Date: 05/03/2016
Location: HCR 0107

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment E). The motion p Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment F). The motion p Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment G). The motion p Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment H). The motion p Adopt amendment L.019 (Attachment I). The motion p Adopt amendment L.020 (Attachment J). The motion p Refer Senate Bill 16-135, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

12:03 PM -- SB 16-135

Representative Ginal, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 16-135. The bill allows health insurance plans to provide coverage for health care services provided by a pharmacist as part of a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement if certain conditions are met. Specifically, the health plan must provide coverage for the same service if it is provided by a licensed physician or an advanced practice nurse and the pharmacist must be included in the insurers network of participating providers. The State Board of Pharmacy, the Colorado Medical Board, and the State Board of Nursing must jointly create rules governing collaborative pharmacy practice agreements.

Collaborative pharmacy practice agreements are voluntary agreements between a licensed pharmacist and a physician or advanced practice nurse that allow a pharmacist to provide evidence-based health care services to one or more patients pursuant to a specific treatment protocol delegated to a pharmacist by a physician or advanced practice nurse. Collaborative pharmacy practice agreements also may include a statewide drug therapy protocol developed by the State Board of Pharmacy and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for public health care services, including health care services for smoking cessation, travel health services, and self-administered hormonal contraception.. Representative Ginal referenced the unofficial preamended version of the bill that she distributed to the committee (Attachment D).

12:08 PM

Representative Ginal answered questions from the committee.

12:10 PM

Representative Ginal explained amendments L.008, L.015, L.016, L.017, L.019, and L.020 (Attachments E, F, G, H, I, and J).

160503 AttachD.pdf160503 AttachE.pdf160503 AttachF.pdf160503 AttachG.pdf160503 AttachH.pdf160503 AttachI.pdf160503 AttachJ.pdf

12:13 PM -- Dr. Ralph Altiere, University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Altiere answered questions from the committee.

12:23 PM -- Brad Young, Rx Plus Pharmacies, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Young answered questions from the committee.

12:27 PM -- Ann Clement, Colorado Retail Council, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Clement answered questions from the committee.

12:33 PM -- Charlie Sheffield, Colorado Association of Health Plans, answered questions from the committee.

BILL:	SB16-135
TIME:	12:36:11 PM
MOVED:	Ginal
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Brown
	Buckner
	Esgar
	Humphrey
	Joshi
	Klingenschmitt
	Landgraf
	Lontine
	Primavera
	Ransom
	Ryden
	Ginal
	McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB16-135
TIME:	12:36:48 PM
MOVED:	Ginal
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Brown
	Buckner
	Esgar
	Humphrey
	Joshi
	Klingenschmitt
	Landgraf
	Lontine
	Primavera
	Ransom
	Ryden
	Ginal
	McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB16-135
TIME:	12:37:38 PM
MOVED:	Ginal
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Brown
	Buckner
	Esgar
	Humphrey
	Joshi
	Klingenschmitt
	Landgraf
	Lontine
	Primavera
	Ransom
	Ryden
	Ginal
	McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB16-135
TIME:	12:38:10 PM
MOVED:	Ginal
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Brown
	Buckner
	Esgar
	Humphrey
	Joshi
	Klingenschmitt
	Landgraf
	Lontine
	Primavera
	Ransom
	Ryden
	Ginal
	McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB16-135
TIME:	12:38:47 PM
MOVED:	Ginal
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.019 (Attachment I). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Brown
	Buckner
	Esgar
	Humphrey
	Joshi
	Klingenschmitt
	Landgraf
	Lontine
	Primavera
	Ransom
	Ryden
	Ginal
	McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:	SB16-135
TIME:	12:39:27 PM
MOVED:	Ginal
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.020 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Brown
	Buckner
	Esgar
	Humphrey
	Joshi
	Klingenschmitt
	Landgraf
	Lontine
	Primavera
	Ransom
	Ryden
	Ginal
	McCann
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

12:39 PM

Representative Ginal made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members made comments about the bill.

BILL:	SB16-135
TIME:	12:39:59 PM
MOVED:	Ginal
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 16-135, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	McCann
		VOTE
	Brown	Yes
	Buckner	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Humphrey	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Klingenschmitt	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	Lontine	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Ransom	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	McCann	Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:41 PM

The committee adjourned.