HB 25-1016 CO
Occupational Therapist Prescribe Medical Equipment
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Summary
The act authorizes an occupational therapist to directly recommend or prescribe durable medical equipment to a patient without requesting the prescription from a licensed physician and requires that the occupational therapist consult with the patient concerning payment options. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (3)
- Katie Stewart Democratic · primary
- Dafna Michaelson Jenet · primary
- Janice Rich Republican · primary
35 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Bacon Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Bird · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- R. English Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Espenoza Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Gilchrist Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- W. Lindstedt Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lukens Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Titone Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Valdez Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Velasco Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Weinberg Republican · cosponsor
- J. Willford Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Roberts Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Rodriguez Democratic · cosponsor
- F. Winter · cosponsor
Action history (15)
- Mar 31, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- Mar 26, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Mar 25, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 17, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- Mar 13, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- Mar 12, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 11, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Mar 6, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Jan 28, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
- Jan 23, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Jan 22, 2025 House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Jan 16, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Jan 14, 2025 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Jan 8, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
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