Rep. Susan Lontine

Sunset Process - House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee. The bill implements the recommendation in the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review of the stroke advisory board by continuing the board but imposes a 10-year sunset period rather than continuing the board indefinitely, as was recommended.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Section 2 of the bill requires an off-campus location of a hospital to apply for, obtain, and use on claims for reimbursement for health care services provided at the off-campus location a unique national provider identifier, commonly referred to as 'NPI'. The off-campus location's NPI must be used on all claims related to health care services provided at that location, regardless of whether the claim is filed through the hospital's central billing or claims department or through a health care clearinghouse. Section 3 requires all medicaid providers that are entities to obtain and use a unique NPI for each site at which they deliver services and for each provider type that the department of health care policy and financing has specified. Entity medicaid providers must use on all claims the unique NPI that identifies both the site where the services were provided and the provider type rendering the services, regardless of whether the claim is filed through the entity's central billing or claims department or through a health care clearinghouse.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill makes technical modifications to the 'Fair Campaign Practices Act' (FCPA) to facilitate its administration. Specifically: Section 1 of the bill excludes from the definition of 'contribution' in the FCPA the payment of legal fees to advise a candidate on compliance with campaign finance law or regulations or to represent a candidate or candidate committee in any action in which the candidate or candidate committee has been named as a defendant. This section also excludes from the definition of 'expenditure' in the FCPA legal services paid to defend a candidate or candidate committee against any action brought to enforce the campaign finance provisions of the state constitution or the FCPA. Sections 2, 4, and 8 modify various existing statutory provisions to reflect distinctions among different types of committees or other entities. Section 4 also allows a disbursement that is not otherwise defined as an expenditure to be reported to the appropriate officer. Sections 3 and 4 eliminate unnecessary, overly burdensome, and potentially unconstitutional double reporting of certain campaign contributions. Sections 4 and 5 clean up and correct errors that resulted from campaign finance legislation adopted during the 2016 regular session. Section 5 also removes certain paper-filing provisions that are rendered obsolete by electronic filing. Further, section 5 permits the secretary of state to give notice of certain campaign finance reporting deficiencies by regular mail if an e-mail address is not known. Sections 6 and 7 clarify procedures to be followed in connection with a person's failure to file a candidate affidavit or disclosure statement and the investigation of campaign finance violations. Section 7 also allows the parties in a campaign finance enforcement action in which attorney fees and costs have been awarded to apply to the district court to convert an award of fees and costs into a district court judgment. Section 7 also allows the secretary of state to intervene in any action pending before the administrative courts or the court of appeals that is brought to enforce the campaign finance provisions of the state constitution or the FCPA. Section 9 allows the secretary of state discretion in deciding whether to forward to the state controller the collections of past-due debts resulting from campaign finance violations.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill prohibits a carrier or entity that offers a vision care plan from requiring an eye care provider with whom the carrier or entity contracts to: Provide services or materials to a covered person at a fee set by, or subject to the approval of, the carrier or entity unless certain conditions are met; Charge a covered person for noncovered services or noncovered materials in any amount less than the usual and customary amount that the eye care provider charges individuals who do not have coverage for such materials and services; or Participate, as a condition of participation in a vision plan, in any of the carrier's or entity's other vision plan networks. The bill prohibits a carrier or entity from changing the terms of a contract between the carrier or entity and an eye care provider without communication with the eye care provider. The bill requires the commissioner of insurance to institute a corrective action plan or use any of the commissioner's enforcement powers against a carrier or entity that is not in compliance with the above requirements. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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The bill: Prohibits a pharmaceutical manufacturer or wholesaler from price gouging on sales of essential off-patent or generic drugs; Makes the practice of price gouging a deceptive trade practice under the 'Colorado Consumer Protection Act'; and Requires the state board of pharmacy and the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing to report suspected price gouging to the attorney general. The attorney general is authorized to seek subpoenas and file lawsuits with the appropriate district courts.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

The bill creates the 'Colorado Wholesale Importation of Prescription Drugs Act', under which the department of health care policy and financing (department) must design a program to import prescription pharmaceuticals from Canada for sale to Colorado consumers. The program design must ensure both drug safety and cost savings for Colorado consumers. The department must submit the program design to the secretary of the United States department of health and human services and request the secretary's approval of the program as meeting the requirements of federal law to import Canadian pharmaceutical products. If the secretary approves the program, the department must implement the program. The department must adopt a funding mechanism to cover the program's administrative costs, and the department must annually report on the program to the general assembly. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

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Sunset Process - Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the advisory boards for veterans community living centers by eliminating the repeal date of each such board and extending each such board indefinitely.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Sunset Process - Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the continuation of the 'Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act' (Act) by: Continuing the Act through 2028; Defining a 'debt buyer' as a person who engages in the business of purchasing debt for collection purposes; Creating requirements for debt collectors and collection agencies that bring legal actions on debts owned; Defining what is expected of a collection agency that purchases, sells, or attempts to collect on a purchased debt; Clarifying that the statute of limitations for private actions and actions by the administrator of the Act is 2 years; Repealing the collection agency board; and Requiring the administrator of the 'Uniform Consumer Credit Code' to prepare a report concerning the Act.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)