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2011 Legislative Session |
| Bill # |
Title |
Status |
| SB 8 |
Aligning Children’s Medicaid Eligibility |
Passed & Signed |
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Allows for the alignment of CHP+ and Medicaid eligibility, regardless of a child’s age. This would establish Medicaid eligibility for all children under the age of 18 to 133% of the Federal Poverty Level.
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Implementation has been planned for January 1, 2013.
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| SB 128 |
Child-Only Health Insurance Plans |
Passed & Signed |
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Requires health insurance companies that choose to participate in the individual health insurance market to offer child-only insurance products through two open enrollment periods per year, where child-only products must be sold on a guaranteed-issue basis, meaning children cannot be denied coverage based on medical history or current health status.
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The first 30-day open enrollment period occurred in August 2011.
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| SB 200 |
Colorado Health Benefit Exchange |
Passed & Signed |
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Establishes the governance structure and implementation process for the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange, a new health insurance marketplace that will begin operation on January 1, 2014.
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The board and legislative committee were appointed on July 1, 2011, and the two groups began meeting shortly thereafter.
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| SB 213 |
CHP+ Assess Monthly Enrollment Fee |
Passed & Vetoed |
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Would have increased premiums for some children enrolled in CHP+ from $25 annually to $20 per month.
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Because of the projected loss of health care coverage for thousands of Colorado children,
All Kids Covered adamantly opposed this bill which
passed the House and Senate but was ultimately
vetoed by Governor Hickenlooper.
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| HB 1019 |
Exempt School-Based Clinics Copay |
Passed & Signed |
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Allows school-based health clinics to waive patients’ copayments and still bill private insurance for the visit. Previously, a clinic could not bill private insurance for the visit if the copayment or deductible were waived.
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Became effective upon signature.
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| HB 1281 |
Health Care Professional Loan Forgiveness |
Passed & Signed |
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Dedicates some state dollars to the Colorado Health Service Corps, the state’s health care professional student loan repayment program. This would allow for more effective administration of the program with incoming federal dollars.
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Provides loan repayment for certain eligible nursing faculty or health care professional faculty members.
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These provisions became effective June 2011, and will help alleviate the provider shortage.
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2010 Legislative Session |
| Bill # |
Title |
Status |
| SB 6 |
Identification Documents Reduce Poverty |
Passed & Signed |
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Allows individuals to obtain a birth certificate or death record for free if referred from a county department of social services or human services.
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| HB 1021 |
Required Coverage for Maternity Care |
Passed & Signed |
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Requires, among other things, that all newly-issued or renewed insurance policies in the individual market provide coverage for maternity care starting January 1, 2011.
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| HB 1033 |
Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment |
Passed & Signed |
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Adds to the list of optional services provided to Medicaid recipients, screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for alcohol and other substance abuse services.
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Became effective August 2010.
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2009 Legislative Session |
| Bill # |
Title |
Status |
| HB 1020 |
Medical Program
Re-enrollment |
Passed & Signed |
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Establishes a process
for telephone and online re-enrollment into Medicaid and
CHP+.
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Ensures that eligible
children continue to receive quality care.
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| HB 1293 |
Health Coverage for
Kids |
Passed & Signed |
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PRESS RELEASE: Governor Ritter and
the Colorado General Assembly Score a Win for Colorado Kids (April 21, 2009)
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Ensures uninterrupted
access to services for kids by providing 12 months of
continuous eligibility for children enrolled in
Medicaid.
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Provides more families
with access to public health coverage by increasing
eligibility for children in CHP+ from 205% to 250% of
the Federal Poverty Level and increasing eligibility for
parents in Medicaid from 60% to 100% of the Federal
Poverty Level.
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| HB 1353 |
Coverage for Moms and Kids |
Passed & Signed |
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Provides benefits
under Medicaid and CHP+ to pregnant women and children
who are legal immigrants.
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Waives the 5-year
waiting period for such services.
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2008 Legislative Session |
| Bill # |
Title |
Status |
| SB 161 |
Child Enrollment for Health Programs | Passed & Signed |
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Reduces barriers
to enrollment in Medicaid and CHP+ by eliminating the
requirements for families to submit paycheck stubs;
instead allows the State to verify a family’s income
using data that is already available. Interfaces with other systems holding relevant data were implemented August 2011.
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Allows for easy
re-enrollment of children at the end of their
eligibility period, thus avoiding interruption in
coverage.
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2007 Legislative Session |
| Bill # |
Title |
Status |
| SB 130 |
Medical Home for Colorado Children |
Passed & Signed |
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Declares that a
“medical home” is important for children. A medical home
is a concept, rather than physical location that ensures
a child has coordinated and comprehensive access to
medical care, mental health care and oral health care.
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Directs the Colorado
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to
implement standards and systems to increase the number
of children in Medicaid and CHP+ programs with a medical
home.
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| SB 211 |
Continuity of Care for Colorado Kids |
Passed & Signed |
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Establishes
presumptive eligibility for children applying for
Medicaid or CHP+ (allows coverage of children while they
are completing the application).
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Requires an annual
report on quality, access, and health outcomes.
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Allows for continuous
enrollment for CHP+ kids moving to Medicaid.
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Decreases barriers for
enrollment in public programs by clarifying the identity
documentation required for pregnant women and 18-19 year
olds applying for CHP+.
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