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CO HB1288

CO HB1288
Support for Federally Qualified Health Centers

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Introduced
02/27/2025
In Committee
05/01/2025
Crossed Over
05/16/2025
Passed
05/27/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/27/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

CONCERNING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.

AI Summary

This bill addresses financial support for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) by making several key changes. First, the bill recognizes that FQHCs serve approximately 30% of Medicaid patients in Colorado but receive less than 2% of state Medicaid provider reimbursement. It allows the state to seek and accept gifts for the primary care fund, which receives a one-for-one federal match from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The bill modifies existing law to explicitly permit the state department to accept private and public gifts for the primary care fund. Additionally, the bill introduces provisions that allow FQHCs to establish separate subsidiary companies to provide fee-for-service services outside their standard cost report, provided these services have historically been fee-for-service and would be budget-neutral according to the state department. The subsidiary can receive direct reimbursement and pass through money to the parent FQHC, while ensuring that the subsidiary's costs are excluded from the FQHC's reimbursement rate calculations. These changes aim to provide more financial flexibility and support for FQHCs in Colorado, which play a crucial role in providing healthcare to underserved populations.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (46)

Matt Martinez (D)*,  Dylan Roberts (D)*,  Cleave Simpson (R)*,  Ty Winter (R)*,  Judy Amabile (D),  Jennifer Bacon (D),  Shannon Bird (D),  Jeff Bridges (D),  Kyle Brown (D),  Marc Catlin (R),  Lisa Cutter (D),  Lindsey Daugherty (D),  Monica Duran (D),  Tony Exum (D),  Julie Gonzales (D),  Ryan Gonzalez (R),  Eliza Hamrick (D),  Nick Hinrichsen (D),  Jamie Jackson (D),  Iman Jodeh (D),  Dusty Johnson (R),  Cathy Kipp (D),  Sheila Lieder (D),  Mandy Lindsay (D),  William Lindstedt (D),  Janice Marchman (D),  Tisha Mauro (D),  Julie McCluskie (D),  Karen McCormick (D),  Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D),  Kyle Mullica (D),  Amy Paschal (D),  Byron Pelton (R),  Rod Pelton (R),  Chris Richardson (R),  Gretchen Rydin (D),  Lesley Smith (D),  Marc Snyder (D),  Matt Soper (R),  Katie Stewart (D),  Larry Suckla (R),  Rick Taggart (R),  Brianna Titone (D),  Katie Wallace (D),  Michael Weissman (D),  Faith Winter (D), 

Last Action

Governor Signed (on 05/27/2025)

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