Amendments for HB21-1085
House Journal, March 24
28 HB21-1085 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
29 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
30 recommendation:
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32 Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 9 through 11 and substitute
33 "LICENSED OR CERTIFIED FACILITY THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL
34 SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOSPITALS, HOSPITAL UNITS AS
35 DEFINED IN SECTION 25-3-101, FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
36 AS DEFINED IN SECTION 25-1.5-114, PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY
37 CLINICS, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, AND ACUTE TREATMENT
38 UNITS.".
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40 Page 3, line 19, strike "OR".
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42 Page 3, line 21, strike "SYSTEM." and substitute "SYSTEM; OR
43 (E) A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ENTITY LICENSED PURSUANT TO
44 SECTION 25-27.6-106 WITH A CURRENT TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR
45 ENDORSEMENT.".
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47 Page 3, line 23, before "TO" insert "OR PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY OR
48 CONTRACTED WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY".
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50 Page 3, line 25, strike "A NON-LAW-ENFORCEMENT" and substitute "ANY".
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52 Page 3, line 26, before "HOLDS" insert "IS NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
53 PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY OR CONTRACTED WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT
54 AGENCY AND WHO".
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1 Page 4, lines 15 and 16, strike "SERVICES WHEN NECESSARY." and
2 substitute "SERVICES.".
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4 Page 6, line 16, strike "THE" and substitute "ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2022,
5 THE".
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7 Page 6, line 22, strike "CARE;" and substitute "CARE, AS WELL AS
8 CULTURAL COMPETENCIES RELATED TO SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH
9 PHYSICAL OR COGNITIVE DISABILITIES;".
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11 Page 6, line 27, before "TO" insert "ON UTILIZATION".
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13 Page 7, line 2, strike "CLINICAL" and substitute "MINIMUM CLINICAL".
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15 Page 7, line 5, strike "PICKUP." and substitute "PICKUP AND DROP-OFF.".
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17 Page 7, after line 9 insert:
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19 "25-3.5-313. Reporting. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY
20 MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THE DATA COLLECTED FROM SECURE
21 TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS.".
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23 Page 7, line 23, after the period add "THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL
24 RESEARCH AND CREATE A PLAN TO ESTABLISH SECURE TRANSPORTATION
25 SERVICES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL AND COORDINATED
26 COMMUNITY RESPONSE SERVICES, TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON OR BEFORE
27 JULY 1, 2023. THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLABORATE WITH THE
28 OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN ITS RESEARCH AND PLANNING EFFORTS
29 TO DETERMINE HOW THIS BENEFIT MAY ALIGN WITH CO-RESPONDER,
30 MOBILE CRISIS, AND EMERGENCY CRISIS DISPATCH.".
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32 Page 8, line 20, after "BENEFIT" insert "AND SECURE TRANSPORTATION
33 SERVICES BENEFIT".
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35 Page 10, strike lines 6 through 14 and substitute:
36 "SECTION 7. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
37 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
38 preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.".
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House Journal, May 7
20 HB21-1085 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
21 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
22 recommendation:
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24 Amend printed bill, page 10, after line 5 insert:
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26 "SECTION 7. Appropriation. (1) For the 2021-22 state fiscal
27 year, $46,800 is appropriated to the department of health care policy and
28 financing for us by the executive director's office. This appropriation
29 consists of $39,993 from the general fund and $6,807 from the healthcare
30 affordability and sustainability fee cash fund created in section
31 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the office may use this
32 appropriation as follows:
33 (a) $32,900, consisting of $30,335 from the general fund and
34 $2,565 from the healthcare affordability and sustainability fee cash fund
35 created in section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., for personal services,
36 which amount is based on an assumption that the office will require an
37 additional 0.9 FTE;
294 38 (b) $3,775, consisting of $3,481 from the general fund and $
39 from the healthcare affordability and sustainability fee cash fund created
40 in section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., for operating expenses; and
41 (c) $10,125, consisting of $6,177 general fund and $3,948 from
42 the healthcare affordability and sustainability fee cash fund created in
43 section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., for Medicaid management
44 information system maintenance and projects.
45 (2) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the general assembly
46 anticipates that the department of health care policy and financing will
47 receive $127,801 in federal funds for use by the executive director's
48 office to implement this act, which amount is subject to the "(I)" notation
49 as defined in the annual general appropriation act for the same fiscal year.
50 The appropriation in subsection (1) of this section is based on the
51 assumption that the office will receive this amount of federal funds to be
52 used as follows:
53 (a) $32,901 for personal services;
54 (b) $3,775 for operating expenses; and
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1 (c) $91,125 for Medicaid management information system
2 maintenance and projects.
3 (3) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $46,490 is appropriated to the
4 department of public health and environment for use by the health
5 facilities and emergency medical services division. This appropriation is
6 from the general fund and is based on an assumption that the division will
7 require an additional 0.6 FTE. To implement this act, the division may
8 use this appropriation for administration and operations.".
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10 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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12 Page 1, line 102, strike "CRISIS." and substitute "CRISIS, AND, IN
13 CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".
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House Journal, May 7
32 Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated May 7, 2021, and
33 placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, May
34 7, 2021.
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36 Amendment No. 2, Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
37 Report, dated March 23, 2021, and placed in member's bill file; Report
38 also printed in House Journal, March 24, 2021.
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40 Amendment No. 3, by Representative McCluskie.
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42 Amend the Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee
43 Report, dated March 23, 2021, page 2, strike lines 15 through 24.
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45 Amendment No. 4, by Representative McCluskie.
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47 Amend printed bill, page 7, strike line 11 and substitute "(4)(a) as
48 follows:".
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50 Page 7, strike lines 13 through 27 and substitute "and secure
51 transportation need - report - funding - repeal. (4)(a) The state
52 department shall annually report on the".
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54 Page 8, strike lines 1 through 4.
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1 Page 8, strike lines 16 through 21 and substitute:
2 "SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25.5-5-327 as
3 follows:
4 25.5-5-327. Secure transportation for behavioral health crises
5 - benefit - funding. (1) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2023, THE STATE
6 DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A BENEFIT FOR SECURE TRANSPORTATION
7 SERVICES, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 25-3.5-103 (11.4). THE
8 STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL RESEARCH AND CREATE A PLAN TO ESTABLISH
9 SECURE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
10 SUPPLEMENTAL AND COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE SERVICES, TO
11 BE IMPLEMENTED ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023. THE STATE DEPARTMENT
12 SHALL COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN ITS
13 RESEARCH AND PLANNING EFFORTS TO DETERMINE HOW THIS BENEFIT
14 MAY ALIGN WITH CO-RESPONDER, MOBILE CRISIS, AND EMERGENCY CRISIS
15 DISPATCH.
16 (2) THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO SEEK, ACCEPT,
17 AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS FROM PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
18 SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE URGENT TRANSPORTATION
19 NEEDS WITHIN THE EXISTING NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION
20 BENEFIT AND SECURE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BENEFIT UNDER THE
21 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS
22 SECTION AND SECTION 25.5-5-324 (1).".
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24 Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
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26 Amendment No. 5, by Representative McCluskie.
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28 Amend printed bill, page 4, line 24, strike "MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES"
29 and substitute "OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH".
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31 Page 5, after line 1 insert:
32 "(3) AN AMBULANCE AGENCY IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
33 REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 25.5-5-327 AND IS EXEMPT FROM
34 ADDITIONAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS IF THE AGENCY MEETS THE
35 REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURE TRANSPORTATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RULE
36 PURSUANT TO SECTION 25-3.5-311.".
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38 Page 9, strike line 2 and substitute "article 65 of this title 27, AND SHALL".
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40 Page 9, line 3, after "ITS" insert "2023".
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42 As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third
43 Reading and Final Passage.
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