Senator Petterson and Senator Rankin, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-177, which requires the Behavioral Health Administration to train new and existing navigators on the behavioral health safety net system services, behavioral health service delivery procedures, and social determinants of health resources; ensure that the care coordination infrastructure can direct individuals where to seek in-person or virtual navigation support; and require each administrative services organization to implement the behavioral health crisis response system. The bill requires the statewide care coordination infrastructure to include a cloud-based platform to allow providers that do not utilize electronic health records to actively participate in the care coordination infrastructure.

Ms. Allyson Gottsman, representing Practice Innovation Program at University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Elizabeth Owens, representing the Office of Behavioral Health in the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.

Cristen Bates, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, was available to answer committee questions.

Committee members asked questions of the panel.

Senator Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Sarah Staron, representing Young Invincibles, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Linda Schiller, representing Young Invincibles, testified to amend the bill. Senator Petterson asked questions of the panel.

Senator Petterson and Senator Rankin introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment H).

Committee members asked questions of the bill sponsors.