Colorado 2024 2024 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1045 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/30/2024

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 Legislative Council Staff 
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature 
 
Revised Fiscal Note  
(replaces fiscal note dated April 2, 2024)  
 
Drafting Number: 
Prime Sponsors: 
LLS 24-0314  
Rep. Armagost; deGruy Kennedy 
Sen. Mullica; Will  
Date: 
Bill Status: 
Analyst: 
April 30, 2024 
Senate Health and Human Services 
Kristine McLaughlin | 303-866-4776 
kristine.mclaughlin@coleg.gov  
Bill Topic: TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS  
Summary of  
Fiscal Impact: 
☒ State Revenue 
☒ State Expenditure 
☒ Transfer/Diversion 
☐ TABOR Refund 
☒ Local Government 
☐ Statutory Public Entity 
 
The bill creates and expands programs and services for substance use disorder 
treatments. Beginning in FY 2024-25, the bill increases state and local revenue and 
expenditures on an ongoing basis, it also diverts and transfers money between funds. 
Appropriation 
Summary: 
For FY 2024-25, the bill requires an appropriation of $3.0 million to multiple state 
agencies. This amount is lower than total costs because $1,025,500 was appropriated 
through the Long Bill for the partial hospitalization services required by the bill. 
Fiscal Note 
Status: 
This revised fiscal note reflects reengrossed bill. The bill was recommended by the 
Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee. 
 
 
Table 1 
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 24-1045 
 
 
  
Budget Year 
FY 2024-25 
Out Year 
FY 2025-26 
Out Year 
FY 2026-27 
Out Year 
FY 2027-28 
Revenue  - - - - 
Expenditures General Fund $1,969,092  $2,595,664  $3,345,217  $2,541,578  
 	Cash Funds $268,410  $553,095  $740,063  $728,697  
 	Federal Funds $733,894  $4,042,874  $6,984,851  $6,730,273  
 	Central Approp. $86,342  $125,548  $117,638  $80,195  
Total Expenditures $3,057,738  $7,317,181  $11,187,769  $10,080,743  
 	Total FTE 4.4 FTE 6.5 FTE 6.0 FTE 4.0 FTE 
 
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Table 1 
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 24-1045 (Cont.) 
 
  
Budget Year 
FY 2024-25 
Out Year 
FY 2025-26 
Out Year 
FY 2026-27 
Out Year 
FY 2027-28 
Transfers
1
 	General Fund ($200,000) ($200,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) 
 	Cash Funds $200,000  $200,000  $150,000  $150,000  
 	Net Transfers $0 $0 $0 $0 
Diversions 	General Fund ($44,059) ($46,736) ($46,736) ($46,736) 
 	Cash Funds $44,059  $46,736  $46,736  $46,736  
 	Net Diversion $0   $0   $0   $0   
Other Budget GF Reserve $295,364  $389,350  $501,783  $381,237  
1
 This transfer is made via an appropriation from the General Fund to the Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund. 
Summary of Legislation 
The bill creates and expands programs and services for substance use disorder (SUD) 
treatments. Specifically, the bill: 
Expands Behavioral Health Diversion Programs. The bill appropriates $500,000, half to the 
Department of Human Services (CDHS) and half to the Judicial Department, for use on district 
attorney adult pretrial diversion programs. 
Provides reentry services under Medicaid. By July 1, 2025, the bill requires the Department of 
Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to provide the following reentry services to people 
immediately before they are released from the Division of Youth Services (DYS) in the CDHS or a 
Department of Corrections (DOC) facility: 
 medicated-assisted treatment (MAT) medications, via an opioid treatment program; 
 a 30-day supply of additional medications, if needed; and 
 case management services, which are assumed to include screening, brief intervention, and 
care coordination services. 
Additionally, if county jails that provide these services can participate in the program in such a 
way that no additional state funds are required, HCPF will include those county jails in the 
program. 
Provides partial hospitalization services for SUD under Medicaid. The bill requires HCPF to 
seek federal authorization to provide partial hospitalization services for SUD. 
Expands the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund. The bill appropriates $150,000 
annually and an additional $50,000 in the first two years from the General Fund to the Colorado 
Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund under the Department of Early Childhood (CDEC).  Page 3 
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Provides safety net provider application support services. The bill requires the BHA to 
contract with an independent third-party to support providers seeking to become approved 
BHA safety net providers. 
Creates the Contingency Management Grant Program. The bill creates a grant program in 
the BHA to support selected substance use disorder treatment programs and appropriates 
$750,000 to the program. 
Other changes. The bill makes several other changes as outlined below. Specifically, it: 
 places new reporting requirements on HCPF and the BHA.. 
 prohibits state-regulated insurance plans from applying a prior authorization requirement 
for SUD treatment drugs based on dosage, and prohibits insurance from applying a different 
reimbursement rate for SUD treatment drugs to pharmacists and take-home drugs. 
 requires the BHA to promulgate rules around gaining a certificate as an addiction specialist 
or technician. 
 requires the various boards under the DORA and potentially the Department of Public 
Health and Environment (CDPHE) to develop a statewide drug therapy protocol for 
pharmacists to prescribe, dispense, and administer select MAT drugs. 
 makes changes to the MAT expansion pilot program including making pharmacies eligible 
for grants, removing the restriction on the number of counties that may be selected for 
participation, expanding membership requirements for the board, and changing the 
reporting requirements. 
 requires the BHA to collect data on and review the admission criteria for withdrawal 
management facilities. 
 continues the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee for the 2025 
interim.  
State Revenue 
The bill impacts cash fund revenue to DORA every other year starting in FY 2024-25 by 
increasing the number of pharmacists paying Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) 
licenses fees. However, any impact on overall revenue to the program is estimated to be 
minimal, assuming fees are adjusted to align with PDMP costs. The bill may also reduce state 
revenue from criminal fees and fines. These impacts are discussed below. 
State regulated insurance plan requirements—fee impact on pharmacists. The bill amends 
the practice of pharmacy to include exercising prescriptive authority for select FDA-approved 
product or medication for opioid use disorder in accordance with federal law, if authorized 
through a collaborative agreement. This will require participating pharmacists to register with 
the PDMP to provide these services. The registration fee is currently $22 for a two-year license. 
As there are approximately 10,000 licensed pharmacists in the state, revenue could increase by 
up to $220,000. However, given that program costs are not affected by the bill, it is assumed 
that DORA will adjust the PDMP registration fee so that overall revenue is held constant. Thus, 
any increase in PDMP revenue is assumed to be minimal under the bill.  Page 4 
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Behavioral Health Diversion Pilot program. The bill will minimally reduce state revenue from 
criminal fees and fines credited to the Judicial Department if more individuals are diverted into 
community-based treatment rather than being convicted of criminal offenses. Fine penalties for 
most misdemeanors and petty offenses range from $50 to $5,000 depending on the offense. 
Fees are also imposed for a variety of court-related costs, which vary based on the offense but 
may include probation supervision. Revenue from criminal fees and fines is subject to TABOR. 
Actual state revenue impact will depend on myriad factors and cannot be estimated. 
State Transfers and Diversions 
The bill transfers and diverts money between funds as outlined below.  
 
State transfers. The bill requires the following transfer from the General Fund to the Child 
Abuse Prevention Trust Fund in CDEC: $200,000 per year in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26, and 
$150,000 per year starting in FY 2026-27 and future years. It is assumed that this transfer will 
occur via an appropriation to the Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund from the General Fund. Use 
of these funds are described in the CDEC section of the State Expenditures section below. 
 
State diversions. This bill diverts about $44,000 in FY 2024-25 and $47,000 in FY 2025-26 and 
ongoing from the General Fund. This revenue diversion occurs because the bill increases costs in 
the Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurance, which is funded with premium tax 
revenue that would otherwise be credited to the General Fund. 
State Expenditures 
The bill impacts state expenditures in at least eight state agencies on an ongoing basis, 
including the Judicial Department, CDHS, HCPF, DOC, BHA, CDEC, DORA, and the Legislative 
Department. It will increase expenditures in all but one of the agencies, DOC, which will have 
cost savings from shifting medical costs to Medicaid. In FY 2024-25, the majority of these costs 
are from the General Fund with a significant portion from federal funds and the remainder from 
the following cash funds: the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Cash Fund, the 
Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund, and the Division of Insurance Cash Fund. In 
FY 2026-27, expenditures will increase as a result of increased costs in HCPF, which will be 
primarily funded from federal funds with a large portion paid from the General Fund. Costs are 
shown in Table 3 and discussed below. 
 
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Table 3 
Expenditures Under HB 24-1045 
 
 	FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 
Judicial Department           
Grant Program 	$250,000  - - - 
Judicial Subtotal $250,000  -  -  - 
General Fund $250,000  - - - 
Department of Human Services 
   
   
   
   
Grant Program 	$250,000  - - - 
CDHS Subtotal $250,000  - - - 
General Fund $250,000  - - - 
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing 
   
   
   
   
Personal Services 	$235,125  $338,244  $338,244  $261,250  
Operating Expenses 	$3,456  $5,120  $5,120  $3,840  
Capital Outlay Costs 	$20,010  $6,670  -  - 
Reentry Services—State Facilities 	- $3,989,322  $7,978,516  $7,978,516  
Reentry Services Systems Costs 	$677,194  $237,510  $241,310  - 
Partial Hospitalization Costs
1
 	- $6,400,000  $6,400,000  $6,400,000  
Partial Hospitalization Savings
1
 	- ($5,374,500) ($5,374,500) ($5,374,500) 
Centrally Appropriated Costs
2
 	$55,349  $81,052  $81,052  $61,499  
FTE – Personal Services 	2.7 FTE 4.0 FTE 4.0 FTE 3.0 FTE 
HCPF Subtotal $991,134  $5,683,418  $9,669,742  $9,330,605  
General Fund $169,995 $1,243,702  $2,051,081  $1,997,441  
Cash Funds $31,896  $315,790  $552,758  $541,392  
Federal Funds $733,894  $4,042,874  $6,984,851  $6,730,273  
Centrally Appropriated Costs $55,349  $81,052  $81,052  $61,499  
Department of Corrections   
State Facility Reentry Services 	- ($5,280,000) ($5,280,000) ($5,280,000) 
DOC Subtotal $0  ($5,280,000) ($5,280,000) ($5,280,000) 
General Fund - ($5,280,000) ($5,280,000) ($5,280,000) 
 1
 $1,025,500 was appropriated through the FY 2024-25 Long Bill for the partial hospitalization services required by the 
bill. This amount reflects the net impact of the costs/savings from this service. These costs have been excluded from 
the fiscal note since they have already been accounted for in the Long Bill.
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Table 3 
Expenditures Under HB 24-1045 (Cont.) 
 
 	FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 
Behavioral Health Administration 
Personal Services 	$93,268  $108,666  $108,666  $38,497  
Operating Expenses 	$1,664  $1,920  $1,920  $640  
Capital Outlay Costs 	$13,340  - - - 
Application Support Services 	$500,000  $500,000  $500,000  $500,000  
Contingency Management Grant Costs $671,880  $678,550  $678,550  - 
Withdrawal Facility Data Management $18,945  $5,000  $5,000  $5,000  
Centrally Appropriated Costs
2
 	$23,449  $27,155  $27,155  $9,265  
FTE – Personal Services 	1.3 FTE 1.5 FTE 1.5 FTE 0.5 FTE 
BHA Subtotal $1,322,546  $1,321,291  $1,321,291  $553,402  
General Fund $1,299,097  $1,294,136  $1,294,136  $544,137 
Centrally Appropriated Costs $23,499  $27,155  $27,155  $9,265  
Various Agencies   
Reentry Services Reinvestment  	- $5,280,000  $5,280,000  $5,280,000  
Various Agency Subtotal -  $5,280,000  $5,280,000  $5,280,000  
General Fund - $5,280,000  $5,280,000  $5,280,000  
Department of Early Childhood          
Child Care Task Force for SUD Treatment $50,000  $50,000  - - 
Prenatal Substance Exposure Initiatives $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 
CDEC Subtotal $200,000  $200,000  $150,000  $150,000  
Cash Funds $200,000  $200,000  $150,000  $150,000  
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Table 3 
Expenditures Under HB 24-1045 (Cont.) 
 	FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 
Department of Regulatory Agencies 
Personal Services 	$29,332  $36,665  $36,665  $36,665  
Operating Expenses 	$512  $640  $640  $640  
Capital Outlay Costs 	$6,670  - - - 
Centrally Appropriated Costs
2
 	$7,544  $9,431  $9,431  $9,431  
FTE – Personal Services 	0.4 FTE 0.5 FTE 0.5 FTE 0.5 FTE 
DORA Subtotal $44,059  $46,736  $46,736  $46,736  
Cash Funds $36,514 $37,305 $37,305 $37,305 
Centrally Appropriated Costs $7,544  $9,431  $9,431  $9,431  
Legislative Department  
Personal Services 	- $36,361  - - 
Operating Expenses 	- $640  - - 
Capital Outlay Costs 	- $6,670  - - 
Member Per Diem 	- $6,713  - - 
Travel Reimbursement 	- $7,440  - - 
Centrally Appropriated Costs
2
 	- $7,910 - - 
FTE – Personal Services 	- 0.5 FTE - - 
Legislative Subtotal $0  $65,734  $0  $0  
General Fund - $57,824 - - 
Centrally Appropriated Costs -  $7,910  -  -  
Grand Total $3,057,738  $7,317,181  $11,187,769  $10,080,743  
Total General Fund $1,969,092  $2,595,664  $3,345,217  $2,541,578  
Total Cash Funds $268,410  $553,095  $740,063  $728,697  
Total Federal Funds $733,894  $4,042,874  $6,984,851  $6,730,273  
Total Centrally Appropriated Costs $86,342  $125,548  $117,638  $80,195  
Total FTE 4.4 FTE 6.5 FTE 6.0 FTE 4.0 FTE 
2
 Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation. 
 
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Judicial Department 
The bill appropriates $250,000 to the Judicial Department, for use on district attorney adult 
pretrial diversion programs Based on previous grants, the Department will distribute the fund to 
between two and three districts. Workload will minimally increase to distribute the extra funds; 
this can be accomplished within existing resources. 
Department of Human Services 
The bill appropriates $250,000 to CDHS, for use on district attorney adult pretrial diversion 
programs. Similar to the Judicial Department, it assumed that CDHS will distribute the full 
amount to between two and three districts in FY 2024-25 only. 
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing 
The bill requires HCPF to provide two new services: reentry services and partial hospitalization 
services. 
Reentry services. The bill requires HCPF to provide reentry services, pending federal approval. 
SB 22-196 instructed HCPF to study the impact of providing these services. The following 
estimates were based on the preliminary findings of the study. This service will also affect the 
reinvestment plan and DOC as discussed below in other sections. 
 State incarcerated population. Serving the state incarcerated population immediately prior 
to release is estimated as the equivalent of serving about 1,400 members year-round at an 
annual cost of around $6,000. Because the work of requesting federal approval cannot begin 
until after the bill is passed, the fiscal note assumes that HCPF cannot meet the 
implementation date specified in the bill and that implementation will begin no sooner than 
January 1, 2026. 
 County jail population. If county jails that provide these services can participate in the 
program at no additional cost to the state, HCPF will support those jails in participating in 
the program by providing administrative support and facilitating the receipt of federal 
dollars. If these services can be provided under the budget neutrality requirement, it is 
estimated that implementation will begin no sooner than FY 2027-28 and may result in local 
governments receiving additional funds through the federal government that would have to 
be expended per the reinvestment plan (discussed below).   
 Staff. HCPF will need 4.0 FTE to oversee the program. As with previous complex waivers, 
2.0 FTE ongoing and 1.0 term-limited FTE are required to oversee the waiver process, 
conduct stakeholder and provider outreach, and manage the ongoing benefit once 
approved by the federal government. The other 1.0 FTE will be dedicated to the unique data 
issues related to this population and their high turnover rate. In the event that the county jail 
population is included in the program additional resources may be requested through the 
normal budget process, likely no sooner than FY 2026-27.  Page 9 
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 Systems costs. HCPF will need to hire a contractor to make the systems changes required to 
provide services to a new population. It is estimated to require about 5,000 hours in FY 
2024-25 and 2,000 hours annually until FY 2026-27. 
Partial hospitalization services. The bill instructs HCPF to provide partial hospitalization 
services. These are classified as level 2.5 services on the system used by HCPF and its SUD 
treatment providers, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) level of care criteria. 
Providing level 2.5 services will drive a cost increase that will be partially offset by a reduction in 
utilization of higher level services. The bill specifies that services must be implemented no later 
than July 1, 2026; however, given that implementation of these services can begin July, 1, 2024, 
this earlier implementation date is assumed. Funding for these services in FY 2024-25 were 
appropriated through the Long Bill. These costs in FY 2024-25 have been excluded from this 
fiscal note since they have already been accounted for through the Long Bill. Ongoing costs in 
FY 2026-27 and future years are shown in Tables 1 and 2. 
 Costs. Based on utilization of other levels of care, it is assumed that 2,000 members would 
benefit from level 2.5 services, which would provide 10 days of partial hospitalization 
annually. Managed Care Organizations (MCEs) assessed the per member per day cost at 
$320. 
 Savings. The HCPF portion of the per member per day rate for level 3.1 services is $190 and 
3.5 is $425. The savings shown above assumes that all level 3.1 clients could substitute level 
2.5 services for up to 6 days and all level 3.5 clients could substitute for up to 3.5 days. It 
should be noted that the room and board portion of the level 3.1 rate is paid by the BHA. By 
reducing the demand from Medicaid clients, the BHA will be able to service more 
non-Medicaid clients, assuming funding for the BHA program remains constant. 
Department of Corrections 
The DOC provides health care services to their incarcerated population. Costs for these services 
will be partially offset by the reentry services for state incarcerated populations provided by 
HCPF under the bill. When providing health care services for the total length of incarceration, 
DOC costs are estimated to be $132 million per year. It is assumed that the availability of 
services through HCPF will offset no more than 4 percent of these DOC costs, resulting in a 
decrease in DOC expenditures of an estimated $5.28 million per year starting in FY 2025-26. 
Behavioral Health Administration 
The Behavioral Health Administration will have increased costs to provide the following services. 
Withdrawal management facilities. Beginning July 1, 2025, the bill requires the BHA to collect 
data on admittance denials at withdrawal management facilities. Beginning January 1, 2025 the 
BHA will approve the facilities’ admission criteria. This will result in the following impacts: 
 $19,000 in FY 2024-25 and $5,000 annually thereafter for systems changes for the data 
collection; and  Page 10 
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 0.5 FTE to analyze the data and annually review admission criteria for the approximately 50 
facilities in Colorado. First year costs are prorated for the January 1 start date. Standard 
operating and capital outlay expenses are included.  
Application support services. The bill requires the BHA to provide application support services 
to providers seeking to become behavioral health safety net providers. Based on previous 
contracts for provider technical support, this will require an annual $500,000 contract. The bill 
specifies that services must be implemented no later than July 1, 2025. Because implementation 
can begin July, 1, 2024, that implementation date is assumed 
 
Contingency management grant program. The bill creates the Contingency Management 
Grant Program and appropriates $750,000 to the program. Based on past grant programs, this is 
estimated to require 1.0 FTE. Implementation will begin July 1, 2024. Per the bill, the program 
ends July 1, 2027. 
 
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Workload will minimally increase for the BHA to seek out grants 
to provide fetal alcohol spectrum disorder services. As the BHA receives grants, the BHA will 
expend the received funds but these amounts are unknown at this time. 
Reinvestment of Reentry Services Savings  
As a condition of receiving federal funding for the reentry services, the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services (CMS) has mandated that states reinvest savings that result from the 
availability of federal funding in initiatives that increase access to or improve the quality of 
health care services for individuals who are incarcerated, soon-to-be released, or recently 
released from incarceration. As a result, it is assumed that the savings incurred in the DOC and 
potentially local governments from expanded reentry services under Medicaid will require a 
corresponding increase in state funding elsewhere. HCPF will include a reinvestment plan in the 
application for the federal waiver. Page 32-33 of the CMS letter provides more detail on which 
kinds of initiatives might be included and those that do not qualify. The reinvestment plan may 
increase expenditures in HCPF, DOC, the BHA, the Judicial Department, and local governments 
via a certified public expenditure from HCPF but at this time the exact impact on individual 
agencies is not known. The amounts appropriated to each department will be determined 
through the reinvestment plan and adjusted for through the annual budget process. The total 
appropriation will equal the reentry services savings described above.  
Department of Early Childhood 
As described in the State Transfers section above, the bill requires appropriations from the 
General Fund to the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund to support initiatives to reduce 
prenatal substance exposure ($150,000 per year starting in FY 2024-25) and to convene a 
stakeholder taskforce on identify strategies for increasing access to child care for families 
seeking substance use disorder treatment and recovery services ($50,000 per year in FY 2024-25 
and FY 2025-26 only). It is assumed that annual spending from the trust fund will equal the 
annual amount moved into the fund for these purposes.    Page 11 
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Department of Regulatory Agencies 
DORA requires 0.5 FTE to implement, ensure compliance, and respond to complaints. The bill 
amends the practice of pharmacy to include exercising prescriptive authority for any FDA-
approved product or medication for opioid use disorder in accordance with federal law, if 
authorized through a collaborative agreement. Additionally, this bill requires the State Board of 
Pharmacy, the Colorado Medical Board, and the State Board of Nursing to develop a protocol 
for pharmacists to prescribe, dispense, and administer medicated assisted treatment. 
Legislative Department 
The Legislative Department will have costs in FY 2025-26 only to continue the Opioid and Other 
Substance Use Disorder Study Committee for an additional year. The standard costs include 
support staff in the Legislative Department, as well as member per diem and travel 
reimbursement costs for the 10 committee members for 6 meetings to the General Assembly.  
Centrally Appropriated Costs 
Pursuant to a Joint Budget Committee policy, certain costs associated with this bill are 
addressed through the annual budget process and centrally appropriated in the Long Bill or 
supplemental appropriations bills, rather than in this bill. These costs, which include employee 
insurance and supplemental employee retirement payments, are shown in Table 3 for all 
affected departments. 
Other Budget Impacts 
General Fund reserve. Under current law, an amount equal to 15 percent of General Fund 
appropriations must be set aside in the General Fund statutory reserve. Based on this fiscal note, 
the bill is expected to increase the amount of General Fund held in reserve by the amounts 
shown in Table 1, decreasing the amount of General Fund available for other purposes. 
Local Government  
Behavioral Health Diversion programs. The program affects local governments in several 
ways, as described below. The exact impact to any particular jurisdiction will depend on the 
amount of work required to develop the local redirection program and the number of 
individuals who participate in it: 
 District attorneys. The bill increases district attorney workload to handle more diversion 
cases. It is assumed that these costs will be reimbursed through the grant program. Because 
it is not known how many individuals will be diverted into community-based treatment in 
lieu of the criminal justice system, these impacts have not been estimated. 
 
 Denver County Court. For misdemeanors and petty offenses committed in Denver County, 
criminal fine and court fee revenue is collected by Denver County Court, and probation 
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diverted out of the criminal justice system, revenue and workload will decrease. Because the 
court has discretion when sentencing misdemeanors and petty offenses, the precise 
reduction to Denver County has not been estimated. Please refer to the State Revenue 
section above for information about fine penalty ranges and court fees. 
 
 County jails. Under current law, a court may sentence an offender to jail for a class 1 petty 
offense and most misdemeanors. The range of the term of incarceration generally ranges 
from 0 to 18 months. This bill may result in fewer individuals being convicted of these 
offenses and sentenced to a term of incarceration in county jail. Because the courts have the 
discretion of incarceration or imposing a fine, the precise impact at the local level cannot be 
determined. Estimated costs to house an offender in a county jail vary. 
Reentry services. County jails may be impacted by the reentry services program provided by 
HCPF starting in FY 2027-28. Costs may decrease if the program funds efforts currently funded 
at the county level but these savings will have to be reinvested as part of the reinvestment plan.  
Effective Date 
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming 
no referendum petition is filed, except that Section 22 takes effect on July 1, 2025. 
State Appropriations 
For FY 2024-25 the bill requires appropriations totaling $2,971,396 to multiple state agencies as 
described below. 
 Judicial Department. The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $250,000 to the 
Judicial Department. 
 Department of Human Services. The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of 
$250,000 to CDHS. 
 Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. The bill includes an appropriation of 
$935,785 and 2.7 FTE to HCPF, paid from the following funds: 
 $169,995 from the General Fund; 
 $31,896 from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Cash Fund; and 
 $733,894 from federal funds. 
 Behavioral Health Administration. The bill requires a General Fund appropriation of 
$1,299,097 the BHA in the Department of Human Services and 1.3 FTE. Currently the bill 
includes an appropriation of $1,325,647 to the BHA. 
 Department of Early Childhood. The bill includes an appropriation of $200,000 from the 
General Fund to the Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund, to be further appropriated to the 
Department of Early Childhood. 
 Department of Regulatory Agencies. The bill includes an appropriation of $36,514 from 
the Division of Insurance Cash Fund to DORA and 0.4 FTE.  Page 13 
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State and Local Government Contacts 
Behavioral Health Administration   Connect for Health Colorado  Corrections 
Denver County Courts      County Clerks      Counties 
District Attorneys       Early Childhood     Governor 
Health Care Policy and Financing   Higher Education     Human Services 
Information Technology     Judicial       Labor  
Law          Personnel       Public Defender 
Public Health and Environment   Public Safety      Regulatory Agencies 
Revenue         Sheriffs       Legislative Council Staff 
Legislative Legal Services 
 
 
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