h_phc_2016a_2016-04-19t13:37:13z1 Hearing Summary
Date: 04/19/2016
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB16-158
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C). The motion p Refer Senate Bill 16-158, as amended, to the Commi |
PASS |
02:05 PM -- SB 16-158
Representative Primavera, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 16-158 to the committee. The bill clarifies and expands the duties that a physician may delegate to a physician assistant within his or her scope of practice. In addition, the bill requires that prescriptions for schedule II substances issued by a physician assistant be imprinted with the name of the supervising physician or podiatrist. All other prescriptions issued by physician assistants must be imprinted with the name and address of the facility where the physician assistant practices.
02:09 PM -- Megan Townsend, Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Townsend responded to questions from the committee.
02:15 PM -- Daniel Sung, Division of Workers' Compensation, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified regarding the bill.
02:17 PM -- Jennifer Miles, Colorado Community Health Network, testified in support of the bill.
02:19 PM
Representative Primavera read testimony from the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians that was supportive of Senate Bill 16-158.
02:20 PM
Representative Primavera distributed amendment L.004 (Attachment C) and explained it to the committee.
160419 AttachC.pdf
| BILL: | SB16-158 | |
| TIME: | 02:20:45 PM | |
| MOVED: | Primavera | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Pettersen | |
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Everett
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Joshi
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Landgraf
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Leonard
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Moreno
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Pettersen
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Tyler
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Windholz
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Singer
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Primavera
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION:
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02:21 PM
Representative Primavera gave concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.
| BILL: | SB16-158 | |
| TIME: | 02:23:01 PM | |
| MOVED: | Primavera | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-158, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Moreno | |
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Conti
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Yes
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Danielson
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Yes
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Everett
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Yes
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Ginal
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Yes
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Joshi
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Yes
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Landgraf
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Yes
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Leonard
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Yes
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Moreno
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Yes
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Pettersen
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Yes
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Tyler
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Yes
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Windholz
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Yes
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Singer
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Yes
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Primavera
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Yes
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Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:24 PM
Representative Singer recessed the committee briefly.