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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB21-1021

Peer Support Professionals Behavioral Health

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Human Services Labor & Employment

Concerning supporting the peer support professional workforce, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:



The act requires the department of human services (state department) to establish procedures to approve recovery support services organizations for reimbursement of peer support professional services. The act also gives the executive director of the state department rule-making authority to establish other criteria and standards as necessary.

The act permits a recovery support services organization to charge and submit for reimbursement from the medical assistance program certain eligible peer support services provided by peer support professionals.

The act authorizes the department of health care policy and financing to reimburse recovery support services organizations for permissible claims for peer support services submitted under the medical services program.

The act requires contracts entered into between the state department's office of behavioral health and designated managed service organizations to include terms and conditions related to the support of peer-run recovery support services organizations.

For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $28,654 is appropriated to the state department from the general fund for use by the office of behavioral health to implement this act.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Rod Pelton

Representative

Rod Pelton

Representative Yadira Caraveo

Representative

Yadira Caraveo

Senator Rachel Zenzinger

Senator

Rachel Zenzinger

Senator Jane Joe

Senator

Jane Joe

Committees

House

Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services

Finance

Appropriations

Senate

Finance

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/18/2021 Signed Act PDF
06/01/2021 Final Act PDF
05/19/2021 Rerevised PDF
05/18/2021 Revised PDF
04/26/2021 Reengrossed PDF
04/23/2021 Engrossed PDF
02/16/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/23/2021 PA3 PDF
03/30/2021 PA2 PDF
03/10/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/05/2021 FN3 PDF
04/05/2021 FN2 PDF
03/08/2021 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/13/2021 SA2 PDF
04/22/2021 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1021 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1021 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1021, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.004 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.005 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1021, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1021, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/19/2021 Third Reading BILL
33
AYE
2
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/26/2021 Third Reading BILL
51
AYE
12
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/23/2021 J.001 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
03/29/2021 L.005 HOU Finance Passed [*] PDF
03/29/2021 L.004 HOU Finance Passed [*] PDF
03/09/2021 L.002 HOU Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
03/09/2021 L.001 HOU Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services 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
06/18/2021 Governor Governor Signed
06/09/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
06/08/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
06/08/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/19/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/18/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/14/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/05/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/27/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/26/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/23/2021 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/23/2021 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/29/2021 House House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/09/2021 House House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance
02/16/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
09/07/2021 256 Peer Support Professionals Behavioral Health PDF

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