s_blt_2017a_2017-03-20t14:01:02z3 Hearing Summary
Date: 03/20/2017
Location: SCR 354
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1173
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
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| Refer House Bill 17-1173 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
03:09 PM -- HB 17-1173
Senator Neville introduced House Bill, 17-1173, concerning required provisions in a contract between a health insurance carrier and a health care provider concerning medical communications regarding disagreements in health care decisions. The bill expands the required protections for health care providers in contracts with health insurance carriers by prohibiting a carrier from taking any adverse action against a provider for expressing his or her disagreement with a carrier's decision. The bill defines adverse action to include limiting, restricting, denying, terminating or otherwise conditioning a provider's participation in one or more provider networks, including participation in a narrow network or location within a tiered network.
03:12 PM -- Benjamin Kuppersmit, Colorado Medical Society, spoke in favor of the bill.
03:17 PM -- Amy Cardone, Colorado Medical Society, spoke in favor of the bill. She read a prepared statement from a colleague.
03:24 PM -- Sarah Orrange, Colorado Association of Health Plans, made comments on the preceding testimony and spoke neutrally about the bill.
03:27 PM
Senator Neville responded to questions from the committee and made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
| BILL: | HB17-1173 | |
| TIME: | 03:30:10 PM | |
| MOVED: | Neville T. | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1173 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | |
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Jahn
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Yes
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Kerr
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Yes
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Priola
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Yes
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Smallwood
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Yes
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Williams A.
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Yes
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Neville T.
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Yes
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Tate
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Yes
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Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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03:31 PM
The committee adjourned.