H_PHC_2019A 01/23/2019 09:40:31 AM Committee Summary

Max Nardo, Legislative Council Staff, introduced the fiscal notes team and described the functions of the office.

Yelana Love, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), described the function of OLLS.

Representative Beckman, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1027 to the committee.  The bill requires an organization operating a needle exchange to submit an annual environmental impact mitigation plan to its local board of health, and the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to compile these reports and present the information to the General Assembly annually.

Representative Beckman requested that the committee postpone the bill indefinitely.

Representative Arndt, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1068 to the committee.  The bill repeals an obsolete statutory provision requiring the State Board of Health to perform certain operational planning functions.  This work is conducted by the director of CDPHE.

No witnesses testified on this bill.

No witnesses testified on this bill.

Representative Arndt gave closing remarks on the bill.

Representative Kraft-Tharp and Representative Landgraf, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1041 to the committee.  The bill allows an adult to establish a behavioral health order for scope of treatment (behavioral health orders) that communicates his or her behavioral health history, decisions, and preferences in the event that he or she later lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to, withdrawal from, or refuse behavioral health treatment.  The bill aligns the new process for behavioral health orders with current advance medical orders for scope of treatment.

Moe Keller, Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment B).

Evan Silverman, representing himself, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment C).

Alexandra Salazar, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Jennifer Hill, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Lacey Berumen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Kraft-Tharp distributed amendments L.001, L.002, L.003, L.004, and L.005 and described them to the committee (Attachments D, E, F, G, and H).

Representatives Landgraf and Kraft-Tharp gave closing remarks on the bill.

Committee members commented on the bill.

Representative Gray, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1031 to the committee.  The bill allows a patient who is under the age of 18 to have each parent or guardian act as a primary caregiver.  Under current law, a medical marijuana patient may have one primary caregiver at any one time.

Representative Gray responded to committee questions about the bill.

Representative Singer proceeded with witness testimony on the bill.

Christine Cerrato, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Matthew Cerrato, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

David Wasserman, Southern Colorado Cannabis Council, testified in support of the bill.

Julie Richardson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Vicki Trujillo, Americans for Safe Access - Colorado Chapter, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members commented on the bill.

Erin Reynolds, Legislative Council Staff (LCS), responded to committee questions.

Bill Heller, HCPF, testified in support of the bill.

Erin Miller, Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.

Natalie Vogan, Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.

Ethan Kerns, Salud Family Health Centers, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Miller and Mr. Heller responded to committee questions.

Representative Lontine described amendment L.001 (Attachment I).

Erin Reynolds, LCS, responded to committee questions.

Representatives Duran and Lontine gave closing remarks on the bill.

Committee members commented on the bill.