62E3AC7790F282F787258995007481DB Hearing Summary

The committee came back to order.

Representative Lindsay and Representative Titone, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-031, concerning improving older Coloradans' access to trained geriatric specialist health-care providers. The bill creates the Colorado Multidisciplinary Health Care Provider Access Training Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to provide clinical training opportunities in geriatric medicine for graduate students.

Christina Johnson,
representing the Colorado Center for Aging, testified in support of the
bill.



Jodi Waterhouse,
representing the Colorado University Anschutz Multidisciplinary Center
on Aging, testified in support of the bill.  



Corky Kyle, representing
the Colorado Coalition of Podiatric Reform, testified to amend the bill.
 



Matthew Server,
representing the Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of
the bill.  



Coral Cosway,
representing the Alzheimer's Association of Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.  



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.



Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment E).

Representative Lindsay and Representative Titone made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.