HB 22-1267 CO

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The act requires the office of health equity (office) in the department of public health and environment to: On or before January 1, 2023, create a culturally relevant and affirming health-care training grant program (program) to provide money to nonprofit entities and statewide associations of health-care providers to develop new, culturally responsive training programs for priority populations; and Contract with a third-party administrator to administer the program. "Priority populations" is defined as people experiencing homelessness; people involved with the criminal justice system; black people, indigenous people, and people of color; American Indians and Alaska natives; veterans; people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning; people of disproportionately affected sexual orientations and gender identities; people who have AIDS or HIV; older adults; children and families; and people with disabilities, including people who are deaf and hard of hearing, people who are blind and deafblind, people with brain injuries, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people with other co-occurring disabilities; and other populations as deemed appropriate by the office of behavioral health. The third-party administrator is required to: Issue a grant application for nonprofit entities and statewide associations of health-care providers who wish to participate in the program to develop culturally relevant and affirming health-care training for health-care professionals; and Submit the list of the qualified applicants for the program to the health equity commission in the office for approval. Each regulator in the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies for the applicable health-care professional is required to provide information concerning the training courses available to the licensee, certificate holder, or registrant. The regulator is required to encourage participation in the training courses. $900,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of public health and environment for allocation to the office to administer and support the program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Alex Valdez Democratic · primary
• Andrew Boesenecker Democratic · primary
• Joann Ginal · primary
• Rhonda Fields · primary

1. Jun 8, 2022 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 6, 2022 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 6, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Jun 3, 2022 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 10, 2022 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 9, 2022 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 5, 2022 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. May 4, 2022 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
9. May 3, 2022 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
10. May 3, 2022 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
11. Apr 20, 2022 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
12. Apr 13, 2022 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
13. Apr 11, 2022 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
14. Apr 8, 2022 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
15. Apr 8, 2022 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Mar 15, 2022 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
17. Feb 25, 2022 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/08/2022) · PDF
• Final Act (06/06/2022) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/05/2022) · PDF
• Revised (05/04/2022) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/11/2022) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/08/2022) · PDF
• Introduced (02/25/2022) · PDF
• PA4 (05/03/2022) · PDF
• PA3 (04/21/2022) · PDF
• PA2 (04/08/2022) · PDF
• PA1 (03/17/2022) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF