Date: 03/10/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1087

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1087, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



03:00 PM -- HB 15-1087

Representative Vigil introduced House Bill 15-1087 and distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment D), which is a strike-below amendment. He explained the provisions of the amendment, which creates a pilot program to triage individuals requiring detoxification for substance abuse. The purpose of the pilot program is to allow an individual to be triaged within two levels of detoxification treatment, depending on the specific needs of the individual after initial assessment, allowing the individual to receive services from an approved service provider for both licensed medically monitored inpatient detoxification and licensed clinically managed residential detoxification. The pilot program will be available through a competitive procurement process. Client services for pilot programs are to begin on or before July 1, 2016, and the pilot programs are to operate for three years. At least one of the awards must go to a rural treatment center, one to an urban treatment center and one to a treatment center in either an urban or rural area. Representative Vigil responded to questions from the committee.

150310 AttachD.pdf150310 AttachD.pdf

03:14 PM -- Chris Habgood, Department of Human Services, came to the table to answer committee questions regarding the bill's fiscal note.

03:22 PM -- Christie Donner, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, testified in support of the bill and discussed the need for medical detoxification facilities in the state. She distributed a handout showing the increase in deaths related to heroin and prescription drugs from 1999 to 2013 (Attachment E). She stated that the bill is one strategy to avert costs in the criminal justice system. She responded to questions from the committee regarding the number of offenders in the criminal justice system with a substance abuse disorder.

150310 AttachE.pdf150310 AttachE.pdf

BILL:HB15-1087
TIME: 03:29:44 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Moreno
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Sias
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1087
TIME: 03:30:40 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1087, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:Moreno
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
No
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Sias
No
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
No
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS