How SB 484 changes current law

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The bill updates the Health Care Purchasing Act to clarify the responsibilities and requirements for publicly funded health care agencies regarding joint powers agreements and procurement processes.

• Section 13-7-5

  that wish to use the consolidated purchasing single process → that wish to use the consolidated purchasing single process for the procurement of health care benefits

  Clarifies that the consolidated purchasing process can be used specifically for health care benefits procurement.

• Section 13-7-7

  [political subdivisions and other persons participating in the consolidated purchasing single process pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act may] → shall

  Mandates that publicly funded health care agencies enter into a joint powers agreement.

• Section 13-7-7

  [with the publicly funded health care agencies and political subdivisions]

  Removes redundancy in the description of participants in joint powers agreements.

• Section 13-7-7

  The publicly funded health care agencies, political subdivisions and other persons participating in the consolidated purchasing single process pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act may enter into contracts with nonpublic persons to provide the service of determining assessments or provision of resources for consolidation, standardization and administrative activities. → Publicly funded health care agencies shall enter into contracts with nonpublic persons to provide the service of determining assessments or provision of resources for consolidation, standardization and administrative activities.

  Clarifies that only publicly funded health care agencies are responsible for contracting with nonpublic persons for these services.

• Section 13-7-7

  [B.] C. → B.

  Reformats subsections for clarity.

• Section 13-7-7

  [C.] D. → C.

  Reformats subsections for clarity.

• Section 13-7-7

  from birth through three years of age, for or under the family, infant, toddler program administered by the early childhood education and care department, provided eligibility criteria are met, for a maximum benefit of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) annually for medically necessary early intervention services provided as part of an individualized family service plan and delivered by certified and licensed personnel who are working in early intervention programs approved by the early childhood education and care department. → for children, from birth through three years of age, provided eligibility criteria are met, for a maximum benefit of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) annually for medically necessary early intervention services.

  Streamlines the language regarding coverage for early intervention services for children.