SB 24-135

Senate Bill 24-135 modifies reporting requirements for various state departments and agencies in Colorado. It eliminates several annual reports that insurance carriers, educational institutions, health care providers, and other entities are required to submit, such as those related to insurance rates, out-of-network use, domestic violence statistics, and substance use disorder treatment denials. The bill also changes the due dates for some remaining reports and shifts reporting responsibilities from one entity to another, like moving a child welfare report from the governor's office to legislative committees. This bill has been signed into law by the Governor and is now effective as of March 22, 2024, meaning these changes are already in place and impacting how state agencies operate.

Official Summary

The act modifies the following statutory requirements for state departments' and agencies' reports. In the division of insurance, the following reports and associated reporting requirements for insurance carriers are eliminated: The annual list of insurance carrier average reimbursement rates that is posted on the division's website; and The annual report on out-of-network use and payment arbitrations. In the department of human services: The annual report, under the supervision of district and county attorneys, on the nature and result of actions taken to recover the cost of the care and maintenance of a child committed to a state institution from the child's parents is to be delivered to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and of the senate rather than to the governor; and The due date for the annual report on abandoned children surrendered to emergency personnel is changed from January 1 to March 1. In the department of public safety, the annual report on domestic violence-related assaults and deaths is eliminated. In the department of higher education: The annual report on concurrent enrollment, prepared in collaboration with the department of education, is eliminated; The annual report on tuition and fees is due annually rather than every year by January 15; The annual report on the statewide postsecondary education master plan goals and state-supported institutions' progress toward meeting those goals is due annually rather than every year by December 1; The annual reports on the success of high school graduates in postsecondary education are to be submitted annually rather than by specific dates; The annual report on supplemental academic instruction and developmental education courses is eliminated; The annual report on the resident and nonresident makeup of state-supported institutions of higher education is due every 3 years rather than annually; and The due date for the annual report on the implementation and development of open educational resources is changed from October 1 to December 1. In the department of law, the annual report on the insurance fraud unit in the attorney general's office is eliminated. In the department of local affairs, the following reports are to be posted annually on the department's website rather than included in the department's annual SMART Act report and presentation: The report on the effectiveness of the gray and black market marijuana enforcement grant program; The report on the effectiveness of the defense counsel on first appearance grant program; and The report on the activities of the peace officers behavioral health support and community partnerships grant program. In the office of economic development and international trade, the due date of the annual report on the implementation of the venture capital program is changed from February 1 to May 1. In the office of information technology, the annual requirement that counties report to the chief information officer on county budget, revenue, and expenditures is eliminated. In the department of health care policy and financing: The annual report on the accountable care collaborative is combined with the annual report submitted by the department to the joint budget committee and the health and human services committees of the house and senate; The reference to "The ASAM Criteria" that is incorporated into utilization management processes used to determine medical necessity for residential and inpatient substance use disorder treatment is updated to reflect the version of "The ASAM Criteria" used by the department; The quarterly report on residential and inpatient substance use disorder utilization management statistics is eliminated and replaced with a requirement to display the same statistics on the department's website; The due date of the annual report on managed care entity denials for residential and inpatient substance use disorder treatment is changed from December 1 to January 31; and The annual report on community transition services and supports is eliminated. In the department of early childhood: The due date of the report on the evaluation of the child abuse prevention trust fund is changed from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2029; The due date of the report on the child care services and substance use disorder treatment pilot program is changed from June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2028, and an annual requirement, in effect for four years, to report on the pilot program in the intervening years to the health and human services committees of the house of representatives and of the senate is added; The annual report on early intervention services is eliminated; The due date of the report on the evaluation of the early childhood mental health consultation program is changed from January 2027 to January 2028; The statewide report on the quality improvement of early childhood education programs is eliminated; and The annual report on the infant and toddler quality and availability grant program is eliminated. In the department of natural resources and division of parks and wildlife: The annual report on activities concerning species conservation is eliminated; The annual report on acquisitions of real property or interests in water is modified to include information on acquisitions that are pending or that occurred within the previous 5 years; The annual report on the wildlife for future generations trust fund is eliminated; The report on the progress of the 5-year strategic plan is eliminated; The annual report on the administration of the division of parks and wildlife is eliminated; The annual report on specific noise abatement measures is eliminated; and The annual report on the parks for future generations trust fund is eliminated. In the department of revenue, the following one-time reports are repealed: The 2021 report on medical marijuana delivery; and The 2005 report on the lottery expenditure evaluation. APPROVED by Governor March 22, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 22, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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