Final
BILL SUMMARY for
HB05-1016
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Votes:
Action Taken:
Adopt L.003.
Adopt L.005.
Adopt L.006.
Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee of th
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS
05:11 PM -- House Bill 05-1016
Representative White, sponsor, presented the bill regarding corporate practice of physical therapy. He stated the bill addresses unintended consequences of prior legislation. Amendments L.002, L.003, L.005, and L.006 were distributed to members (Attachments H to K).
The following persons testified.
05:13 PM --
Kevin Heupel, Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), stated the bill was requested by the department to better reflect the practice of physical therapy.
05:17 PM --
Ellen Caruso and Audrey Waldron, American Physical Therapy Association, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Caruso discussed the amendments.
05:31 PM --
Janet Foltz, Exempla Health Care, spoke in support of the bill.
05:32 PM --
Victoria Koury, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, raised concerns regarding who might be liable for actions by physician therapists.
05:38 PM --
Cristina Rathke Bishop, physical therapist and DORA board member, spoke in support of the bill.
05:39 PM --
Kathy Oatis, Colorado Chiropractors Association, spoke in support of amendment L.005.
05:40 PM --
Janet Fox Stephens, Colorado Health and Hospital Association, spoke in support of L.006.
05:42 PM
Representative White made concluding remarks.
BILL:
HB05-1016
TIME:
05:43:21 PM
MOVED:
Cloer
MOTION:
Adopt L.006.
SECONDED:
Stafford
VOTE
Berens
Clapp
Cloer
Green
Lundberg
McGihon
Riesberg
Soper
Stafford
Sullivan
Weissmann
Frangas
Boyd
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
BILL:
HB05-1016
TIME:
05:43:37 PM
MOVED:
Cloer
MOTION:
Adopt L.005.
SECONDED:
Stafford
VOTE
Berens
Clapp
Cloer
Green
Lundberg
McGihon
Riesberg
Soper
Stafford
Sullivan
Weissmann
Frangas
Boyd
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
BILL:
HB05-1016
TIME:
05:44:01 PM
MOVED:
Cloer
MOTION:
Adopt L.003.
SECONDED:
Stafford
VOTE
Berens
Clapp
Cloer
Green
Lundberg
McGihon
Riesberg
Soper
Stafford
Sullivan
Weissmann
Frangas
Boyd
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
BILL:
HB05-1016
TIME:
05:44:43 PM
MOVED:
Cloer
MOTION:
Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
SECONDED:
Berens
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Clapp
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Green
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
McGihon
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stafford
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Final
YES:
13
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS