8478B75499C99F68872586BD007AC015 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-038HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 20, 2021 Location HCR 0112 SB21-038 - Referred to House Appropriations 04:20:47 PM Representative Kennedy, bill sponsor, introduced SB21-038. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) administers the Complimentary or Alternative Medicine Pilot Program, which allows Medicaid clients with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) to receive additional medical services not otherwise available to Medicaid clients. These services include acupuncture, chiropractic care, and massage therapy. The bill modifies eligibility for the program in two ways: geography-based eligibility is expanded from the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson, as currently listed in department rule, to include eligible individuals residing anywhere in the state. diagnosis-based eligibility is expanded from individuals with a SCI, which is further defined in department rule, to also include individuals with a primary condition of multiple sclerosis, a brain injury, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or cerebral palsy, with the total inability for independent ambulation directly resulting from one of these diagnoses. 04:22:05 PM Representative Van Winkle, bill sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill. 04:22:59 PM John Morris, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Chanda Hinton, representing Chanda Center for Health, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Maxwell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Benjamin Waters, representing Craig Hospital, testified in support of the bill. 04:42:30 PM Representative Kennedy and Representative Van Winkle gave final comments on the bill. 04:43:41 PM Committee members gave final remarks on the bill. 04:49:20 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-038 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ortiz Seconded Pelton Bradfield Yes Cutter Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Holtorf Yes Jodeh Excused Larson Yes Ortiz Yes Pelton Yes Ricks Yes Woog Yes Young Yes Sirota Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS