NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/5/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1083
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Primavera, Duran, Singer, Esgar, Fields,
      Ginal, Hamner, Lebsock, Lee, Melton, Pettersen, Rosenthal, Ryden,
      Salazar, Young, Hullinghorst, Kraft-Tharp, Mitsch Bush, Moreno;
      also SENATOR(S) Crowder, Kefalas, Newell.
      
      
      Concerning patient financial contributions for physical
           rehabilitation services, and, in connection therewith,
           making an appropriation.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 10-16-142 as
      follows:
      
           10-16-142.  Physical rehabilitation services - copayments and
      coinsurance - research. (1)  The Colorado commission on affordable
      health care created in section 25-46-103, C.R.S., shall conduct a
      study concerning the costs, including patient cost-sharing for
      physical rehabilitation services. The study shall analyze costs
      to the health care system, including payers and individual
      patients, as well as whether patient cost-sharing creates
      barriers to the effective use of physical rehabilitation services.
      
           (2)  On or before November 1, 2015, the commission shall
      report its findings to the health and human services committee of
      the senate and the public health care and human services
      committee and the health, insurance, and environment committee
      of the house of representatives.
      
           (3)  For the purposes of this section, "physical rehabilitation
      services" means physical therapy, occupational therapy, or
      chiropractic services for the treatment of a person who has
      sustained an illness, medical condition, or injury, with the goal
      of returning the person to his or her prior skill and function
      level or maintaining the person's current skill and function
      level.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-46-104, amend (2)
      (q); and add (2) (q.5) as follows:
      
           25-46-104.  Duties of commission - mission - staffing - report.
      (2)  The commission has the following powers and duties:
      
           (q)  Any other authority necessary to perform its administrative
      duties; and
      
           (q.5)  To conduct a study pursuant to section 10-16-142,
      C.R.S.; and
      
           SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-46-105, amend (1)
      (b) as follows:
      
           25-46-105.  Colorado commission on affordable health care cash
      fund - creation - funding sources - use of fund. (1) (b)  Moneys in the
      fund are continuously appropriated to the department of public health
      and environment for allocation to the commission for the purposes
      of this article. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all interest and
      income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund.
      Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the
      end of any fiscal year remain in the fund and must not be credited or
      transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
      
           SECTION 4.  Appropriation. For the 2015-16 state fiscal year,
      $25,000 is appropriated to the Colorado commission on affordable health
      care cash fund created in section 25-46-105 (1) (a), C.R.S. This
      appropriation is from the general fund. The department of public health and
      environment is responsible for the accounting related to this appropriation.
      
           SECTION 5.  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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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO