Monday: Advocacy Committee Meeting

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February 17, 2024

The ACM Advocacy Committee Meeting has a packed schedule for this Monday's meeting (February 19, 9:30 AM). Below is list of bills that we will be reviewing. Please come prepared to talk about the following bills:

Bills we need to take a position on: (will be up in committee this week or has been on our list for a week or more)

HB24-1005 Health Insurers Contract with Qualified Providers
HB24-1045 Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
HB24-1149 Prior Authorization Requirements Alternatives
HB24-1229 Presumptive Eligibility for Long-Term Care
HB24-1256 Sunset Senior Dental Advisory Committee
SB24-061 Creating a Drug Donation Program
SB24-064 Monthly Residential Eviction Data & Report
SB24-068 Medical Aid-in-Dying
SB24-077 Prescription Drug Manufacturer Requirements
SB24-080 Transparency in Health-Care Coverage

New Bills to Discuss (if time allows):

HB24-1034 Adult Competency to Stand Trial
HB24-1061 Marijuana Industry & Social Equity
HB24-1101 Empower Victims through Access Restorative Justice
HB24-1217 Sharing of Patient Health-Care Information
HB24-1233 Homeowners' Association Delinquency Payments Enforcement Procedures
HB24-1236 Women Veterans Appreciation Day
HB24-1267 Metropolitan District Covenant Enforcement Policy
HB24-1268 Financial Assistance for Certain Low-Income Individuals
HB24-1276 Sunset Process Commission Deaf Hard of Hearing Deafblind
HB24-1280 Welcome, Reception, & Integration Grant Program
HB24-1294 Mobile Homes in Mobile Home Parks
HB24-1308 Effective Implementation of Affordable Housing Programs
SB24-154 Accessory Dwelling Units
HB24-1239 Single-Exit Stairway Multifamily Structure
HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements Local Government

You can join CCA by going to our website: https://coloradocenterforaging.org/membership/

You can find the list of bills at Capital Watch: https://app.coloradocapitolwatch.com/bill-analysis/7306/2024/0/

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8814815119?pwd=cXJGUFRVQ09kV1RzZ25QVG90RHBOQT09

Meeting ID: 881 481 5119

Passcode: CCA2023#

If you have any questions, please contact either Jeanette Hensley at JLHens@hotmail.com or Rich Mauro at rmauro@drcog.org.

Enjoy your weekend!

Are you interested in learning more about how to engage elected officials in supporting issues that greatly impact older Coloradans?

Join the Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) Advocacy Training on March 5th, 2 pm-3:30 pm. Jeanette Hensley & Richard Mauro will lead this training, which will give you all the tools you need to advocate on behalf of issues that impact older Coloradans.

This training will help you to gain more knowledge in:

How to advocate with Colorado legislators
How to register as a Citizen Advocate
How a bill becomes a law
How to read a bill
How to read a fiscal note
How to testify in person or online, and much more!!

Registration is $25.

NEWS ALERT: Emergency Regulation from CO Division of Insurance requires health plans to cover RSV vaccine without cost sharing

Effective February 13, 2024, and following the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

(ACIP) recommendation, most health plans in Colorado will now be required to cover the RSV vaccine at zero cost to certain patients, including adults ages 60 or older. The change applies to all health plans offering individual, small group, large group plans, student health plans, and managed care plans subject to the insurance laws of Colorado.