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House passes bill to give county hospital boards flexibility for rural hospitals
Summary
Representative Lukens moved the Health and Human Services Committee report and the House adopted House Bill 10‑85, which sponsors said will give county hospital boards greater flexibility to help rural hospitals.
Representative Lukens moved the Health and Human Services Committee report and the House adopted House Bill 10‑85 on the floor, a measure sponsors described as intended to help rural county hospitals.
According to Representative Lukens, the bill "helps our county rural hospitals" by allowing county hospital trustees to hold concurrent political positions, providing flexibility for organization of county hospital boards, giving additional time to finalize annual budgets and removing "unnecessary visit requirements." Lukens said the changes respond to small populations in rural Colorado and the practical need for residents to serve on multiple boards.
Representative Johnson supported the bill, describing it as a "holistic" cleanup that will assist hospitals across regions of the state, and urged members to vote yes.
On the floor the question for passage was decided by voice vote and the bill was declared passed. The Committee of the Whole later reported that House Bill 10‑85 (as amended) passed second reading and was ordered to the calendar for third reading and final passage.
The transcript notes the committee incorporated a small amendment substituting the word "county" and deleting language related to appointment; details of the amendment text and the specific hospitals said to benefit were not provided in the transcript.
