HB 25-1033 CO Became Law
Medicaid Third-Party Liability Payments
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Summary
The act requires third-party payers to reimburse the department of health care policy and financing (state department) for health-care items and services rendered to a medicaid member regardless of whether prior authorization was obtained. The act requires third-party payers to respond to an inquiry from the state department regarding a claim for payment no later than 60 days after receiving the state department's inquiry. The third party must respond either by paying the claim or issuing a written denial of the claim to the state department. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (3)
- Sheila Lieder Democratic · primary
- Lori Garcia Sander Republican · primary
- Mike Weissman Democratic · primary
26 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Bacon Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Bird · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Marshall Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Paschal Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Titone Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Woodrow Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Daugherty Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Hinrichsen Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Michaelson Jenet · cosponsor
- K. Mullica Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- Mar 7, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- Feb 28, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Feb 27, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Feb 26, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Feb 12, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 11, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 6, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended 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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