Date: 02/12/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1141

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 15-1141 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 15-1141 to the Committee on State		PASS
FAIL



06:39 PM -- HB 15-1141

Representative Joshi presented House Bill 15-1141. This bill requires that a hospital include the amount of the hospital provider fee as a separate line item on its billing statement. The hospital provider fee was established under House Bill 09-1293, which authorized the Department of Health Care Policy to seek federal approval to collect a fee from hospitals and use this revenue to obtain federal matching funds for the state's Medicaid program. Federal approval was received in April 2010. Under current law, a hospital is prohibited from including this information on its billing statements.

06:43 PM

Representative Joshi answered questions about the hospital provider fee.

06:48 PM -- Chris Tholen, Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill. He discussed the hospital provider fee.

06:51 PM -- Russ Johnson, Centura Health, testified in opposition to the bill. He discussed the impact the bill could have on small rural hospitals.

06:55 PM -- Peg Burnette, Denver Health, testified in opposition to the bill. She stated that the hospital provider fee is about 11 percent of the Denver Health budget. Ms. Burnette discussed the hospital provider fee and the administrative burden the bill could create. She outlined her organization's objections to the bill.

07:00 PM

Mr. Tholen responded to questions about the hospital provider fee and referenced the Colorado Health Care Affordability Act Annual Report from the Hospital Provider Fee Oversight and Advisory Board. Mr. Johnson discussed the federal match that occurs by the collection of the hospital provider fee. Ms. Burnette answered questions about the hospital provider fee. The committee dialogued with the panel of witnesses about the hospital provider fee.

07:12 PM

Representative Joshi responded to questions about the bill. Committee discussion with the witnesses about the hospital provider fee ensued.

07:37 PM

Mr. Johnson discussed how the hospital provider fee is calculated and clarified comments he made during his testimony.

07:39 PM

Representative Joshi made concluding remarks about the bill. The committee members commented on the bill.
BILL:HB15-1141
TIME: 07:43:44 PM
MOVED:Joshi
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1141 to the Committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:Humphrey
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Esgar
No
Humphrey
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Klingenschmitt
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Lontine
No
Mitsch Bush
No
Primavera
No
Ransom
Yes
Ryden
No
Ginal
No
McCann
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB15-1141
TIME: 07:47:55 PM
MOVED:Ginal
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1141 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Primavera
VOTE
Brown
No
Esgar
Yes
Humphrey
No
Joshi
No
Klingenschmitt
No
Landgraf
No
Lontine
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Ransom
No
Ryden
Yes
Ginal
Yes
McCann
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




07:48 PM

The committee adjourned.