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Panel sends rural hospital capital‑needs study bill to appropriations after amendment
Summary
House Finance advanced House Bill 12‑23 to Appropriations after adopting an amendment requiring the study be funded by gifts, grants and donations and to halt implementation unless funds are received; sponsors said the task force would assess capital needs at rural and frontier hospitals and estimate renovation costs.
Representatives Megan Johnson and Meghan Lukens presented House Bill 12‑23, a proposal to convene a task force to study capital needs at Colorado’s rural and frontier hospitals. Sponsors told the House Finance Committee the work would identify facilities that are not compliant with current health‑care building codes, estimate renovation or replacement costs, and make recommendations.
The bill directs a seven‑member task force to catalog hospital facility ages, code compliance and capital needs and to produce findings and recommendations for legislative or administrative follow up.…
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