7F0F918FEABE346C87258B12001EF961 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1045SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate May 2, 2024 Location SCR 352 HB24-1045 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/872F49064F43...$File/Attachment I.pdf?OpenElement Attachment I.pdf 11:38:20 PM Senators Mullica and Will, primary bill sponsors, presented House bill 24-1045, which creates and expands programs and services for substance use disorder (SUD) treatments. Specifically, the bill: Expands Behavioral Health Diversion Programs. The bill appropriates $500,000, half to the Department of Human Services (CDHS) and half to the Judicial Department, for use on district attorney adult pretrial diversion programs. Provides reentry services under Medicaid. By July 1, 2025, the bill requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to provide the following reentry services to people immediately before they are released from the Division of Youth Services in the CDHS or a Department of Corrections facility: · medicated-assisted treatment (MAT) medications, via an opioid treatment program; · a 30-day supply of additional medications, if needed; and · case management services, which are assumed to include screening, brief intervention, and care coordination services. Additionally, if county jails that provide these services can participate in the program in such a way that no additional state funds are required, HCPF will include those county jails in the program. Provides partial hospitalization services for SUD under Medicaid. The bill requires HCPF to seek federal authorization to provide partial hospitalization services for SUD. Expands the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund. The bill appropriates $150,000 annually and an additional $50,000 in the first two years from the General Fund to the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund under the Department of Early Childhood (CDEC). Provides safety net provider application support services. The bill requires the BHA to contract with an independent third-party to support providers seeking to become approved BHA safety net providers. Creates the Contingency Management Grant Program. The bill creates a grant program in the BHA to support selected substance use disorder treatment programs and appropriates $750,000 to the program. The bill makes several other changes as outlined below. Specifically, it: · places new reporting requirements on HCPF and the BHA. · prohibits state-regulated insurance plans from applying a prior authorization requirement for SUD treatment drugs based on dosage, and prohibits insurance from applying a different reimbursement rate for SUD treatment drugs to pharmacists and take-home drugs. · requires the BHA to promulgate rules around gaining a certificate as an addiction specialist or technician. · requires the various boards under the Department of Regulatory Agencies and potentially the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to develop a statewide drug therapy protocol for pharmacists to prescribe, dispense, and administer select MAT drugs. · makes changes to the MAT expansion pilot program including making pharmacies eligible for grants, removing the restriction on the number of counties that may be selected for participation, expanding membership requirements for the board, and changing the reporting requirements. · requires the BHA to collect data on and review the admission criteria for withdrawal management facilities. · continues the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee for the 2025 interim. 11:39:34 PM Dr. Emily Zadvorny, representing Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified in support of the bill. Lex Loutzenhiser, representing Illuminate Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Frank Cornelia, representing Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Devon Peavy, representing Sobriety House, testified in support of the bill. Melissa Eddleman, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, was available to answer committee questions. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment I). 11:57:25 PM The bill sponsors provided closing remarks. 11:59:46 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1045 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Will Seconded Baisley Yes Cutter Yes Exum Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Rich Yes Will Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS