HB 24-1185 Summary

• Amends Part VI of the 2023 Long Bill (SB 23-214) to provide supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.

• Appropriates $24,956,492 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to cover overexpenditures in medical and long-term care services for Medicaid eligible individuals ($20,329,789 General Fund), behavioral health capitation payments ($474,709 Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund), and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ($4,152,094 combined).

• Releases all restrictions on funds for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for the 2023-24 state fiscal year as permitted under statute.

• Allows up to $433,700 in unspent 2023-24 appropriations for the executive director's office to be carried forward to the 2024-25 fiscal year for general professional services and special projects.

• Declares the bill necessary for immediate preservation of the public health and for support and maintenance of state departments and institutions.