i_opioidsubstance_2017a_2017-10-31t13:14:09z1 Hearing Summary
Date: 10/31/2017
Location: RM 271
BILL SUMMARY for Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse
OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
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Adopt amendment 1 (Attachment N). The motion passe Adopt amendment 2, as amended (Attachment O). The Adopt amendment 3, as amended (Attachment P). The Adopt amendment 4, as amended (Attachment Q). The Amend amendment 2 - Line 7, strike "2019, 2020, an Amend amendment 3 - Line 4, strike "BEHAVIORAL HEA Amend amendment 4 - Line 24, strike "FIFTY" and su Refer Bill 1, Prevention of Opioid Misuse, as amen |
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01:17 PM -- Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse
Kristen Forrestal, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), presented Bill 1 (Attachment B) and provided an overview of the bill. The bill implements several policies related to the prevention of opioid and substance misuse, including:
- establishes the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee as an ongoing year-round study committee through July 1, 2023, with the committee authorized to meet up to six times per year and to refer up to six bills per year;
- directs the University of Colorado Hospital Authority to develop and implement continuing medical education activities to help prescribers of pain medication to safely and effectively manage patients with chronic pain, and prescribe opioids when appropriate;
- allows school-based health centers to apply for grants from the school-based health center grant program in the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to include treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders; and
- directs the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to award grants to organizations to operate a screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) program that meet certain requirements starting on July 1, 2018.
Ms. Forrestal discussed amendments 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Attachments N,O, P, and Q). Committee discussion ensued on each of the amendments.
17Opioid1031AttachN.pdf 17Opioid1031AttachO.pdf
17Opioid1031AttachP.pdf 17Opioid1031AttachQ.pdf
01:31 PM
The committee continued to discuss the issues raised by the amendments, including: the center for research into substance use disorder prevention; a year-round opioid study committee; school based health programs; and the recommendation that the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing provide online training to women of childbearing age about the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies.
01:38 PM -- Bethany Pace-Danley, Peer Assistance Services, testified in support of the bill. She specifically addressed her support for amendment 4.
01:42 PM -- Dr. Robert Valuck, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, testified in support of the bill.
BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:45:20 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Adopt amendment 1 (Attachment N). The motion passed without objection. | |
SECONDED: | Singer | |
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Buck
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Jahn
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Kennedy
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Moreno
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Navarro
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Priola
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Singer
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Tate
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Lambert
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Pettersen
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:47:01 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Amend amendment 2 - Line 7, strike "2019, 2020, and" and substitute "2019 and 2020". Line 8, strike 2021 (Attachment O). The motion passed without objection. | |
SECONDED: | Singer | |
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Buck
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Jahn
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Kennedy
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Moreno
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Navarro
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Priola
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Singer
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Tate
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Lambert
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Pettersen
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:50:41 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Adopt amendment 2, as amended (Attachment O). The motion passed without objection. | |
SECONDED: | Singer | |
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Buck
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Jahn
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Kennedy
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Moreno
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Navarro
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Priola
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Singer
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Tate
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Lambert
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Pettersen
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:52:10 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Amend amendment 3 - Line 4, strike "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPY," and substitute "EDUCATION" (Attachment P). The motion passed without objection. | |
SECONDED: | Singer | |
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Buck
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Jahn
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Kennedy
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Moreno
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Navarro
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Priola
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Singer
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Tate
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Lambert
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Pettersen
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:52:41 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Adopt amendment 3, as amended (Attachment P). The motion passed without objection. | |
SECONDED: | Singer | |
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Buck
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Jahn
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Kennedy
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Moreno
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Navarro
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Priola
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Singer
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Tate
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Lambert
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Pettersen
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:52:57 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Amend amendment 4 - Line 24, strike "FIFTY" and substitute "SEVENTY FIVE" (Attachment Q). The motion passed without objection. | |
SECONDED: | Priola | |
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Buck
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Jahn
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Kennedy
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Moreno
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Navarro
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Priola
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Singer
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Tate
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Lambert
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Pettersen
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:53:37 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Adopt amendment 4, as amended (Attachment Q). The motion passed without objection. | |
SECONDED: | Singer | |
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Buck
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Jahn
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Kennedy
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Moreno
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Navarro
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Priola
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Singer
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Tate
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Lambert
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Pettersen
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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BILL: | Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse | |
TIME: | 01:54:00 PM | |
MOVED: | Lambert | |
MOTION: | Refer Bill 1, Prevention of Opioid Misuse, as amended, to the Legislative Council (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | |
SECONDED: | Singer | |
VOTE
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Buck
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Yes
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Jahn
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Yes
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Kennedy
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Yes
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Moreno
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Yes
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Navarro
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Yes
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Priola
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Yes
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Singer
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Yes
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Tate
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Yes
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Lambert
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Yes
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Pettersen
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Yes
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Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:55 PM
Representative Pettersen assigned the following co-prime sponsors to the bill: Representatives Pettersen and Navarro, and Senators Priola and Jahn. She announced that the bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives first, and all other committee members will be listed as co-sponsors. Representative Pettersen noted that OLLS staff with check with Senator Aguilar after the meeting to determine on which bills she would like to be listed as a co-sponsor. There was no objection to including a safety clause on the bill. There was no objection to giving OLLS permission to make technical changes to the bill, if necessary.