SENATE BILL 24-135
BY SENATOR(S) Buckner and Smallwood, Coleman, Exum;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Brown and Winter T., Amabile, Bird,
Clifford, Duran, English, Jodeh, Mabrey, Martinez, Ortiz, Snyder, Velasco,
Woodrow, Young.
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ONCERNING THE MODIFICATION OF STATE AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 10-16-134 as
follows:
10-16-134. Health-care transparency - information required -
definition. (1) On or before March 1, 2009, and on or before March 1 each
year thereafter, each carrier shall submit to the division a list of the average
reimbursement rates, either statewide or by geographic area, as defined by
rule of the commissioner pursuant to section 10-16-104.9, for the average
inpatient day or the average reimbursement rate for the twenty-five most
common inpatient procedures based upon the most commonly reported
diagnostic-related groups.
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. (2) (a) The commissioner shall post the information submitted
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section on the division's website.
(b) The division shall ensure that the website and information is easy
to navigate, contains consumer-friendly language, and fulfills the intent of
this section.
(3) For purposes of this section, "diagnostic-related group" means
the classification assigned to an inpatient hospital service claim based on
the patient's age and sex, the principal and secondary diagnoses, the
procedures performed, and the discharge status.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-16-704, repeal (14)
and (16) as follows:
10-16-704. Network adequacy - required disclosures - balance
billing - rules - legislative declaration - definitions. (14) On or before
March 1 of each year, each carrier shall submit information to the
commissioner, in a form and manner determined by the commissioner,
concerning the use of out-of-network providers and out-of-network
facilities by covered persons and the impact on premium affordability for
consumers.
(16) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before July
1, 2021, and each July 1 thereafter, the commissioner shall provide a written
report to the health and human services committee of the senate and the
health and insurance committee of the house of representatives, or their
successor committees, and shall post the report on the division's website
summarizing:
(a) The information submitted to the commissioner in subsection
(14) of this section; and
(b) The number of arbitrations filed; the number of arbitrations
settled, arbitrated, and dismissed in the previous calendar year; and a
summary of whether the arbitrations were in favor of the carrier or the
out-of-network provider or health-care facility. The list of arbitration
decisions must not include any information that specifically identifies the
provider, health-care facility, carrier, or covered person involved in each
arbitration decision.
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 24-135 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 14-7-103 as
follows:
14-7-103. District and county attorneys to report actions. On or
before December 1 of each year, it shall be the duty of the district attorney
and the county attorney to SHALL make a written report to the governor of
the state JUDICIARY COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
THE SENATE
, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES , stating the number of
reports, provided for in section 14-7-101, received from the courts of the
county or state and the nature and result of any action directed in this article
ARTICLE 7 by such officers respectively to recover from such parents the
expenses of the care and maintenance of such children. If no action has
been taken, such report shall detail the reason for the failure of the officer
to take action. It is the duty of
The county commissioners to SHALL pay any
court costs or other expenses necessary for the prosecution of any suit
provided for in this article
ARTICLE 7. Nothing in this article ARTICLE 7 shall
be construed to repeal any law of this state concerning the responsibility of
parents to support their children, or
providing for the punishment of parents
or other persons responsible for the delinquency or dependency of children,
or providing for the punishment of any parents for the nonsupport of their
children; and nothing in such law shall prevent proceedings under this
article
ARTICLE 7 in any proper case.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 18-6-803.9 as
follows:
18-6-803.9. Assaults and deaths related to domestic violence -
report. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 ( 11)(a)(I), the Colorado bureau
of investigation shall prepare a report by November 1, 1995, and by
November 1 of each year thereafter, for the governor and the members of
the general assembly on the number of assaults related to and the number
of deaths caused directly by domestic violence, including, but not limited
to, homicides of victims, self-defense killings of alleged perpetrators, and
incidental killings of children, peace officers, persons at work, neighbors,
and bystanders in the course of episodes of domestic violence.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-3-304.5, amend (6)
as follows:
19-3-304.5. Emergency possession of certain abandoned children
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 24-135 - definition. (6) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the state
department of human services shall submit an annual report to the general
assembly beginning January 1, 2001,
NOT LATER THAN MARCH 1 that
compiles the monthly reports, required pursuant to subsection (5) of this
section, of the number of children abandoned pursuant to this section.
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 22-35-112 as
follows:
22-35-112. Reports. (1) (a) Upon request by the department, a local
education provider shall submit to the department any data that the
department reasonably requires for the purpose of preparing and submitting
the reports described in subsection (2) of this section. In submitting data to
the department, each local education provider shall use whenever possible
the state data reporting system described in section 22-11-501. The
department shall seek to minimize and eliminate the duplication of data
reporting required under this paragraph (a). The department in particular
shall note the data collection and reporting already required and conducted
by the department, public schools, and local education providers.
(b) Upon request by the department of higher education, an
institution of higher education shall submit to the department of higher
education any data that the department of higher education reasonably
requires for the purpose of preparing and submitting the reports described
in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) On or before April 1, 2022, and on or before May 1 each year
thereafter, the department and the department of higher education shall
collaborate to prepare and submit to the education committees of the senate
and house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report
concerning the concurrent enrollment of qualified students in postsecondary
courses, including academic courses and career and technical education
courses, and courses related to apprenticeship programs and internship
programs. The report must include, but need not be limited to:
(a) The number and names of local education providers and
institutions of higher education that have entered into cooperative
agreements, including cooperative agreements concerning course work
related to apprenticeship programs and internship programs;
PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 24-135 (b) The number of qualified students who participated in a
concurrent enrollment program in the previous school year, including
subtotals for each local education provider and each institution of higher
education;
(c) Demographic information about qualified students who
participated in a concurrent enrollment program in the previous school year;
(d) The total number of credit hours completed at each institution of
higher education by qualified students who participated in a concurrent
enrollment program in the previous school year;
(e) The total number of developmental education courses completed
at each institution of higher education in the previous school year by
qualified students participating in a concurrent enrollment program;
(f) The total tuition costs paid by local education providers to
institutions of higher education in the previous school year on behalf of
qualified students who participated in concurrent enrollment programs in
the previous school year, including subtotals for each local education
provider and each institution of higher education;
(g) For the previous school year, the total number of qualified
students that local education providers designated as ASCENT program
participants and the total number of qualified students the department
designated as participants in the teacher recruitment education and
preparation program;
(h) The postsecondary degree and certificate programs in which
ASCENT or TREP program participants were concurrently enrolled in the
previous school year, including subtotals indicating how many ASCENT or
TREP program participants concurrently enrolled in each postsecondary
degree and certificate program;
(i) Data indicating the total number and percentages of qualified
students who failed to complete at least one course in which they
concurrently enrolled; and
(j) To the extent possible, data indicating the total number and
percentage of qualified students who concurrently enrolled in college
PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 24-135 courses who have completed a postsecondary degree.
(k) Repealed.
(3) The reports described in subsection (2) of this section may
include quantitative and qualitative analyses concerning student and
administrator attitudes and behaviors, program costs and productivity,
academic and administrative policies, program availability and variety, or
any objectives of the ASCENT program described in section 22-35-108 (1),
or any objectives of the TREP program described in section 22-35-108.5
(1), which studies may be prepared by a party other than the department or
the department of higher education.
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-35-108.5, amend
(7) as follows:
22-35-108.5. Teacher recruitment education and preparation
(TREP) program - objectives - selection criteria - rules. (7) On or before
July 1, 2031, the department shall prepare and submit to the education
committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor
committees, a report based on the compiled annual reports described in
section 22-35-112, concerning the outcomes achieved by the TREP program
and the effectiveness of the TREP program in meeting the objectives
described in section 22-35-108.5 (1). Based on the outcomes achieved and
the evaluation of effectiveness, the department shall include in the report a
recommendation as to whether the TREP program should be continued,
amended, or repealed.
SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-105.5, amend
(2)(a) as follows:
23-1-105.5. Duties and powers of the commission with respect
to student fees - report on tuition and fees. (2) (a) On or before January
15, 2018, and on or before January 15 each year
ANNUALLY thereafter, the
department shall report to the joint budget committee and the education
committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor
committees, concerning the governing boards' fee policies, the collection
and use of student fees, and tuition rates.
SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-108, amend
PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 24-135 (1.5)(f)(II) as follows:
23-1-108. Duties and powers of the commission with regard to
systemwide planning - reporting - definitions. (1.5) (f) (II) Beginning
December 1, 2017, and no later than December 1 of each year ANNUALLY
thereafter, the department shall report to the joint budget committee and to the education committees of the house of representatives and of the senate, or their successor committees, concerning the master plan goals and each institution's progress toward meeting those goals. The department shall post the information contained in the report on the department's website. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, the department's report continues indefinitely.
SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-113, amend
(1.5)(b), (9)(a) introductory portion, (10), (10.5)(a) introductory portion,
and (10.5)(c) as follows:
23-1-113. Commission directive - admission standards for
baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education - policy -
report - definitions. (1.5) (b) Each governing board shall adopt policies
and procedures that are aligned with the policy established by the
commission pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section and that ensure
that, to the extent required by the commission policy, each matriculated
student who may need additional supports to be successful in gateway
courses in English and mathematics has access to supplemental academic
instruction. The institution that enrolls the student shall select which
measures to use from among those that meet the standards established in the
commission policy. The commission, in consultation with the governing
boards, shall collect information regarding the measures used by the
institutions for placement to help analyze the data reported pursuant to
subsection (9) of this section. and by section 23-1-113.3 (4)
(9) (a) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary,
on or before February 15, 2012, and on or before April 15 each year
ANNUALLY thereafter, the department of higher education shall submit to the
state board of education, the department of education, and the education
committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor
committees, a report, subject to available data, for the high school
graduating classes of the preceding six academic years concerning:
PAGE 7-SENATE BILL 24-135 (10) On or before February 15, 2009, and on or before April 15 each
year ANNUALLY thereafter, the department of higher education shall submit
to the department of education the unit records used for its reporting
purposes under this section to enable the department of education to
evaluate the effectiveness of the alignment of the preschool through
postsecondary education systems in preparing students who demonstrate
postsecondary and workforce readiness and subsequently succeed in
postsecondary education and to enable the department of higher education
to disseminate the unit records to the appropriate school districts.
(10.5) (a) On or before June 30, 2023, and on or before June 30 each
year ANNUALLY thereafter, the department shall publish and submit to the
education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any
successor committees, an annual report for the previous academic year. The
data elements in the report are intended to determine whether requiring or
not requiring a national assessment test score as an eligibility criterion for
the admissions process for state-supported baccalaureate and graduate
institutions of higher education provides greater diversity among institutions
without causing negative student outcomes that are directly attributable to
the change in the admissions process. The report must specify:
(c) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the contrary, on
or before June 30, 2023, and on or before June 30 each year thereafter, the
department shall submit to the education committees of the house of
representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, the reports
described in subsections (10.5)(a) and (10.5)(b) of this section.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), THE
REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION
(10.5)(a)
OF THIS SECTION CONTINUES INDEFINITELY, AND BOTH REPORTS REQUIRED
TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
(10.5)(b) OF THIS SECTION
MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIMES SPECIFIED IN THAT SUBSECTION
(10.5)(b).
SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-113.3, amend
(5.5); and repeal (4)(a) as follows:
23-1-113.3. Commission directive - developmental education
courses - report. (4) (a) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I) to the
contrary, the department shall transmit annually to the education committees
of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees,
the joint budget committee, the commission, and the department of
PAGE 8-SENATE BILL 24-135 education an analysis of the data:
(I) Regarding students who are identified as needing additional
supports to be successful in gateway courses in English and mathematics,
pursuant to section 23-1-113 (1.5), and who receive supplemental academic
instruction or are enrolled in developmental education courses; and
(II) Regarding the costs of providing supplemental academic
instruction or developmental education courses pursuant to section
23-1-113 (1.5) and whether students who receive supplemental academic
instruction or complete developmental education courses successfully
complete the requirements for graduation.
(5.5) The institution and the department shall report the information
specified in subsections (3) and (4) SUBSECTION (3) of this section on an
individual student basis, using each student's unique student identifier.
SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-113.5, amend
(4)(d)(I)(A) as follows:
23-1-113.5. Commission directive - resident admissions - report
- definitions. (4) (d) (I) (A) Beginning October 15, 2018, and no later than
October 15 each year EVERY THREE YEARS thereafter, the department shall
submit a report to the joint budget committee and to the education
committees of the house of representatives and of the senate, or their
successor committees, demonstrating that the institutions included in this
subsection (4) have met resident admission and enrollment requirements set
forth in this section for the prior fiscal year; reporting the total number of
resident and nonresident students enrolled in each institution of higher
education before and after Colorado scholars are counted as two in-state
students pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section; reporting how state
institutions of higher education that utilize the Colorado scholars program
use associated tuition revenue for purposes of merit- and need-based
scholarships for resident students; and reporting the number of entering
first-year Colorado residents, by county, who qualify as a Colorado scholar.
SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-134, amend (3)
introductory portion as follows:
23-1-134. Commission directive - open educational resources -
PAGE 9-SENATE BILL 24-135 course notice - report - definitions. (3) Notwithstanding the requirement
in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before October 1, 2021, and on or
before October 1
DECEMBER 1 each year thereafter through October 1,
2026, DECEMBER 1, 2026, the department shall prepare and shall submit to
the commission, the council, the joint budget committee, and the education
committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor
committees, a report concerning implementation and development of open
educational resources around the state. The department shall work with the
council in preparing the report, and the public institutions of higher
education shall collaborate with the department and council in providing the
information necessary for the report. At a minimum, the report must
include:
SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-4.5-103, amend
(5)(e) as follows:
23-4.5-103. Colorado open educational resources council -
created - duties - report. (5) The council has the following duties:
(e) To work with the department to prepare an annual report
concerning the use of open educational resources at the public institutions
of higher education in the state, as described in section 23-1-134 (4)
SECTION 23-1-134 (3).
SECTION 15. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-104.5, repeal
(3) as follows:
24-31-104.5. Funding for insurance fraud investigations and
prosecutions - creation of fund. (3) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136
(11)(a)(I), the attorney general shall provide annual reports to the joint
budget committee, the senate business, labor, and technology committee,
and the house economic and business development committee, or any
successor committees, and shall post on the attorney general's website a
statistical report of the number of full-time employees dedicated to
insurance fraud, referrals, open investigations, convictions, arrests, and
actions initiated, and the number of restitutions, fines, costs, and forfeitures
obtained, from the investigation and prosecution of insurance fraud as
provided in this section. In the report, the attorney general shall make his or
her best effort to delineate between the types of cases prosecuted by line of
insurance.
PAGE 10-SENATE BILL 24-135 SECTION 16. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-119, amend (4)
as follows:
24-32-119. Gray and black market marijuana enforcement
grant program - report - definition. (4) (a) On or before November 1,
2019, and on or before November 1 each year thereafter, the division shall
include an update
PREPARE A REPORT regarding the effectiveness of the
grant program in its report to the members of the applicable committees of
reference in the senate and house of representatives as required by the
"State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent
(SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2 AND POST THE
REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE
.
(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reports requiredin subsection (4)(a) of this section continue indefinitely.
SECTION 17. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-123, amend (4)
as follows:
24-32-123. Defense counsel on first appearance grant program
- rules - report - definition - repeal. (4) (a) The division shall include an
update ANNUALLY PREPARE A REPORT regarding the effectiveness of the
grant program in its annual report to the members of the applicable
committees of reference in the senate and the house of representatives as
required by the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and
Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2 AND
POST THE REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE
.
(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the report requiredin subsection (4)(a) of this section continues indefinitely.
SECTION 18. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-3501, amend
(6)(b)(II) as follows:
24-32-3501. Peace officers behavioral health support and
community partnerships grant program - created - report - rules - fund
- definitions - repeal. (6) (b) (II) Beginning with the 2023 regular
legislative session and each regular legislative session
YEAR thereafter, the
department shall include a summarized report PREPARE A REPORT of the
activities of the grant program in the department's annual presentation to the
PAGE 11-SENATE BILL 24-135 committees of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203 Notwithstanding
section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this
section continue indefinitely AND POST THE REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE.
SECTION 19. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33-111, amend
(3)(a) as follows:
24-33-111. Conservation of native species - fund created.
(3) Species conservation eligibility list. (a) The executive director of the
department of natural resources, after consultation with the Colorado water
conservation board and its director, the parks and wildlife commission, and
the director of the division of parks and wildlife, shall annually prepare a
species conservation eligibility list describing programs and associated costs
that are eligible to receive funding pursuant to this section. The species
conservation eligibility list is subject to modification and adoption through
passage of a bill. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), at the same
time as the species conservation eligibility list is submitted, the director of
the department of natural resources, after consultation with the Colorado
water conservation board and its director, the parks and wildlife
commission, and the director of the division of parks and wildlife, shall also
provide a detailed report to the general assembly on the progress and status
of activities to date and their effectiveness in the recovery of the species and
identify proposed future activities. The report shall include an assessment
of habitat benefits, both public and private, attributable to such activities.
SECTION 20. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-46-206 as
follows:
24-46-206. Office - report. The office of economic development
shall assist the authority in administering this part 2. The authority shall
submit a report to the state auditor on February
MAY 1 of each year
regarding the results of the implementation of this part 2.
SECTION 21. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-72.4-104, amend
(1) as follows:
24-72.4-104. Information in web-based system - limit on duty.
(1) The chief information officer and the state controller may reasonably
rely upon representations by a state agency or county in determining what
information to include in the web-based system, and neither the chief
PAGE 12-SENATE BILL 24-135 information officer nor the state controller shall have a duty to
independently review the information for compliance with this article
ARTICLE 72.4 prior to posting the information on the web-based system.
SECTION 22. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 24-72.4-106
as follows:
24-72.4-106. County - revenue and expenditure data - inclusion.
(1) (a) No later than thirty days following the beginning of a fiscal year that
begins on or after January 1, 2018, each county shall provide the chief
information officer with a copy of the budget adopted for the fiscal year.
(b) No later than thirty days following the end-of-the year audit of
a county's revenues and expenditures for a fiscal year that begins on or after
January 1, 2017, the county shall provide the chief information officer with
a database that identifies all:
(I) Revenue received by the county; and
(II) Expenditures made by each spending agency.
(c) A county shall submit the information required by this subsection
(1) in a format approved by the chief information officer, which format
allows the chief information officer to comply with the requirements of
subsection (3) of this section.
(d) A county may provide the chief information officer with the
budget for the fiscal year that begins on January 1, 2017, or the revenue and
expenditure data specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) for the
fiscal year that begins on January 1, 2016. The chief information officer
shall include the information in the web-based system, as otherwise set forth
in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) A county shall not include any information under subsection (1)
of this section that is:
(a) Not a public record or that is exempt from disclosure pursuant
to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title, or
pursuant to part 3 of article 72 of this title; or
PAGE 13-SENATE BILL 24-135 (b) Confidential pursuant to state or federal law.
(3) The chief information officer shall separately include the most
recent budget and the most recent revenue and expenditure data for each
county in the web-based system in a data format that is similar to that for
the state revenue and expenditures. The chief information officer shall
archive past available county information in the same location as state
archived revenue and expenditure data is stored. The chief information
officer may aggregate a county's data if:
(a) Access to each individual transaction is likely to hinder, rather
than foster, the goal of accountability and transparency; or
(b) An individual transaction includes information that is only
partially excludable under subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a county that
posts its budget and the revenue and expenditure data required by paragraph
(b) of subsection (1) of this section on the county website. A county shall
notify the chief information officer that it is exempt under this subsection
(4), and the chief information officer shall include a link to the county's
website on the web-based system.
(5) If a county fails to provide the required database to the chief
information officer for more than ninety days after a deadline set in
subsection (1) of this section and subsection (4) of this section does not
apply, then the executive director of the department of local affairs may
consider the county's lack of transparency as an adverse factor when making
grants in accordance with section 39-29-110 (1)(b), C.R.S., in the next state
fiscal year.
SECTION 23. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-72.4-103, amend
(1)(j); and repeal (1)(k) as follows:
24-72.4-103. Web-based system - enhancements - procedure for
challenging exclusions. (1) The department of personnel shall modify the
web-based system to meet the following requirements:
(j) The web-based system shall include a link to the online database;
AND
PAGE 14-SENATE BILL 24-135 (k) The web-based system shall include county expenditure and
revenue data in accordance with section 24-72.4-106; and
SECTION 24. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-419, amend
(3) introductory portion as follows:
25.5-5-419. Accountable care collaborative - reporting - rules.
(3) On or before December 1, 2017, and on or before December 1 each
year thereafter, The state department shall prepare and submit a report
COLLECT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCOUNTABLE CARE
COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT
SUBMITTED
to the joint budget committee, the public health care and human
services committee of the house of representatives, and the health and
human services committee of the senate, or any successor committees
concerning the implementation of the accountable care collaborative
PURSUANT TO SECTION 25.5-5-415 (4)(a). Notwithstanding the provisions
of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the report required pursuant to this
subsection (3) continues indefinitely. At a minimum, the state department's
report must include the following information concerning the accountable
care collaborative:
SECTION 25. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-424, amend
(1), (3), and (4) as follows:
25.5-5-424. Residential and inpatient substance use disorder
treatment - MCE standardized utilization management process -
medical necessity - report. (1) On or before October 1, 2021, the state
department shall consult with the behavioral health administration in the
department of human services, residential treatment providers, and MCEs
to develop standardized utilization management processes to determine
medical necessity for residential and inpatient substance use disorder
treatment. The processes must incorporate the most recent edition
VERSION
of "The ASAM Criteria" for Addictive, Substance-related, and
Co-occurring Conditions USED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT and align with
federal medicaid payment requirements.
(3) On or before January 1, 2022, each MCE's notice of an adverse
benefit determination must demonstrate how each dimension of the most
recent edition VERSION of "The ASAM Criteria" for Addictive,
Substance-related, and Co-occurring Conditions USED BY THE STATE
PAGE 15-SENATE BILL 24-135 DEPARTMENT was considered when determining medical necessity.
(4) (a) Beginning October 1, 2021 JULY 1, 2024, and quarterly
thereafter, the state department shall collaborate with the behavioral health
administration in the department of human services, residential treatment
providers, and MCEs to develop a report on the residential and inpatient
substance use disorder utilization management statistics
ON THE STATE
DEPARTMENT
'S WEBSITE. At a minimum, the report must include: (I) The average length of an initial authorization and the average
length of continued authorizations for each MCE and provider
disaggregated by level of residential care;
(II) Denials of initial authorizations reported for each MCE and
provider and the reasons for the denials; and
(III) The average response time for an initial authorization and
continued authorization, disaggregated by each MCE; level of residential
care, including the percentage of extensions granted to health-care providers
to submit complete clinical documentation; retroactive authorization
requests; incomplete authorization requests; and the number of requests that
met and did not meet the state department's response time requirements.
(b) The state department shall make the report developed pursuant
to subsection (4)(a) of this section publicly available on the state
department's website.
(c) Any information required to be reported pursuant to subsection
(4)(a) of this section may be aggregated as necessary to ensure
confidentially
CONFIDENTIALITY pursuant to 42 CFR part 2.
SECTION 26. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-425, amend
(2) as follows:
25.5-5-425. Audit of MCE denials for residential and inpatient
substance use disorder treatment authorization - report. (2) Beginning
December 1, 2022 NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31, 2025, and NO LATER THAN
each December 1 JANUARY 31 thereafter, the state department shall submit
the results of the audit conducted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section
and any recommended changes to the residential and inpatient substance use
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committee, the house of representatives public and behavioral health and
human services committee, the senate health and human services
committee, or their successor committees, and the joint budget committee.
SECTION 27. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-6-1501, repeal
(8) as follows:
25.5-6-1501. Community transition services and supports -
legislative declaration - rules. (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before November 1, 2019, and each
November 1 thereafter, the state department shall submit an annual report
to the health and human services committee of the senate, the public health
care and human services committee of the house of representatives, and the
joint budget committee, or any successor committees, on the effectiveness
of providing the services and supports required by this part 15. The report
must include:
(a) An evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the services; and
(b) For each year of the program, the number of persons who:
(I) Requested services;
(II) Received services;
(III) Transitioned from an institutional setting to a home- or
community-based setting; and
(IV) Transitioned from an institutional setting but later returned to
an institutional setting.
SECTION 28. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-3-208, amend
(1) as follows:
26.5-3-208. Report - repeal of part. (1) The department shall
contract for an independent evaluation of the trust fund, including
administrative costs of operating the trust fund and the cost-effectiveness
and the impact of the grants on reducing and preventing child abuse. The
department shall provide a report of the evaluation to the house of
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successor committees, on or before November 1, 2026 NOVEMBER 1, 2029.
SECTION 29. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-3-302, amend
(3)(b); and add (3)(c) as follows:
26.5-3-302. Child care services and substance use disorder
treatment pilot program - created - purposes - eligibility - evaluation
- funding - rules. (3) (b) On or before June 30, 2023
JUNE 30, 2028, the
department shall provide to the health and insurance and public health care
and human services committees COMMITTEE of the house of representatives
and the health and human services committee of the senate, or any successor
committees, any completed pilot program evaluations pursuant to
subsection (3)(a) of this section, as well as a summary of the pilot program,
including grants awarded and the outcome of the grants.
(c) O
N OR BEFORE AUGUST 30, 2024, AND ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 30
OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS , THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR
COMMITTEES
, ON THE PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE GRANTS AWARDED ,
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN , FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS SERVED , AND A
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM
.
SECTION 30. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26.5-3-410 as
follows:
26.5-3-410. Annual report - cooperation from certified early
intervention service brokers and qualified providers.
(1) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), by November 1, 2008, and by November 1 each year thereafter, the department shall submit an annual
report to the general assembly regarding the various funding sources used
for early intervention services, the number of eligible children served, the
average cost of early intervention services, and any other information the
department deems appropriate. The department shall submit the report to
the joint budget committee as part of the department's annual budget
request. The department shall also submit the report to the health and
human services committees and the education committees of the senate and
house of representatives, or any successor committees.
PAGE 18-SENATE BILL 24-135 (2) The department shall request, and certified early intervention
service brokers and qualified early intervention service providers shall
provide, information regarding early intervention services that the
department needs to prepare the annual report required by this section or
other required federal or state reports.
SECTION 31. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-3-706, amend
(3) as follows:
26.5-3-706. Data collection - reporting. (3) On or before August
1, 2026, the department shall contract with an independent third party to
conduct an evaluation, using standard evaluation measures, of the program
and its impact on early childhood and program outcomes across the state.
The department shall present the results of the evaluation as part of its
presentation to its committee of reference at the hearing held pursuant to
section 2-7-203 (2)(a) of the "State Measurement for Accountable,
Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" in January 2027
JANUARY 2028.
SECTION 32. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-5-102, repeal
(8)(b) as follows:
26.5-5-102. School-readiness quality improvement program -
created - rules. (8) (b) (I) On or before December 1, 2019, and on or
before December 1 every three years thereafter, the department, or any
private entity with which the department is authorized to contract for this
purpose, shall submit a consolidated statewide report, based upon the
reports prepared and submitted by the early childhood councils, addressing
the items set forth in subsection (8)(a) of this section to the early childhood
and school readiness legislative commission and to the members of the
education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any
successor committees.
(II) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the report required
in subsection (8)(b)(I) of this section continues indefinitely.
SECTION 33. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-5-205, repeal (2)
as follows:
26.5-5-205. Reporting requirements. (2) Notwithstanding section
PAGE 19-SENATE BILL 24-135 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before December 1, 2014, and each December 1
thereafter, the department shall provide a written report on the grant
program to the public health care and human services committee of the
house of representatives and the health and human services committee of
the senate, or any successor committees. The report must include a summary
of the data received pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the total
amount of grants and grant money awarded, and the total increase in the
number of infants and toddlers under three years of age served by the grant
program.
SECTION 34. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-1-105.5, amend
(9) as follows:
33-1-105.5. Acquisition of property - procedure.
(9) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the commission shall
include in its annual report, which report shall be submitted to the capital
development committee and to the agriculture, livestock, and natural
resources committee of the house of representatives and the agriculture,
natural resources, and energy committee of the senate, a listing of all
acquisitions of real property or interests in water made pursuant to the
provisions of this section. Such
THE report shall MUST describe all property
and interests in water acquired since July 1, 1992 WITHIN THE PREVIOUS
FIVE YEARS
, the acquisition cost of each such property or interest in water,
and the appraised value of each such property or interest in water, and shallMUST contain a description of all pending acquisitions of property and
interests in water.
SECTION 35. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-1-112, repeal
(7)(a)(III) as follows:
33-1-112. Funds - cost accounting - definition - repeal.
(7) (a) (III) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the commission
shall submit an annual report of the money expended from the fund and
matters accomplished by the expenditures from the preceding fiscal year to
the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee and the
house of representatives agriculture, livestock, and natural resources
committee, or their successor committees, by the convening date of each
regular session of the general assembly in accordance with section 24-1-136
(9). The commission shall also submit to these committees a report on
money proposed to be expended from the fund and the matters to be
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SECTION 36. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-9-101, repeal
(11)(c) as follows:
33-9-101. Commission - creation - composition - terms -
vacancies - removal - meetings - strategic plan - legislative declaration.
(11) (c) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11), C.R.S., for every year
included in the strategic plan, the commission shall submit a report annually
to the house committee on agriculture, livestock, and natural resources and
the senate committee on agriculture, natural resources, and energy, or any
successor committees, regarding the progress and status of the strategic
plan. In order to reduce costs associated with preparing and transmitting
such reports, the commission is authorized to send the reports in an
electronic format.
SECTION 37. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-9-106, repeal (2)
as follows:
33-9-106. Reports. (2) Beginning in 2013 and notwithstanding
section 24-1-136 (11), C.R.S., the executive director shall report annually
to the joint house agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee
and the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee, or any
successor committees, regarding the administration of the division,
including an evaluation of division resources and their utilization and an
identification of opportunities for efficiencies. Each such report must
summarize stakeholder outreach conducted during the prior year and must
also identify disposition of assets and cost savings, both planned and
realized, since the previous year, including savings pertaining to personnel,
equipment, services, and provisioning.
SECTION 38. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-10-109, amend
(1)(g) as follows:
33-10-109. Powers and duties of director. (1) It is the duty of the
director to:
(g) (I) Obtain from powersports vehicle manufacturers the engine
rotations per minute needed to conduct the SAE J1287, as defined in section
25-12-102, C.R.S.,
and to make the information available to law
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(II) Provide, at the director's discretion, training programs to local
law enforcement agencies concerning the enforcement of section 25-12-110
(1) and (2); C.R.S.
AND
(III) Cooperate with federal agencies, Colorado agencies, and
political subdivisions of Colorado to enforce section 25-12-110 (1) and (2).
C.R.S.; and
(IV) Issue an annual report, by January 15 of each year, to the
executive director and the agriculture, livestock, and natural resources
committee of the house of representatives and the agriculture, natural
resources, and energy committee of the senate, or any successor
committees, containing the following information:
(A) The results of a survey of federal, state, and local governments
to ascertain the success of the cooperation, education, training, and
enforcement components of this paragraph (g) and section 25-12-110,
C.R.S.;
(B) The expenditures of moneys appropriated for providing training
and purchasing of equipment to enforce section 25-12-110 (1) and (2),
C.R.S., and any other sources of funding, public or private, for the
implementation of this act deemed important by the director; and
(C) The progress and status of the cooperation efforts required by
subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (g).
SECTION 39. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-10-111, repeal
(6)(c) as follows:
33-10-111. Parks and outdoor recreation cash fund - parks for
future generations trust fund - creation - fees - accounting expenditures
for roads and highways - definition - repeal. (6) (c) Notwithstanding
section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the commission shall submit an annual report
of the money expended from the fund and matters accomplished by the
expenditures from the preceding fiscal year to the senate agriculture, natural
resources, and energy committee and the house of representatives
agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee, or their successor
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assembly in accordance with section 24-1-136 (9). The commission shall
also submit to these committees a report on money proposed to be expended
from the fund and the matters to be accomplished by the expenditures in the
upcoming fiscal year.
SECTION 40. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-501, repeal
(11)(m)(II) as follows:
44-10-501. Medical marijuana store license. (11) (m) (II) No later
than January 2, 2021, the state licensing authority shall submit a report to
the finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or
any successor committees, regarding the number of medical marijuana
delivery applications submitted, the number of medical marijuana delivery
permits issued, any findings by the state licensing authority of criminal
activity materially related to medical marijuana delivery, and any incident
reports that include felony charges materially related to medical marijuana
delivery, which were filed and reported to the state licensing authority by
the law enforcement agency, district attorney, or other agency responsible
for filing the felony charges. The state licensing authority may consult with
the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety in the
collection and analysis of additional crime data materially related to medical
marijuana delivery.
SECTION 41. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-40-112, repeal (2)
as follows:
44-40-112. Audits and annual reports. (2) The director shall
evaluate the lottery's expenditures to determine areas where the
expenditures may be reduced with the goal of increasing net proceeds as a
percentage of sales paid to the beneficiaries. Not later than July 1, 2005, the
director shall report to the governor, the legislative audit committee, and the
joint budget committee on any recommendations he or she desires to make
based upon the evaluation.
SECTION 42. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
PAGE 23-SENATE BILL 24-135 preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
____________________________ ____________________________
Steve Fenberg
Julie McCluskie
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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