Amendments for HB25-1288
House Journal, March 20
14 HB25-1288 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
15 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
16 recommendation:
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18 Amend printed bill, page 3, line 3, strike "fund that are" and substitute
19 "fund.".
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21 Page 3, strike lines 4 and 5.
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23 Page 3, line 7, strike "(2)(b)(I)" and substitute "(2)(b)(I); and add
24 (2)(b)(VI)".
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26 Page 3, line 21, strike "SECTION 25.5-3-302" and substitute "SUBSECTION
27 (2)(b)(VI) OF THIS SECTION".
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29 Page 4, after line 4 insert:
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31 "(VI) THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAY SEEK AND ACCEPT GIFTS FROM
32 PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION
33 (2)(b).".
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35 Page 4, strike lines 5 through 27.
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37 Strike page 5.
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39 Page 6, strike lines 1 through 17 and substitute:
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331 41 "SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25.5-5-
42 as follows:
43 25.5-5-331. Federally qualified health center - reimbursement
44 - rules. (1) Costs associated with services provided by clinical
45 pharmacists through a federally qualified health center, as defined in the
46 federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4), are
47 considered allowable costs for the purpose of a federally qualified health
48 center's cost report and must be included in the calculation of the
49 reimbursement rate for a patient visit at a federally qualified health center.
50 (2) (a) A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, AS DEFINED IN
51 THE FEDERAL "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1395x (aa)(4),
52 MAY ESTABLISH A SEPARATE SUBSIDIARY COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
53 PROVIDING FEE-FOR-SERVICE SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE FEDERALLY
54 QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER'S STANDARD COST REPORT IF:
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1 (I) THE SUBSIDIARY IS PROVIDING FEE-FOR-SERVICE SERVICES
2 THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN PROVIDED AND REIMBURSED ON A
3 FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS; AND
4 (II) THE STATE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE SUBSIDIARY'S
5 REIMBURSEMENTS WOULD BE BUDGET NEUTRAL.
6 (b) UPON RECEIVING ANY NECESSARY FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION,
7 THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL REIMBURSE A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY, AS
8 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION, ON A FEE-FOR-SERVICE
9 BASIS FOR SERVICES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEE-FOR-SERVICE
10 REIMBURSEMENT.
11 (c) A SUBSIDIARY THAT RECEIVES REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT TO
12 THIS SECTION MAY PASS THROUGH MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE
13 REIMBURSEMENT DIRECTLY TO THE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH
14 CENTER OPERATING AS THE SUBSIDIARY'S PARENT CORPORATION.
15 (d) (I) THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL EXCLUDE ALL COSTS
16 ASSOCIATED WITH A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
17 THIS SUBSECTION (2) FROM THE CALCULATION OF A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
18 HEALTH CENTER'S REIMBURSEMENT RATES.
19 (II) THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE A FEDERALLY
20 QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER THAT ESTABLISHES A SEPARATE SUBSIDIARY
21 COMPANY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (2) TO INCLUDE THE COSTS
22 ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBSIDIARY IN ITS COST REPORT THAT IS
23 NECESSARY TO CALCULATE REIMBURSEMENT RATES.
24 (2) (3) The state department shall promulgate rules to implement
25 the provisions of this section.".
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27 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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