Date: 02/13/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1179

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Postpone House Bill 15-1179 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 15-1179, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL



11:39 AM -- HB 15-1179

Representative Joshi introduced House Bill 15-1179. The bill requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to establish a matching system for determining whether a third-party insurer or self-insured plan is responsible for a Medicaid client's medical expenses resulting from an accident or injury. Prior to paying $2,000 or more on a bodily injury claim, an insurer or self-insured plan is required to exchange information with HCPF to determine if an insurance claimant is a Medicaid client. If HCPF determines that there is a match, HCPF will provide a notice of lien to the insurer or plan for the recovery of medical expenses. Representative Joshi responded to questions from the committee and Representative Melton distributed a handout (Attachment A).

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11:45 AM -- Bob Douglas, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in opposition to the bill. He stated that Medicaid is the payer of last resort when a client has other insurance or a third party is responsible for paying the claim. He explained that the department may recover from personal injury settlements, and listed the amount that the department was able to recover in the last year. Mr. Douglas explained the department's opposition to the bill. He stated that the department has not had to sue an insurance company to recover the lien in the past 10 years because current law provides a sufficient recovery process for third-party payments. He responded to questions from the committee. Representative Joshi distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

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11:59 AM -- Bart Miller, Office of Legislative Legal Services, explained the provisions of amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
BILL:HB15-1179
TIME: 11:58:22 AM
MOVED:Joshi
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Everett
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Excused
Sias
Tyler
Windholz
Singer
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


12:00 PM

Representative Joshi provided concluding remarks regarding the bill.
BILL:HB15-1179
TIME: 12:00:06 PM
MOVED:Joshi
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1179, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:Everett
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
No
Everett
Yes
Ginal
No
Joshi
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Melton
No
Moreno
No
Sias
Yes
Tyler
No
Windholz
Yes
Singer
No
Primavera
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB15-1179
TIME: 12:04:06 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1179 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Ginal
VOTE
Conti
No
Danielson
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
No
Landgraf
No
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Sias
No
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
No
Singer
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS