S_HHS_2022A 02/07/2022 01:31:25 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Date 02/07/2022 Attendance Buckner X Jaquez Lewis * Kirkmeyer X Simpson X Smallwood X Ginal X Fields X Time 01:31:25 PM to 03:25:37 PM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Fields This Report was prepared by Jerard Brown Hearing Items Action Taken hSB22-077 Amended, referred to Senate Finance hSB22-078 Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations SB22-077 - Amended, referred to Senate Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/DE07627A2A04...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/23ABAE0917A5...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 01:34:13 PM Senators Ginal and Woodward, co-prime sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 22-077 that permits Colorado to join the interstate licensed professional counselor compact. 01:38:02 PM Dr. Ryan Burkhart, representing Colrado Counseling Association, testified in support of the bill. 01:43:51 PM Mr. Jim Lovewell, representing Colorado Springs Chamber and the Economic Development Corporation, testified in support of the bill. 01:46:26 PM Daniel Jablonski, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 01:48:04 PM Mr. Andrew Rose, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 01:52:15 PM Ms. Tonya Kron, representing Colorado Counseling Association, testified in support of the bill. 01:55:36 PM Dr. Kiara Kuenzler, representing Jefferson Center for Mental Health, testified in support of the bill. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A). 02:02:58 PM Senator Ginal responded to questions from the committee. 02:08:24 PM Senator Ginal introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B) 02:09:45 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:11:52 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-077, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB22-078 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/2AA1E8BBAFEE...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/DB858F7CCA08...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/9BF4AA8F728B...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/FD1A9A5983B8...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf 02:11:59 PM Senators Kirkmeyer and Ginal, Co-prime sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 22-078 that requires that a health-care provider with at least a ninety-five percent approval rate of prior authorization requests over the preceding 12 months have at least one alternative to prior authorization. The bill increases state expenditures on an ongoing basis. 02:22:26 PM Senators Ginal and Kirkmeyer responded to questions from the committee. 02:25:33 PM Senators Kirkmeyer and Ginal responded to additional questions from the committee. 02:26:34 PM Dr Emily Zadvorny, representing Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified in support of the bill. 02:31:58 PM Dr. Zadvorny responded to questions from the committee. 02:37:13 PM Mr. Eric Speer, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 02:41:10 PM Amanda Massey, representing Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified to amend the bill. 02:42:39 PM Kelly Erb, representing Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill. 02:45:53 PM Mr. Andrew Rose, representing COMBINE, testified to amend the bill. 02:55:02 PM Mr. Jonathan Buxton, representing Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment C). 02:55:03 PM Senator Kirkmeyer introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D). 03:02:26 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D) Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:02:27 PM Senator Kirkmeyer introduced and explained amendment L.003 (Attachment E) and amendment L.004 (Attachment F) 03:02:32 PM Dr. Kyle Leggott, representing Colorado Medical Society, testified in support of the bill. 03:08:05 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E) Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:15:16 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F) Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:25:30 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-078, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Kirkmeyer Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood No Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:25:37 PM The committee adjourned.