FE47074AB470129787258830000CE745 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB22-219SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 25, 2022 Location SCR 357 SB22-219 - Amended, referred to Senate Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment Q http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/06F7CB13C294...$File/Attachment Q.pdf?OpenElement Attachment Q.pdf Attachment R http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/EF2745ADA1C5...$File/Attachment R.pdf?OpenElement Attachment R.pdf Attachment S http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/C6091ABCB372...$File/Attachment S.pdf?OpenElement Attachment S.pdf Attachment T http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/50901833C4BB...$File/Attachment T.pdf?OpenElement Attachment T.pdf Attachment U http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/58E3068000EA...$File/Attachment U.pdf?OpenElement Attachment U.pdf 08:21:00 PM Senator Moreno and Senator Smallwood, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-219, which requires dental therapists be licensed by the Colorado Dental Board in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) starting on January 1, 2023. The bill outlines requirements for dental therapists including education, examination, supervision, professional liability insurance, and mandatory reporting of child abuse requirements. The bill also authorizes certain tasks a dental therapist can perform, including a task or procedure assigned to them by a licensed dentist that does not require the professional skill of a dentist. 08:31:05 PM Committee members asked the bill sponsors questions. 08:42:49 PM Dr. Terry Batliner, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Aubrey Wilde, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. 08:51:52 PM Courtney Justice, representing the Colorado Dental Hygienists' Association, testified to amend the bill. Alyssa Aberle, representing the Colorado Dental Hygienistsâ Association, testified to amend the bill. Committee members asked questions of the panel. 09:07:01 PM Commissioner Kristin Stephens, representing Counties and Commissioners Acting Together, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Megan Wilson, representing the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Stuart Jenkins, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Sarah Summers, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked questions of the panel. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment Q). 09:31:03 PM Senator Smallwood introduced and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment R). 09:32:44 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment R). Moved Smallwood Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:33:06 PM Senator Smallwood introduced and explained amendment L.004 (Attachment S). 09:33:24 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment S). Moved Smallwood Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:34:10 PM Senator Smallwood introduced and explained amendment L.006 (Attachment T). 09:34:36 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment T). Moved Smallwood Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:34:38 PM Senator Smallwood introduced and explained amendment L.007 (Attachment U). 09:35:30 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment U). Moved Smallwood Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:35:47 PM The bill sponsors provided closing remarks. 09:36:43 PM The committee members provided closing remarks. 09:43:17 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-219, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Smallwood Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Yes Ginal No Fields Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS