Bill Summary for Bill Number HB13-1314

Date: 04/23/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB13-1314

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion p Refer House Bill 13-1314, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection PASS

03:16 PM -- House Bill 13-1314

Representatives Levy and Gerou, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 13-1314 concerning the transfer of the administration of long-term services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Recommended by the Joint Budget Committee, this bill creates the Office of Community Living within the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) on July 1, 2013. On March 1, 2014, multiple programs (including all related powers, duties, and functions) serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities within the Department of Human Services (DHS) are transferred to HCPF by a type 2 transfer, including:

three Home-and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid waiver programs, including Adult Comprehensive Services, Children's Extensive Services, and Supported Living Services;

targeted case management services for the transferring HCBS waiver programs; and

family support services.

Representative Gerou distributed amendment L.001 to the committee (Attachment D). Representative Levy responded to questions from the committee regarding whether certain Medicaid waivers would be transferred under the bill.

130423 AttachD.pdf

03:30 PM

Megan Davisson, Joint Budget Committee Staff, came to the table to respond to questions regarding the creation new Medicaid waivers.

03:32 PM -- Suzanne Brennan and Lorez Meinhold, representing HCPF, and Joscelyn Gay, representing DHS, testified in support of the bill. They responded to questions from the committee regarding new and existing Medicaid waivers, the pediatric assessment tool, and the collaboration between the departments.

03:48 PM

Ms. Brennan, Ms. Meinhold, and Ms. Gay responded to questions from the committee regarding community centered boards, the estimated transfer timelines, and anticipated administrative and policy changes.

03:52 PM -- David Ervin, representing Alliance, the Resource Exchange, and the State Board of Human Services, testified in support the bill.

03:57 PM -- MariJo Rymer, representing the Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

04:00 PM

Mr. Ervin and Ms. Rymer responded to questions from the committee regarding how the bill will affect the number of people on the waiver waiting lists and potential Medicaid savings to the state.

04:09 PM

Representatives Levy and Gerou concluded their presentation on House Bill 13-1314 and described amendment L.001.


BILL:	HB13-1314
TIME:	04:09:32 PM
MOVED:	Young
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	May
		VOTE
	Conti
	Everett
	Joshi
	Landgraf
	May
	McCann
	Schafer
	Singer
	Stephens
	Tyler
	Wilson
	Young
	Primavera

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB13-1314
TIME:	04:15:19 PM
MOVED:	Young
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 13-1314, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Landgraf
		VOTE
	Conti	Yes
	Everett	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	May	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Schafer	Yes
	Singer	Yes
	Stephens	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Primavera	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS