FB5EE4ECBB5DDEAE87258528005AF318 Hearing Summary

Representative Young and Representative Saine, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1237. This bill requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to assign a youth who has had either a dependency and neglect or juvenile delinquency action initiated to the managed care entity (MCE) in which the proceedings were initiated, unless a change is requested by a county department of human services.  HCPF may only change a child's MCE for children who are involved in the child welfare system when a parent requests the change. 

Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County and Colorado Counties Inc., testified in favor of the bill.

Jamie Ulrich, Weld County Department of Human Services, testified in favor of the bill.

Korey Elger, Department of Human Services, testified in favor of the bill.

Sophia San Miguel, representing herself, testified about the bill.

Matt Lanphier, HCPF, made himself available for questions.

Becky Miller Updike, Colorado Association of Family Children's Agency, testified in favor of the bill.

The bill sponsors described amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and distributed a memo about the changes to the fiscal note if the amendment was adopted (Attachment B).

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee members.

Bill sponsors made closing comments on the bill.

Committee members made closing comments on the bill.