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F8F8D56616CA619E8725868C0061882C Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1018

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & INSURANCE
Date Mar 2, 2021      
Location HCR 0112



HB21-1018 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


10:45:22 AM  

Representative Bernett and Representative Van Beber, bill sponsors, introduced HB21-1018. Under current law, Medicaid clients may choose to enter into agreements with providers to pay for services not covered by Medicaid.  This bill allows adoptive parents of children in a subsidized adoption program to enter into an agreement with a medical provider to pay for medical services that are not covered by the child's Medicaid benefit.

Submitted written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment A.

10:50:43 AM  

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

10:52:07 AM  
Deborah Cave, representing Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families (COCAF), testified in support of the bill.
10:56:43 AM  

Constance Vigil, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

11:01:09 AM  
Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties, Inc, testified in support of the bill.
11:04:20 AM  

Representative Lontine read submitted testimony and directed members to the box account to read additional public testimony that was submitted.

11:05:21 AM  
Representative Van
Beber introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B).


11:07:19 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B)
Moved Van Beber
Seconded Kennedy
Baisley
Williams D.
Hanks
Jackson
Kennedy
McCormick
Mullica
Ortiz
Soper
Titone
Van Beber
Caraveo
Lontine
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
11:07:21 AM  

Th bill sponsors made closing remarks about the bill.



11:12:48 AM
Motion Refer House Bill 21-1018, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Van Beber
Seconded Kennedy
Baisley Yes
Williams D. Yes
Hanks Yes
Jackson Yes
Kennedy Yes
McCormick Yes
Mullica Yes
Ortiz Yes
Soper Yes
Titone Yes
Van Beber Yes
Caraveo Yes
Lontine Yes
Final YES: 13   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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