HB19-1237

Licensing Behavioral Health Entities

Concerning licensing behavioral health entities, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Session:

2019 Regular Session

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Bill Summary

Behavioral health entities - single license - advisory committee timelines - appropriation. Currently, certain entities that provide behavioral health services must hold various licenses issued by the department of public health and environment (CDPHE) or the department of human services (DHS). The act combines the various licenses into a single license as a behavioral health entity (BHE) and authorizes the state board of health to promulgate rules for the new license.

To accomplish the transition, the act establishes a behavioral health entity implementation and advisory committee consisting of executive directors of certain state departments, or the director's designee, and representatives from various stakeholder groups.

The act requires a BHE that was previously licensed by CDPHE to obtain a BHE license by July 1, 2022. It requires a BHE that was previously licensed or approved by DHS to obtain a BHE license by July 1, 2024.

The act makes conforming amendments, some of which have later effective dates.

For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $51,472 from the general fund to the department of public health and environment to implement the new license.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
06/03/2019	Signed Act	PDF
05/15/2019	Final Act	PDF
04/30/2019	Rerevised	PDF
04/27/2019	Revised	PDF
04/19/2019	Reengrossed	PDF
04/18/2019	Engrossed	PDF
03/12/2019	Introduced	PDF

Date	Bill Type	Documents
04/27/2019	PA3	PDF
04/18/2019	PA2	PDF
03/29/2019	PA1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
09/19/2019	FN4	PDF
04/25/2019	FN3	PDF
04/08/2019	FN2	PDF
03/27/2019	FN1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
04/17/2019	SA2	PDF
04/15/2019	SA1	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment J.003	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 19-1237, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.	The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.	Vote Summary

Licensing Behavioral Health Entities

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Preamended Versions (3 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (4)

Budget Staff Analysis (2)

Committee Actions

04/26/2019 | Senate Appropriations (2 )

04/25/2019 | Senate Finance (1 )

04/18/2019 | House Appropriations (3 )

04/16/2019 | House Appropriations (1 )

04/12/2019 | House Appropriations (0 )

04/08/2019 | House Finance (1 )

03/27/2019 | House Public Health Care & Human Services (4 )

Votes

House Votes (3)

Senate Votes (2)

Amendments

Bill History

Sponsors

Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Activity	Vote	Documents
Reconsider amendment L.004	The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.	Vote Summary
Adopt substitute amendment L.006	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 19-1237, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 7-4.	Vote Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
This is a conceptual amendment to amendment L.001 (Attachment B), line 13, strike '2012', and insert '2021'.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.001, as amended (Attachment B).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 19-1237, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.	The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.	Vote Summary

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
05/02/2019	Senate Amendments	CONCUR	Aye: 50 No: 13 Other: 2	View
05/02/2019	Senate Amendments	REPASS	Aye: 51 No: 12 Other: 2	View
04/19/2019	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 48 No: 16 Other: 1	View

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
04/26/2019	J.003	SEN Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
04/18/2019	L.006	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
04/16/2019	L.004	HOU Appropriations	Passed*	PDF
	L.001	HOU Public Health Care & Human Services	Passed*	PDF
	L.002	HOU Public Health Care & Human Services	Passed*	PDF

Date	Location	Action
06/03/2019	Governor	Governor Signed
05/15/2019	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
05/15/2019	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/14/2019	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/02/2019	Senate	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/30/2019	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/30/2019	Senate	Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/27/2019	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/26/2019	Senate	Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/25/2019	Senate	Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/19/2019	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/19/2019	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/18/2019	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/18/2019	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/08/2019	House	House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/27/2019	House	House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance
03/12/2019	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. L. Cutter, Rep. P. Will Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. R. Woodward
Sponsor
Co-sponsor	Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. K. Becker, Rep. A. Benavidez, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. J. Buckner, Rep. B. Buentello, Rep. Y. Caraveo, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. R. Galindo, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. E. Hooton, Rep. D. Jackson, Rep. S. Jaquez Lewis, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. T. Kraft-Tharp, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. D. Valdez Sen. B. Pettersen, Sen. T. Story, Sen. N. Todd