Location: SCR 354
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1094
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1094
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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| Refer House Bill 17-1094 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
03:14 PM
The meeting recessed.
03:19 PM
The meeting reconvened.
03:20 PM -- HB 17-1094
Senators Donovan and Crowder, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1094. The reengrossed bill makes several modifications to the existing requirement that health benefit plans cover telehealth services. Specifically, the bill clarifies that:
- a health plan cannot restrict or deny coverage for a covered benefit provided using telehealth services based on the communication technology or application used to deliver services;
- the availability of telehealth does not modify insurance carriers' existing obligation under state law to maintain a sufficient network of local health care providers;
- covered individuals may receive telehealth services from a private residence, but health insurers are not required to cover the transmission costs incurred from using telehealth services from a home or other originating site fees;
- the applicable copayment, coinsurance, or deductible for telehealth services should be applied by the carrier and may not exceed the applicable cost sharing amounts for in-person services; and
- HIPAA-compliant interactive audio-visual communication and HIPAA-compliant applications via cellular telephones may be used for telehealth, but that voice-only telephone and text messaging may not be used.
03:25 PM -- Sara Orrange, Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in a neutral position on the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
03:37 PM -- Samantha Lippolis, Centura Health, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.
03:47 PM -- Debbie Voyles, University of Colorado Health (UC Health), testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
03:53 PM -- Tina Finlayson, University of Colorado Medicine, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.
03:57 PM -- Diane Robinson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
04:00 PM
Senators Crowder and Donovan made closing comments.
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| BILL: | HB17-1094 | |
| TIME: | 04:01:20 PM | |
| MOVED: | Crowder | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1094 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | |
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Aguilar |
Yes |
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Crowder |
Yes |
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Kefalas |
Yes |
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Martinez Humenik |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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04:02 PM
The meeting adjourned.