h_phc_2016a_2016-04-05t13:38:43z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/05/2016

01:40 PM -- HB 16-1357



Representative Primavera, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1357 to the committee. A handout was distributed to the committee (Attachment A). The bill implements several recommendations of the ST-elevation Myocardial Infraction (STEMI) Task Force, including the following:



160405 AttachA.pdf

• requires hospitals recognized as heart attack receiving centers to report certain information to the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ACTION Registry (heart attack database); and
• requires hospitals that receive quarterly data reports from the heart attack database to submit the data to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for state-level analysis; and
• creates the Heart Attack Advisory Committee in the CDPHE and specifies the membership criteria, terms of service, and mission of the Advisory Committee.

01:43 PM



Representative Primavera responded to questions from the committee.



01:45 PM -- Janet Stephens, Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.



01:49 PM -- Dr. Jeb Burchenal, American Heart Association, testified in support of the bill.



01:52 PM



Ms. Stephens and Dr. Burchenal responded to questions from the committee.



01:55 PM



Representative Primavera distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment B) and explained it to the committee.



160405 AttachB.pdf

01:57 PM



Representative Primavera distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment C) and explained it to the committee.



160405 AttachC.pdf

01:57 PM



Representative Primavera gave concluding remarks on the bill.