CCA Status: Monitoring
The bill clarifies that the health benefits coverage for the prevention of, screening for, and treatment of behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorders must be no less extensive than the coverage provided for any physical illness. The bill requires that every health benefit plan must provide coverage for:
- the placement, including admission, continued stay, transfer, and discharge of a covered person and determinations relating to mental health disorders in accordance with criteria developed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or the American Association for Community Psychiatry;
- and Medically necessary treatment of covered behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorder benefits, consistent with specified criteria.
The bill also specifies criteria to be used for utilization review, service intensity, the level of care for covered persons, and provider reimbursement.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
CCA Stance - None At This Time
The bill makes changes to the arbitration requirements for out-of-network health insurance claims by requiring the arbitration process to include a batching process, by which multiple claims may be considered jointly and under the same arbitration fee as part of one payment determination in alignment with federal law. The commissioner of insurance is required to adopt rules that specify the information each insurance carrier is required to submit to a provider with the initial payment of a claim.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
CCA Stance - None At This Time
The bill creates the youth prevention mental health pilot program (pilot program) in the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) to provide 42,000 students access to an electronic multicomponent behavioral health prevention tool (prevention tool). No later than January 1, 2026, the bill requires the BHA to enter into a contract with a third party to administer the pilot program. The third party must have the capability to provide access to a prevention tool that includes access to online behavioral health educational resources, peer-to-peer support services, and online private counseling sessions with a behavioral health professional. The pilot program repeals on June 30, 2027.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
CCA Stance - None At This Time
The bill establishes a process for a person to voluntarily waive the right to purchase a firearm (voluntary waiver). The Colorado bureau of investigation (bureau) shall deny a firearm transfer to the person while the voluntary waiver is in effect. The bureau shall develop an online portal for a person to electronically file for a voluntary waiver, update contact information, and revoke a voluntary waiver. The bureau is required to verify the filer's identity before accepting a voluntary waiver or revocation.
The bureau shall enter a voluntary waiver into the national instant criminal background check system and any other federal or state computer-based systems used to identify prohibited purchasers of firearms.
A person may revoke the voluntary waiver by filing for revocation with the bureau. The waiver remains in effect for 30 days after the bureau accepts the revocation.
The person filing the voluntary waiver form may provide the name and contact information of a person who will be contacted if the person attempts to purchase a firearm while the voluntary waiver is in effect or if the filer revokes the voluntary waiver.
The bill prohibits attempting to purchase a firearm while subject to a voluntary waiver. Attempting to purchase a firearm while subject to a voluntary waiver is a civil infraction, punishable by a maximum $25 fine.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
CCA Stance - None At This Time