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Panel backs shifting natural‑medicine data collection to health department; bill cleared to appropriations
Summary
Senate Health and Human Services voted 7‑2 to advance Senate Bill 297 after testimony supporting a move of natural‑medicine health data collection to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and adoption of an amendment tightening conflict‑of‑interest language for research funding.
Senate Health and Human Services voted 7‑2 to advance Senate Bill 297 after testimony from state health and regulatory officials, health‑care providers and researchers who said the measure would place health data collection for Colorado's regulated natural‑medicine program with the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) rather than the Department of Revenue.
Senator Ball presented the bill as the next phase of implementing Proposition 122 (the natural‑medicine initiative approved by voters). The sponsor said SB 297 transfers data‑collection and analysis responsibilities from the Department of Revenue to CDPHE, adds labeling and product‑registration provisions to clarify how regulated natural‑medicine products are distinguished from personal‑use…
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