Bill Summary for Bill Number SB10-194

Date: 05/03/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-194

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-194 to the Committee	PASS

04:00 PM -- Senate Bill 10-194

Representative Riesberg presented Senate Bill 10-194. Under current law, home care agencies must be licensed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). A home care agency provides skilled home health services or personal care services in a person's residence. The bill requires community centered boards (CCBs) to be licensed as home care agencies by March 1, 2011. Representative Riesberg stated that the bill will eliminate the duplicative licensing for early intervention service providers as they are regulated by the Department of Education and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. A handout in support of the bill was provided to the committee (Attachment G).

04:04 PM -- Dr. Art Hogling, Alliance, spoke in support of the bill. He explained that Senate Bill 08-153 required home care agencies to be licensed through the Department of Public Health and Environment. He stated that many CCBs provide services for disabled infants in a home care setting. He stated that under Senate Bill 08-153, some CCBs would be required to register as home care providers. He stated that CCBs are already well regulated by the Department of Human Services. The committee discussed the services provided by CCBs.

04:22 PM -- Kristi Dawson, Professional Pediatric Home Care, testified in support of the bill.

04:26 PM

Representative Riesberg provided concluding remarks on the bill. He stated that the bill provides a definition of early intervention service providers and allows time for the department to review whether CCBs should be licensed as home care providers. The committee discussed whether another bill in the next legislative session would be necessary. Representative Riesberg stated that the department could promulgate rules so that CCBs would be exempt from licensure as home care providers.


BILL:	SB10-194
TIME:	04:29:59 PM
MOVED:	Riesberg
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-194 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Kefalas
		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

04:31 PM

The committee adjourned.