The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Stweart R. and Brooks, presented House Bill 25-1003 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill revises state statute to align with a recent change in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which combined two existing Medicaid waiver programs for children – the Children’s Home and Community-Based Services waiver and the Children with Life Limiting Illness waiver – into the Children with Complex Health Needs waiver program.

An informative handout was provided to the committee (Attachment F).

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Covey Carson, representing Family Voices, testified in support of the bill.

Lana Eggers, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, testified in support of the bill.

Mariah Gillaspie, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Megan Bowser, representing Family Voices Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Fatima Fernandez, representing Harmony Initiative Inc., testified in a neutral position on the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment G).

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

The primary bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

Members of the committee provided closing comments on the bill.