PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date |
03/19/2024 |
Attendance |
Bradfield |
X |
Bradley |
E |
Brown |
X |
English |
* |
Hamrick |
X |
Hernandez |
* |
Holtorf |
* |
Lieder |
X |
McCormick |
X |
Ortiz |
X |
Weinberg |
X |
Young |
X |
Daugherty |
X |
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Time |
09:45:47 AM to 11:37:33 AM |
Place |
HCR 0112 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Daugherty |
This Report was prepared by |
Eliyah Chadioun |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB24-1218 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
hHB24-1005 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole |
hSB24-073 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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HB24-1218 - Postponed Indefinitely
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09:46:04 AM |
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives McCormick and Soper, re-introduced House Bill
24-1218 for action only to House Health and Human Services Committee. The
bill provides regulations for ambulance service rates and billing. It allows
a subdivision of the state (a county, municipality, school district, or
special district) to submit established rates for ambulance services to
the Division of Insurance in the Department of Regulatory Agencies. The
department must post these rates to their website. The bill also prohibits
out-of-network ambulance services from billing patients for amounts not
covered by the insurance carrier, except for the fees for which the patient
is responsible.
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09:46:44 AM |
Representative McCormick
motioned to lay over the bill to May 10th.
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09:48:32 AM |
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.
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09:49:39 AM
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Motion |
Lay over HB24-1218 until May 10th. |
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Moved |
McCormick |
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Seconded |
Weinberg |
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Bradfield |
Yes |
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Bradley |
Excused |
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Brown |
Yes |
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English |
Excused |
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Hamrick |
Yes |
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Hernandez |
Excused |
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Holtorf |
Excused |
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Lieder |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
Yes |
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Young |
Yes |
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Daugherty |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB24-1005 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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09:51:43 AM |
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives deGruy Kennedy and Ortiz, re-introduced House
Bill 24-1005 for action only to the House Health and Human Services Committee.
The bill requires state-regulated health insurance plans (carriers) to
include primary care providers (providers) as in-network providers if they
are credentialed Medicaid providers and meet select additional criteria.
If the provider is servicing a client that receives benefits from Medicaid,
the carrier is prohibited from requiring additional credentials.
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09:54:31 AM |
The bill sponsors
responded to questions from the committee.
Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).
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10:05:25 AM |
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.005 to the committee (Attachment B).
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10:05:53 AM |
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.006 to the committee (Attachment C).
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10:05:54 AM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C) to amendment L.005 (Attachment B). |
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Moved |
Ortiz |
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Seconded |
Young |
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Bradfield |
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Bradley |
Excused |
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Brown |
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English |
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Hamrick |
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Hernandez |
Excused |
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Holtorf |
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Lieder |
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McCormick |
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Ortiz |
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Weinberg |
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Young |
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Daugherty |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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10:07:15 AM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment B). |
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Moved |
Ortiz |
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Seconded |
Young |
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Bradfield |
No |
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Bradley |
Excused |
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Brown |
Yes |
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English |
Yes |
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Hamrick |
Yes |
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Hernandez |
Excused |
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Holtorf |
No |
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Lieder |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
Yes |
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Young |
Yes |
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Daugherty |
Yes |
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YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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10:07:16 AM |
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives deGruy Kennedy and Ortiz, provided closing comments
on House Bill 24-1005.
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10:08:19 AM |
Members of the committee provided closing comments regarding the bill.
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10:13:29 AM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 24-1005, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Moved |
Ortiz |
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Seconded |
Young |
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Bradfield |
No |
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Bradley |
Excused |
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Brown |
Yes |
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English |
Yes |
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Hamrick |
Yes |
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Hernandez |
Excused |
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Holtorf |
No |
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Lieder |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
No |
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Young |
Yes |
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Daugherty |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB24-073 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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10:13:33 AM |
The primary bill
sponsors, Represetatives Velasco and Titone, introduced Senate Bill 24-073
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. Current law defines a
small employer eligible for a small group health benefit plan as an individual,
firm, corporation, partnership, or association that employs between one
and 100 employees. The bill reduces the upper threshold to 50 employees
on January 1, 2026.
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10:19:05 AM |
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
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10:29:07 AM |
Adam Fox, representing
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in opposition to the bill.
Lindsey Vigoda,
representing Small Business Majority, testified in opposition to the bill.
Angelique Espinoza,
representing Good Business Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
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10:39:31 AM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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10:50:31 AM |
The panel continued responding to questions from the committee.
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10:54:41 AM |
Mr. Tony Gagliardi,
representing National Federation of Independent Business, testified in
support of the bill.
Ms. Monica VanBuskirk,
representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
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11:01:38 AM |
Michael Conway, representing Division of Insurance, was available to answer committee questions.
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11:01:49 AM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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11:17:46 AM |
The panel continued responding to questions from the committee.
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11:22:02 AM |
The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.002 to the committee (Attachment D).
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11:24:07 AM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). |
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Moved |
Young |
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Seconded |
Ortiz |
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Bradfield |
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Bradley |
Excused |
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Brown |
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English |
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Hamrick |
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Hernandez |
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Holtorf |
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Lieder |
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McCormick |
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Ortiz |
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Weinberg |
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Young |
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Daugherty |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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11:24:08 AM |
Representative Brown
introduced amendment L.003 to the committee (Attachment E).
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11:26:12 AM |
The bill sponsors
spoke to amendment L.003 (Attachment E).
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11:28:05 AM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). |
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Moved |
Brown |
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Seconded |
Ortiz |
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Bradfield |
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Bradley |
Excused |
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Brown |
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English |
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Hamrick |
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Hernandez |
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Holtorf |
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Lieder |
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McCormick |
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Ortiz |
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Weinberg |
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Young |
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Daugherty |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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11:28:06 AM |
The primary bill
sponsors, Represetatives Velasco and Titone, provided closing comments
regarding Senate Bill 24-073.
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11:31:24 AM |
Members of the committee provided closing comments regarding the bill.
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11:37:29 AM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 24-073, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Moved |
Brown |
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Seconded |
Lieder |
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Bradfield |
Yes |
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Bradley |
Excused |
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Brown |
Yes |
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English |
Yes |
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Hamrick |
Yes |
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Hernandez |
Yes |
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Holtorf |
Yes |
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Lieder |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
Yes |
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Young |
Yes |
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Daugherty |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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11:37:33 AM |
The committee adjourned. |