H_PBH_2023A 04/11/2023 05:00:33 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Date 04/11/2023 Attendance Amabile X Bradfield X Bradley X English * Gonzales-Gutierrez * Hamrick X Holtorf X Jodeh X Story * Young X Michaelson Jenet X Time 05:00:33 PM to 07:19:35 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by Michaelson Jenet This Report was prepared by Amanda King Hearing Items Action Taken hSB23-151 Referred to House Appropriations hHB23-1269 Amended, referred to House Appropriations SB23-151 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/08F9BF6F2B5C...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/77C30C8A1E34...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 05:00:57 PM Representative Ortiz and Representative Jodah, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-151, concerning the continuation of the Health Equity Commission, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendation contained in the 2022 sunset report by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (Attachment A). The bill continues the Health Equity Commission in the Department of Public Health and Environment, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2023. State fiscal impacts under the bill include only the continuation of the program's current expenditures. The program is continued indefinitely. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 05:06:51 PM Phuonglan Nguyen, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Kenny Maestas, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Wivine Ngongo, representing the Colorado Public Health Association, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment B). 05:31:07 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-151 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Jodeh Seconded Hamrick Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf No Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1269 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/9EBE4F5E5821...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/197205DBBB44...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/6127FD53B00D...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 05:31:16 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet and Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1269, concerning efforts to promote clinical stabilization for youth involved in the behavioral health system. The bill enacts measures to better understand the behavioral health needs of children and youth, including: - requiring the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to analyze the use of directed payment authority and fee schedules to ensure adequate services are available for children and youth with behavioral health needs, and to report findings by October 1, 2023; - requiring the Department of Human Services (CDHS) to convene a working group to develop an incentive funding pool pilot program to encourage residential providers to treat children and youth with behavioral health needs, and to report findings by October 1, 2023; - requiring the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) to develop a framework that measures the effectiveness of the behavioral health system for children and youth, using a third-party facilitator as necessary, and to report findings by February 1, 2024; - requiring hospitals and county departments to report certain de-identified data on children and youth quarterly to the BHA beginning in September 1, 2023, including the number of children and youth who were boarding or had extended stays in the previous quarter. The BHA is to aggregate and report submitted data to advisory boards and councils until October 1, 2024; and - requiring CDHS to develop a plan for when residential treatment facilities for children and youth close or change their operations, and to report on the plan during their SMART Act hearing. The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee. Amendments L.001 and L.002 were distributed to the committee members (Attachments C and D). 05:47:44 PM Dr. Sandra Fritsch, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Evadine Codd, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mary Varville-Rodriguez, representing Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill. Mollie Warren, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:15:41 PM Mollie Bradlee, representing the CDHS, testified to amend the bill. Christine Meyer, representing the BHA, testified to amend the bill. Jamie Ulrich, representing the Weld County Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:41:22 PM Jennifer Levin, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Gini Pingenout, representing Colorado Counties Incorporated, testified on the bill and discussed amendment L.001. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment E). 07:02:56 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet explained amendment L.001 (Attachment C). 07:04:12 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). Moved Michaelson Jenet Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez Amabile Bradfield Bradley English Gonzales-Gutierrez Hamrick Holtorf Jodeh Story Young Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:04:13 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet explained amendment L.002 (Attachment D). 07:05:01 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). Moved Michaelson Jenet Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez Amabile Bradfield Bradley English Gonzales-Gutierrez Hamrick Holtorf Jodeh Story Young Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:05:02 PM Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez and Representative Michaelson Jenet provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 07:19:27 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1269, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Michaelson Jenet Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf Yes Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 07:19:35 PM The committee adjourned.