SB 23-002 CO

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The act authorizes the department of health care policy and financing (state department) to seek federal authorization from the centers for medicare and medicaid services to provide medicaid reimbursement for community health worker services. The act requires the state department to hold at least 4 public stakeholder meetings to solicit input on considerations to include in the state department's request for federal authorization. The act grants the state department the authority to promulgate rules regarding the voluntary competency-based community health worker registry. The act requires that on or before January 31, 2026, the state department include a report on how community health workers are being utilized through medicaid in its presentation to the joint budget committee of the general assembly and in its presentation at the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $40,717 from the general fund to the state department to be used by the executive director's office as follows: $36,842 for personal services; and $3,875 for operating expenses. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act anticipates the state department will receive $40,717 in federal funds to be used as follows: $36,842 for personal services; and $3,875 for operating expenses. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $169,973 to the department of public health and environment to be used by chronic disease prevention programs in the prevention services division for the community health workers initiative. APPROVED by Governor May 10, 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.)

• Kyle Mullica Democratic · primary
• Cleave Simpson Republican · primary
• Julie McCluskie · primary
• Mary Bradfield Republican · primary

1. May 10, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 4, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 4, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 3, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Apr 26, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. Apr 25, 2023 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
7. Apr 24, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
8. Apr 21, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Apr 18, 2023 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
10. Apr 10, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
11. Apr 10, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
12. Apr 6, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
13. Apr 6, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. Mar 2, 2023 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
15. Jan 9, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper