House Committee on Health and Human Services (02/14/2005)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Date:	02/14/2005	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:39 PM to 03:52 PM	Berens	X
		Clapp	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Cloer	E*
		Green	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Lundberg	X
	Representative Boyd	McGihon	E*
		Riesberg	X
This Report was prepared by		Soper	X
	Whitney Gustin	Stafford	X
		Sullivan	X
		Weissmann	X
		Frangas	X
		Boyd	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB05-1269 HB05-1201 HB05-1268 HB05-1243 HB05-1198 HB05-1227		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to Committee on Appropriations Amended and Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee on Finance

01:41 PM -- House Bill 05-1269

Representative Decker, sponsor, presented the bill requiring that death certificates for homicide victims include information on whether or not the deceased was pregnant. He distributed a copy of Colorado's death certificate form (not available to staff) and a newspaper article (Attachment A). He described the bill as domestic violence legislation and answered questions about the bill's effect on current law, expected changes to the death certificate form, and the bill's effect on insurance claims.

The following persons testified.

01:50 PM -- Sharon Morris, Colorado Coroners Association, discussed coroners' procedures for homicide victims and pregnant women. She answered questions about fetal death certificates.

01:57 PM

Representative Decker made concluding remarks.


BILL:	HB05-1269
TIME:	01:58:24 PM
MOVED:	Stafford
MOTION:	Refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 7-6.
SECONDED:	Clapp
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Clapp	Yes
	Cloer	Yes
	Green	No
	Lundberg	Yes
	McGihon	No
	Riesberg	No
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	Yes
	Sullivan	Yes
	Weissmann	No
	Frangas	No
	Boyd	No
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:01 PM -- House Bill 05-1201

Representative Plant, sponsor, presented the bill regarding standards for poison control centers. He answered questions about the American Association of Poison Control Centers.


BILL:	HB05-1201
TIME:	02:04:40 PM
MOVED:	Cloer
MOTION:	Refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 13-0.
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

02:06 PM -- House Bill 05-1268

Representative Balmer, sponsor, presented the bill regarding monthly transfers of money in the Department of Revenue's Automobile Inspection Readjustment (AIR) account to the AIR account in the Department of Public Health and Environment. He answered questions about the bill's impact on current emissions procedures and the timing of transfers.


BILL:	HB05-1268
TIME:	02:13:17 PM
MOVED:	Cloer
MOTION:	Refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 13-0.
SECONDED:	Riesberg
		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

02:15 PM -- House Bill 05-1243

Representative Jahn, sponsor, presented the bill extending consumer-directed care to all persons enrolled in a Medicaid home- and community-based services. A fiscal note memo and amendment L.001 were distributed to members (Attachment B).

The following persons testified.

02:20 PM -- Barbara Prehmus, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, discussed the department's consumer-directed care pilot program.

02:23 PM -- Matthew Flora, Department of Human Services, spoke in support of the bill. He described consumer-directed care.

02:24 PM -- Mary Wolf, citizen, spoke in support of the bill and discussed Medicaid services available to her son.

02:29 PM -- Karen Weisz, citizen, spoke in support of the bill.

02:30 PM -- Paula Stearns, Colorado Nurses Association, discussed the bill's provisions and care provided by licensed professionals.

02:33 PM -- Beverly Hirsekorn, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, distributed a document to members (Attachment C).

02:37 PM -- Ian Watlington, ARC of Colorado, discussed the bill as one that supports personal choice.

02:39 PM -- Barry Rosenberg, Personal Assistance Services of Colorado, discussed the effort to increase disabled persons' ability to choose their care settings and personal attendants.

02:42 PM -- Heather and Dianne McNamara, citizens, discussed their experience with services to disabled persons.

02:47 PM -- Karen Roberts, citizen, discussed her family's experience with services to disabled persons.

02:52 PM -- Christy Blakely, citizen, spoke in support of the bill. She distributed a document to members (Attachment D).

02:55 PM -- Kelly Stahlman, citizen, spoke in support of the bill's effect on children.

02:57 PM -- Aileen McGinley, ARC of Denver, spoke in support of the bill. A document was distributed to members (Attachment E).

02:57 PM -- Julie Reiskin and Debbie Miller, Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition, spoke in support of the bill and distributed a position paper to members (Attachment F). Ms. Miller discussed her family's experience with services to disabled persons and distributed a document to members (Attachment G).

03:07 PM

Representatives Jahn and Clapp discussed L.001.


BILL:	HB05-1243
TIME:	03:08:43 PM
MOVED:	Clapp
MOTION:	Adopt L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Stafford
		VOTE
	Berens
	Clapp
	Cloer
	Green
	Lundberg
	McGihon	Excused
	Riesberg
	Soper
	Stafford
	Sullivan
	Weissmann
	Frangas
	Boyd
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:10 PM

Members commented on the bill.


BILL:	HB05-1243
TIME:	03:13:10 PM
MOVED:	Cloer
MOTION:	Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed 13-0.
SECONDED:	Stafford
		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

03:14 PM -- House Bill 05-1198

Representative Stafford, sponsor, presented the bill regarding changes to the objectives of the child welfare system. She distributed amendment L.001 and a chart to members (Attachments H and I). She answered questions about reasons for the bill.

The following persons testified.

03:27 PM -- Allen Pollock, Denver County Children Services, discussed Denver's experience with a family-to-family child welfare program.

03:28 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., discussed reasons for the bill.

03:31 PM

Representative Stafford discussed L.001.


BILL:	HB05-1198
TIME:	03:32:07 PM
MOVED:	Stafford
MOTION:	Adopt L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Weissmann
		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:	HB05-1198
TIME:	03:32:55 PM
MOVED:	Stafford
MOTION:	Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 13-0.
SECONDED:	Clapp
		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

03:34 PM -- House Bill 05-1227

Representative Frangas, sponsor, presented the bill regarding child placement agencies and foreign adoptions and distributed a Department of Human Services document to members (Attachment J).

The following persons testified.

03:39 PM -- Dana Andrews, Department of Human Services, discussed adoption facilitators and related problems, responsibilities of child placement agencies, accreditation of international adoption agencies, and adoption agency records.

03:44 PM -- Bob Tiernan, Child Placement Agency (CPA) Network, discussed the bill's provisions regarding foster care and final decrees of adoption.

03:48 PM

Representative Frangas made concluding remarks.


BILL:	HB05-1227
TIME:	03:50:49 PM
MOVED:	McGihon
MOTION:	Refer the bill to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed 13-0.
SECONDED:	Cloer
		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

03:52 PM

The meeting adjourned.