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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB16-1322

Health Coverage Prescription Contraceptives Supply

Type Bill
Session 2016 Regular Session
Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance Insurance

Concerning a requirement that health benefit plans required to cover contraception reimburse dispensers for dispensing a multiple-months' supply of prescription contraceptives.

Bill Summary:

The bill requires health benefit plans that are required under the federal 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act' to provide contraception coverage as a preventive health service for women to reimburse participating providers or dispensing entities in the health benefit plan's network for:
  • Dispensing prescription contraceptives in a 3-month supply for the first dispensing to the insured person and for a 12-month supply for subsequent dispensings of the same prescription contraceptive to the insured person; or
  • Dispensing to the insured person a prescribed vaginal contraceptive ring intended to last for 3 months.
'Prescription contraceptive' is defined as a medically acceptable oral drug or contraceptive patch that is used to prevent pregnancy and that requires a prescription.

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Brittany Pettersen

Representative

Brittany Pettersen

Senator Don Coram

Representative

Don Coram

Senator Kerry Donovan

Senator

Kerry Donovan

Committees

House

Public Health Care & Human Services

Senate

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Status

Lost

Introduced

Lost

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/25/2016 Reengrossed PDF
04/22/2016 Engrossed PDF
03/02/2016 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/18/2016 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
09/07/2016 FN2 PDF
03/18/2016 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1322 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. Vote summary
Postpone House Bill 16-1322 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
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2nd Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 8-4, with one excused. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 16-1322, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/25/2016 Third Reading BILL
42
AYE
23
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
05/05/2016 Senate Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
04/29/2016 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
04/25/2016 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/22/2016 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/21/2016 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/15/2016 House House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/02/2016 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services

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