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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-290

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 30, 2025       Location HCR 0112

SB25-290 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
05:18:08 PM  
The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Bird and Brown, introduced Senate Bill 25-290 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill creates the Provider Stabilization Fund (cash fund) within the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to distribute provider stabilization payments to safety net providers who provide services to low-income, uninsured individuals on a sliding-fee schedule or at no cost. These payments are distributed to eligible safety net providers based on the proportion of low-income, uninsured individuals that the provider serves in comparison to the total number of low-income, uninsured individuals served by all eligible safety net providers.

A handout was provided to the committee (Attachment A).
05:35:31 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
05:38:42 PM  
Ms. Katherine Mulready, representing Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.  Ms. Stephanie Brooks, representing Colorado Community Health Network, testified in support of the bill.  Ms. Edie Sonn, representing Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, testified in support of the bill.  Kelly Erb Zager, representing Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.  Phyllis Albritton, representing Colorado Safety Net Collaborative, testified in support of the bill.
05:50:59 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:59:33 PM  
Breeah Kinsella, representing the Colorado Provider Association, testified in opposition to the bill.  Leah Marvin-Riley, representing the Colorado Department of Treasury, testified in an amend position on the bill.  Nancy Dolson, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, was available to answer committee questions.
06:02:29 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
06:08:56 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.011 (Attachment B).

06:10:35 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment B).
Moved Brown
Seconded Johnson
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:10:57 PM  
Representative Johnson introduced amendment L.014 (Attachment C).

06:11:36 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment C).
Moved Brown
Seconded Johnson
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:11:37 PM  
Representative Johnson introduced amendment L.015 (Attachment D).

06:12:28 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment D).
Moved Johnson
Seconded Brown
Bradfield
Bradley
English
Feret
Garcia Sander
Gilchrist
Hamrick
Johnson
McCormick
Rydin
Stewart K.
Lieder
Brown
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:12:29 PM  
The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.
06:17:00 PM  
Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.

06:22:38 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-290, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Brown
Seconded Johnson
Bradfield Yes
Bradley No
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS