2B5D8EE9450FD4DC872589950076BE22 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-167HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 18, 2023 Location HCR 0107 SB23-167 - Referred to House Finance 03:37:01 PM Representative Lindsay and Representative Garcia, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-167, concerning the regulation of certified midwives by the state board of nursing. Starting July 1, 2024, the bill requires midwives who are certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board to obtain a license from the State Board of Nursing in the Department of Regulatory Agencies to practice as a certified midwife. This licensure also requires payment of a required fee and submission of a criminal history record check. Once licensed, a certified midwife can apply to obtain provisional and full prescriptive authority if certain experience and liability insurance requirements are met. 03:44:02 PM Dr. Jeanne Bair, representing the Colorado Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, testified in support of the bill. Lauren Smith, representing Soul 2 Soul Sisters, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Heather Thompson, representing Elephant Circle, testified in support of the bill. Richard Brown, representing the Colorado Section of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, testified in support of the bill. Dia Ingalls, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 04:11:38 PM Marian Seliquini, representing the American College of Nurse Midwives, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Barr, representing the Colorado Midwives Association, testified in support of the bill. Kathryn Raynes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Justina Nazario, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Erica Brown, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Denise Smith, representing the Colorado Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 04:36:07 PM Representative Garcia and Representative Lindsay made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 04:42:19 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-167 to the Committee on Finance. Moved Young Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes Brown Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS