HB 24-1262 CO

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The act: Requires the Colorado civil rights commission to establish certain parameters when receiving reports for maternity care; Adds a midwife to the environmental justice advisory board and the governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee and adds midwifery as a preferred area of expertise for members of the health equity commission; and Requires a health facility that provides maternal health-care services to notify certain individuals at least 90 days before eliminating the services. The act also allows the department of public health and environment (department) to contract with a third-party evaluator to complete the following tasks and make appropriate recommendations: Study closures, consolidations, and acquisitions related to perinatal health-care practices and facilities and perinatal state-designated health professional shortage areas and assets and deficits related to perinatal health and health-care services across the state, not limited to obstetric providers; Identify major outcome categories that the department should track over time and identify risks and opportunities; Explore the effects of practice and facility closures (closures) on maternal and infant health outcomes and experiences; Identify recommendations and best practice guidelines during closures and resultant transfers of care; and Create a health professional shortage area and perinatal health services assets and deficits map. APPROVED by Governor June 4, 2024 EFFECTIVE June 4, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Lorena García Democratic · primary
• Iman Jodeh Democratic · primary
• Janet Buckner · primary
• Dafna Michaelson Jenet · primary

1. Jun 4, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 29, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 29, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 29, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 6, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 5, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 4, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. May 3, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. May 3, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. May 1, 2024 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
11. Apr 18, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
12. Apr 17, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 16, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
14. Apr 15, 2024 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
15. Apr 12, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Mar 12, 2024 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
17. Feb 13, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower