S_HHS_2017A 03/01/2017 Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
| Date: | 03/01/2017 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 11:04 AM to 11:31 AM |
Aguilar
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X
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Crowder
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X
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| Place: | SCR 354 |
Kefalas
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X
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Martinez Humenik
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*
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Smallwood
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| Senator Smallwood | |||
| This Report was prepared by | |||
| Elizabeth Haskell | |||
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| HB17-1135 HB17-1143 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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11:04 AM -- HB 17-1135
Senator Priola, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1135. This bill allows a child care worker in licensed child care facilities to undergo a single records check of the state child abuse and neglect database if he or she works at multiple facilities or is transferred between facilities that are wholly owned, operated, and controlled by a common ownership group or school district. Under current law, child care workers must undergo this child abuse and neglect records check for each licensed facility in which they work.
11:06 AM -- Carin Rosa, Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rosa responded to questions from the committee.
| BILL: | HB17-1135 | |
| TIME: | 11:13:52 AM | |
| MOVED: | Kefalas | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1135 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | |
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VOTE
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Aguilar
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Kefalas
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Yes
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Martinez Humenik
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Yes
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Smallwood
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Yes
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Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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HB 17-1143
Senator Crowder, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1143. The bill, recommended by the 2016 Interim Study Committee on Communication between the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) and Medicaid Clients, requires the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) to conduct performance audits of client communications concerning eligibility for Medicaid programs. These audits will be conducted in 2020 and 2023, with any future audits occurring at the discretion of the state auditor. These audits will encompass communications generated both inside and outside of the Colorado Benefits Management System.
The performance audits will determine whether client communications comply with state and federal requirements, and review the understandability, readability, and accuracy of client communications. As a part of these audits, OSA will review available county data related to communications received by Medicaid clients. The OSA will report audit findings and recommendations to various committees.
11:16 AM -- Jack Regenbogen, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A).
170301 AttachA.pdf
11:23 AM -- Zach Lynkiewicz, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, responded to questions from the committee.
| BILL: | HB17-1143 | |
| TIME: | 11:30:17 AM | |
| MOVED: | Crowder | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1143 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | |
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VOTE
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Aguilar
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Kefalas
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Yes
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Martinez Humenik
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Yes
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Smallwood
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Yes
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YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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11:31 AM
The meeting adjourned.