Bill Summary for Bill Number SB06-219

Date: 05/01/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-219

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt L.004 (Attachment L). The motion passed wit Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee of th	Pass Without Objection PASS

05:05 PM -- Senate Bill 06-219

Representative Jahn, sponsor, presented the bill reorganizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. She stated the bill contains no policy changes. Amendment L.004 was distributed to committee members (Attachment L).

The following persons testified:

05:12 PM -- Steve Tool, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), described his experience trying to read the statutes that apply to HCPF. He stated the bill was drafted and redrafted by a coalition of knowledgeable people from HCPF and the Department of Human Services.

05:19 PM -- Lisa Esgar, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, came to the table to answer committee members' questions. There were none.

05:22 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill. She described ways counties will benefit from the bill.

05:23 PM -- Matthew Flora, Department of Human Services (DHS), described how the bill resolves conflicts of authority between HCPF and DHS. He stated his support for L.004.

05:25 PM

Committee members commented on the bill.


BILL:	SB06-219
TIME:	05:28:33 PM
MOVED:	Riesberg
MOTION:	Adopt L.004 (Attachment L). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Sullivan
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cloer
	Green
	Kerr A.
	Kerr J.
	Lundberg
	Riesberg
	Soper
	Stafford
	Sullivan
	Weissmann
	Frangas
	McGihon
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:29 PM

Representative Jahn discussed amendments that may be offered on the bill in the next few days.


BILL:	SB06-219
TIME:	05:32:19 PM
MOVED:	Stafford
MOTION:	Refer the bill, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The bill passed 13-0.
SECONDED:	Cloer
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Cloer	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Kerr A.	Yes
	Kerr J.	Yes
	Lundberg	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stafford	Yes
	Sullivan	Yes
	Weissmann	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	McGihon	Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS