ColoradoReimbursement for Community Health Workers
What it does
Beginning January 1, 2026, the act allows the department of health care policy and financing (department) to reimburse community health workers for services rendered to medicaid members after receiving any necessary federal authorization. Reimbursement for community health worker services is subject to available appropriations.
More detail
The act postpones until January 31, 2027, the requirement for the department to report to the general assembly on community health worker utilization and costs in the medicaid program.
The act reduces the appropriations to the department from the general fund for the 2025-26 fiscal year by $1,364,558 and the healthcare affordability and sustainability cash fund for the 2025-26 fiscal year by $342,750. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 20Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 2Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 2Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 1Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 24Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded ADOPT CCR. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded ADOPT. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15
- Vote recorded BYD SCP. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 11Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- Vote recorded NOT CONCUR APPT CC. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9House Committee of the Whole Amendment - Change from Passed to Lost
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 8House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 3Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 2Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Apr 1Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 31Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced