HB 23-1136 CO

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For the purposes of health insurance coverage for a prosthetic device (device), the act requires a health insurance carrier to provide coverage for an additional device or devices if the covered person's treating physician determines that the additional device or devices are necessary for the covered person to engage in physical and recreational activities. The required coverage applies to large employer plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025. For individual and small group plans, the act requires the division of insurance (division) to make a determination as to whether the required coverage for a prosthetic device or devices is in addition to essential health benefits that requires the state to defray the costs of the required coverage and to submit the determination to the federal department of health and human services (federal department) for confirmation of the division's determination. If the federal department confirms that the required coverage is not in addition to essential health benefits or fails to respond within 365 days after the division submitted the request, the required coverage applies to individual and small group plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025. APPROVED by Governor May 25, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• David Ortiz · primary
• Anthony Hartsook Republican · primary
• Faith Winter · primary
• Larry Liston Republican · primary

1. May 25, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 17, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 17, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 17, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 1, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 28, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 28, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Apr 26, 2023 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 19, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
10. Apr 18, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 17, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
12. Apr 14, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Mar 21, 2023 House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
14. Jan 31, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (05/25/2023) · PDF
• Final Act (05/17/2023) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/01/2023) · PDF
• Revised (04/28/2023) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/18/2023) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/17/2023) · PDF
• Introduced (01/31/2023) · PDF
• PA2 (04/14/2023) · PDF
• PA1 (03/23/2023) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF