Telecom Legislation -- Keywords: tele* or broadband
Short Title: Home Health Care
Sponsors: MASSEY / FOSTER
Health Care Task Force. This bill makes telemedicine eligible for reimbursement under the state's medical assistance program (program) in order to comply with direction from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services. Eliminates incorrect references to the way reimbursement payments are made under the program. Deletes the requirement that reimbursement rates from telemedicine be budget neutral or result in cost savings to the program. Requires that any cost savings identified be considered for use in paying for home health care or home- and community-based services instead of requiring the savings be applied to payment for the services. Deletes the requirement that the state medical services board consider reductions in travel costs by home health care or home- and community-based service providers and other factors when setting reimbursement rates for services.
Status
01/13/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services
01/13/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
02/04/2010 House Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/09/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/13/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/14/2010 House Third Reading Passed
04/19/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services
04/19/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
04/22/2010 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/30/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/30/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
05/03/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
05/04/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/25/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/25/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/25/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/07/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: REA Elec Coop Bd Of Director Elections
Sponsors: LEVY / HODGE
Existing law allows cooperative electric associations to exempt themselves from regulation by the public utilities commission and become self-governing, under the control of a board of directors (board) elected by member-consumers (members). Current provisions concerning board meetings, notices, elections, and conflicts of interest lack specificity in some areas. Section 1 of the bill requires an opportunity for member input on matters to be decided by the board at meetings, and requires the posting of meeting minutes on the association's web site. Section 2 requires the association to adopt, and post on its web site, a written policy governing elections of directors and information about how a member may become a candidate for a position on the board. In addition, the date of an election and notice of the ballot mailing deadline for the election must be posted in advance. Section 2 also requires disclosure of campaign contributions by persons employed by the board. Section 3 requires that candidates for positions on the board be given equal access to member lists and supply contact information for use by members. Section 3 also:
* Requires the order of names on the ballot to be determined randomly, without automatically assigning the top line to the incumbent;
* Prohibits any candidate or association employee from handling cast ballots without a neutral third party present; and
* Prohibits the association from expending any money or resources, including mailings, to support or oppose a candidate in connection with a board election. Section 4 requires posting on the association's web site of notice of board meetings and all available documents that will be discussed at such meetings, at least 14 days in advance for regular meetings and as soon as possible for special meetings. Section 5 requires that, in case of any conflict between the provisions governing cooperative electric associations and the general law governing nonprofit corporations, the provisions governing cooperative electric associations will control.
Status
01/14/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/14/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
02/25/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/25/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/05/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/08/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/11/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government and Energy
03/23/2010 Senate Committee on Local Government and Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/29/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/01/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/05/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/07/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/08/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/20/2010 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
04/28/2010 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adhere
05/06/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/06/2010 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Recede
05/19/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/20/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/09/2010 Governor Action - Intends to Sign
06/11/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Medical Orders Scope Of Treatment
Sponsors: ROBERTS & ... / WILLIAMS
The bill provides that a medical orders for scope of treatment form (MOST form) that is properly executed and signed by an adult's physician, advanced practice nurse, or, if under the supervision or authority of the physician, physician's assistant shall have the same force and effect as a physician's order with respect to medical treatment of the adult who is the subject of the MOST form. An adult with decisional capacity or an authorized decision-maker for an adult who lacks decisional capacity may execute a MOST form. The bill requires emergency medical service personnel, a health care provider, or a health care facility to comply with a MOST form that is apparent and immediately available. Emergency medical service personnel, a health care provider, or a health care facility that complies with a MOST form is exempt from civil or criminal liability or regulatory sanction. A verbal order from an adult's physician, advanced practice nurse, or, if under the supervision or authority of the physician, physician's assistant shall have the same force and effect as an executed MOST form so long as the verbal order is acknowledged in writing and signed by the adult's physician, advanced practice nurse, or, if under the supervision or authority of the physician, physician's assistant. A health care facility or a health care provider may delay compliance with an adult's executed MOST form for the purpose of consulting with the adult, the adult's authorized surrogate decision-maker, or the physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician's assistant who signed the form concerning the provisions of the form and their applicability in the present treatment environment. The bill requires a health care facility that transfers an adult who is known to have properly executed and signed a MOST form to communicate the existence of the form to the receiving health care facility before the transfer and ensure that the form accompanies the adult upon admission to or discharge from a health care facility. A health care provider or health care facility that provides care to an adult whom the health care provider or health care facility knows to have executed a MOST form must provide notice to the adult or, if appropriate, to the adult's authorized surrogate decision-maker, of any policies based on moral convictions or religious beliefs of the health care provider or health care facility relative to the withholding or withdrawal of medical treatment. A health care provider or health care facility must promptly transfer an adult who has executed a MOST form to another health care provider or health care facility if the original health care provider or health care facility will not comply with the provisions of the form on the basis of policies based on moral convictions or religious beliefs. An adult with decisional capacity may revoke all or part of his or her executed MOST form at any time. An authorized surrogate decision-maker may revoke an adult's MOST form if it was originally executed by an authorized surrogate decision-maker. Emergency medical service personnel, a health care provider, or an authorized surrogate decision-maker who becomes aware of the revocation of a MOST form must promptly communicate the fact of the revocation to a physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician's assistant who is providing health care to the adult who is the subject of the form. A health care facility may not require an adult to complete a MOST form as a condition of being admitted to, or receiving treatment from, the health care facility. Neither the existence nor absence of a MOST form shall be the basis for any delay in issuing or refusing to issue an annuity or policy of life or health insurance or any increase of a premium therefor. The bill clarifies the effect of a MOST form on conflicting provisions of another form of advance medical directive.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services
02/08/2010 House Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/12/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/19/2010
02/17/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
02/19/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
02/22/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/24/2010
02/24/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/25/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/01/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services
03/01/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Judiciary
03/25/2010 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/31/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/01/2010 Senate Second Reading Referred to Judiciary
04/12/2010 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/19/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/21/2010
04/22/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/23/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/26/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/28/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
05/25/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/25/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/25/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/26/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Sales Tax Out-of-state Retailers
Sponsors: POMMER / HEATH
Section 1 of the bill relates to current law requiring a retailer to collect sales tax from a person residing in this state only if the retailer has sufficient connections with this state. Commencing March 1, 2010, section 1 articulates a presumption that any out-of-state retailer that has a referral relationship with an affiliate has an obligation to collect sales tax. The bill specifies that the presumption may be rebutted by the out-of-state retailer if the retailer can show that the affiliate with whom the retailer has such a relationship did not engage in active solicitation. The bill defines an affiliate as a person residing in this state that solicits business by means of a public forum in this state. Section 2 specifies that, for purposes of any efforts to collect use tax, the executive director of the department of revenue may issue a subpoena to any out-of-state retailer if the out-of-state retailer refuses to voluntarily furnish specific information when requested and may take the out-of-state retailer's testimony under oath. If the out-of-state retailer fails or refuses to respond to the subpoena and give testimony, the executive director may apply to any judge of the district court of the state of Colorado for an attachment against the out-of-state retailer for contempt.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
01/27/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Finance
01/27/2010 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/29/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
01/29/2010 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/01/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/02/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
02/02/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
02/04/2010 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/05/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/05/2010 Senate Second Reading Re-referred to Appropriations
02/08/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/08/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/09/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/10/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments
02/15/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
02/16/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
02/23/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
02/23/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
02/23/2010 Sent to the Governor
02/24/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Telco VoIP Wireless Dereg Basic Service
Sponsors: CASSO / SPENCE
Under existing law, the Colorado public utilities commission (PUC) may relax the regulation of basic telecommunications services upon a finding that, due to increased competition, market forces will keep prices reasonable and service available to customers. The bill specifies that the availability of services through wireless, cable, and voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) providers constitutes competition to basic telecommunications services and applicable market forces. Also, if an incumbent local exchange provider has lost 33% of its retail switched access lines since December 31, 2001, the bill requires the PUC to determine that market forces are sufficient to justify more flexible regulation of the provision of basic service in the incumbent local exchange provider's local service area. The bill also requires that, if basic service is reclassified to allow more flexible regulation, any remaining regulatory requirements will be competitively neutral.
Status
02/05/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
02/05/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
03/23/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
04/29/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/03/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
05/04/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
05/05/2010 House Third Reading Passed
05/05/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology
05/05/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Appropriations
05/07/2010 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations
05/11/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/11/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
05/12/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
05/12/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/27/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
06/01/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
06/01/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/07/2010 Governor Action - Vetoed
Short Title: Telecommunications Sales Tax Exemption
Sponsors: LISTON / SCHEFFEL
The bill creates a phased-in exemption from the sales and use tax for purchases in excess of $500 of machinery and machine tools to be used in the state directly and predominantly for providing telecommunications service for sale or profit. Beginning on July 1, 2012, Scanlan, Schafer S., Stephens, Tipton the exemption is 25% of the purchase price, and this percentage increases by 25% each state fiscal year thereafter until the entire purchase price is exempted.
Status
02/05/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
02/23/2010 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/05/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: Repeal Telemedicine Pilot Programs
Sponsors: LAMBERT / WHITE
Budget Package Bill. The bill repeals provisions directing the department of health care policy and financing to conduct pilot programs on the use of telemedicine.
Status
02/08/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
02/16/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/17/2010 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed
02/18/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/19/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
02/23/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/24/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed
02/25/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/26/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/05/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/08/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/08/2010 Sent to the Governor
03/18/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Prepaid Wireless Telephone 911 Surcharge
Sponsors: WHITE / RICE
The bill imposes a 1.4% charge on the retail sale of prepaid wireless telephone service, for use by local 911 authority boards to fund E911 services. The charge is collected and remitted by retail sellers to the department of revenue (department) in the same manner as sales tax is collected, after which the department transfers the fee to local 911 call centers in proportion to the number of wireless calls they receive. The bill also protects prepaid wireless sellers against liability for 911-related failures and for assisting law enforcement officers in criminal investigations.
Status
02/01/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
02/01/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
02/18/2010 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/05/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/09/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/16/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/17/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
03/18/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/19/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor
03/19/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations
04/06/2010 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/23/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/27/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/28/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/29/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
05/04/2010 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments
05/05/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/19/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/20/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/07/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Low-income 911 Charge Exemption
Sponsors: SPENCE / PACE
Currently, federal law creates the lifeline program, which provides subsidies to ensure universal telephone service to low-income customers. The bill exempts customers receiving free wireless telephone service under the lifeline program from paying a 911 charge.
Status
02/04/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
03/01/2010 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/08/2010 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/12/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/19/2010
03/19/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/22/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/15/2010
Short Title: Creative Industries Division In OED
Sponsors: NEWELL / RICE
Lundberg, Morse, Romer, Sandoval, Schwartz, Spence, Steadman, Tapia, Tochtrop, White, Whitehead, Williams [Drafting note: This bill reorganizes existing provisions of statutory law for purposes of clarity. Section and subsection numbers and paragraph letters have changed, but no substantive amendments to the operative provisions have been made except where indicated by capitalized or stricken type. Where section and subsection numbers and paragraph letters have changed, the prior designations are indicated by bold, bracketed type.] Currently, the office of film, television, and media, the state council on the arts, and the art in public places program are all established within the Colorado office of economic development but are not placed in the same location in statute. The bill creates a creative industries division (division) within the Colorado office of economic development and reorganizes the statutory provisions that create the office of film, television, and media (office), the state council on the arts, and the art in public places program (program) into a new part. The bill renames the state council on the arts as the council on creative industries (council) and authorizes the council to establish policies for the council, the office, and the program. The bill specifies that the director of the council shall be the director of the division. In addition, the bill requires the director of the Colorado office of economic development to make funding recommendations to the governor and the general assembly for the operation of the council, the program, and the office. The bill directs the general assembly to make annual appropriations to the division, in such form as the general assembly deems appropriate, for the operation of the council, the office, and the program.
Status
02/04/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology
02/17/2010 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/22/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
02/24/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
02/25/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/26/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/02/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor
03/10/2010 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/15/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/16/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/18/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/18/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/07/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/10/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/10/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/17/2010 Governor Action - Intends to Sign
05/18/2010 Governor Action - Signed