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CO SB084
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to create professional dispensing fees for parenteral nutrition by January 1, 2026, with fees capped at 30% of infusion pharmacy administrative costs during the first year
- Parenteral nutrition delivers nutrients directly into a patient's bloodstream and is the only survival option for some patients with severe feeding and digestion disabilities, including children who may need it for life
- Mandates annual reporting to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 2026 and each year thereafter on the number, geographic distribution, and adequacy of infusion pharmacies serving Medicaid members
- Appropriates $54,832 in general funds for FY 2025-26, with an anticipated $54,832 federal match, for medical services to Medicaid-eligible individuals
- Addresses concerns that many infusion pharmacies nationwide have stopped providing parenteral nutrition due to financial pressures and inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates
Legislative Description
Medicaid Access to Parenteral Nutrition
Health Care & Health Insurance
Last Action
Governor Signed
5/28/2025
Committee Referrals
Committee of the Whole5/3/2025
Health and Human Services4/28/2025
Health and Human Services1/23/2025
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