Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06S-1002

Date: 07/06/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06S-1002

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The amendme Moved to refer House Bill 06S-1002, as amended, to	Pass Without Objection PASS

02:53 PM -- House Bill 06S-1002

Representative Cloer, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 06S-1002. The bill directs the Department of Public Health and Environment and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to administer programs and services that provide for the investigation, identification, testing, preventive care or treatment of epidemic or communicable diseases regardless of a person's immigration status. Also included are programs and services for child immunizations, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and other epidemic and communicable diseases.

02:57 PM -- Brian Wareing, representing himself, testified against the bill.

03:01 PM -- Ned Calonge, Executive Director, Department of Public Health and Environment, spoke in support of the bill.

03:04 PM -- Richard Vogt, representing the Tri-County Health Department and the Public Health Directors of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

03:06 PM -- Rosemary Bakes-Martin, representing the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill.

03:08 PM -- George Walker, representing himself, talked about national health care.

03:12 PM -- Terri McNabb, representing herself, testified against the bill. She was unclear about the scope of the bill as far as communicable diseases are concerned. Representative Cloer explained that federal law requires everyone who walks into an emergency room be treated regardless of status. If this bill does not pass and there is an outbreak it will cost the state more because the illegal aliens would go to emergency rooms to get treated rather than the local department of health.


BILL:	HB06S-1002
TIME:	03:18:20 PM
MOVED:	Marshall
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The amendment removes the requirement that the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing administer programs and services that provide for testing, prevention, and treatment of epidemic or communicable diseases. A memo from Legislative Council was distributed that stated if amendment L.001 passes, there will be no fiscal impact (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCluskey
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Borodkin
	Butcher
	Carroll M.
	Coleman
	Knoedler
	Liston
	McCluskey
	Paccione
	Penry
	Welker
	Cerbo
	Marshall
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06S-1002
TIME:	03:22:12 PM
MOVED:	Paccione
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06S-1002, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 13-0.
SECONDED:	McCluskey
		VOTE
	Balmer	Yes
	Borodkin	Yes
	Butcher	Yes
	Carroll M.	Yes
	Coleman	Yes
	Knoedler	Yes
	Liston	Yes
	McCluskey	Yes
	Paccione	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Cerbo	Yes
	Marshall	Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS