B3BA7826315B4FB0872587E90070EF38 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB22-079SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Feb 14, 2022 Location SCR 357 SB22-079 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/F6D3571EBC2C...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/D4200E03B376...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 01:33:35 PM Senator Ginal and Senator Kolker, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-079, which requires nursing care facilities and assisted living residences, and adult day care facilities, to adopt rules requiring these facilities to provide dementia training for staff providing direct-care services to clients and residents of the facilities. Rules must be adopted by January 1, 2024. The bill outlines initial training and continuing education requirements. 01:43:46 PM Mrs. Jean Ruecker, representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill. 01:49:41 PM Ms. JJ Jordan, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 01:53:48 PM Ms. Susan Pilgram, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 01:57:59 PM Mr. John Johnson, representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill. 02:00:28 PM Jeanette Hensley, representing Colorado Center for Aging, testified in support of the bill. 02:10:29 PM Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:12:59 PM Mrs. Tia Sauceda, representing the Seniors' Resource Center, testified in support of the bill. 02:15:53 PM Colin Laughlin, representing Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing - HCPF as the Benefits and Services Division Director, testified to amend the bill. 02:23:31 PM Mr. Laughlin and Ms. Sauceda answered questions from the committee. 02:30:47 PM Coral Cosway, representing the Alzheimer's Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill and answered questions from the committee. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment A). 02:30:48 PM Senator Ginal introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B). 02:43:08 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 03:02:37 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-079, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer No Simpson No Smallwood No Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS