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Senate adopts bill to reduce certain health‑care administrative burdens; adopts narrow opioid‑training clarifications
Summary
Senate Bill 138, aimed at trimming duplicative administrative requirements for health‑care facilities and insurers, was adopted after committee and floor action. Lawmakers also approved amendments clarifying opioid‑training roles for veterinarians and dentists.
The Senate adopted Senate Bill 138 on April 30 after committee consideration and floor amendments intended to narrow or clarify how certain requirements are applied to health care facilities and insurance carriers.
Senator Doherty, sponsor, said the bill ‘‘repeals and modifies certain requirements placed on health care facilities and insurance carriers, and limits how other requirements may be placed on them by state departments.’’ During floor action the Senate adopted amendment L10, which clarified that veterinarians would still need to complete at least one hour of opioid training, and amendment L11 clarifying that dental boards may adopt opioid training requirements for dentists.
Supporters argued that removing duplicative or unclear rules would reduce administrative costs and help lower health‑care costs for Coloradans. Senator Mullica and other senators urged affirmative votes, saying the bill seeks to ‘‘find duplicative processes, administrative burdens to try to help lowering the cost of health care.’’
The amendment votes were unanimous where recorded and the bill was adopted by the Senate. The bill will proceed to the House for further consideration or to the governor as appropriate.
