329F7E55E3B52C108725875900536983 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHINTERIM COMMITTEE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATIONAL TASK FORCEDate Sep 23, 2021 Location Old State Library Insurance Coverage for Behavioral Health - Committee Discussion Only 09:11:09 AM Michael Conway, Colorado Commissioner of Insurance, and Cara Cheever, Behavioral Health Program Director, Colorado Division of Insurance, gave a presentation on behavioral health coverage in commercial insurance. The presentation can be found here: http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/2017/bhttf_presentation_9.23.21.pdf. Committee members asked questions about the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria, mental health parity, medication-assited treatment coverge, and the self-insured portion of the market. 09:47:23 AM Committee discussion followed about insurance barriers (i.e. coding) and policy options, such as increasing bed space in residential treatment facilities.
