Date: 04/13/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1339

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 09-1339 to the CommitteePASS



01:39 PM -- House Bill 09-1339

Representative Green presented House Bill 09-1339, which changes the definition of clinical social work practice to have the same meaning as social work practice. Representative Green explained a situation where a social worker could not be hired by a hospital under the current definition of social worker.

01:42 PM -- Elyse Montgomery, National Association of Social Workers - Colorado chapter, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Montgomery provided a definition of social workers. A fact sheet in support of the bill was provided to the committee (Attachment A).

09HouseHHS0413AttachA.pdf

01:46 PM -- Richard Morales, Section Director, Allied Health Section, Department of Regulatory Agencies, responded to committee questions.


01:53 PM

Representative Green provided concluding remarks to the bill.
BILL:HB09-1339
TIME: 01:53:59 PM
MOVED:Green
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 09-1339 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Gagliardi
VOTE
Acree
Yes
Gerou
Yes
Green
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Kerr J.
Yes
Nikkel
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Gagliardi
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS