Date: 03/20/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-020

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer the bill to the Committee on Finance. The bPASS


06:00 PM -- Senate Bill 06-020

Representative Green, sponsor, presented the bill creating an interstate nurse licensure compact. She answered questions about reasons for increased licensure fees under the bill. She stated by joining the compact, Colorado would benefit from reciprocal agreements with other member states. She described provisions regarding disciplinary actions against nurses in the compact states.

The following persons testified:

06:07 PM -- Paula Stearns, Colorado Nurses Association, spoke in support of the bill. She stated there about 20 states currently participating in the compact. Compact states who were queried indicated no disciplinary problems among nurses moving from state to state. She stated the increased fees are not excessive given that they are one-time fees that bring significant benefits to nurses.

06:13 PM -- Geoff Hier, Department of Regulatory Agencies, spoke in support of the bill. He answered questions about the fiscal note's mention of two additional full-time equivalents (FTEs). He stated the FTE requirements are partially due to the need for Board of Nursing employees to look up licensing records for compact nurses licensed by other states. He described how the Department estimated the costs associated with the bill. Considerations included other compact states' experiences and hourly rates of Department employees. Representative Lundberg stated his position on information and technology costs.
BILL:SB06-020
TIME: 06:31:31 PM
MOVED:Green
MOTION:Refer the bill to the Committee on Finance. The bill passed 12-1.
SECONDED:Cloer
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Green
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Lundberg
No
McGihon
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stafford
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



06:33 PM

The committee adjourned.