F8F8D56616CA619E8725868C0061882C Hearing Summary

Representative Bernett and Representative Van Beber, bill sponsors, introduced HB21-1018. Under current law, Medicaid clients may choose to enter into agreements with providers to pay for services not covered by Medicaid.  This bill allows adoptive parents of children in a subsidized adoption program to enter into an agreement with a medical provider to pay for medical services that are not covered by the child's Medicaid benefit.

Submitted written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment A.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Deborah Cave, representing Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families (COCAF), testified in support of the bill.

Constance Vigil, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties, Inc, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Lontine read submitted testimony and directed members to the box account to read additional public testimony that was submitted.

Th bill sponsors made closing remarks about the bill.