The bill requires a health insurer (carrier) to develop and use standards for: Selecting participating health care providers (providers) for its network of providers; and Tiering providers within a tiered network if the carrier offers a tiered network. A carrier cannot establish selection and tiering criteria in a manner that would allow a carrier to discriminate against high-risk populations or exclude providers that treat high-risk populations. A carrier must make its standards for selecting and tiering available to the commissioner of insurance for review, communicate the standards to providers participating in one or more of the carrier's networks, and make the standards available, in plain language, to the public. Additionally, upon request but not more often than quarterly, a carrier is required to provide a provider who is participating in one or more of its networks with a complete list of all network plans and products the carrier offers to consumers. At least 60 days before implementing a decision to terminate or place a participating provider in a tiered network, a carrier must notify the affected provider in writing of the pending action, including an explanation of the reasons for the proposed action, and inform the provider of the right to request that the carrier reconsider its decision. The bill requires the carrier to develop procedures for providers to request reconsideration and sets forth minimum requirements for, components of, and deadlines for the procedures. When a carrier does not select a provider to participate in the carrier's provider network, the carrier shall provide written notice to the provider. If the commissioner determines that a carrier has failed to comply with a requirement of the bill, the commissioner shall require the carrier to follow a corrective plan and may use enforcement powers available under the insurance laws to obtain compliance. The bill appropriates $42,006 to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the division of insurance to implement the bill, with $36,828 allocated for personal services and $5,178 allocated for operating expenses and capital outlay costs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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The bill requires barbers, hairstylists, cosmetologists, estheticians, and nail technicians, as part of the requirement to renew their professional licenses, to take a one-time training course for one hour on domestic violence and sexual assault awareness. The bill does not impose a mandatory reporting requirement on these professionals and specifically grants them immunity from civil and criminal liability for reporting or failing to report potential domestic violence or sexual assault. The director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies, in consultation with one or more statewide organization with a primary purpose of serving victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the training course. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Statutory Revision Committee. Section 15-16-919 (2)(j)(I) of the 'Colorado Uniform Trust Decanting Act' refers to a second trust when discussing the decanting power of an authorized fiduciary. This conflicts with the uniform law commission's corrected version of the 'Colorado Uniform Trust Decanting Act'. The bill changes one reference to the second trust to the first trust. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill consolidates and clarifies various statutory sections concerning reductions of sentences for county jail inmates. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill repeals the requirement that the secretary of state annually report to the governor and legislature regarding filing-office rules promulgated under the 'Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions'.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Under current law, institutions of higher education are limited in the number and length of term employment contracts or contract extensions that the institution can award. In addition, institutions are prohibited from providing postemployment compensation or benefits to a government-supported employee after the individual's employment has ended, except in limited situations and in limited amounts. Further, under current law, the terms of government-supported employment contracts are generally available for public inspection. For state institutions of higher education, the bill exempts the institution's employee positions that are funded by revenues generated through auxiliary activities, as defined in the bill, from the provisions of current law. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Statutory Revision Committee. Pursuant to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), Colorado Revised Statutes, any report that is required to be made to the general assembly by an executive agency or the judicial branch on a periodic basis expires on the day after the third anniversary of the date on which the first report was due unless the general assembly, acting by bill, continues the requirement. The bill addresses reporting requirements of the department of revenue. Sections 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 of the bill repeal a report that was scheduled to repeal according to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Currently there is no repeal date listed in the organic statute. Sections 3 and 4 of the bill amend the organic statutes to remove requirements to send a report to the general assembly after the scheduled repeal date specified in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Sections 5 and 7 of the bill add a repeal date in the organic statute that coincides with the scheduled repeal date specified in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)