Date: 03/21/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB13-026

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 13-026 to the Committee on ApproPASS



10:32 AM -- Senate Bill 13-026 - Concerning the Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act

Representative Primavera, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 13-026. She began by explaining that Senate Bill 13-026 modifies the Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act, which requires most regulated medical practitioners to disclose certain information to the Division of Professions and Occupations in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) whenever they obtain or renew a license. The division gathers the specified information and makes it available to the public. This bill requires that beginning July 1, 2014, the following regulated professions also comply with the disclosure and reporting requirements:

• athletic trainers;
• massage therapists;
• certified nurse aides;
• occupational therapists;
• respiratory therapists;
• pharmacists;
• psychiatric technicians; and
• surgical assistants and surgical technologists.

After a brief committee discussion, Representative Court, Chair, asked personnel from DORA to respond to committee questions.

The following person testified:

10:40 AM -- Michael Skorupka, representing the Division of Professions and Occupations within DORA, responded to questions from the committee and stated that approximately 61,000 additional health professionals would be covered by the bill. Mr. Skorupka stated that the requested expansion of four full-time positions is for the expansion and maintenance of professional profiles, the enforcement of the bill's requirements, and licensee services.
BILL:SB13-026
TIME: 10:51:00 AM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 13-026 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4.
SECONDED:Labuda
VOTE
DelGrosso
No
Foote
Yes
Joshi
No
Kagan
Yes
May
Yes
Melton
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Priola
Excused
Saine
No
Swalm
Yes
Wilson
No
Labuda
Yes
Court
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



10:54 AM

The committee adjourned.