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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB25-229

Reimbursement for Community Health Workers

Type Bill
Session 2025 Regular Session
Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance

Concerning medicaid reimbursement for community health workers, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

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.

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.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer

Senator

Barbara Kirkmeyer

Senator Jeff Bridges

Senator

Jeff Bridges

Representative Shannon Bird

Representative

Shannon Bird

Representative Rick Taggart

Representative

Rick Taggart

Committees

Senate

Appropriations

House

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/20/2025 Signed Act PDF
05/02/2025 Final Act PDF
04/10/2025 Rerevised PDF
04/09/2025 Revised PDF
04/03/2025 Reengrossed PDF
04/02/2025 Engrossed PDF
03/31/2025 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/08/2025 PA2 PDF
04/01/2025 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/01/2025 FN4 PDF
04/08/2025 FN3 PDF
04/07/2025 FN2 PDF
03/31/2025 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/04/2025 SA2 PDF
03/31/2025 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 25-229, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 25-229, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/24/2025 Conference Committee Report REPASS
31
AYE
1
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/24/2025 Conference Committee Report ADOPT CCR
30
AYE
0
NO
5
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/11/2025 House Amendments NOT CONCUR APPT CC
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/03/2025 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/23/2025 Conference Committee Report REPASS
57
AYE
8
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/23/2025 Conference Committee Report ADOPT
56
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/15/2025 Conference Committee Report BYD SCP
63
AYE
1
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/10/2025 Third Reading BILL
46
AYE
15
NO
4
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/09/2025 Committee of the Whole AMD (H.001)
45
AYE
18
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/09/2025 H.001 Committee of the Whole Passed PDF
04/09/2025 L.003 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
04/08/2025 L.002 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
04/02/2025 L.001 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
04/01/2025 J.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
05/20/2025 Governor Governor Signed
05/02/2025 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/02/2025 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/01/2025 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/24/2025 Senate Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/23/2025 House House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/11/2025 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/10/2025 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/09/2025 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/09/2025 House House Committee of the Whole Amendment - Change from Passed to Lost
04/08/2025 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/03/2025 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
04/03/2025 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/02/2025 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/01/2025 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/31/2025 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/20/2025 220 Reimbursement for Community Health Workers PDF

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