HB 16-1240 Summary

• Appropriates $9,029,363,898 in supplemental funds to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for fiscal year 2015-16, with funding sources including General Fund, cash funds, reappropriated funds, and federal funds.

• Amends prior fiscal year appropriations for 2013-14 and 2014-15, releasing restrictions and providing overexpenditures totaling $30,211,136 and $2,787,826 respectively for medical services and behavioral health programs.

• Appropriates $3,603,089 for the Children with Autism Waiver program expansion for 2015-16, consisting of $367,564 General Fund and $3,235,525 from the Colorado Autism Treatment Fund, with anticipated $5,408,801 in federal funds.

• Establishes $1,695,000 appropriation to the cross-system response for behavioral health crises pilot program fund from the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services Cash Fund.

• Includes multiple detailed line item appropriations for medical services, behavioral health programs, eligibility determinations, information technology systems, and other health care services across multiple program divisions.