Health policy bills under consideration, Colorado's 71st General Assembly (2016),
January 2016 - May 2016
Watch this space for updates to come soon!
| Bill name | Bill # |
Prime Sponsor(s) |
Current status | HCAC endorsed |
| End of Life Options | HB 1054 | Court, Ginal, Merrifield | House laid over to 6/16 | monitor |
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PUC Permit for Medical Transport |
Corram, Moreno, Scott |
Signed by Gov |
support |
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Interstate Medical Licencing |
Buck, Winter, Newell, Roberts |
Sent to Governor |
support |
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Rural Health Preceptor Tax Credit |
Buck, Ginal, Crowder, Cook | Sent to Governor | support | |
| Income Tax Credit for Home Health Care | HB 1065 | Conti | Postponed indefinitely | monitor |
| Drug Production Cost Transparency | HB 1102 | Ginal, Newell, Roberts | postponed indefinitely | support |
| Medicaid Option for Prescribed Drug by Mail | SB 027 |
Martinez, Humenik, Todd |
To Governor | support |
| Community Para-medicine Regulation | SB 069 | Garcia, Pabon | Sent to Gov | support |
| Home Modification Services in Medicaid Waivers | HB 1195 | Crowder and Steadman | Postponed Indefinitely | support |
| Contraceptive Coverage, Public and Private Insurance | HB 1294 | Lontine, Esgar, Guzman | Postponed indefinitely in Approp | support |
| Study Single Geographic Area for Individual Health Plans | HB 1336 | Hammer, Rankin, Donovon | Signed by Gov | support |
| Health Coverage Prescription Contraceptive Supply | HB 1322 | Pettersen, Coram,Donovan | Postponed Indefinitely | support |
| Tax Incentive For Unreimbursed Medicaid Fees | HB 1212 | Roupe | Postponed indefinitely | support |
| Patient Choice In Pharmacy | HB 1361 | Primavera, Becker, Sonnenber, Newell | Postponed Indefinitely | support |
| Required Notice and Disclosure Freestanding ER | HB 1374 | McCann, Kefalas | Postponed Indefinitely | support |
| Add in home support for certain Medicaid Waivers | HB 1380 | Young | Postponed Indefinitely | support |
| Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability (Hospital Provider Fee as TABOR Enterprise) | HB 1420 | Hullinghorst and Crowder | Postponed Indefinitely | support |
| Suicide Prevention through Zero Suicide Model | SB 147 | Newell, Martinez HUmenik, Pettersen | Sent to Gov | support |
PREVIOUS SESSION INFORMATION
Health policy bills under consideration, Colorado's 70th General Assembly (2015),
January 7, 2015 - May 6, 2015
| Bill name | Bill # |
Prime Sponsor(s) |
Current status | HCAC endorsed |
| Health Care Delivery via Telemedicine | HB 1029 | Rep. Ginal | Governor signed | yes |
| Competency to Proceed Juvenile Justice | HB 1025 | Rosenthal and Newell | Postponed Indefinitely | yes |
| License Mental Health Providers treat Minors | HB 1032 | Singer and Aguilar | Governor signed | yes |
| Continuing Professional Development Psychologists | HB 1067 | Kraft -Tharpe | Governor signed | yes |
| Registered Naturopathic Doctors Treating Children 0-2 years | HB 1075 | Ginal and Crowder | Governor signed | yes |
| Women's Health Protection Act | HB 1128 | Neville | Postponed Indefinitely | NO |
| Colorado Works Pass Through Child Support Payment | SB 012 | Kefalas and Pettersen | Sent to Governor | yes |
| Dispense Supply of Emergency Drugs for Overdose Victim | SB 053 | Aguilar, McCann and Lontine | Governor signed | yes |
| Clean Claims Task Force Reporting | SB 057 | Balmer and Williams | Governor signed | yes |
| Pharmacy Substitute Interchangeable Biological Drugs | SB 071 | Jahn, Hill, McCann and Langraf | Governor signed | monitor / no position |
| Transparency in Direct Payment of Health Care Prices | SB 074 | Neville and Joshi | Postponed Indefinitely | |
| Interstate Compact of EMS Providers | HB 1015 | Winter and Cooke | Governor signed | yes |
| Prescription Give Back to Institutions | HB 1039 | Tyler and Neville | Governor signed | yes |
| Authorize General Fund for LARC Services | HB 1194 | Becker and Coram | Postponed Indefinitely | yes |
| Respite Care Study Task Force | HB 1233 | Landgraf and Aguilar | Sent to Governor | yes |
| Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriptive Authority | SB 197 | Crowder, Jahn, Fields, Willett | Sent to Governor | yes |
| Floor for Medicaid Provider Rates | HB 1151 | Ranken and Lambert | Postponed Indefinitely | yes |
|
Patient Caregiver Designation Hospital Requirement |
HB 1242 | Danielson and Aguilar | Governor signed | yes |
| Homeless Persons 'Bill of Rights | HB 1264 | Salazar, Melton and Kefalas | Postponed Indefinitely | yes |
| Tax Credit for Preceptors Health Prof Shortage Areas | HB 1238 | Buck and Cooke | Postponed Indefinitely | yes |
| FAMLI Insurance Program Wage Replacement | HB 1258 | Winter, Salazar and Ulibarri | Lost 3rd ReadingHouse | yes |
HCAC Position Statements:
- HCAC Position on CO SB15-074 (Transparency in Direct Payment of Health Care Prices), 2/9/2015
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