BEB11B78274020148725881A006C5D46 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB22-156SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 4, 2022 Location SCR 357 SB22-156 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/1103B8E0A737...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/62DD60998D4D...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf 01:50:49 PM Senator Kolker and Senator Fenberg, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-156, which prohibits prepaid inpatient health plans from requiring prior authorizations for certain services and from certain payment recoveries. 01:56:02 PM Senator Kolker and Senator Fenberg introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment C). 01:58:00 PM Mrs. Michelle Lefco-Rockey, representing Creekside Collaborative Therapy, testified in support of the bill. Steffanne Ferris, representing the Lighthouse Therapy Team, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Lisa Griffiths, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Kelly Bianucci, representing The Child and Family Therapy Center of Denver, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions of the panel. 02:14:28 PM Manager Melissa Eddleman, representing Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing - Behavioral Health and Managed Care Section, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Andrew Rose, representing the Colorado Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Network, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions of the panel. 02:24:26 PM Moe Keller, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Fiddler, representing self, testified on the bill. Additional written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment B). 02:33:57 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). Moved Buckner Seconded Fields Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Buckner Ginal YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:34:17 PM Senator Kolker and Senator Fenberg provided closing remarks. 02:36:50 PM Committee members provided closing remarks. 02:37:47 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-156, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Buckner Seconded Fields Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Excused Buckner Yes Ginal Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
