Date: 02/11/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1173

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion f
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F). The motion p
Adopt an amendment to specify that the funding sou
Refer House Bill 14-1173, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
FAIL
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:49 PM -- HB14-1173

Representative McCann introduced House Bill 14-1173. The bill implements the recommendations made by the Department of Regulatory Agencies in its sunset review of the licensing of addiction treatment programs that use controlled substances as part of the treatment process. The committee previously considered the sunset review of this program on January 14, 2014. Specifically, the bill continues the licensing of addiction treatment programs until 2025, grants medical directors at substance abuse treatment facilities, with patient permission, access to the state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, instructs the Department of Human Services to create an online central registry to allow treatment programs to verify whether a client is enrolled in multiple treatment programs, and creates different options for disciplining staff who violate the licensing statutes. The bill also removes the $75 licensing fee from the statute and allows the Department of Human Services to set the fee based on the direct and indirect costs of administering the program.

01:56 PM

Representative Ginal discussed the amendments to the bill and amendments L.001, L.002, L.003, and L.004 (Attachments C through F) were distributed to the committee. She stated that the bill is critical to reducing access to dangerous drugs. The committee discussed the bill's fiscal note and the fee increase that was caused as a result of the bill's provisions creating an online central registry.

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02:06 PM -- Denise Vincioni, Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services, responded to questions from the committee regarding the fee increase resulting from the bill's provisions and the success rates of the methadone treatment clinics. The committee discussed treatment clinics that use methadone in their treatment programs, and Ms. Vincioni discussed the process of licensing the treatment clinics. Ms. Vincioni responded to questions from the committee regarding funding for the licensing program and the sunset review's recommendation to create an online central registry.

02:19 PM -- Sarah Sills, Department of Human Services, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee regarding the bill's fiscal note.

02:21 PM -- Dave DeNovellis, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee regarding the bill's fiscal note, and, in particular, the costs associated with establishing the online central registry. Committee discussion continued related to the costs of the bill.

02:31 PM -- Ms. Vincioni returned to the table to respond to questions from the committee regarding access to information in the central registry.

02:34 PM -- Bryan Jameson, Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), came to the table to address the amendments to the bill. He discussed amendment L.002, which removes the requirement for the Department of Human Services to develop the online central registry. He responded to questions from the committee regarding the bill's fiscal note and the cost of establishing the online central registry. He clarified DORA's intent in making the recommendation.

BILL:HB14-1173
TIME: 02:46:37 PM
MOVED:Ginal
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:McCann
VOTE
Conti
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
McCann
Schafer
Singer
Stephens
Tyler
Wilson
Young
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB14-1173
TIME: 02:47:26 PM
MOVED:Ginal
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion failed on a vote of 2-10, with one member excused.
SECONDED:McCann
VOTE
Conti
No
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
No
McCann
Yes
Schafer
Excused
Singer
No
Stephens
No
Tyler
No
Wilson
No
Young
No
Primavera
No
YES: 2 NO: 10 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB14-1173
TIME: 02:50:58 PM
MOVED:Ginal
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:McCann
VOTE
Conti
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
McCann
Schafer
Singer
Stephens
Tyler
Wilson
Young
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB14-1173
TIME: 02:51:33 PM
MOVED:Ginal
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:McCann
VOTE
Conti
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
McCann
Schafer
Singer
Stephens
Tyler
Wilson
Young
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB14-1173
TIME: 02:52:03 PM
MOVED:Tyler
MOTION:Adopt an amendment to specify that the funding source for the online central registry may be paid through the General Fund or through gifts, grants, or donations. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Conti
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
McCann
Schafer
Singer
Stephens
Tyler
Wilson
Young
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



02:52 PM

Representatives Ginal and McCann gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.
BILL:HB14-1173
TIME: 02:53:57 PM
MOVED:McCann
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1173, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Everett
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
McCann
Yes
Schafer
Excused
Singer
Yes
Stephens
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Young
Yes
Primavera
Yes
FINAL YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS