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HB 1019 CO
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Kidney Screening Mandatory Preventive Coverage

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (May 26, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Summary

The bill requires Colorado health insurance policies to provide full coverage with no patient cost for kidney function screening services. Coverage becomes mandatory for large employer health plans starting January 1, 2027, and for individual and small group health plans starting January 1, 2028. The requirement does not apply to state employee plans or certain high deductible plans, and is conditioned on the state not having to pay for the screening coverage.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

The act adds kidney function screening services as mandated preventive health-care services for which insurance policies or contracts in the state must provide total-cost coverage. Coverage for kidney function screening services will be implemented for all large employer health benefit policies or contracts issued or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027, and coverage will be implemented for all individual and small group health benefit plans issued or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2028, as long as the state is not required to defray the cost of the coverage of the kidney function screening services.     The act permits the exclusion of the 'State Employees Group Benefits Act' from this mandate and exempts certain high deductible plans from having to provide total-cost coverage for such services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)
36 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (15)
  1. May 26, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 20, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 20, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. May 20, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. May 4, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  6. Apr 29, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
  7. Apr 28, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  8. Apr 27, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
  9. Apr 10, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/27/2026 - No Amendments · upper
  10. Apr 8, 2026 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  11. Mar 19, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
  12. Mar 16, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  13. Mar 13, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  14. Mar 11, 2026 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  15. Jan 14, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
Subjects
Insurance

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