December 31, 2019 The Honorable Susan Lontine, Chair House Health and Insurance Committee 200 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Dear Representative Lontine: Enclosed please find a legislative report to the House Health and Insurance Committee from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing on hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV testing. Pursuant to section 26-1-141(1), C.R.S., on or before December 31, 2019, the executive directors of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and the Department of Corrections shall submit a report to the Public Health Care and Human Services Committee and the Health and Insurance Committee of the House of Representatives and the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate concerning: (a) the amount of federal funds that each Department is eligible to receive or is currently receiving that may be used for testing for hepatitis b, hepatitis c, or HIV; (b) the number of individuals currently being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section; and (c) whether each department is planning to increase the number of people being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section. This report provides information regarding the number of Health First Colorado members who were screened for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV and the amount the Department paid providers to deliver these services (including the proportion of funding secured through federal funding sources). If you require further information or have additional questions, please contact the Department’s Legislative Liaison, Nina Schwartz, at [email protected] or 303-866- 6912. Page 2 Sincerely, Kim Bimestefer Executive Director KB/JC/RH Enclosure(s): Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV Testing CC: Representative Yadira Caraveo, Vice Chair, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Mark Baisley, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Susan Beckman, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Janet Buckner, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Dominique Jackson, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Sonya Jaquez Lewis, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Kyle Mullica, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Matt Soper, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Brianna Titone, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Perry Will, Health and Insurance Committee Representative Mary Young, Health and Insurance Committee Legislative Council Library State Library John Bartholomew, Finance Office Director, HCPF Tracy Johnson, Medicaid Director, HCPF Bonnie Silva, Community Living Office Director, HCPF Tom Massey, Policy, Communications, and Administration Office Director, HCPF Stephanie Ziegler, Cost Control and Quality Improvement Director, HCPF Parrish Steinbrecher, Health Information Office Director, HCPF Rachel Reiter, External Relations Division Director, HCPF Nina Schwartz, Legislative Liaison, HCPF December 31, 2019 The Honorable Jonathan Singer, Chair House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee 200 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Dear Representative Singer: Enclosed please find a legislative report to the House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing on hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV testing. Pursuant to section 26-1-141(1), C.R.S., on or before December 31, 2019, the executive directors of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and the Department of Corrections shall submit a report to the Public Health Care and Human Services Committee and the Health and Insurance Committee of the House of Representatives and the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate concerning: (a) the amount of federal funds that each Department is eligible to receive or is currently receiving that may be used for testing for hepatitis b, hepatitis c, or HIV; (b) the number of individuals currently being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section; and (c) whether each department is planning to increase the number of people being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section. This report provides information regarding the number of Health First Colorado members who were screened for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV and the amount the Department paid providers to deliver these services (including the proportion of funding secured through federal funding sources). If you require further information or have additional questions, please contact the Department’s Legislative Liaison, Nina Schwartz, at [email protected] or 303-866- 6912. Page 2 Sincerely, Kim Bimestefer Executive Director KB/JC/RH Enclosure(s): Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV Testing CC: Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Vice Chair, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Yadira Caraveo, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Lisa Cutter, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Cathy Kipp, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Lois Landgraf, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Colin Larson, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Larry Liston, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Kyle Mullica, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Rod Pelton, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Representative Emily Sirota, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Legislative Council Library State Library John Bartholomew, Finance Office Director, HCPF Tracy Johnson, Medicaid Director, HCPF Bonnie Silva, Community Living Office Director, HCPF Tom Massey, Policy, Communications, and Administration Office Director, HCPF Stephanie Ziegler, Cost Control and Quality Improvement Director, HCPF Parrish Steinbrecher, Health Information Office Director, HCPF Rachel Reiter, External Relations Division Director, HCPF Nina Schwartz, Legislative Liaison, HCPF December 31, 2019 The Honorable Rhonda Fields, Chair Senate Health and Human Services Committee 200 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 8020 Dear Senator Fields: Enclosed please find a legislative report to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing on hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV testing. Pursuant to section 26-1-141(1), C.R.S., on or before December 31, 2019, the executive directors of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and the Department of Corrections shall submit a report to the Public Health Care and Human Services Committee and the Health and Insurance Committee of the House of Representatives and the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate concerning: (a) the amount of federal funds that each Department is eligible to receive or is currently receiving that may be used for testing for hepatitis b, hepatitis c, or HIV; (b) the number of individuals currently being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section; and (c) whether each department is planning to increase the number of people being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section. This report provides information regarding the number of Health First Colorado members who were screened for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV and the amount the Department paid providers to deliver these services (including the proportion of funding secured through federal funding sources). If you require further information or have additional questions, please contact the Department’s Legislative Liaison, Nina Schwartz, at [email protected] or 303-866- 6912. Page 2 Sincerely, Kim Bimestefer Executive Director KB/JC/RH Enclosure(s): Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV Testing CC: Senator Brittany Pettersen, Vice Chair, Health and Human Services Committee Senator Larry Crowder, Health and Human Services Committee Senator Jim Smallwood, Health and Human Services Committee Senator Faith Winter, Health and Human Services Committee Legislative Council Library State Library John Bartholomew, Finance Office Director, HCPF Tracy Johnson, Medicaid Director, HCPF Bonnie Silva, Community Living Office Director, HCPF Tom Massey, Policy, Communications, and Administration Office Director, HCPF Stephanie Ziegler, Cost Control and Quality Improvement Director, HCPF Parrish Steinbrecher, Health Information Office Director, HCPF Rachel Reiter, External Relations Division Director, HCPF Nina Schwartz, Legislative Liaison, HCPF Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing As required by Section 26-1-141(1), C.R.S December 31, 2019 Submitted to: House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee House Health & Insurance Committee Senate Health & Human Services Committee I. Summary This report is submitted pursuant to the provisions of C.R.S. § 26-1-141(1). This section requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (Department) to submit a written report by December 31, 2019, regarding testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This report includes: • the amount of federal funds that the Department is eligible to receive or is currently receiving that may be used for testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV; • the number of individuals currently being tested for each disease; and