9527C6903C4104B7872589660071B90E Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-144SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 2, 2023 Location SCR 357 SB23-144 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/AD6B94449364...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/82E1FD2BCDAF...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/D9EDABFEF857...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/57EEAF2271D2...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 01:42:11 PM Senator Ginal and Senator Marchman, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-144 concerning allowing a health care provider to prescribe, dispense, or administer certain controlled substances to patients with chronic pain caused by a diagnosed condition, with a few exceptions. A prescribing provider is not subject to disciplinary action by their regulator for prescribing medication, including in doses that exceed the recommended morphine milligram equivalent dosage or state or federal opioid prescribing guidelines. Committee members asked the sponsors questions. 01:58:04 PM Ms. Kate Nicholson, representing National Pain Advocacy Center, testified in support of the bill. Kenneth Maestas, representing The Colorado Cross Disability Coalition (CCDC), testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 02:07:45 PM Francesca Maes, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Christina Johnson, representing Colorado Center for Aging, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 02:20:30 PM Dr. Patrick Pevoto, representing Colorado Medical Society, testified in support of the bill. Catherine Mabrey, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 02:33:44 PM Dr. Robert Valuck, representing Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, testified in support of the bill. Committee members asked the panel questions. 02:39:47 PM Co-prime bill sponsors provided closing remarks. 02:46:10 PM Senator Ginal introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment B). 02:46:56 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Cutter Jaquez Lewis Mullica Simpson Smallwood Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:46:57 PM Senator Ginal introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment C). 02:47:48 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Cutter Jaquez Lewis Mullica Simpson Smallwood Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:47:49 PM Senator Ginal introduced amendment L.005 (Attachment D). 02:48:11 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D). Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Cutter Jaquez Lewis Mullica Simpson Smallwood Will Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:48:12 PM Senator Jaquez Lewis introduced amendment L.009 (Attachment E). 02:48:41 PM Committee members asked questions regarding L.009 (Attachment E). 02:55:31 PM Emily Zadvorny, representing CO Pharmacists Society, appeared for questions only. Committee members asked questions of Ms. Zadvorny. 03:15:49 PM The committee recesed. 03:20:55 PM The committee resumed. 03:22:18 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment E). Moved Jaquez Lewis Seconded Buckner Yes Cutter No Jaquez Lewis Yes Mullica Yes Simpson No Smallwood No Will No Ginal Yes Fields Yes YES: 5 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:25:15 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-144, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ginal Seconded Buckner Yes Cutter Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Mullica Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Yes Will Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
