Bill Sponsor
Colorado Senate Bill 168
Session 2024A
Remote Monitoring Services for Medicaid Members
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 29, 2024
Sponsors
Democrat
Dylan Roberts
Republican
Cleave Simpson
Democrat
Julie McCluskie
Democrat
Matthew Martinez
First Action
Feb 26, 2024
Latest Action
May 29, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
168
State
Colorado
Session
2024A
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
Beginning July 1, 2025, the act requires the department of health care policy and financing (state department) to provide reimbursement to certain medicaid members (member) for the use of telehealth remote monitoring for outpatient services. The department shall initiate a stakeholder process to determine the billing structure prior to providing reimbursement. The act creates the telehealth remote monitoring grant program to provide grants to outpatient health-care facilities located in a designated rural county or designated provider shortage area to assist with the costs of providing telehealth remote monitoring for outpatient clinical services. The state department may award up to five grants worth $100,000 each. Beginning November 1, 2025, the act requires the state department to provide coverage for continuous glucose monitors to medicaid medical and pharmacy benefit members. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $34,128 to the department of health care policy and financing to implement this act. APPROVED by Governor May 29, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (14)
05/29/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/13/2024
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/13/2024
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/13/2024
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/07/2024
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2024
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/02/2024
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/29/2024
House
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/24/2024
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/24/2024
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/23/2024
Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/19/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/20/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/26/2024
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Sources
Record Created
Feb 27, 2024 9:17:58 PM
Record Updated
Jun 26, 2024 3:32:17 AM