HB 24-1399 Summary

• Repeals the Colorado Indigent Care Program effective July 1, 2025, and redirects hospital support through Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments under federal law.

• Creates the Hospital Discounted Care Advisory Committee with nine members representing health-care consumers, hospitals, providers, and safety-net organizations; committee sunsets September 1, 2029.

• Modifies the definition of "uninsured or medically indigent patient" to clarify annual household income at or below 200% of federal poverty guideline; requires qualified providers to submit annual applications and reports on patient services.

• Requires the state board to promulgate rules by July 1, 2025 establishing policy for DSH payment qualification, directing funding to hospitals serving higher proportions of Medicaid and uninsured patients and offering financial assistance to lower-income Coloradans.

• Establishes annual reporting requirements beginning February 1, 2026 to legislative committees and the governor on primary care fund status, including patient numbers served, funding allocations, and state department recommendations.