Medicaid Services Related to Federal Authorizations

Removed the '3rd Reading Unamended' status and date (May 3, 2025) from the House section header.

Added Section 2 to require the state department to develop a workforce to provide peer support services in compliance with federal authorization.

Updated House sponsorship list by removing members Bird, Boesenecker, Clifford, and McCluskie from the original list.

Added session information (First Regular Session, Seventy-fifth General Assembly) and revised version designation (REREVISED) to reflect the bill's current legislative status.

Updated committee assignments and reading dates to show progression from House 2nd Reading (May 2) through Senate 3rd Reading (May 3).

Reorganized bill structure with new page headers and formatting consistent with Colorado legislative style.

Added bill summary section explaining the bill's purpose and key provisions in plain language.

Removed preliminary note about checking legislative status sheets and session laws for governor's signature status.

Reformatted section headers and statutory text to match current legislative markup standards.

Added a note indicating the bill is prepared for signatures and requires consultation of legislative status sheets to determine Governor action.

Adjusted text formatting and spacing throughout the document, including reordering of sponsor names and bill title placement.

Corrected minor punctuation spacing in several sections, such as adding spaces around commas and periods in dates and definitions.

Added new House representatives (Boesenecker, Clifford, McCluskie) to the list of sponsors.

Updated the bill title to more accurately describe its purpose regarding state medical assistance program federal authorizations and funding services from savings.

Added a new requirement for the state department to develop a workforce to provide peer support services in compliance with federal authorization terms.

Added a requirement for the state department to present recommendations to the Joint Budget Committee for spending money in the funds to expand and enhance services authorized by the federal authorization.

Clarified definitions of 'Federal Authorization' to specify coverage for health-related social needs and reentry services for justice-involved individuals through the state medical assistance program.

Added the reentry services reinvestment cash fund and health-related social needs reinvestment cash fund to the list of excluded cash funds from limitations.

Added three new Senate sponsors: Catlin, Exum, and Jodeh to the existing sponsors Amabile, Kirkmeyer, Bridges, and Mullica.

Updated the title page header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and changed the amendment adoption language to indicate all amendments were adopted in the House of Introduction rather than only on second reading.

Removed the text defining the 'Fund' and the creation of the 'Reentry Services for Justice-Involved Individuals Reinvestment Cash Fund' in the State Treasury, which may indicate renumbering or that this section was moved elsewhere in the full bill.

Header changed from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED' with updated amendment notation indicating all amendments adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction.

Deleted provisions establishing the Reentry Services for Justice-Involved Individuals Reinvestment Cash Fund, including its creation in the State Treasury, composition of money, and interest crediting requirements.

Removed the June 30, 2026 transfer requirement for the Reentry Services fund that was previously scheduled to occur annually.