Archive #12653

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Bill Number: HB26-1235
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-02-19 15:12:29 MST
Created At: 2026-02-19 15:12:29 MST

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  "active": "T",
  "origin": "House",
  "lls_num": "26-0390",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Civil Law",
    "Health Care & Health Insurance"
  ],
  "bill_num": "HB26-1235",
  "sponsors": [
    {
      "id": "LF002",
      "title": "Representative",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Lisa Feret",
      "last_name": "Feret",
      "first_name": "Lisa",
      "sponsor_order": "1"
    },
    {
      "id": "LD001",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Lindsey Daugherty",
      "last_name": "Daugherty",
      "first_name": "Lindsey",
      "sponsor_order": "2"
    }
  ],
  "bill_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/3389B48E5EDBF84D87258D2D0071FF76/$File/1235_01.pdf",
      "date": "02/18/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "url_html": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/3389B48E5EDBF84D87258D2D0071FF76/$File/1235_01.html",
      "lastModified": "02/18/2026 12:55:53 PM"
    }
  ],
  "committees": [
    {
      "id": "H_HHS_2026A",
      "name": "Health & Human Services",
      "chamber": "House"
    }
  ],
  "long_title": "Concerning updates to the medical assistance program.",
  "bill_status": "In Committee - HOU Health & Human Services",
  "short_title": "Updates to Medicaid",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p>Beginning December 1, 2026, the bill requires each transportation broker that administers nonemergency medical transportation to medicaid members to submit certain information to the state department regarding transportation providers that the transportation broker contracts with. The department of health care policy and financing (state department) is required to include this information in its annual &quot;SMART Act&quot; presentation.</p><p>The bill requires the medical services board to adopt rules to i mplement the federal community engagement requirements.</p><p>Under current law, the state department is required to reimburse an opioid treatment program for administering medication-assisted treatment in a jail setting. The bill amends this requirement to require the state department to reimburse a licensed provider who is licensed and authorized to prescribe, dispense, compound, or administer medication-assisted treatment in a jail setting.</p><p>The bill prohibits the state department from implementing a multiple procedure payment reduction, compound billing methodology, or substantially similar reimbursement policy for outpatient therapy services.</p><p>Beginning January 1, 2027, the bill requires home- and community-based service agencies to submit their medical loss ratio to the state department. The state department is required to publish this medical loss ratio data on the state department's website on an annual basis.</p><p>The bill repeals the state medical assistance and services advisory council.</p><p><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
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    },
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      "end": "F",
      "label": "Under Consideration",
      "position": 2
    }
  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Health Care Policy and Financing",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
  "amendment_files": [],
  "full_bill_topic": "Updates to Medicaid",
  "long_bill_files": [],
  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Medicaid (Medical Assistance)",
  "fiscal_note_files": [],
  "is_budget_package": "No",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
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      "date": "02/18/2026",
      "action": "Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services",
      "location": "House"
    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Other",
  "committee_report_files": [],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

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