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i_opioidsubstance_2017a_2017-10-31t13:14:09z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 10/31/2017

Location: RM 271

Final

BILL SUMMARY for Bill 1 - Prevention of Opioid Misuse



OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
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
Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection



Pass Without Objection

Pass Without Objection

PASS







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.



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    17Opioid1031AttachP.pdf17Opioid1031AttachP.pdf 17Opioid1031AttachQ.pdf17Opioid1031AttachQ.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
    VOTE
    Buck
    Jahn
    Kennedy
    Moreno
    Navarro
    Priola
    Singer
    Tate
    Lambert
    Pettersen
    YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


    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
    VOTE
    Buck
    Jahn
    Kennedy
    Moreno
    Navarro
    Priola
    Singer
    Tate
    Lambert
    Pettersen
    YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


    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
    VOTE
    Buck
    Jahn
    Kennedy
    Moreno
    Navarro
    Priola
    Singer
    Tate
    Lambert
    Pettersen
    YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
    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
    VOTE
    Buck
    Jahn
    Kennedy
    Moreno
    Navarro
    Priola
    Singer
    Tate
    Lambert
    Pettersen
    YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


    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
    VOTE
    Buck
    Jahn
    Kennedy
    Moreno
    Navarro
    Priola
    Singer
    Tate
    Lambert
    Pettersen
    YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


    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
    VOTE
    Buck
    Jahn
    Kennedy
    Moreno
    Navarro
    Priola
    Singer
    Tate
    Lambert
    Pettersen
    YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


    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
    VOTE
    Buck
    Jahn
    Kennedy
    Moreno
    Navarro
    Priola
    Singer
    Tate
    Lambert
    Pettersen
    YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


    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
    Buck
    Yes
    Jahn
    Yes
    Kennedy
    Yes
    Moreno
    Yes
    Navarro
    Yes
    Priola
    Yes
    Singer
    Yes
    Tate
    Yes
    Lambert
    Yes
    Pettersen
    Yes
    Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





    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.