95B95CF65D4B13B28725899F000B9358 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-298SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 27, 2023 Location SCR 357 SB23-298 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/05A01DBA6BFA...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/115F7C72F715...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C040C1DC6F7D...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/7F4240A72A32...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf 08:07:01 PM Senators Gardner and Roberts opened on Senate Bill 23-298 regarding allowing public hospital collaboration agreements. The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee. 08:12:30 PM Mark Waller, representing the Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium, testified in support of the bill. Executive Director Kim Bimestefer, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified to amend the bill. Jefferey Riester, representing the Department of law, testified to amend the bill. Special Financing Division Director Nancy Dolson, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, was available to answer committee questions. 08:19:25 PM Kelly Erb, representing the Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill. Bridget Garcia, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked follow up questions. 08:26:56 PM The bill sponsors presented amendments L.001 (Attachment C), L.003 (Attachment D), L.004 (Attachment E), and L.005 (Attachment F). 08:26:57 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Cutter Jaquez Lewis Mullica Rich Excused Smallwood Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:28:25 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Cutter Jaquez Lewis Mullica Rich Excused Smallwood Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:29:15 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Cutter Jaquez Lewis Mullica Rich Excused Smallwood Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:30:05 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F). Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Cutter Jaquez Lewis Mullica Rich Excused Smallwood Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:30:06 PM The bill sponsors gave closing remarks on Senate Bill 23-298. 08:32:02 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-298, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Yes Cutter Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Mullica Yes Rich Excused Smallwood Yes Will Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS