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F17B32F6D88E2A1187258A370067E435 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON TREATMENT BILL

INTERIM COMMITTEE  OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Sep 27, 2023      
Location HCR 0112



Public Testimony on Treatment Bill - Committee Discussion Only


12:54:50 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. James Karbach, representing Colorado State Public Defender’s Office, testified. Dr. Sukhmeet Sandhu, representing Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine, testified. Dr. Stephanie Stewart Stephanie Stewart, representing Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine, testified. Dr. Gillian Lee Gillian Lee, representing Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine, testified. Dr. Ethan Stortz, representing Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine, testified. The committee asked questions to the panel.
01:05:11 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Dr. Vincent Atchity, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified. Bridget Anshus, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified. Emily Zadvoray, representing the Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified. Saskia Young, representing the Colorado Association of Health Plans. The committee asked questions to the panel.
01:40:25 PM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Doug Farmer, representing the Colorado Health Care Association, testified. Dr. Jose Esquibel, representing the Colorado Pain Society, testified. Dr. Omar Mubarak, representing themself, testified.
01:50:56 PM  
Frank Cornelia, representing the Colorado Behavioral Health Care Council, testified. The committee asked questions to the witness.






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