Staff Publications
Medical Aid-in-Dying
This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado’s Medical Aid-in-Dying law, which legalized the practice of prescribing medical aid-in-dying medication to eligible terminally ill patients in Colorado.
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Staff Publications
Mandated Health Benefits in Colorado
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Insurance Legislation (2018)
During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to title insurance, records access for insurance agents, and workers' compensation insurance.
Issue Briefs
Emergency Mental Health Holds (18-21)
This issue brief addresses Colorado’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for an individual to be involuntarily held for a 72‑hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent...
Final/Annual Reports
Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report
The Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee was created pursuant to Article 22 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to guide Colorado's health insurance exchange, including reviewing the financial and operational plans of the exchange and...
Final/Annual Reports
Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report
The Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee was created pursuant to Article 22.3 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to study issues relating to opioid and substance use disorders in Colorado and examine potential solutions concerning...
Issue Briefs
Family, Medical, and Sick Leave Laws (21-02)
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state family, medical, and sick leave laws.
01/29/2021
Health Care & Health Insurance
Labor & Employment
Local Government
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Insurance Premium Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2019-TE3
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in January 2023. Click HERE to access the January 2023 report.
Staff Publications
Fiscal Assessment of Proposed Amendment SB188_L.045, Concerning Creation of the Family Medical Leave Insurance Program
This memorandum is an assessment of the fiscal impact of the attached proposed Amendment L.045 to Senate Bill 19-188. This fiscal assessment is for the impact of the bill with inclusion of this amendment only. Any other added amendment could influence the fiscal impact.
04/09/2019
Health Care & Health Insurance
Labor & Employment
State Government
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Crop Hail Insurance Premium Tax Exemption
Report No. 2018-TE2
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Employee Retirement Plan Insurance Premium Tax Deduction
Report No. 2019-TE9
Summary of Major Legislation
Health Insurance 2019 Major Legislation
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly enacted several bills focused on making health insurance more affordable and increasing coverage protections for consumers.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Health Care Legislation (2019)
During the 2019 session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several pieces of legislation related to state health programs, behavioral and mental health, reducing health care costs, hospital transparency, and advance directives.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Substance Use Disorders Legislation (2019)
In response to the high rate of opioid-related addiction and deaths in Colorado, the Colorado General Assembly created the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Insurance Legislation (2019)
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly passed laws related to the regulation of the business of insurance in the state.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Captive Insurance Premium Tax Exemptions
Report No. 2019-TE27
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
In-State Investment Pre-1959 Insurance Premium Tax Deduction
Report No. 2019-TE28
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Surplus Lines Insurance Tax and Examination Fee Deduction
Report No. 2019-TE29
Staff Publications
Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee
Summary Report for the Opioid and Other Substance Abuse Disorders Study Committee.
Issue Briefs
Regional Accountable Entities (19-20)
This issue brief provides an overview of Regional Accountable Entities, organizations responsible for coordinating the physical and behavioral health care of the state’s Medicaid members.
Final/Annual Reports
2019 Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee. The purpose of this committee is to study issues relating to opioid and substance use disorders in Colorado and examine potential solutions concerning prevention, intervention,...
Final/Annual Reports
2019 Final Report Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Committee
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee. The purpose of this committee is to guide Colorado's health insurance exchange, including reviewing the financial and operational plans of the exchange and approving the appointment of the...
Final/Annual Reports
Statewide Health Review Committee 2019 Final Report
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Statewide Health Care Review Committee. The purpose of this committee is to study health care issues that affect Colorado residents throughout the state.
Staff Publications
Colorado Health Insurance Mandates
This memorandum provides information on Colorado's mandated health insurance benefits. Table 1, Colorado Health Insurance Mandates, provides a description of current state laws governing insurance benefits. The mandates are listed in the table alphabetically.
Please note that state laws...
Staff Publications
Expansion of Telehealth Services in Response to COVID-19
This memorandum provides an overview of how the spread of the coronavirus and associated disease (COVID-19) has prompted insurers, federal and state health organizations, and behavioral and mental health organizations to adopt policies that support and encourage the use of telehealth. ...