Date: 04/12/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-061

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 10-061 to the Committee on ApproPASS



03:10 PM -- Senate Bill 10-061

Representatives Riesberg and Soper presented Senate Bill 10-061, which was referred by the Interim Committee to Study Hospice and Palliative Care. Representative Riesberg explained that Senate Bill 10-132 and Senate Bill 10-061 have been combined into one single bill in order to reduce implementation costs associated with the federal Medicaid waiver process. The bill requires the Medicaid program, administered by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, to pay nursing facilities and licensed hospice inpatient facilities directly for hospice care provided. There was some discussion regarding the bill's fiscal note dated April 7, 2010.

03:17 PM -- Darla Schueth, President, Colorado Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, and Susan Langley, Colorado Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, introduced themselves to committee. Ms. Schueth explained the waiver needed from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to directly pay nursing homes for hospice care.

03:23 PM -- Edie Busam, Colorado Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, spoke in support of the bill. Discussion ensued regarding the fiscal note of the bill. Ms. Busam spoke to the gifts, grants, and donations that have been raised to pay for the application fee for the waiver.

03:27 PM -- Bill Zepernick, Colorado Legislative Council, came to the table and responded to committee questions concerning the fiscal note date April 7, 2010.

03:32 PM

The committee discussed the bill's fiscal note. Nicole Storm, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing came to the table and stated she had not had an opportunity to review the new fiscal note.
BILL:SB10-061
TIME: 03:40:01 PM
MOVED:Riesberg
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 10-061 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Roberts
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