Bill No. & sponsors
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Bill title, summary
& state fiscal impact |
Bill status |
SB 11
S: Morse, Boyd
H: Massey, Green
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Uncompensated trauma care to persons injured
in motor vehicle accidents in Colorado: Establishes program in the Department of Public
Health and Environment to reimburse emergency and trauma-care
providers for uncompensated care provided to patients injured in a motor-vehicle accident. Allows reimbursements for uncompensated trauma care to
licensed ambulances, licensed air ambulances, trauma
physicians and trauma centers. Establishes
the program fund in the state treasury, consisting of moneys credited to the
program fund from a $16 fee on motor vehicle registrations and moneys
recovered from responsible parties for the payment of trauma care that was
reimbursed by the program fund. Mandates all automobile insurance policies issued, delivered or renewed in the state to contain emergency medical care
coverage with benefits of at least $15,000.
SFI: For FY 2008-09, Cash Fund impact only. |
1/9/2008 Introduced
06/05/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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SB 22
S: Sandoval
H: Ferrandino |
Overexpenditures in the Children's Basic Health Plan: Authorizes expenditures of the Department of Health Care and Policy Financing for the Children's Basic Health Plan to exceed the amount appropriated if there is money available in reversions from the department, the health-care expansion fund or the children's basic health plan.
SFI: None
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1/9/2008 Introduced
04/14/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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SB 137
S: Renfroe
H: Gardner, C.
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Money saved from school district mill levy: For the 2008-09 budget year, and each budget year thereafter until a court has entered a final judgment in Mesa County Board of County Commissioners v. Colorado Department of Education, directs the state treasurer to transfer to the School District Reimbursement Account (created by the bill) an amount equal to the savings that result to the state from the mill levy stabilization plan enacted through the School Finance Act of 2007. If the court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, requires the General Assembly to appropriate the money in the account to the Department of Education to be distributed to school districts to assist the districts in paying taxpayer refunds. If the court rules in favor of the department, requires the General Assembly to transfer the moneys in the account to the state education fund for use by the state.
SFI: not yet identified
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2/1/2008 Introduced
02/14/2008 Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely |
SB 162
(Just added!)
S: Boyd
H: Reisberg
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Interest on fiduciarily held real estate accounts: creates the Fiduciary Earnings for Affordable Housing Foundation, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, for generating a statewide source of revenue to support the creation and maintenance of safe and affordable housing alternatives for low- and moderate-income residents.
SFI: State, local and statutory public entity fiscal impact |
02/14/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services
03/05/2008 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
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SB 210
S: Shaffer
H: Scanlan
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Colorado Child Care Assistance program provider reimbursement rates: requires that reimbursement rates for child care providers participating in the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) be increased to 75 percent of each county's market rate.
SFI: The bill's fiscal impact is estimated at $12,030,302 in FY 2013-14. Of the total amount, $10,851,333 is presumed to be General Fund and $1,178,969 is county funds.
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03/18/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
06/05/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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SB 213
(Just added!)
H: May, M.
S: McElhany
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Authorizes the Colorado Tolling Enterprise to designate part or all of Interstate 70 between Floyd Hill and the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial tunnel as a toll road. The tolls are limited to a maximum of $5.00 per vehicle and two-thirds of the revenue generated is to be used to expand the highway to alleviate congestion and the rest used for administration, operation and repairs. Residents of Gilpin, Clear Creek and Summit counties and businesses with vehicles registered in those counties would be exempted from the tolls. The CTE is encouraged to seek waivers from the federal government to prevent the loss of federal funding.
SFI: $4,832,487 ’08-09; $3,716,861 ’09-10. |
3/24/2008 Introduced to Senate
04/24/2008 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/26/2008 |
SB 216
(Just added!)
S: Morse
H: White
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County contribution for the cost of placement of children in residential child care facilities: Bill recommended by the Joint Budget Committee, the bill limits the county share to 10 percent of the cost of placement for children in residential child health care facilities for FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10. After FY 2009-10, the county share reverts to 20 percent.
SFI: General Fund expenditures will increase by $8,001,927 in FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10 with a corresponding decrease in county contributions. |
03/26/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
05/28/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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SB 222
(Just added!)
H:None
S:McElhany
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Concerning an increase in the percentage of the moneys transferred from the sales and use tax holding fund to the highway users tax fund and credited to the state highway fund that must be expended for transit purposes or tansit-related capital improvements. Directs that on or after July 1, 2009 at least 20 percent of the sales tax revenues transferred to the highway users tax fund under SB 97 1, be expended for transit purposes or for transit-related capital improvements up from 10 percent required under current law.
SFI: $0 |
4/9/2008 Introduced to Senate
04/15/2008 Senate Committee on Transportation Postpone Indefinitely |
SB 230
S:Morse
B:Buescher |
Hosptials Medicaid units of government: allows governmental hospitals to levy a sales tax throughout their specified taxing area, if approved by voters. Taxing areas are defined. The revenue collected from a new sales tax may not be used to replace state funding for the hospital. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the collection, administration, and enforcement of any new tax in the same manner as that for the current state sales tax.
SFI: $7,000 in FY 2008-09 |
04/16/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
05/22/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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| SB 244
S:Tapia
H:
Rice and McFadyen |
Transportation Infrastructure Preservation Act: Imposes an additional $6 per day fee on daily vehicle rental fees; a transportation infrastructure preservation fee equal to the difference between the amount of the current ownership tax imposed on a vehicle and $75; and, a bridge safety trust fund fee equal to $25 on up to two vehicles registered to the same owner. Vehicles on which the ownership taxes total less than $75 during 2008 are exempted from the transportation preservation fee. Some farm and other vehicles are exempted from the bridge safety trust fund fee. These fees would be suspended in any year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 if the legislature reduces the amount of General Fund transfers to transportation under current law. It also directs how much and to what purposes revenues in both funds can be used. Directs the Department of Transportation to prominently display on its web site an interact map showing the location of every structurally deficient bridge in the state. |
04/24/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
05/02/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely |
HB 1009
H: Massey, Casso and Green
S: Morse, Boyd, Shaffer |
Emergency medical care coverage in connection with an automobile
insurance policy issued in Colorado:
Requires an automobile insurance policy to contain emergency medical
care coverage of at least $15,000 to cover the costs of all
necessary and accident-related emergency medical care to a
person injured in a motor vehicle accident. Establishes a presumption that
the minimum amount of emergency medical care coverage required by law is
included in an automobile
insurance policy if the insurer fails to include any emergency medical care
coverage in the policy.
SFI: None |
1/9/2008 Introduced
04/21/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Committee Vote - Final Action Failed
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HB 1032
H: Massey, Green, Riesberg
S: Morse, Boyd |
Change in payments to pharmacies for certain drugs under Medicaid: Directs the Department of Health Care and Policy Financing to change reimbursement rate, review the impact and calculate the anticipated reduction in the reimbursement rate to be paid to pharmacies due to the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
SFI: Expected General Fund expenditure in FY 2008-09 is $1,625,000 |
1/9/2008 Introduced
6/2/2008 Governor Action- Vetoed
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HB 1043
H: Butcher
S: Sandoval
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Codification of the Consumer Insurance Council:
Codifies the existing Consumer Insurance Council within the Division of Insurance to operate as an advisory body to the commissioner of
insurance concerning matters of interest to the public.
SFI: None |
1/9/2008 Introduced
3/24/2008 Governor Action- Signed
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HB 1062
H: Green, Casso, Massey, Riesberg, Swalm
S: Boyd, Morse, Shaffer
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Expansion of the prescription drug information and technical assistance program: Allows the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to expand the Prescription Drug Information and Technical Assistance Program in Medicaid to other programs administered by the department.
SFI: No General Fund expenditures in FY 2008-09
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1/9/2008 Introduced
3/31/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1063
H
: Primavera, Kerr, J., Marshall, Mitchell V.
S: Isgar, Spence, Takis, Taylor
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Capitated payments to Medicaid Mental Health Care Providers: Specifies that a managed-care organization that provides community mental health services to Medicaid recipients is not subject to the usual rate-calculation requirements for Medicaid-managed health-care organizations. A proposal from such a managed-care organization must be certified as actuarially sound.
SFI: No amount stated but potential increase in General Fund
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1/9/2008 Introduced
4/3/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1081
H: Lundberg
S: none |
Property-tax credits to support education: Creates three property-tax credits: a credit for tuition payments to an independent or parochial school or other educational expenses for a student who previously attended a public school; a credit for contributions to a school tuition organization; and a credit for tuition payments to an independent or parochial school or other educational expenses that do not require a student to have previously attended a public school.
SFI: General Fund appropriation of $10.7 million for FY 2008-09 and $17.4 million in FY 2009-10 |
1/10/2008 Introduced
01/30/2008 House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
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HB 1101
H: Gardner, B, Gardner C.
S: Renfroe, Spence
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Increased funding for services for persons with developmental disabilities for the purpose of reducing waiting lists: Creates the developmental disabilities services cash fund. Directs the general assembly to make annual appropriations from the fund to the Department of Human Services for program costs for adult comprehensive services, adult supported-living services, and family support services for persons with developmental disabilities.
SFI: $8,640,000 General Fund in FY 2008-09 and $9,020,000 in FY 2009-10.
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1/10/2008 Introduced
06/05/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1131
H: McGihon
S: Hagedorn
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Procedures required for changes in control of insurers: Requires the commissioner of insurance to conduct an independent investigation to determine the impact on competition resulting from a proposed merger of insurers, followed by a public report. Specifies that the commissioner shall approve any merger or acquisition of control only after making certain findings.
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1/15/2008 Introduced
04/25/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1143
H: Butcher, Benefield, Carroll M., Curry, Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gallegos, Green, Hodge, Kefalas, Labuda, Madden, McFadyen, McKinley, Merrifield, Primavera, Soper, Weissmann
S: Tochtrop
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Prohibit use of credit scores in insurance underwriting: Prohibits an insurer from using credit scoring for the acceptance, denial, renewal or rating of a potential insured for insurance underwriting purposes in connection with property and casualty insurance.
SFI: None
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1/15/2008 Introduced
1/29/2008 Lost with amendments after second reading
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HB 1167
H: Frangas
S: none
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Specialized legal protections for certain members of vulnerable population groups: Requires an insurer to issue a Medicare-supplement policy to an eligible person as defined by rule of the commissioner of insurance. Requires the executive director of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to appoint a working group to study health-care issues for vulnerable populations. Directs the Department of Human Services to conduct developmental assessments for children under age 5 who receive child welfare services for more than 60 consecutive days.
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1/16/2008 Introduced
05/27/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1199
H: Ferrandino, Casso, Gagliardi, Kerr, A.
S: Williams
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Updating the tuberculosis statutes to reflect current public health practice: Updates the statutes governing the treatment and control of tuberculosis to reflect current medical practices, including eliminating references to quarantine, emphasizing that control methods are targeted at persons who are infected or suspected of being infected with tuberculosis and reflecting that the tuberculosis program is carried out primarily through control efforts and treatment rather than an active program of hospitalization. Specifies when medical records may be inspected and by what authorized persons.
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1/22/2008 Introduced
04/07/2008 Governor Action- Signed
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HB 1228
H: Green
S: None |
Unfair business practices in sale of insurance: Authorizes the commissioner of insurance to collect restitution
from insurance producers and insurance companies for wrongful acts.
Requires an insurer to be financially responsible for the unfair business
practices of an insurance producer authorized to sell a product or plan of
the insurer, if the insurer knew or should have known about the unfair
business practices.
SFI: None
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1/30/2008 Introduced
04/21/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1256
H: Garcia, Benefield, Borodkin, Carroll M., Curry, Frangas, Jahn, May M., Solano, Soper,
Stafford, Todd, Weissmann
S: Sandoval, Tupa
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Prohibit cash fund use for general purposes: Allows moneys derived from a state charge and credited to a cash
fund to be transferred to the general fund only for a purpose for which
transfers to the general fund were statutorily authorized at the time the
charge was credited to the cash fund or to defray the indirect administrative costs associated with a specific program, purpose or
service for which the state imposed the charge. |
1/31/2008 Introduced
04/23/2008 House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely |
HB 1271
H:Sonnenberg
S: Kopp
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Sales tax holiday for school supplies: During two four-day periods in August of each year, allows a vendor to elect not to collect and remit sales tax on school supplies, clothing not exceeding $100 per item, computers and peripherals for personal use not exceeding $1,000, and musical instruments, sheet music and related items not exceeding $1,000 per purchase.
SFI: not yet identified
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1/31/2008 Introduced
02/20/2008 House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely |
HB 1309
H: Mitchell, V., Ferrandino
S: Isgar
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Sunset review CoverColorado assessments: Continuation of the assessments imposed upon health insurance carriers to fund the CoverColorado program and eliminating the sunset of the assessment and creating a task force to develop long-term care funding plan for the program.
SFI: This bill is assessed at no state fiscal impact but will have a fiscal impact for CoverColorado.
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2/01/2008 Introduced
05/01/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1311
H: Swalm
S: Johnson |
Small group limited health benefit plan Beginning January 1, 2009, small employer health insurance carriers are required to offer a limited benefit plan. Only employers who have not offered employer-sponsored health coverage in the prior 12 months may select the limited benefit plan.
SFI: State cash funds $45,125 in FY 2008-09 and $67,983 in FY 2009-10 |
02/01/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor;
02/28/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Postpone Indefinitely |
HB 1327
H: Gardner
S: Mitchell, S.
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Access to affordable health insurance products for Colorado residents through the elimination of certain Colorado restrictions that increase the costs of health insurance products for consumers: This bill allows Colorado residents to purchase health insurance from companies that are not licensed in Colorado but whose insurance products are lawfully sold in other states. The insurance companies will be subject to regulation by the Commissioner of Insurance with regards to the current statutory requirements for prompt payment of claims and rules for denial of benefits.
SFI: Diverts $42,592 from the General Fund in FY 2008-09 and $40,865 in FY 2009-10.
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2/04/2008 Introduced
03/10/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Postpone Indefinitely |
HB 1340
H: Kefalas, Levy
S: Boyd |
Establishment of a housing investment fund and increasing the document fee on real estate transactions subject to voter approval to fund affordable housing: Creates the Colorado Housing Investment Fund in the state treasury. Makes the administrator of the fund the state division of housing. Specifies the sources of money to be transferred to the fund. Authorizes money to be paid from the fund in the form of grants and loans. Specifies requirements pertaining to the awarding of grants and loans. Specifies that money paid out in grants or that are loaned from the fund shall be used to support the creation and maintenance of affordable
housing statewide. |
2/18/2008 Introduced
04/02/2008 House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely |
HB 1385
(Just added!)
H:Primavera S:Schwartz |
Increased health insurance transparency as amended by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee: requires the Insurance Commissioner to implement and maintain a consumer guide to health benefits coverage on the Division of Insurance website. The website must include information on each carrier, a link to the division's complaint form and index of complaints, and other information the commissioner determines to be useful to consumers. In addition, health care insurance producers and agents must disclose expected commission amounts to consumers.
SFI:$8,774 in FY 2008-09 |
04/02/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations
06/03/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1389
(Just added!)
H:Carroll, M S:Sandoval |
Fair and accountable insurance rates as amended by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee (FAIR bill): creates the
Fair Accountable Insurance Rates Act for health insurance rates that take effect on or after January 1, 2009. Insurance companies are required to report the number of lives insured in the prior year, and file complete and detailed descriptions of their rating and renewal underwriting practices
with the Commissioner of Insurance. Rate filings that include rate increases, must be filed with the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the proposed use of the rates. If the commissioner does not
approve or disapprove the rates filed within a 60-day period, the insurance company may use the rates on the condition that the commissioner may disapprove the rates later.
SFI: Cash Funds $328,885 in FY 2007-08; $219,767 in FY 2008-09 |
04/04/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations
06/05/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1390
(Just added!)
H:McGihon S:Isgar |
CoverColorado long-term funding: establishes a new funding structure for the CoverColorado program beginning January 1, 2009
SFI: statutory public fiscal impact |
04/04/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations
05/27/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1393
(Just added!)
H:Stephens, Pommer S:Morse, Mitchell, S.
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Consumer health care transparency act: requires the Commissioner of Insurance to work with the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) to include information about charges for the 25 most common inpatient procedures in the hospital report card. In addition, health insurance carriers must submit certain information to the Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurance, including a list of the average reimbursement rates for the 25 most common inpatient procedures and producer compensation schedules. The commissioner may post this information on the division's website.
SFI: $14,705 cash funds in FY 2008-09 |
04/11/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations
05/27/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1407
(Just added!)
H:Romanoff S:Gordon |
Penalty unreasonable conduct insurers: the rerevised bill prohibits the unreasonable delay or denial of payment of a claim for benefits owed by an insurance company, and provides remedies for claimants, including a new cause of action
SFI: Statutory public fiscal impact
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04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations;
06/04/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1409
(Just added!)
H:Pommer S:Johnson |
Medicaid third party recoveries: authorizes the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to take all reasonable measures to determine the legal liability of third parties to pay for services provided to
Medicaid clients and to pursue claims against liable parties.
SFI: reduced approprations to Health Care and Policy Financing |
04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
06/02/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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HB 1410
(Just added!)
H:Kerr
S: Tochtrop |
Preventative coveral colorectal cancer: mandates most health insurance plans to cover screening tests for colorectal cancer with cost sharing limited to 10 percent of the cost of screening
SFI: no state funds |
04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor
06/03/2008 Governor Action - Signed |
HB 1411
(Just added!)
H:Marshall S:Sandoval |
Colorado health care anti-kickback act creates the Colorado Health Care Anti-Kickback Act: makes it a deceptive trade practice for an insurance company to provide incentives to healthcare providers to deny, reduce, or delay medically necessary and appropriate procedures to patients
SFI: none |
04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor
05/05/2008 Senate Second Reading lost with Amendments |
