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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Health Care Legislation (2019)

Subject

Health Care & Health Insurance

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

07/15/2019

During the 2019 session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several pieces of legislation related to state health programs, behavioral and mental health, reducing health care costs, hospital transparency, and advance directives.

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Staff Publications

Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee

Summary Report for the Opioid and Other Substance Abuse Disorders Study Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/07/2019

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Substance Use Disorders Legislation (2019)

In response to the high rate of opioid-related addiction and deaths in Colorado, the Colorado General Assembly created the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/15/2019

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Health Insurance 2019 Major Legislation

During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly enacted several bills focused on making health insurance more affordable and increasing coverage protections for consumers.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/17/2019

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Staff Publications

Fiscal Assessment of Proposed Amendment SB188_L.045, Concerning Creation of the Family Medical Leave Insurance Program

This memorandum is an assessment of the fiscal impact of the attached proposed Amendment L.045 to Senate Bill 19-188. This fiscal assessment is for the impact of the bill with inclusion of this amendment only. Any other added amendment could influence the fiscal impact.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/09/2019

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Labor & Employment

State Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Rural and Frontier Healthcare Preceptor Credit

Report No. 2019-TE1

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in August 2023. Click HERE to access the August 2023 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Final/Annual Reports

Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report

The Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee was created pursuant to Article 22.3 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to study issues relating to opioid and substance use disorders in Colorado and examine potential solutions concerning...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/28/2018

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Final/Annual Reports

Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report

The Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee was created pursuant to Article 22 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to guide Colorado's health insurance exchange, including reviewing the financial and operational plans of the exchange and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/27/2018

Subjects:

General Assembly

Health Care & Health Insurance

Issue Briefs

Emergency Mental Health Holds (18-21)

This issue brief addresses Colorado’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for an individual to be involuntarily held for a 72‑hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/27/2018

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation