D150C3F1D30FB4A887258AEE007B13AD Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-175SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 28, 2024 Location SCR 357 SB24-175 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/8AD522F2EA52...$File/Attachment E - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - Combined.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/8BC572A5324F...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/E6421A779CA6...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf 04:24:22 PM Senators Fields and Buckner, primary bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 24-175 which creates and modifies multiple programs concerning perinatal health, as discussed below. Doula service coverage. The bill requires large employer health benefit plans to cover doula services to the same extent and with the same provider qualification requirements as required by Medicaid. It requires the Department of Regulatory Agencies to submit a state defrayal determination to the federal Department of Health and Human Services for other state-regulated insurance plans and require coverage upon confirmation or after 365 days if no response is received. Maternal and infant health quality improvement initiatives. The bill mandates hospitals that provide labor and deliver or neonatal care services to participate in at least one maternal or infant health quality improvement initiative and meet reporting requirements. Perinatal Health Quality Improvement Engagement Program. The bill requires the Department of Public Health and Environment, in collaboration with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative, to: · create the Perinatal Health Quality Improvement Engagement Program to distribute grants to select hospitals to meet the mandate; · track implementation of the recommendations of the Colorado Maternal Mortality Review Committee; · implement their own initiatives to improve maternal mortality and morbidity; and · address discrepancies in care. Committee members asked the bill sponsors questions. 04:43:03 PM Rebecca Alderfer, representing Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative, testified in support of the bill. Jessica Anderson, representing Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Donald Stader, representing The Naloxone Project & Stader Opioid Consultants, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 04:51:51 PM Essey Yirdaw, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified to amend the bill. Pia Long, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Lauren Smith, representing Soul 2 Soul Sisters, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Johnny Johnson, representing Institute for Childrens' Mental Health, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 05:04:24 PM Ms. Tiffany Miller-Kuhwede, representing Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Camille Hoffman, representing Institute for Childrens' Mental Health, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 05:12:46 PM Ms. Karen Sandoval, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Whitney Buckendorf, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Bridget Anshus, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 05:19:54 PM Christina Yebuah, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions. Jim Leonard, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, was available to answer committee questions. Brooke Greenky, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, was available to answer committee questions. Additional written testimony was submittted to the committee (Attachment E). 05:20:48 PM Senator Fields explained amendment L.001 (Attachment F). 05:25:46 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F). Moved Fields Seconded Cutter Gardner Jaquez Lewis Excused Michaelson Jenet Mullica Rich Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:26:06 PM Senator Fields explained amendment L.002 (Attachment G). 05:26:35 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment G). Moved Fields Seconded Cutter Gardner Jaquez Lewis Excused Michaelson Jenet Mullica Rich Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:26:37 PM The bill sponsors provided closing remarks. 05:31:15 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-175, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Fields Seconded Cutter Yes Gardner Yes Jaquez Lewis Excused Michaelson Jenet Yes Mullica Yes Rich Yes Will Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS