HB 22-1267 Summary

• Creates a culturally relevant and affirming health-care training grant program administered by the Office of Health Equity through a third-party administrator, with implementation required by January 1, 2023.

• Provides grants to nonprofit entities and statewide health-care provider associations to develop training programs focusing on cultural competency, implicit bias, and respectful care for priority populations including people experiencing homelessness, BIPOC communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, older adults, and people with disabilities.

• Requires training curricula to teach providers how to deliver effective, equitable care responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs, preferred languages, and communication needs, with emphasis on intersectionality and sexual orientation/gender identity data collection.

• Mandates health-care regulators distribute information about available training courses to all licensed providers at license issuance or renewal and encourage participation in qualifying courses.

• Appropriates $900,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2022-23, with unexpended funds available for use in subsequent fiscal years without further appropriation.