HB 20-1246 Summary

• Amends the 2019-20 state fiscal year budget (SB 19-207) for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing with supplemental appropriations totaling $10.7 billion.

• Provides increased funding across major program areas including medical services premiums ($7.9 billion), behavioral health capitation payments ($696.8 million), and intellectual and developmental disabilities services ($675.6 million).

• Includes $29.6 million in supplemental appropriations for the 2018-19 fiscal year to cover overexpenditures in medical services premiums, adult comprehensive services, and other line items.

• Authorizes transfers between the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and other state departments including Human Services, Public Health and Environment, and Regulatory Agencies.

• Releases all budget restrictions on health care policy and financing appropriations for the 2019-20 fiscal year per statutory provisions.