HB 22-1173 Summary

• Amends Part V of the 2021-22 budget (SB 21-205) to provide supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for fiscal year 2021-22.

• Total supplemental appropriation of approximately $13.3 billion across multiple funding sources including General Fund, General Fund Exempt, Cash Funds, and Federal Funds.

• Covers major spending categories including medical services premiums ($9.9 billion), behavioral health programs ($1.1 billion), intellectual and developmental disabilities services ($853.5 million), and indigent care programs ($430.8 million).

• Includes supplemental appropriations for the 2020-21 fiscal year totaling $887,397 to cover overexpenditures in behavioral health and children's health programs.

• Contains extensive transfer authorities and fund source specifications, with funds drawn from multiple dedicated health care cash funds including the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Fund and various program-specific trust accounts.