HB 25-1288: Support for Federally Qualified Health Centers

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act authorizes the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF) to seek and accept gifts from private or public sources for the primary care fund. The act authorizes a federally qualified health center (FQHC) to establish a separate subsidiary company for the purpose of providing fee-for-service services outside of the FQHC's standard cost report if the subsidiary is providing fee-for-service services that have historically been provided and reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and if HCPF determines that the subsidiary's reimbursements would be budget neutral. Upon receiving any necessary federal authorization, HCPF is required to reimburse a subsidiary of an FQHC on a fee-for-service basis for services that are eligible for fee-for-service reimbursement. A subsidiary that receives reimbursement is authorized to pass through money received from the reimbursement directly to the FQHC operating as the subsidiary's parent corporation. Services reimbursed to an FQHC's subsidiary are excluded from the FQHC's cost report. The act requires HCPF to exclude all costs associated with a subsidiary company from the calculation of a FQHC's reimbursement rates and requires a FQHC that establishes a separate subsidiary company to include the costs associated with the subsidiary in its cost report that is necessary to calculate reimbursement rates. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 32 · Republican 11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 27, 2025Governor Signed
2. May 16, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
3. May 16, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
4. May 16, 2025Sent to the Governor
5. May 5, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6. May 2, 2025Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
7. May 1, 2025Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
8. April 30, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
9. April 30, 2025Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
10. April 29, 2025House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
11. April 6, 2025House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
12. April 4, 2025House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/06/2025 - No Amendments

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