h_sa_2016a_2016-01-27t10:02:22z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/27/2016

10:02 AM -- HB16-1068



Representative Lundeen, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1068 to the committee. The bill requires the state Department of Human Services (CDHS) to adopt additional regulatory requirements for methadone clinics. Specifically, methadone treatment facilities approved on or after January 1, 2016, must be located more than 1,000 feet from a school, university, seminary, residential child care facility, or public park. The bill prohibits municipalities from considering methadone treatment facilities as medical clinics for zoning purposes unless approval is given by the governing body of the municipality. Additionally, the bill adds reporting and licensing requirements for methadone clinics and the owners of these facilities.



Representative Lundeen distributed amendments L.002 and L.003 (Attachments A and B).



15HouseStateVets0127AttachA.pdf 15HouseStateVets0127AttachB.pdf





Committee members discussed the bill with Representative Lundeen.



10:19 AM -- Lisa Raville, representing the Harm Reduction Action Center, testified against the bill.



10:25 AM -- Holly Goodwin, representing herself as the superintendent of Catholic education for the Diocese of Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill.



10:32 AM -- Angela Bonaguidi, representing Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS) at the University of Colorado Denver, testified against the bill.



10:42 AM -- Kerry MacIntyre, representing Kyndra's Hope, testified in support of the bill.



10:45 AM -- Nancy VanDemark, representing CDHS, testified against the bill. Committee members received a fact sheet on opioid medication assisted treatment programs from CDHS (Attachment C).



15HousestateVets0127AttachC.pdf



10:56 AM -- Melanie Strop, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



11:02 AM -- Dr. Joshua Bloom, representing himself as an addiction medicine specialist, testified against the bill.



11:08 AM -- Jamie Fenley, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



11:14 AM -- Tom Allen, representing No Methadone in Monument, testified in support of the bill.



11:18 AM -- Shawn Morris, representing himself as a local restaurant owner in Monument, testified in support of the bill.



11:22 AM -- Sarah Sampayo, representing herself as a member of the Lewis Palmer School District 38 Board of Education, testified in support of the bill.



11:25 AM -- Wayne Laugesen, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



11:34 AM -- Dr. Jane Kennedy, representing herself, testified against the bill.



11:37 AM -- Derek Araje, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



11:40 AM -- Terri Hayes, representing the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill.



11:43 AM -- Denise Laugesen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



11:47 AM -- Robert Morris, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



11:48 AM -- Karen Miller, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.





11:51 AM



Representative Lundeen discussed amendment L.002.

11:55 AM



Representative Lundeen discussed amendment L.003.

11:56 AM



Representative Lundeen wrapped up his presentation of the bill.



Committee members commented on the bill.

12:06 PM



The committee recessed.