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D519A37F024B7D4787258BA2005D0A5C Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PANEL ON COLORADO BENEFITS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date Sep 24, 2024      
Location Old State Library



Panel on Colorado Benefits Management System - Committee Discussion Only


10:56:17 AM  
The committee took a brief recess.
11:27:39 AM  
The committee came back to order.
11:27:48 AM  
·Michelle Barnes, Executive Director Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), provided an overview of the presentation to the committee regarding the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS).
11:29:27 AM  
Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), presented to the committee.
11:32:05 AM  
Misgana Tesfaye,
Director of Business Innovation, Technology and Security, CDHS, presented
to the committee on CBMS modernization efforts.
11:33:35 AM  
Director Barnes provided an update to the committee on CBMS new hire planning.
11:34:08 AM  
Ralph Choate, Chief Operations Officer HCPF, presented to the committee on county CBMS concerns.
11:40:02 AM  
Mr. Choate responded to questions from the committee.
11:42:54 AM  
Jamie Ulrich, Weld County, Director of Human Services, and Mr. Choate responded to additional questions from the committee on county connectivity concerns.
11:44:00 AM  
Commissioner Scott James, Weld County, provided additional perspective on county connectivity.
11:49:43 AM  
Committee discussion continued.
11:51:27 AM  
Mr. Choate continued
to present updates on the Joint Agency Interoperability project as well
as CBMS Re-Procurement.
11:57:07 AM  
Committee discussion continued regarding CBMS outages.
12:01:56 PM  
Commissioner James
presented to the committee on the CBMS functionality from the perspective
of system eligibility technicians.
12:19:27 PM  
Commissioner James introduced a video of interview with CBMS eligibility technicians describing their experience with the system.
12:20:15 PM  
Director Ulrich provided
additional comments to the committee on collaboration with the state.
12:26:43 PM  
Presenters responded to questions from the committee.






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