Date: 02/02/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1052

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to amend the bill on page 2, line 20, strike
Moved to refer House Bill 12-1052 to the Committee		Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:54 PM -- House Bill 12-1052

Representative Summers, prime sponsor, presented House BIll 12-1052 concerning the collection of health care work force data from health care professionals and distributed a handout from the Bell Policy Center (Attachment D). This bill requires the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) to collect health care workforce data from certain health care professionals when receiving their initial or renewal license applications beginning on or before July 1, 2013. Professionals affected include: dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family counselors, licensed professional counselors, and addiction counselors. Required data elements include practice location, practice setting, and specific information about the health care professional. The data collected are not required to be validated and there is no penalty for noncompliance. DORA is authorized to accept and expend gifts, grants, or donations to implement the data collection system.

120202AttachD.pdf

The Director of the Primary Care Office in the Department of Public Health and Environment is required to designate a voluntary advisory group to recommend the structure of the data elements to be collected. The group is to be convened by a nonprofit, statewide membership organization that provides programs and services to enhance rural health care in Colorado. The data are to be made available to the Primary Care Office and in limited form, to the public.

The bill is repealed effective September 1, 2022, after a sunset review.

01:58 PM

Representative Soper asked why the bill requires the date of birth of the professionals and asked why there is a safety clause on the bill. Representative Singer suggested providing the year of birth rather than the birth date for security purposes. Committee members and the sponsor agreed with making that change to the bill. Representative Summers responded to questions from the committee about the necessity of the bill.

02:14 PM -- Edie Sonn, representing the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, testified in support of the bill. She talked about the organization.

02:18 PM -- Dr. Budensiek, representing the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support of the bill.

02:22 PM -- Alicia Haywood, Colorado Rural Health Center, explained the role of the Colorado Rural Health Center. She expressed the organization's support of House Bill 12-1052. The committee was provided a fact sheet and a letter of support from the Colorado Health Foundation (Attachment E) and from the Colorado Rural Health Center (Attachment F).

120202AttachE.pdf120202AttachF.pdf

02:24 PM -- Jeff Thormodsgaard, representing the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

BILL:HB12-1052
TIME: 02:47:36 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Moved to amend the bill on page 2, line 20, strike "require" and substitute "request" and on page 3, line 10, strike "date" and substitute "year". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Soper
VOTE
Balmer
Holbert
Miklosi
Priola
Singer
Soper
Swerdfeger
Szabo
Tyler
Williams A.
Wilson
Swalm
Liston
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB12-1052
TIME: 02:50:24 PM
MOVED:Tyler
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 12-1052 to the Committee on Finance, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3.
SECONDED:Williams A.
VOTE
Balmer
No
Holbert
No
Miklosi
Yes
Priola
Yes
Singer
Yes
Soper
Yes
Swerdfeger
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Williams A.
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Swalm
No
Liston
Yes
YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:52 PM

The committee adjourned.