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BILL SUMMARY For 3A. CLARIFY LANGUAGE IN THE "COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH ACT"
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY REVISION COMMITTEE
Date Jan 19, 2018
Location HCR 0112
3a. Clarify language in the "Colorado Mental Health Act" - Conceptual amendment to Bill 3a.
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01:09:43 PM |
The Statutory Revision Committee approved a bill to clarify language in the "Colorado Mental Health Act" at their October meeting. At the November meeting, Ronnie Hines, division director of the Division of Professions and Occupations, housed in the Department of Regulatory Agecies (DORA), shared that the department had concerns about the bill.
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01:12:21 PM |
Jane Ritter, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), gave an overview of thebill that was approved for introduction at the Committee's October meeting.
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01:12:33 PM |
Dr. Reo Leslie, Colorado Mental Health Professionals Association, tesified in support of the bill that was approved for introduction in the October 19, 2017, meeting.
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01:13:20 PM |
Carol O'Dowd, president of the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists, testified in support of the bill.
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01:24:00 PM |
Karen McGovern, division deputy director of legal affairs for DORA, in the Division of Professions and Occupations, testified in opposition to the bill.
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01:46:48 PM |
At Senator Zenzinger's request, Dr. Leslie then testified again before the Committee, concerning the meaning of "generally accepted standard." Dr. Leslie suggested that he and his organization would be in support of conceptually amending the bill, to unstrike some language and remove some of the newly added small-capped language, to settle the concerns of the department.
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01:52:09 PM |
Ms. Ritter was called before the Committee and explained that she did not believe that the conceptual amendment would not create a conflict in statute.
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02:01:44 PM
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Motion |
Conceptual amendment to Bill 3a. |
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Moved |
Zenzinger |
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Seconded |
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Arndt |
Yes |
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Brad Ramming, Esq. |
Excused |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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McKean |
Yes |
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Patrice Bernadette Collins, Esq. |
Excused |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Thurlow |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Moreno |
Yes |
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Martinez Humenik |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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02:02:27 PM
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Motion |
Introduce Bill 3a |
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Moved |
Zenzinger |
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Seconded |
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Arndt |
No |
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Brad Ramming, Esq. |
Excused |
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Hooton |
No |
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McKean |
No |
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Patrice Bernadette Collins, Esq. |
Excused |
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Tate |
No |
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Thurlow |
No |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Moreno |
Yes |
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Martinez Humenik |
No |
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YES: 2 NO: 6 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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