6345426BDB04AB3887258C3D0070D015 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1172

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 26, 2025
Location HCR 0112

HB25-1172 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:32:14 PM

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Camacho and Espenoza, introduced House Bill 25-1172
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill allows a state-owned
psychiatric residential treatment facility to put up a secure perimeter
fence without being classified as a detention facility, or considered a
type of restraint for youth in the facility. The Department of Human Services,
in consultation with the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
and the Department of Public Health and Environment must adopt rules to
ensure compliance with federal law.

01:36:40 PM

Robert Werthwein,
representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, testified
in support of the bill. Mr. Jay Walker, representing themself, testified
in opposition to the bill. Perry May, representing Colorado Department
of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Dennis Desparrois,
representing Colorado Department of Human Services, was available to answer
committee questions.

01:44:23 PM

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

01:53:34 PM

The bill sponsors
provided closing comments on the bill.

01:55:54 PM

Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

01:59:43 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1172 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Lieder
	Seconded	Bradley

	Bradfield	Yes
	Bradley	Yes
	English	Yes
	Feret	Yes
	Garcia Sander	Yes
	Gilchrist	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	McCormick	Yes
	Rydin	Yes
	Stewart K.	Yes
	Lieder	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	Final	YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1172 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly