Richard Holtorf
- Republican
- Representative
- District 63
Primary
Current law requires the department of health care policy and financing (department) to offer to enter into a direct contract with the managed care organization (MCO) operated by or under the control of the Denver health and hospital authority (Denver health) until Denver health ceases to operate a medicaid managed care program or until June 30, 2025. The act removes the option for the department to enter into a direct contract until June 30, 2025, and instead requires the department to enter into the contract from July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2032, as long as the MCO meets all MCO criteria required by the department. If the department designates a managed care entity (MCE) other than the MCO operated by Denver health to manage behavioral health-care services, the act requires Denver health to collaborate with the MCE during the term of the contract. The act prohibits the MCO from reimbursing contracted medicaid providers at rates that are higher than the department's medicaid fee for service rates unless the provider enters into a quality incentive agreement with the MCO. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the department distributed money appropriated for a supplemental state payment to Denver health. The act authorizes the department to continually distribute any money appropriated for payment to Denver health. APPROVED by Governor April 4, 2024 EFFECTIVE April 4, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (04/04/2024) | |
| Final Act (03/27/2024) | |
| Rerevised (03/13/2024) | |
| Revised (03/12/2024) | |
| Reengrossed (02/05/2024) | |
| Engrossed (01/29/2024) | |
| Introduced (01/10/2024) | |
| PA1 (01/25/2024) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (01/19/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (02/28/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (07/09/2024) |
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