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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB21-1256

Delivering Health-care Services Through Telemedicine

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Public Health

Concerning the promulgation of rules by the department of health care policy and financing as it relates to entities that deliver services predominately through telemedicine.

Bill Summary:



Current law states that in-person contact between a health-care provider or mental health-care provider and a patient is not required under the state's medicaid program for services delivered through telemedicine that are otherwise eligible for reimbursement under medicaid. The act requires the department of health care policy and financing to promulgate rules specifically relating to entities that deliver health-care or mental health-care services exclusively or predominately through telemedicine.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Susan Lontine

Representative

Susan Lontine

Senator Faith Winter

Senator

Faith Winter

Senator Cleave Simpson

Senator

Cleave Simpson

Committees

House

Health & Insurance

Senate

Health & Human Services

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/27/2021 Signed Act PDF
05/19/2021 Final Act PDF
05/11/2021 Rerevised PDF
05/10/2021 Revised PDF
04/27/2021 Reengrossed PDF
04/26/2021 Engrossed PDF
04/05/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
08/04/2021 FN2 PDF
04/19/2021 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1256 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment M) The motion failed on a vote of 5-8. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1256 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/11/2021 Third Reading BILL
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/27/2021 Third Reading BILL
56
AYE
7
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/21/2021 L.001 HOU Health & Insurance Lost PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
05/27/2021 Governor Governor Signed
05/21/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/19/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/19/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/11/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/10/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/05/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/29/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/27/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/26/2021 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/21/2021 House House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/05/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/27/2021 193 Delivering Hlth-care Services Through Telemedicine PDF

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