Date: 03/02/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1069

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 06-1069 to the Committee of the WPASS


02:15 PM -- House Bill 06-1069

Senator Hanna introduced House Bill 06-1069. She explained that the bill permits employment of podiatrists by hospitals and other health care facilities so long as certain conditions are met. The conditions include the following: the employment relationship will not affect the podiatrist's ability to exercise independent judgement; the podiatrist's independent judgment is unaffected by the relationship; the policies of the employing entity contain a complaint procedure for podiatrists alleging a violation of the bill; the podiatrist is not required to exclusively refer a patient to a particular provider; and the podiatrist is not required to take any other action he or she determines is not in the patient's best interest.

02:17 PM -- Corky Kyle, Executive Director of Colorado Podiatric Medical Association, testified regarding the development of the bill and in support of the bill.

02:19 PM -- Jerry McElroy, Kaiser Permanente, testified in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee regarding how Kaiser Permanente has employed podiatrists in the past.
BILL:HB06-1069
TIME: 02:20:29 PM
MOVED:Hanna
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1069 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 6-0-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Johnson
Yes
Mitchell
Excused
Sandoval
Yes
Shaffer
Yes
Traylor
Yes
Hanna
Yes
Hagedorn
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS