1DA27EA98CEDC7C88725899C005EBF88 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-252HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 25, 2023 Location HCR 0107 SB23-252 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/01F40AA8EC6E...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/32D0904517F0...$File/Attachment F - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F - Combined.pdf 11:14:56 AM Representative Daugherty and Representative Hartsook, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-252, concerning hospital medical price transparency. The bill requires hospitals to disclose standard charges for services. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) must design the disclosure template, monitor hospitals for compliance, and take corrective action. Failure to comply is a deceptive trade practice. The bill also moves existing hospital transparency reporting requirements from the Department of Public Health and Environment to HCPF. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 11:20:57 AM Joshua Ewing, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 11:29:55 AM Kim Bimestefer, representing HCPF, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment E). Nancy Dolson, representing HCPF, testified in support of the bill. Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:49:44 AM Austin Blumenfeld, representing Centennial State Prosperity, testified in support of the bill. Srilekha Palle, representing Independent Women's Voice, testified in support of the bill. Anne Ladd, representing Peak Health Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment F). 11:58:21 AM Representative Daugherty made concluding remarks. The committee recessed. 12:05:32 PM The committee came back to order. 12:06:39 PM Representative Hartsook made concluding remarks on the bill. 12:09:53 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-252 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Young Seconded Hamrick Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes deGruy Kennedy Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf Excused Story Excused Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS