HOUSE BILL 24-1035
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Boesenecker and Jodeh, Bradfield, Hartsook,
Ricks, Bacon, Bird, Brown, Clifford, Froelich, Garcia, Hamrick,
Hernandez, Herod, Joseph, Kipp, Lindsay, Mabrey, Parenti, Snyder, Story,
Velasco, Woodrow, Young, McCluskie, Amabile, Duran, English,
Marshall, McCormick, Ortiz, Rutinel, Valdez, Vigil;
also SENATOR(S) Jaquez Lewis and Will, Ginal, Michaelson Jenet,
Roberts, Buckner, Cutter, Fields, Priola, Winter F.
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ONCERNING TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE LAWS GOVERNING THE
COLORADO HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE , AND, IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
, MODIFYING THE CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP ON AND THE
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE
COLORADO HEALTH INSURANCE
EXCHANGE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
, ADJUSTING THE TIMELINE FOR
CERTAIN REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE OPERATIONS
OF THE EXCHANGE
, AND DIRECTING THE EXCHANGE TO ANNUALLY
PRESENT ITS FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PLANS AND MAJOR BOARD
ACTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-22-106, amend (1)
introductory portion, (1)(d), and (1)(e) as follows:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. 10-22-106. Powers and duties of the board. (1) The board is the
governing body of the exchange and has all the powers and duties necessary
to implement this article
ARTICLE 22. The board shall:
(d) Create technical and advisory groups to operate on an ongoing
basis and to report to the board and provide guidance at the direction of the
board on issues that directly or indirectly affect consumers. The board shall
use reasonable efforts to ensure that the technical and advisory groups
reflect geographic diversity and diverse opinions on issues affecting
consumers. The technical and advisory groups shall meet at least quarterly
throughout the year AS NECESSARY to discuss issues related to the exchange
and
TO make recommendations to the board. except that, beginning twoyears after June 1, 2016, the groups shall meet only as necessary.
(e) Provide a written OPEN ENROLLMENT report on or before January
15 of each year, to the governor and the general assembly concerning the
planning and establishment of the exchange ANNUALLY and present the
report AN OPEN ENROLLMENT UPDATE to the senate health and human
services committee and the house of representatives health and environment
HUMAN SERVICES committee, or their successor committees, DURING EACH
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
;
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-22-107, amend
(1)(a), (2), and (7) as follows:
10-22-107. Colorado health insurance exchange oversight
committee - creation - duties. (1) (a) For the purposes of guiding
implementation of an exchange in Colorado, making recommendations to
the general assembly, and ensuring that the interests of Coloradans are
protected and furthered, there is hereby created the Colorado health
insurance exchange oversight committee. The committee shall meet at the
call of the chair at least two times
ONE TIME during each calendar year
WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS NOT IN SESSION but no more than seven
times during each calendar year when the general assembly is not in session.
The committee may meet an unlimited number of times at the call of the
chair when the general assembly is in session. The committee may use the
legislative council staff to assist its members in researching any matters.
(2) (a) The president of the senate shall appoint three members to
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1035 the committee. Two appointees shall MUST be members of the senate health
and human services committee, the
SENATE business, labor, and technology
committee, or the legislative audit committee, or their successor
committees. One appointee shall
MUST be a representative of the senate at
large.
(b) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three
members to the committee. Two appointees shall MUST be members of the
house
OF REPRESENTATIVES health and environment
HUMAN SERVICES
committee, the economic and business development HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
committee, or the
legislative audit committee, or their successor committees. One appointee
shall
MUST be a representative of the house of representatives at large.
(c) The minority leader of the senate shall appoint two members to
the committee. One appointee shall MUST be a member of the senate health
and human services committee, the
SENATE business, labor, and technology
committee, or the legislative audit committee, or their successor
committees. One appointee shall
MUST be a representative of the senate at
large.
(d) The minority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint
two members to the committee. One appointee shall MUST be a member of
the house
OF REPRESENTATIVES health and environment
HUMAN SERVICES
committee, the economic and business development HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
committee, or the
legislative audit committee, or their successor committees. One appointee
shall
MUST be a representative of the house of representatives at large.
(e) Members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the
appointing authority.
(7) The board EXCHANGE shall send ANNUALLY PRESENT TO the
committee an annual report that contains the financial and operational plans
of the exchange and the major actions taken by the board, particularly
actions that affect consumers. The committee shall review the financial and
operational plans of the exchange and the major actions taken by the board.
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
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that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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