhood programs and
creates an advisory group and training program for family, friend, and
neighbor providers.



The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Tipper and Representative A. Valdez made concluding remarks on Senate Bill 22-213. Committee members made comments regarding the bill.

The committee recessed.

Minna Castillo Cohen,
representing the Colorado DHS, testified in support of the bill.



Cathy Alderman, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified
in support of the bill.



Heidi Baskfield, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in
support of the bill.



The panelists responded to questions from the committee.



Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment G).  

Representative A. Valdez made concluding remarks on Senate Bill 22-211. Committee members commented on the bill.

Dr. Margaret Gaddis,
representing the Colorado Native Plant Society, testified in support of
the bill.



Alice Horgan, representing the Department of Natural Resources, responded
to committee questions.

Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment H).

Representative Kipp and Representative Froelich provided concluding remarks on Senate Bill 22-199. Committee members commented on the bill.

Summer Gathercole,
representing the Behavioral Health Administration in the Colorado Department
of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.




Written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment I).

Representative Van Beber and Representative Cutter made concluding remarks on Senate Bill 22-181.

Representative Bradfield and Representative Titone made concluding remarks on the bill.