HB 21-1021 CO

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The act requires the department of human services (state department) to establish procedures to approve recovery support services organizations for reimbursement of peer support professional services. The act also gives the executive director of the state department rule-making authority to establish other criteria and standards as necessary.The act permits a recovery support services organization to charge and submit for reimbursement from the medical assistance program certain eligible peer support services provided by peer support professionals.The act authorizes the department of health care policy and financing to reimburse recovery support services organizations for permissible claims for peer support services submitted under the medical services program.The act requires contracts entered into between the state department's office of behavioral health and designated managed service organizations to include terms and conditions related to the support of peer-run recovery support services organizations.For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $28,654 is appropriated to the state department from the general fund for use by the office of behavioral health to implement this act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Rod Pelton Republican · primary
• Yadira Caraveo · primary
• Rachel Zenzinger · primary
• Dennis Hisey · primary

1. Jun 18, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 9, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 8, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 8, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 19, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. May 18, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 14, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. May 5, 2021 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 27, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
10. Apr 26, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 23, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
12. Apr 23, 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Mar 29, 2021 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
14. Mar 9, 2021 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance · lower
15. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · 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 (06/18/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/01/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/19/2021) · PDF
• Revised (05/18/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/26/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/23/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF
• PA3 (04/23/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (03/30/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (03/10/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF