Date: 01/27/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1032

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1032, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



02:16 PM -- HB 15-1032

The committee reconvened. Representative Singer introduced House Bill 15-1032. Under current law, a professional person may render mental health services to a minor who is at least 15 years of age with the minor's consent. The bill expands the definition of professional persons to include social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, and addiction counselors. He responded to questions from the committee about the scope of practice for professionals who are affected by the bill.

02:21 PM -- Sarah Lincoln, National Association of Social Workers and Colorado Society of Social Workers, explained why young people may want to access mental health services without parental consent and how the bill will apply in those situations.

02:24 PM -- Dr. Jenn Matheson, Colorado Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, testified that allowing additional mental health providers to provide treatment to youth age 15 years and older without parental consent outside of an institutional setting will increase access to mental health treatment.

02:26 PM -- Sean Boyd, Colorado Counseling Association, testified in support of the bill.

02:27 PM -- Meghan Geraghty, National Alliance on Mental Health Illness, testified in support of the bill and discussed the mental health issues that adolescents face. She responded to question from the committee.

02:31 PM -- Elizabeth Freudenthal, Colorado Association of School Based Health Care, described the services provided by school-based health care centers and testified in support of the bill.

02:35 PM

Representative Singer distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment B) and described the amendment.

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BILL:HB15-1032
TIME: 02:35:54 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Keyser
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Keyser
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1032
TIME: 02:36:40 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1032, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Melton
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Keyser
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:38 PM

The committee adjourned.