Bill Summary for Bill Number SB12-091

Date: 03/20/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB12-091

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.009 (Attachment E). The motion p Moved to refer Senate Bill 12-091, as amended, to	Pass Without Objection PASS

02:24 PM -- Senate Bill 12-091

Representative Bradford presented Senate Bill 12-091, concerning modifications to the provisions governing the practice of nursing home administration. The bill makes changes to the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators and the licensing process for nursing home administrators.

02:25 PM -- Arlene Miles, Colorado Health Care Association, testified in support of the bill. She discussed issues occurring in the long-term care profession regarding the ability to employ qualified nursing home administrators in a timely manner. She discussed the federal regulations concerning nursing home administrators and the difficulties in licensing nursing home administrators in Colorado. Ms. Miles responded to questions about the role of directors of nursing in long-term care facilities and the training requirements outlined in the bill for the administrator-in-training program.

02:31 PM

Representative Bradford explained amendment L.009 (Attachment E), which addresses the appointments to the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators and the qualifications for nursing home administrators. The committee dialogued about the membership qualification for the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.

02:37 PM

Ms. Miles returned to the table to respond to questions about amendment L.009 with regards to the composition of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.

02:40 PM

Mo Miskell, Department of Regulatory Agencies, responded to questions about the composition of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.


BILL:	SB12-091
TIME:	02:43:05 PM
MOVED:	Bradford
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.009 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Brown
		VOTE
	Bradford
	Brown
	Fields	Excused
	Joshi
	Kefalas
	Kerr J.
	Massey
	McCann
	Peniston
	Schafer S.
	Young
	Acree
	Summers

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:43 PM

Representative Bradford provided closing comments on the bill. Representative Summers discussed the bill.


BILL:	SB12-091
TIME:	02:44:11 PM
MOVED:	Bradford
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 12-091, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one member excused.
SECONDED:	Peniston
		VOTE
	Bradford	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	Fields	Excused
	Joshi	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Kerr J.	Yes
	Massey	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Schafer S.	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Acree	Yes
	Summers	Yes

YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:45 PM

The committee took a brief recess.

03:01 PM

Representative Summers called the committee back to order.