Date: 05/10/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-217

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachmen
Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-217, as amended, to 		Pass Without Objection
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.