SB 25-196: Insurance Coverage Preventive Health-Care Services - Colorado

Rerevised (04/25/2025) → Revised (04/23/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to reflect amendments adopted on second reading in the second house, updating the revision date from April 25, 2025 to April 23, 2025. A new safety clause was added to declare the act is necessary for public peace, health, or safety, which is a standard legislative finding required for certain types of legislation. The list of House sponsors was shortened, indicating some sponsors may have withdrawn or the list was condensed for formatting.

REQUIREMENT

Added a safety clause declaring the act is necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for state departments and institutions.

TECHNICAL

Updated revision date from April 25, 2025 to April 23, 2025 and changed status from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' with updated description of amendments adopted.

Removed the list of House sponsors (Lieder and Jackson, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Duran, Garcia, Hamrick, Joseph, Lindsay, Mabrey, McCormick, Paschal, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Stewart K., Story, Titone) and replaced with just 'Lieder and Jackson'.

Final Act (05/02/2025) → Rerevised (04/25/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reorganized and reformatted from a final act version to a revised version that includes all amendments adopted in the second house. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, but the text was restructured to reflect the legislative process stages, with added headers, sponsor lists, and reading dates. The core provisions regarding mandatory insurance coverage for preventive health-care services and the duties of the nurse-physician advisory task force were preserved.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was changed from a final act format to a revised bill format with added headers, sponsor lists, and reading dates to reflect the legislative process.

New sections were added to identify the bill as 'Rerevised' and to include all amendments adopted in the second house.

The note about the bill being prepared for signatures and instructions on how to check legislative status were removed.

Signed Act (05/12/2025) → Final Act (05/02/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill text shows formatting and structural changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The main differences involve reorganization of the bill's title page, sponsor listings, and the placement of explanatory notes about the bill's status. No changes to insurance coverage requirements, preventive health services, or enforcement mechanisms were identified in this diff.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized bill title page structure, moving sponsor information from the top to after the title and adding a note about bill status verification.

Adjusted formatting of the bill title and subject line, changing the order of text elements on the first page.

Updated signature page layout with different formatting for legislative officer signatures and approval sections.

Reengrossed (04/08/2025) → Signed Act (05/12/2025) · 3 edits · May 12, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed with expanded sponsor lists and minor formatting updates. The core policy language regarding preventive health-care coverage and the nurse-physician advisory task force duties remained substantively unchanged from the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Updated sponsor lists to include additional representatives and senators who joined the bill.

Adjusted formatting and page numbering to reflect the reengrossed version of the bill.

POLICY

The substantive provisions mandating insurance coverage for preventive health-care services and the duties of the nurse-physician advisory task force were not altered.

Engrossed (04/07/2025) → Reengrossed (04/08/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 8, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction, updating the sponsorship list and adding a note indicating the bill passed third reading unamended on April 8, 2025. These are primarily procedural updates rather than substantive policy changes.

TECHNICAL

Added new co-sponsors (Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Coleman, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Roberts, Rodriguez, Snyder, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F.) to the Senate sponsorship list.

Updated the bill status note to reflect that the bill passed third reading in the House of Introduction unamended, with a new summary available as of April 8, 2025.

Changed the document title from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and updated the description of included amendments to reflect the House of Introduction adoption process.

Introduced (03/05/2025) → Engrossed (04/07/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 8, 2025

MINOR

This bill was amended to add a new subsection (g) exempting health insurance policies that qualify for Health Savings Accounts from certain preventive care coverage requirements. Additionally, the Nurse-Physician Advisory Task Force for Colorado Health Care was given new duties to update preventive health-care service recommendations and must now consult with national clinical societies and patient groups when making these updates.

Scope change

The bill now applies differently to Health Savings Account policies, which are exempt from specific coverage mandates, and expands the advisory task force's responsibilities to include consulting with external medical organizations and patient representatives.

ELIGIBILITY

Health insurance policies that qualify for Health Savings Accounts are now exempt from the preventive care coverage requirements in subsections (18)(b) and (18)(f).

REQUIREMENT

The Nurse-Physician Advisory Task Force must now prioritize updates to preventive health-care services and consult with national clinical societies and patient groups when making recommendations.

DEFINITION

The language regarding when the commissioner may adopt rules was clarified to specify that rules must comply with guidelines effective in January 2025.

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