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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1229
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 11, 2024
Location SCR 357
HB24-1229 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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01:40:28 PM |
Senators Mullica
and Will, primary bill sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1229, which changes
the requirements for people in need of long-term care to become presumptively
eligible for Medicaid by removing the requirement for a level of care assessment
and allowing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to collect
any information required for federal authorization.
Senator Mullica
provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A).
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01:41:45 PM |
Deborah Lively, representing
LeadingAge Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
Jill Schnathorst, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing
Department, testified in support of the bill.
Kenneth Maestas, representing The Colorado Cross Disability Coalition (CCDC),
testified in support of the bill.
Committee members asked the panel questions.
Additional written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment B).
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01:49:53 PM |
The bill sponsors provided closing remarks.
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01:51:25 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 24-1229 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Mullica |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Jaquez Lewis |
Yes |
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Michaelson Jenet |
Yes |
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Mullica |
Yes |
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Rich |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Excused |
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Will |
Yes |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Fields |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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