First Regular Session
Sixty-second General Assembly
LLS NO. 99-0234.01 Robert Neill SENATE BILL 99-064
STATE OF COLORADO
BY SENATOR Matsunaka
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS
A BILL FOR AN ACT
101 CONCERNING THE CREATION OF AN INTERIM COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A
102 UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR HEALTH CARE CLAIMS PROCESSING.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
adopted.)
Creates an interim committee to develop a comprehensive, uniform
system for electronic billing, claims processing, and information
exchange within the health care and insurance industries.
1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
2 SECTION 1. Part 1 of article 1 of title 10, Colorado Revised
3 Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to
4 read:
5 10-1-132. Uniform health care claims processing interim
6 committee - creation - repeal. (1) IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE
7 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE, UNIFORM
8 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR BILLING AND PAYING CLAIMS AND EXCHANGING
9 RELATED INFORMATION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE
10 CARRIERS, THIRD-PARTY PAYORS, AND EMPLOYERS, THERE IS HEREBY
11 CREATED THE UNIFORM HEALTH CARE CLAIMS PROCESSING INTERIM
[ ] denotes HOUSE amendment. { } denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute.
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1 COMMITTEE, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE COMMITTEE.
2 (2) (a) TO ENSURE A COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE
3 APPROACH, THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS.
4 THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL HAVE A
5 BACKGROUND IN HEALTH CARE OR HEALTH CARE RELATED INSURANCE.
6 THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL APPOINT FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF
7 SMALL AND LARGE HEALTH INSURANCE CARRIERS, A REPRESENTATIVE
8 FROM THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF
9 SMALL BUSINESS INTERESTS, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MEDICAL
10 SOCIETY, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
11 THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM THE
12 SENATE AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED
13 FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE MEMBERS OF THE
14 COMMITTEE FROM THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15 SHALL BE CHOSEN IN EACH HOUSE IN THE SAME MANNER AS MEMBERS OF
16 STANDING COMMITTEES ARE CHOSEN.
17 (b) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION
18 FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR ACTUAL AND
19 NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE
20 OF THEIR DUTIES ON THE COMMITTEE. LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF THE
21 COMMITTEE SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES IN
22 CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AND SHALL BE
23 PAID THE SAME PER DIEM AS OTHER MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE INTERIM
24 COMMITTEES IN ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS.
25 (3) THE COMMITTEE SHALL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING IN JULY, 1999,
26 AND SHALL MEET AT LEAST THREE TIMES DURING THE INTERIM BETWEEN
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1 SESSIONS TO FULFILL ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS SECTION,
2 INCLUDING MEETINGS AS NECESSARY WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 DIVISION OF INSURANCE AND THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER AND
4 MEETINGS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF
5 TESTIMONY BY ANY INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS.
6 (4) THE COMMITTEE SHALL COORDINATE A STATEWIDE,
7 VOLUNTARY EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR
8 BILLING, CLAIMS PROCESSING, AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITHIN THE
9 HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE INDUSTRIES.
10 (5) THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
11 TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS
12 SECTION. ALL PERSONNEL OF THE DIVISION OF INSURANCE, THE OFFICE OF
13 THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY
14 AGENCIES SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE'S
15 STAFF IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS SECTION.
16 (6) THE COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE FINDINGS AND
17 RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIFORM
18 SYSTEM FOR HEALTH CARE CLAIMS PROCESSING, INCLUDING BUT NOT
19 LIMITED TO ANY NECESSARY LEGISLATION, AND SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN
20 REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
21 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 OF EACH YEAR.
22 LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE TREATED AS
23 LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED BY ANY OTHER LEGISLATIVE INTERIM
24 COMMITTEE FOR PURPOSES OF ANY INTRODUCTION DEADLINES OR BILL
25 LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE
26 OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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1 (7) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001.
2 SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
3 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
4 preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.