Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Date:05/10/2010
ATTENDANCE
Time:11:29 AM to 12:02 PM
Acree
X
Apuan
X
Place:LSB A
Gerou
X
Kefalas
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Kerr J.
X
Representative Riesberg
Primavera
X
Roberts
X
This Report was prepared by
Swalm
X
Kelly Stapleton
Tyler
X
Gagliardi
X
Riesberg
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
SB10-208
SB10-217		Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole


11:30 AM -- Senate Bill 10-208

Representative Acree presented Senate Bill 10-208 which eliminates the current statutory requirement for community centered boards (CCBs) to establish a Referral and Placement Committee (RPC) for persons with developmental disabilities receiving services through the Department of Human Services. Representative Acree stated that the bill was a result of a study associated with how the department could streamline services. The study recommended that for purposes of referral and placement, the Interdisciplinary Team could serve as the RPC. A handout in support of the bill was provided to the committee (Attachment A.)

100510AttachA.pdf


11:35 AM -- John Miles, Department of Human Services, spoke in support of the bill. He stated that the bill eliminates duplicative efforts by the department. Mr. Miles responded to Representative Primavera's question regarding the composition of the Referral and Placement Committee and the Interdisciplinary Team. Mr. Miles described the study that was conducted to evaluate how to streamline services provided by department for individuals with developmental disabilities.
BILL:SB10-208
TIME: 11:46:22 AM
MOVED:Acree
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-208 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 9-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Roberts
VOTE
Acree
Yes
Apuan
Yes
Gerou
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Kerr J.
Yes
Primavera
No
Roberts
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Gagliardi
No
Riesberg
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:49 AM -- Senate Bill 10-217

Representative Riesberg presented Senate Bill 10-217 which removes the reference to the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators from the quality measure for registered nurse education and certification used by the Colorado Hospital Report Card.


11:50 AM -- Janet Stephens, Colorado Hospital Association, spoke in support of the bill. Scott Anderson, Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Anderson stated that there were seven quality measures included in Senate Bill 08-196 which created the Colorado Hospital Report Card. He stated that one of the quality measures is the nursing quality indicator. He stated that these indicators are proprietary and require each hospital to pay for the data. He stated that Hospital Report Card can develop an alternative measure to report this information. A handout in support of the bill was provided to the committee (Attachment B).

100510AttachB.pdf
BILL:SB10-217
TIME: 11:59:37 AM
MOVED:Riesberg
MOTION:Moved to adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Primavera
VOTE
Acree
Apuan
Gerou
Kefalas
Kerr J.
Primavera
Roberts
Swalm
Tyler
Gagliardi
Riesberg
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

100510AttachC.pdf

BILL:SB10-217
TIME: 12:00:23 PM
MOVED:Riesberg
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-217, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Apuan
VOTE
Acree
Yes
Apuan
Yes
Gerou
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Kerr J.
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Gagliardi
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:01 PM

The committee adjourned.