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Senate committee sends rural hospital capital needs study to appropriations
Summary
Sponsors described HB12-23, a bill to form a task force and assess capital needs of about 43 rural and frontier hospitals; the committee voted unanimously to refer the bill to Appropriations.
House Bill 12-23, presented to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on May 1, would establish a task force to assess capital needs of Colorado’s rural and frontier hospitals. Sponsors said roughly 43 hospitals face aging infrastructure and financial stress; rural patients are older and travel farther for care. Senator Pelton and Senator Roberts described examples of hospitals built in the 1950s and earlier and said the study would guide investment priorities to prevent closures and protect access.
The committee moved HB12-23 to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation; the roll call in the transcript recorded unanimous committee support.
