6536A09F2C1D953A8725851C000FFDCD Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB20-005SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Feb 27, 2020 Location Old Supreme Court Chamber SB20-005 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/10C8F94A1136...$File/20SenateHealth0227AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 20SenateHealth0227AttachD.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/BC36BEE28773...$File/20SenateHealth0227AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 20SenateHealth0227AttachE.pdf 07:54:43 PM Senators Winter and Priola, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 20-005 and distributed amendments L.001 and L.003 (Attachments D and E). The bill prohibits health insurance carriers from inducing, incentivizing, or otherwise requiring a health care provider to collect any coinsurance, copayment, or deductible (cost-sharing payments) directly from a covered person or the covered person's responsible party. The bill also prohibits inducing, incentivizing, or otherwise requiring a covered person to pay any cost-sharing payments directly to their health care provider. Additionally, health insurance carriers must collect any cost-sharing payments owed by a covered person or the covered person's responsible party in a single consolidated bill. Violation of these requirements is an unfair method of competition, an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance, and a deceptive trade practice. These requirements would apply to health insurance plans issued or renewed on or after the bill's effective date. 07:54:44 PM Senator Fields recessed the meeting. 08:03:26 PM Senator Fields reconvened the meeting. 08:03:39 PM Committee discussion about amendments L.001 and L.003 followed (Attachments D and E). 08:26:59 PM Amanda Massey, Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in a neutral position on the bill and discussed the amendments. 08:29:44 PM Josh Ewing, Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill and discussed the amendments. Committee questions and discussion followed. 08:36:03 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). Moved Winter Seconded Crowder Ginal Smallwood Winter Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:37:33 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 20-005, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Winter Seconded Crowder No Ginal Yes Smallwood No Winter Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS