SENATE
                       3rd Reading Unamended
                     May 5, 2015      SENATE
                Amended 2nd Reading
                        May 4, 2015First Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                REENGROSSED
                       This Version Includes All Amendments
                       Adopted in the House of Introduction
 LLS NO. 15-1127.01 Christy Chase x2008  SENATE BILL 15-289
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Crowder, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Primavera, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Health & Human Services
 
 
 
 Finance
 
 
 
 Appropriations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a limitation on the amount of an increase in fees
            assessed against assisted living residences by the
            department of public health and environment, and, in
            connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            Under current law, the state board of health (board) is authorized
       to establish a schedule of fees for health facilities, including assisted
       living residences, which fees must be sufficient to meet the department
       of public health and environment's direct and indirect costs in regulating
       health facilities. With regard to most department-regulated health
       facilities, the board cannot increase fees by more than the inflation rate.
       However, the inflation rate limitation does not apply to the fees assessed
       against assisted living residences.
            The bill imposes the inflation rate limitation on fees assessed
       against assisted living residences.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-27-107, amend
       (1.5) (a) as follows:
            25-27-107.  License fees - rules. (1.5) (a)  No later than January
       1, 2009, the state board shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of
       fees sufficient to meet the direct and indirect costs of administration and
       enforcement of this article. The rules state board shall set a lower fee
       for facilities with a high medicaid utilization rate, as defined by the state
       board. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with article 4 of title 24,
       C.R.S. Fees established pursuant to this section are subject to
       the limitations specified in section 25-3-105 (1) (a) (I) (B).
            SECTION 2.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2015 long bill.
       (1)  To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general
       appropriation act for the 2015-16 state fiscal year to the department of
       public health and environment are adjusted as follows:
            (a)  The cash funds appropriation from the assisted living
       residence cash fund created in section 25-27-107.5 (1) C.R.S., for health
       facilitites and emergency medical services division, health facilities
       programs is decreased by $203,743, and the related FTE is decreased by
       3.0 FTE; and
            (b)  The cash funds appropriation from the assisted living
       residence cash fund created in section 25-27-107.5 (1) C.R.S., for vehicle
       lease payments is decreased by $3,576.
            SECTION 3.  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.