H_PHC_2018A 03/09/2018 10:37:17 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES Date 03/09/2018 Attendance Beckman * Catlin E Everett X Ginal X Hooton X Kennedy * Landgraf X McKean * Michaelson Jenet * Pabon * Ransom X Danielson X Singer X Time 10:37:17 AM to 04:01:23 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by Singer This Report was prepared by Anne Wallace Hearing Items Action Taken hSB18-074 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB18-1192 Postponed Indefinitely hHB18-1177 Committee Discussion Only SB18-074 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 10:39:31 AM Representative Hansen, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 18-074 to the committee and distributed a handout (Attachment A). The bill adds Prader-Willi syndrome to the list of persons who have mandatory eligibility for services and supports and also to the definition of an 'intellectual and developmental disability' for the purpose of receiving services and supports. Attachment is available at the Legislative Council office 10:39:32 AM Representative Singer proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. 10:40:34 AM Dr. Laura Harmacek, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Harmacek responded to committee questions. 10:48:19 AM Representative Hansen responded to committee questions regarding the bill. 10:48:40 AM Mark Greenberg, Prader-Willi Syndrome Association - Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Greenberg responded to committee questions. 10:56:47 AM Marty Zimmerman, Prader-Willi Syndrome Association - Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 11:00:54 AM Charlotte and Roxy Peterson, representing themselves, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Peterson responded to committee questions. 11:08:06 AM Colin Laughlin, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, came to the table to respond to committee questions. 11:13:35 AM Representative Hansen responded to committee questions and provided concluding remarks on the bill. 11:15:47 AM Committee members commented on the bill. 11:18:00 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-074 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ginal Seconded Danielson Beckman Yes Catlin Excused Everett No Ginal Yes Hooton Yes Kennedy Yes Landgraf Yes McKean Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Pabon Yes Ransom No Danielson Yes Singer Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB18-1192 - Postponed Indefinitely 11:18:16 AM Representative Landgraf and Representative Michaelson Jenet, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 18-1192 to the committee and asked that the committee postpone the bill indefinitely. The bill creates a program, administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services, to help persons with disabilities participating in the state aid to the needy disabled program navigate the application process for federal disability benefits, including supplemental security income and social security disability insurance. 11:19:21 AM Motion Postpone House Bill 18-1192 indefinitely. Moved Landgraf Seconded Michaelson Jenet Beckman Yes Catlin Excused Everett Yes Ginal Yes Hooton Yes Kennedy Yes Landgraf Yes McKean Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Pabon Yes Ransom Yes Danielson Yes Singer Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB18-1177 - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/67088A31055B...$File/18HousePublicHealth0309AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePublicHealth0309AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/6A3C1D193B33...$File/18HousePublicHealth0309AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePublicHealth0309AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/AC062EF372C3...$File/18HousePublicHealth0309AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePublicHealth0309AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/B3554310D022...$File/18HousePublicHealth0309AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePublicHealth0309AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/BD2038B609ED...$File/18HousePublicHealth0309AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePublicHealth0309AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/D20EB5D465A4...$File/18HousePublicHealth0309AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePublicHealth0309AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/D5A9F86892AB...$File/18HousePublicHealth0309AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 18HousePublicHealth0309AttachD.pdf 11:19:29 AM Representative Michaelson Jenet, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1177 to the committee and distributed handouts (Attachments B and C). This bill enacts several youth suicide prevention initiatives within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and makes changes to the age of consent for a minor to seek certain psychotherapy services. 11:23:53 AM Representative Michaelson Jenet distributed amendment L.004 to the committee (Attachment D). 11:32:09 AM Representative Michaelson Jenet responded to committee questions regarding the bill. 11:48:29 AM Committee members continued to dialogue with Representative Michaelson Jenet. 11:50:30 AM Representative Singer proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. 12:06:51 PM Erica Kitzman, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 12:11:39 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet read written testimony from witnesses that were unable to testify. 12:16:49 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet played a short video for the committee. 12:17:12 PM Heather Kennedy, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 12:24:53 PM Faduma Ali, Bridge Project, testified in support of the bill. 12:26:38 PM Tammy Le, Bridge Project, testified in support of the bill. 12:27:54 PM Halima Mberwa, Bridge Project, testified in support of the bill. 12:29:16 PM Corey Engle, Bridge Project, testified in support of the bill. 12:30:55 PM Ms. Mberwa, Ms. Ali, Ms. Le, and Mr. Engle responded to committee questions. 12:49:31 PM Dr. Debra Boeldt, National Mental Health Innovation Center, testified in support of the bill. 12:53:46 PM Bev Marquez, Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, testified in support of the bill. 12:55:05 PM Ellen Stern, Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:00:10 PM Dr. Boeldt, Ms. Stern, and Ms. Marquez responded to committee questions. 01:08:18 PM Beth Lipschutz, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lipshutz responded to committee questions. 01:12:11 PM Becky Zal-Sanchez, National Association of Social Work, testified in support of the bill. 01:21:23 PM Sally Spencer Thomas, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 01:25:27 PM David Wunderlich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 01:26:50 PM Ms. Zal-Sanchez, Ms. Spencer, and Mr. Wunderlich responded to questions. 01:32:56 PM Jeff Hunt, Colorado Christian University, testified against the bill. Mr. Hunt responded to questions. 01:42:54 PM Drew Paterson, representing himself, testified against the bill. Mr. Paterson responded to questions from the committee. 01:52:32 PM Barb Monark, representating herself, read testimony in opposition to the bill. 01:55:48 PM Brad Bergford, Commission for the Protection of Constitutional Rights, testified in opposition to the bill. 01:58:55 PM Rigo Mendez, representing himself, read testimony in opposition to the bill. 02:02:58 PM Ms. Monark and Mr. Bergford responded to committee questions. 02:19:51 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet responded to committee questions. 02:20:26 PM Kelly Dore, National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment E). 02:25:39 PM Chloe McNamee, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 02:26:35 PM Tracy Edwards Konkol, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 02:31:04 PM Moe Keller, Mental Health Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:35:08 PM Dr. Ryan Berkhart, Colorado Counselor's Association, testified in support of the bill. 02:38:48 PM Jarrod Hindman, CDPHE, came to the table to respond to committee questions. 02:39:22 PM Cristen Bates, Colorado Department of Human Services, came to the table to respond to committee questions. 02:41:24 PM Dr. Berkhart responded to committee questions. 02:51:09 PM Audrey Herrald, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment F). 03:02:38 PM Kennedy Lancaster, herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:04:23 PM Sydney Zadrozny, herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:06:15 PM Carlee Thomas, herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:08:53 PM Ms. Herrald responded to committee questions. 03:13:18 PM Lydia Waligorski, Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, testified in support of the bill. 03:17:56 PM Kelly Erb, Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill. 03:19:21 PM Margaret Elmer, National Alliance on Mental Illness - Colorado, testified in a neutral position on the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment G). 03:26:04 PM Ms. Erb and Ms. Waligorski responded to committee questions. 03:35:55 PM Kristen Torres, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:36:26 PM Riah Hollis, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:40:57 PM Jess Stohlmann-Rainey, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:41:50 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet responded to committee questions. A handout was distributed to the committee (Attachment H). 03:49:15 PM Karla Gonzalez Garcia, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, testified in support of the bill. 03:53:58 PM Representative Singer commented on the bill. 03:56:26 PM Representative Michaelson Jenet gave concluding remarks on the bill. 03:57:05 PM Representative Singer laid the bill over for action at a later date. 04:01:23 PM Committee Adjourned