20C1C192A3011CD687258ACB007131F1 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-116SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Feb 22, 2024 Location SCR 357 SB24-116 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/B5E9B337DD2B...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 01:36:28 PM Senator Buckner, primary bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-116. Under current law, people seeking to enroll in Medicaid or Child Health Plan Plus apply through the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). However, certain populations, including persons under 19 or who qualify for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, are deemed presumptively eligible while their applications are processed and eligible to receive services immediately. HCPF and Denver Health are currently the only institutions that can make a presumptive eligibility determination. The bill allows hospitals to make these determinations. 01:39:19 PM Adeline Ewing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Bethany Pray, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Isabel Cruz, representing Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 01:47:51 PM Ms. Amber Johnstone, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kristianna Hall, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Nancy Dolson, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, testified to amend the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 02:03:02 PM Senator Buckner explained amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 02:04:22 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Moved Ginal Seconded Cutter Jaquez Lewis Michaelson Jenet Mullica Rich Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:04:25 PM Senator Buckner provided closing remarks. 02:05:36 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-116, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ginal Seconded Cutter Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Mullica Yes Rich Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood No Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS