h_sa_2016a_2016-02-22t13:38:10z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/22/2016

02:28 PM -- HB16-1107



The committee recessed.





02:32 PM



The committee reconvened.



Representative Joshi, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1107 to the committee. The bill requires an individual to file a complaint against a licensed professional with the Division of Professions and Occupations (division) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) within seven years of an alleged act or failure to act. It also requires the division to make a motion or begin an investigation within seven years of an alleged act. If the claim involves a person under 18, the complaint must be filed, or the investigation begun, within seven years after the person's 18th birthday. The division must render a final decision within two years of the motion, investigation, or complaint.



Representative Joshi also presented amendment L.002 (Attachment D), which is a strike-below amendment. Committee members discussed the bill and the amendment with Representative Joshi.



16HouseState0222AttachD.pdf



02:42 PM -- Michael Skorpka, representing DORA, testified against the bill and answered questions from committee members.



03:00 PM -- Dr. Reo Lesley Jr., representing the Colorado Mental Health Professionals Association, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout (Attachment E).



16HouseState0222AttachE.pdf



03:04 PM -- Janet Stephens, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill. She noted that the Colorado Medical Society, the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics also support the bill, and she answered questions from committee members.



03:13 PM -- Dan O'Connell, representing the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI), testified in support of the bill and answered questions from committee members.



03:19 PM -- Michael Holtby, representing the Denver Therapist Network, testified in support of the bill.



03:22 PM -- Daria Mann, representing the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists, testified in support of the bill.



03:25 PM -- Mary Ann Ursich, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



03:29 PM -- James Hoysick, representing the Colorado Mental Health Professionals Association, testified in support of the bill.





03:33 PM



Representative Joshi discussed amendment L.002 with the committee.

03:39 PM



Representative Joshi wrapped up his presentation of the bill.