Colorado § 10-16-1307 Advisory board - members - rules

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§ 10-16-1307 — Advisory board - members - rules

Colorado § 10-16-1307

Title 10Insurance

Art.Health-care Coverage

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-1307 (2026).

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(1)(a) The commissioner shall consult with an advisory board to implement this part 13. The governor shall appoint the members of the advisory board on or before July 1, 2022, and shall ensure that the membership of the advisory board has demonstrated experience and expertise in most of the areas listed in subsection (2) of this section.

(b)To the extent possible, the governor shall appoint advisory board members who are diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and geography. In considering the racial and ethnic diversity of the advisory board, the governor shall attempt to ensure that at least one-third of the members are people of color. In considering the geographic diversity of the advisory board, the gov

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(1) (a) The commissioner
shall consult with an advisory board to implement this part 13. The governor shall
appoint the members of the advisory board on or before July 1, 2022, and shall
ensure that the membership of the advisory board has demonstrated experience
and expertise in most of the areas listed in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) To the extent possible, the governor shall appoint advisory board
members who are diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, age,
ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and geography. In considering the racial
and ethnic diversity of the advisory board, the governor shall attempt to ensure that
at least one-third of the members are people of color. In considering the geographic
diversity of the advisory board, the governor shall attempt to appoint members
from both rural and urban areas of the state.

(2) The governor may appoint up to eleven members to the advisory board
and, to the extent practicable, shall include individuals who:

(a) Have faced barriers to health access, including people of color,
immigrants, and Coloradans with low incomes;

(b) Have experience purchasing the standardized plan;

(c) Represent consumer advocacy organizations;

(d) Have expertise in health equity;

(e) Have expertise in health benefits for small businesses;

(f) Represent carriers or who have experience with designing a health
insurance plan and setting rates;

(g) Represent hospitals or who have experience with contracts between
hospitals and carriers;

(h) Represent health-care providers or who have experience with contracts
between health-care providers and carriers;

(i) Represent an employee organization that represents employees in the
health-care industry; or

(j) Are licensed or retired physicians practicing or who practiced in this state.

(3) The members serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(4) In addition to consulting with the commissioner pursuant to subsection
(1)(a) of this section, the advisory board may:

(a) Consider recommendations to streamline prior authorization and
utilization management processes for the standardized plan;

(b) Recommend ways to keep health-care services in the communities where
patients live; and

(c) Consider whether alternative payment models may be appropriate for
particular services, taking into consideration the impacts of such models on health
outcomes for people of color.

(5) The division shall provide technical and administrative support to assist
the advisory board.