NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/18/2015. SENATE BILL 15-057 BY SENATOR(S) Balmer, Aguilar, Crowder, Jahn, Newell, Roberts, Woods, Kefalas; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Williams, Becker K., Brown, Buck, Joshi, Lontine, Melton, Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Priola, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Tate, Van Winkle, Conti, Fields. Concerning the reporting requirements of the Colorado clean claims task force. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-37-106, amend (2) (d) (III) (C), (2) (d) (III) (D), and (8) as follows: 25-37-106. Clean claims - development of standardized payment rules and code edits - task force to develop - legislative recommendations - short title - applicability. (2) (d) (III) (C) By January 31, 2016, the task force shall submit a final report and recommendations regarding the complete set of uniform, standardized payment rules and claim edits to the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing, the health and human services committee of the senate, and the health, insurance, and environment and public health care and human services committees commissioner of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies, the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate, and the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives or their successor committees. (D) On and after January 1, 2017, the task force or its successor shall review and update the standardized set of payment rules and claim edits and the recommendations submitted pursuant to this paragraph (d) at least quarterly and by December 31, 2017, and by each December 31 thereafter, shall submit an annual report to the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing commissioner of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies or to the agency responsible for overseeing the task force or its successor. (8) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing commissioner of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies shall work with the federal department of health and human services to encourage and facilitate the use of the uniform, standardized payment rules and claim edits adopted in this state as the model for use and implementation nationally. SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor. ____________________________ ____________________________ Bill L. Cadman Dickey Lee Hullinghorst PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Cindi L. Markwell Marilyn Eddins SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ _________________________________________ John W. Hickenlooper GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO