PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date |
03/21/2018 |
Attendance |
Aguilar |
X |
Crowder |
X |
Kefalas |
X |
Martinez Humenik |
* |
Smallwood |
X |
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Time |
10:53:06 AM to 12:23:29 PM |
Place |
SCR 354 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Smallwood |
This Report was prepared by |
Elizabeth Haskell |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB18-1148 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
hHB18-1180 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
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HB18-1148 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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10:53:16 AM |
Senator Crowder, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1148. The bill prohibits health insurers from requiring that a person undergo step therapy prior to receiving a federally approved drug for stage four metastatic cancer if the use of the drug is consistent with best practices for treatment of the cancer. Step therapy is a protocol under which a health insurer first requires that a certain drug or sequence of drugs be tried before coverage is provided for the drug that was recommended by a health care provider. Under current law, health insurers are only prohibited from requiring step therapy in instances where a prescription drug mandated under a step therapy protocol has previously been tried by the covered person but was discontinued due to lack of efficacy or adverse event.
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10:55:54 AM |
Diane Robinson, Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill.
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10:58:25 AM |
Senator Crowder distributed a handout to the committee [Attachment A] and read a letter from a cancer patient.
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11:02:45 AM |
Committee discussion followed.
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11:16:21 AM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 18-1148 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Moved |
Crowder |
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Seconded |
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Aguilar |
Yes |
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Crowder |
Yes |
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Kefalas |
Yes |
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Martinez Humenik |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
No |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB18-1180 - Postponed Indefinitely
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11:18:34 AM |
Senator Smallwood, bill sponsor, presented
House Bill 18-1180. The bill creates an exception to Colorado Open
Records Law to allow a mental health professional who is a respondent to
a dismissed complaint to access the Division of Professions and Occupations
or regulatory board's complaint file. It increases state revenue
and expenditures on an ongoing basis. Senator Smallwood distributed
amendment L.003 to the committee (Attachment B).
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11:23:06 AM |
Committee discussion and questions followed.
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11:37:33 AM |
Ronne Hines, Colorado Department of Regulatory of Agencies, testified against the bill. Ms. Hines responded to questions.
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11:48:57 AM |
Frank Cornelia, Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified against the bill. Mr. Cornelia responded to questions,
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11:54:03 AM |
Moe Keller, Mental Health Colorado, testified against the bill. Ms. Keller responded to questions.
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11:59:14 AM |
Dr. Reo Leslie, Colorado Mental Health Professionals Association, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment C). Dr. Leslie responded to questions from the committee.
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12:08:27 PM |
James Pinkney III, Colorado Mental Health Professionals Association, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D). Mr. Pinkney responded to questions.
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12:14:17 PM |
Dr. Leslie responded to committee concerns.
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12:20:29 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B) |
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Moved |
Smallwood |
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Seconded |
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Aguilar |
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Crowder |
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Kefalas |
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Martinez Humenik |
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Smallwood |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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12:22:27 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 18-1180, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Smallwood |
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Seconded |
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Aguilar |
No |
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Crowder |
Yes |
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Kefalas |
No |
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Martinez Humenik |
No |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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12:23:18 PM
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Motion |
Postpone House Bill 18-1180 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. |
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Moved |
Aguilar |
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Seconded |
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Aguilar |
Yes |
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Crowder |
No |
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Kefalas |
Yes |
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Martinez Humenik |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
No |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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12:23:29 PM |
Committee Adjourned |