CO HB1083

The Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care shall conduct a study on costs of physical rehabilitation services, including patient cost-sharing expenses and copayments/coinsurance.

The study must analyze costs to the health care system for payers and individual patients, and whether patient cost-sharing creates barriers to effective use of physical rehabilitation services.

Physical rehabilitation services are defined as physical therapy, occupational therapy, or chiropractic services for treating illness, medical conditions, or injuries with the goal of returning or maintaining a person's skill and function level.

The Commission must report findings by November 1, 2015, to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate and the Public Health Care and Human Services Committee and Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee of the House.

$25,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care cash fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year.