SB 25-296
signedInsurance Coverage for Breast Cancer Examinations
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedSenate Bill 25-296, which has been signed into law, updates insurance requirements for breast cancer screening in Colorado. It ensures that health insurers cover diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without requiring patients to pay out-of-pocket costs if these exams are medically necessary and follow nationally recognized guidelines. This change affects individuals who need more detailed breast cancer screenings due to higher risk factors or specific medical criteria. Since the bill has been signed, it is now law and insurance companies must comply with its provisions.
Official Summary
The act makes changes to requirements for preventive care coverage by health insurers for breast cancer screening, including: Relocating in statute the high-risk breast cancer screening requirements; Defining and specifying criteria for the use of diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations; and Clarifying that, in addition to regular breast cancer screening, diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations that are medically necessary and conducted within nationally recognized screening guidelines do not require cost sharing by the patient.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- Senate
- First action
- 2025-05-29
- Latest action
- 2025-04-15
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- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Sponsors
- Katie Stewart (primary) · Democratic
- Janice Rich (cosponsor) · Republican
- Gretchen Rydin (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Rebekah Stewart (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Judy Amabile (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Matt Ball (cosponsor) · Democratic
- John Carson (cosponsor) · Republican
- James Coleman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lisa Cutter (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jessie Danielson (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lindsey Daugherty (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Tony Exum (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lisa Frizell (cosponsor) · Republican
- Julie Gonzales (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Nick Hinrichsen (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Iman Jodeh (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Cathy Kipp (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Janice Marchman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Mullica (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Dylan Roberts (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Marc Snyder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Katie Wallace (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mike Weissman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jennifer Bacon (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Andy Boesenecker (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Brown (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jarvis Caldwell (cosponsor) · Republican
- Sean Camacho (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Michael Carter (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Chad Clifford (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Monica Duran (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Meg Froelich (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Ryan Gonzalez (cosponsor) · Republican
- Eliza Hamrick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jamie Jackson (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Junie Joseph (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Sheila Lieder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mandy Lindsay (cosponsor) · Democratic
- William Lindstedt (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Meghan Lukens (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Julie McCluskie (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Karen McCormick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Amy Paschal (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Manny Rutinel (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Emily Sirota (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lesley Smith (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Matt Soper (cosponsor) · Republican
- Tammy Story (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Brianna Titone (cosponsor) · Democratic