F2F8E9C47C235EA187258AEE0070394A Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-167SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 28, 2024 Location SCR 357 SB24-167 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/0125115F62EC...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf 02:25:51 PM Senators Ginal and Smallwood, primary bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 24-167 which allows the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to develop rules that would require direct-care workers providing care at assisted living residences to take a tuberculosis test and undergo fit testing for a respiratory mask. The bill also requires assisted living residence operators to require direct-care workers to complete certain trainings related to providing direct care. The bill outlines what the trainings must include, at minimum, and requires the training entity to provide a certificate of completion to the direct-care worker. The testing and trainings must be provided by an entity that is approved by the CDPHE. 02:32:45 PM Senator Ginal explained amendment L.003 (Attachment C). 02:34:34 PM Ms. Eileen Doherty, representing Colorado Gerontological Society, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Janet Cornell, representing Colorado Assisted Living Associaton, testified in support of the bill. Carrie Peters, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ashley Gonzalez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 02:43:26 PM Sherrie Bonham, representing Colorado Assisted Living Association, testified in support of the bill. Heather Johnson, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, was available to answer committee questions. 02:47:21 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). Moved Ginal 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 02:47:49 PM The bill sponsors provided closing remarks. 02:49:07 PM Committee members provided closing remarks. 02:50:15 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-167, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ginal Seconded Cutter Excused Gardner Yes Jaquez Lewis Excused Michaelson Jenet Yes Mullica Yes Rich Yes Will Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
