ColoradoRepeal Copayment for Department of Corrections Inmate Health Care
What it does
Current law requires the department of corrections (department) to assess a copayment for inmate-initiated visits to providers of medical, dental, mental health, and optometric care services. Current law permits a waiver or reduction of the copayment under a range of circumstances. The department's current administrative regulations assess fees when an inmate fails to attend or refuses a scheduled health-care appointment.
More detail
The act eliminates the copayment and prohibits the department from assessing a fee when an inmate fails to attend or refuses a health-care appointment.
The department is required to report during its 2026 "SMART Act" hearing on the number of times in the previous year that an inmate failed to attend a scheduled health-care appointment or requested an appointment when the request was not relevant to an actual medical condition.
The act reduces appropriations to the department by a net of $165,682, which includes an increase of $157,179 appropriated from the general fund and a decrease of $322,861 from cash funds. VETOED by Governor 5/29/2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 29Governor Jared Polis VetoedLatest
- May 13Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 13Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 13Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 1House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 29Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 23Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 21Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 16House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 8House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 4House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Jan 22House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 8Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced