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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-116

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 2, 2024       Location Old State Library

SB24-116 - Referred to House Appropriations
08:02:11 PM  
The primary bill sponsor, Representative Jodeh, introduced Senate Bill 24-116 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. Under current law, people seeking to enroll in Medicaid or Child Health Plan Plus apply through the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). However, certain populations, including persons under 19 or who qualify for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, are deemed presumptively eligible while their applications are processed and eligible to receive services immediately. HCPF and Denver Health are currently the only institutions that can make a presumptive eligibility determination. The bill allows hospitals to make these determinations. Additionally, the bill makes changes to the requirements for indigent patients receiving health care discounts on services not reimbursed through the Colorado Indigent Care Program including: requiring a patient to attest to residing in Colorado; placing a price cap on comprehensive bills that aligns with the current caps on individualized bills; authorizing health-care facilities to deny discounted care to a patient if, during the initial screening, the patient is determined to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid; clarifying that the health professional who provides services is responsible for billing the patient for those services, unless the services are billed on a comprehensive bill; excluding primary care provided in clinics in rural or frontier counties that offer a sliding-fee scale from receiving discounted care; and requiring health professionals, in addition to health facilities, to report certain data to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
08:06:12 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
08:06:33 PM  
Mr. Nikolas Otte, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Adeline Ewing, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.

Nancy Dolson, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, testified in support of the bill.

A set of printed handouts were provided to members of the committee (Attachment B).
08:13:15 PM  
The primary bill sponsor, Representative Jodeh, provided closing comments on Senate Bill 24-116.

08:14:51 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-116 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Young
Seconded Hamrick
Bradfield No
Bradley No
Brown Yes
English Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hernandez Yes
Lieder Excused
McCormick Yes
Ortiz Yes
Weinberg No
Wilson No
Young Yes
Daugherty Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 4   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS