Colorado § 25.5-1-135 - Statewide health-care analysis collaborative - creation - membership - duties - repeal.

§ 25.5-1-135. Statewide health-care analysis collaborative - creation - membership - duties - repeal.

(1) (a) There is created in the state department the statewide health-care analysis collaborative, referred to in this section as the "analysis collaborative", for the purpose of advising the Colorado school of public health in completing the analysis required by section 23-20-146.

(b) The analysis collaborative is merely advisory, and the Colorado school of public health is the entity responsible for conducting the analysis pursuant to section 23-20-146.

(2) (a) On or before August 1, 2025, the executive director shall invite the following representatives to participate in the analysis collaborative:

(I) One member who represents a statewide hospital association;

(II) One member who represents organized labor;

(III) One member who represents an organization that advocates for communities with disabilities;

(IV) One member who is a reproductive health-care advocate;

(V) One member who represents a statewide association of physicians;

(VI) One member who represents a statewide association of mental health-care providers;

(VII) One member who is a state tax expert or an expert on section 20 of article X of the state constitution;

(VIII) One member who is a rural health-care advocate;

(IX) One member who is a registered nurse representing a statewide association of nurses;

(X) One member who represents a Colorado advocacy organization for people experiencing homelessness;

(XI) One member who represents an advocacy organization for health-care consumers;

(XII) One member who represents a statewide association of dentists;

(XIII) One member who represents an advocacy organization for historically marginalized communities;

(XIV) One member who represents an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities;

(XV) One member who represents a statewide association of pharmacists;

(XVI) One member who represents small employer interests;

(XVII) One member who represents large employer interests;

(XVIII) One member who represents a pharmacy benefit management firm, as defined in section 10-16-102 (49);

(XIX) One member who represents a self-insured employer that provides health insurance to its employees under a health insurance plan covered by the federal "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974", 29 U.S.C. sec. 1001 et seq.; and

(XX) One member who represents management of organized labor that provides health insurance coverage for individuals who are insured under a health insurance plan covered by the federal "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974", 29 U.S.C. sec. 1001 et seq.

(b) In inviting representatives to participate in the analysis collaborative pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the executive director shall ensure that the invitees:

(I) Have demonstrated an ability to represent the interests of all Coloradans and, regardless of the invitees' backgrounds or affiliations, are able to present objective, nonpartisan, factual, and evidence-based ideas and to objectively advise the Colorado school of public health concerning a single-payer, nonprofit, universal health-care system, as defined in section 23-20-146 (2); and

(II) Reflect the social, demographic, and geographic diversity of the state, including historically marginalized communities.

(c) If a vacancy occurs on the analysis collaborative, the executive director may invite a new representative to fill the vacancy.

(3) The commissioner of insurance and the chief executive officer of the Colorado health benefit exchange created in article 22 of title 10, or the designee of the commissioner or the chief executive officer, shall serve on the analysis collaborative.

(4) (a) The chief executive officer of the Colorado health benefit exchange shall call the first meeting of the analysis collaborative.

(b) The analysis collaborative shall meet at least two times before October 1, 2026, and the chief executive officer of the Colorado health benefit exchange may convene additional meetings of the analysis collaborative as determined by consulting with the members of the analysis collaborative and the Colorado school of public health.

(c) All meetings of the analysis collaborative must be open to the public, and the analysis collaborative shall post notice of a meeting at least one week in advance of the meeting on the Colorado school of public health's website and the state department's website.

(d) All meetings of the analysis collaborative must be held virtually and allow for attendance and participation by members of the analysis collaborative and members of the public virtually.

(e) The analysis collaborative may hold meetings without a quorum of the members present.

(5) At the first meeting of the analysis collaborative, a representative from the entity providing the draft model legislation selected by the Colorado school of public health pursuant to section 23-20-146 (3) shall present the draft model legislation to the analysis collaborative for feedback.

(6) Nonlegislative analysis collaborative members invited pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section are not entitled to receive per diem or other compensation for performance of services for the analysis collaborative but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties of the analysis collaborative. Legislators who serve on the analysis collaborative are reimbursed pursuant to section 2-2-307 (3).

(7) (a) The state department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purpose of establishing the analysis collaborative.

(b) Unless the state department receives an amount of appropriations, gifts, grants, and donations sufficient to cover the costs of establishing the analysis collaborative, and the Colorado school of public health receives enough money pursuant to section 23-20-146 (8) to implement the costs of research and analysis to implement section 23-20-146, the state department shall not implement this section.

(8) This section is repealed, effective December 1, 2027.

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-045), ch. 191, p. 852, § 2, effective May 14.