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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB26-006
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 22, 2026
Location HCR 0112
SB26-006 - Referred to House Appropriations
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01:39:19 PM |
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Brown and Taggart, introduced Senate Bill 26-006 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill requires parity in insurance coverage between non-opioid pain management drugs and opioid drugs in several areas. Specifically, the bill requires state-regulated private insurance carriers to: cover at least one non-opioid drug that is a clinically appropriate alternative for a covered opioid drug; not impose cost-sharing requirements on non-opioid drugs that are more restrictive than the requirements for opioid drugs; and not impose utilization review requirements on non-opioid drugs that are more restrictive than the requirements for opioid drugs, including prior authorization reviews and step therapy. The bill exempts insurance plans offered to state employees from these requirements. |
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01:50:27 PM |
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. |
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02:20:00 PM |
Mr. Kevin McFatridge,
representing Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in opposition
to the bill. Patrick Boyle, representing PCMA, testified in opposition
to the bill. Dr. Roland Flores, representing Colorado Society of Anesthesiology,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Coreen Johnson, representing Young
People in Recovery, testified in support of the bill. |
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02:30:56 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee. |
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02:42:08 PM |
The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Brown and Taggart, provided closing comments
on the bill. |
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02:46:46 PM |
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill. |
02:56:56 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 26-006 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Lieder |
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| Seconded |
Feret |
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Barron |
No |
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Bradfield |
No |
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Bradley |
No |
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English |
Yes |
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Feret |
Yes |
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Hamrick |
Yes |
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Johnson |
No |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Rydin |
Yes |
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Stewart K. |
Yes |
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Woog |
No |
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Lieder |
Yes |
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Gilchrist |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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