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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado updates Medicaid rules for nonemergency transport, provider payment notice, and medication-assisted treatment in jails
Last action · June 3, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Lisa Feret and 11 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado enacts legislation requiring brokers to submit provider data annually starting December 1, 2026, mandating six-month advance notice for outpatient therapy payment reductions, and requiring reimbursement for in jail settings. The law also replaces the term 'qualified alien' with 'qualified noncitizen', requires rules for federal community engagement requirements by January 1, 2027, collects administrative cost ratios from home- and community-based service providers, and repeals the state medical assistance and services advisory council.
The law alters reporting obligations for Medicaid transportation brokers, establishes advance notice timelines for outpatient therapy providers facing rate reductions, and mandates state reimbursement for addiction treatment provided inside correctional facilities.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medicaid members
Members receive nonemergency medical transportation administered by brokers subject to new reporting rules and are impacted by community engagement reporting.
outpatient therapy providers
Providers receive mandatory 6-month advance notice and stakeholder meetings before any implementation of new multiple procedure payment reductions.
home- and community-based service provider agencies
Agencies must submit direct care service cost to administrative cost ratio information to the state department.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When must transportation brokers submit information about their contracted providers?
What notice is required if the state department plans payment reductions for outpatient therapy services?
What advisory body does the act repeal?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
14 actions- Jun 3, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Jun 2, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- Jun 2, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- Jun 2, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 4, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- May 1, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
Show 8 earlier actions
- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- Apr 16, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 14, 2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 13, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 16, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- Feb 18, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer House Bill 26-1235 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Show 2 earlier roll calls
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment L).
Total
7
- Yes
- 3
- No
- 4
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Refer House Bill 26-1235, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 3
- No
- 4
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Sponsors
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Sources
leg.colorado.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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