HB18-1357

Behavioral Health Care Ombudsperson Parity Reports

Concerning access to behavioral health care services, and, in connection therewith, establishing an ombudsman for behavioral health access to care to assist consumers in accessing care, requiring the commissioner of insurance to report on compliance with mental health parity laws, and making an appropriation.

Session:

2018 Regular Session

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Bill Summary

Behavioral health care - access - office of ombudsman - insurance commissioner report on mental health parity - appropriation. Sections 1 and 2 of the act establish the office of the ombudsman for behavioral health access to care as an independent office within the office of the executive director of the department of human services to assist Coloradans in accessing behavioral health care.

Section 3 requires the commissioner of insurance to report on issues related to mental health parity requirements.

$85,695 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of human services to use for the office of the ombudsman for behavioral health access to care, and $8,355 is appropriated from the division of insurance cash fund to the division of insurance to implement the act.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/24/2018	Signed Act	PDF
05/16/2018	Final Act	PDF
05/04/2018	Rerevised	PDF
05/03/2018	Revised	PDF
05/01/2018	Reengrossed	PDF
04/30/2018	Engrossed	PDF
04/04/2018	Introduced	PDF

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/03/2018	PA3	PDF
04/30/2018	PA2	PDF
04/18/2018	PA1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
08/15/2018	FN3	PDF
04/24/2018	FN2	PDF
04/16/2018	FN1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
05/03/2018	SA2	PDF
04/30/2018	SA1	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.006	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 18-1357, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.	The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.	Vote Summary

Behavioral Health Care Ombudsperson Parity Reports

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Preamended Versions (3 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (3)

Budget Staff Analysis (2)

Committee Actions

05/03/2018 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (2 )

05/03/2018 | Senate Appropriations (1 )

04/30/2018 | House Appropriations (2 )

04/17/2018 | House Public Health Care & Human Services (3 )

Votes

House Votes (5)

Senate Votes (2)

Bill History

Sponsors

Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment J.001	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 18-1357, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.	Vote Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment L).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment M).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 18-1357, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.	The motion passed on a vote of 8-4.	Vote Summary

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
05/04/2018	Senate Amendments	REPASS	Aye: 40 No: 20 Other: 5	View
05/04/2018	Senate Amendments	CONCUR	Aye: 49 No: 11 Other: 5	View
05/01/2018	Third Reading	PERM	Aye: 57 No: 7 Other: 1	View
05/01/2018	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 38 No: 26 Other: 1	View
05/01/2018	Third Reading	AMD (L.005)	Aye: 60 No: 4 Other: 1	View

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
05/04/2018	Third Reading	AMEND (L.007)	Aye: 34 No: 0 Other: 1	View
05/04/2018	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 27 No: 7 Other: 1	View

Date	Location	Action
05/24/2018	Governor	Governor Signed
05/16/2018	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
05/16/2018	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/16/2018	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/04/2018	Senate	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/04/2018	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
05/03/2018	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/03/2018	Senate	Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/03/2018	Senate	Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/01/2018	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
05/01/2018	House	House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/30/2018	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/30/2018	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/17/2018	House	House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/04/2018	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. A. Williams
Sponsor	Sen. C. Jahn
Co-sponsor	Rep. K. Becker, Rep. J. Coleman, Rep. C. Duran, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. J. Ginal, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. E. Hooton, Rep. D. Jackson, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. T. Kraft-Tharp, Rep. P. Lee, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. P. Rosenthal, Rep. J. Singer, Rep. A. Winkler, Rep. F. Winter, Rep. D. Young Sen. I. Aguilar, Sen. L. Court, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. O. Hill, Sen. M. Jones, Sen. D. Kagan, Sen. J. Kefalas, Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. M. Merrifield, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. N. Todd

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Bob Gardner

Angela Williams