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      HOUSE BILL 10-1029
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Acree, Looper, Primavera, Todd, Apuan,
      DelGrosso, Frangas, Gerou, Kerr J., Labuda, Lambert, Merrifield, Nikkel,
      Riesberg, Schafer S., Solano, Soper, Summers, Vigil, Court, Kefalas,
      Stephens;
      also SENATOR(S) Keller, Steadman, Boyd, Foster, Hudak, Mitchell,
      Newell, Spence, Tochtrop, Whitehead, Williams.
      
      
      Concerning agreements for the purchase of medical goods.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Part 1 of article 1 of title 25.5, Colorado Revised
      Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
      
           25.5-1-126.  Discounted prices for durable medical equipment
      and supplies.  (1)  The state department shall work with one or
      more nonprofit organizations to develop a link of approved
      vendors who are willing to sell durable medical equipment and
      medical supplies at discounted prices to persons who have applied
      for, but are not yet receiving, benefits under the "Colorado
      Medical Assistance Act".  The state department shall provide the
      exclusive criteria for a nonprofit organization to use to approve
      a vendor for placement on the approved vendor list.
      
           (2)  The state department shall maintain a link of approved
      vendors developed pursuant to this section and shall:
      
           (a)  Make the link available on the state department's web
      site; and
      
           (b)  Provide copies of the list to county departments and to
      sites authorized to accept medical assistance applications
      pursuant to section 25.5-4-205 (1), through the survey given to
      applicants.
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Terrance D. Carroll                Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO