H_PBH_2022A 03/15/2022 01:33:20 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Date 03/15/2022 Attendance Amabile X Bradfield * Gonzales-Gutierrez X Hanks X Holtorf X Jodeh * McLachlan X Pelton X Ricks * Williams X Young X Titone X Sirota X Time 01:33:20 PM to 04:33:29 PM Place HCR 0112 This Meeting was called to order by Sirota This Report was prepared by Amanda King Hearing Items Action Taken hHB22-1267 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hSB22-079 Lay Over hHB22-1268 Lay Over HB22-1267 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/56077C8C6355...$File/Attachment A_Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A_Combined.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/B4ACD73200C4...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/BBC0847021B4...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/956D8DA2A09F...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 01:33:33 PM Representative A. Valdez and Representative Boesenecker, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1267, concerning culturally relevant training available to health-care professionals. The bill requires the Office of Health Equity (OHE) in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to create a grant program by January 1, 2023, to provide culturally responsive training to health care professionals. The OHE must contract with a third-party administrator that will issue grant applications for nonprofit entities that wish to develop the training, and submit a list of qualified applicants to the Health Equity Commission. 01:43:18 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 01:45:35 PM Steven Haden, representing Envision: You, testified in support of the bill. Zamora Evans, representing Envision: You, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Sheila Davis, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 02:06:07 PM Kathryn Vandegrift, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. William Crawley, representing One Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Meredith Gleitz, representing One Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment A). 02:20:05 PM Representative A. Valdez explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B). 02:21:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Moved Titone Seconded McLachlan Amabile Bradfield Gonzales-Gutierrez Hanks Holtorf Jodeh McLachlan Pelton Ricks Williams Young Titone Sirota YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:21:34 PM Representative Boesenecker explained amendment L.002 (Attachment C). 02:22:22 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Moved Amabile Seconded Ricks Amabile Bradfield Gonzales-Gutierrez Hanks Holtorf Jodeh McLachlan Pelton Ricks Williams Young Titone Sirota YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:22:23 PM Representative A. Valdez explained amendment L.003 (Attachment D). 02:22:55 PM Representative A. Valdez responded to questions from the committee about amendment L.003. 02:24:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). Moved Amabile Seconded Young Amabile Bradfield Gonzales-Gutierrez Hanks Holtorf Jodeh McLachlan Pelton Ricks Williams Young Titone Sirota YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:24:48 PM Representative Boesenecker and Representative A. Valdez responded to questions from the committee. 02:28:07 PM The bill sponsors provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 02:37:13 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1267, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Jodeh Seconded Amabile Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hanks No Holtorf No Jodeh Yes McLachlan Yes Pelton No Ricks Yes Williams No Young Yes Titone Yes Sirota Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB22-079 - Lay Over Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/AE59321077C5...$File/Attachment E_Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E_Combined.pdf 02:37:20 PM Representative McLachlan and Representative Young, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-079, concerning required dementia training for direct-care staff of specified facilities that provide services to clients living with dementia. The bill requires the Department of Public Health and Environment, with regard to nursing care facilities and assisted living residences, and the Medical Services Board in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, with regard to adult day care facilities, to adopt rules requiring these facilities to provide dementia training for staff providing direct-care services to clients and residents of the facilities. Rules must be adopted by July 1, 2024, that specify initial training and continuing education requirements, as outlined in the bill. 02:52:33 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 03:07:19 PM Arlene Miles, representing Colorado Health Care Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Colin Laughlin, representing the Office of Community Living in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:25:02 PM Susan Pilgram, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. John Johnson, representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill. Eric Heydorn, representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill. Jean Ruecker, representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill. 03:37:59 PM Tia Sauceda, representing the Seniors' Resource Center, testified in support of the bill. Coral Cosway, representing the Alzheimer's Association, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment E). 03:48:12 PM Representative Sirota laid the bill over for action only to a future date. HB22-1268 - Lay Over Attachment Tag File Name Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/08206AA81BFB...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/33FEE0DEFC13...$File/Attachment G_Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G_Combined.pdf Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/0A326CFD090E...$File/Attachment H.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H.pdf Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/FE45AA56FD01...$File/Attachment I.pdf?OpenElement Attachment I.pdf Attachment J http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/1C2A7C8D342B...$File/Attachment J.pdf?OpenElement Attachment J.pdf 03:50:02 PM Representative Holtorf and Representative Amabile, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1268, concerning a reporting of Medicaid reimbursement rates paid to mental health providers. The bill requires reporting on Medicaid reimbursement rates for community mental health centers and independent mental health and substance use treatment providers, including an independent audit, an annual report on payment methodology changes, and a transparency report. Representative Holtorf provided a handout to the committee (Attachment F). 03:58:16 PM Cristen Bates, representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Steven Ihde, representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, was available to answer committee questions. 04:04:54 PM Sybil Cummin, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Steven Haden, representing Envision: You, testified in support of the bill. Lauren Snyder, representing Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Bianucci, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:18:10 PM Alex Castro Croy, representing the Colorado Association of Addiction Counselors, testified in support of the bill. Blair Skinner, representing COMBINE, testified in support of the bill. Andrew Rose, representing COMBINE, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment G). Representative Holtorf distributed amendments L.001, L.002, and L.003 (Attachments H, I, and J) to the committee. Representative Sirota laid the bill over for action only to a future date. Representative Holtorf made additional remarks to the committee. 04:33:29 PM The committee adjourned.