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HB26-1244 · Bill · 2026 Regular Session · Colorado

Department of Public Health and Environment Nursing Home Penalty Fund

Concerning considerations for the department of public health and environment to use as a basis for making distributions from the nursing home penalty cash fund.

Official status: Became Law

1 proposed amendment

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Current law requires the department of public health and environment (CDPHE) to consider certain criteria as a basis for distributing grants from the nursing home penalty cash fund (fund). The act strikes these criteria and instead requires CDPHE to distribute such grants in accordance with priorities and allowable uses identified by the centers for medicare and medicaid services within the federal department of health and human services (centers). Current law requires the nursing home innovations grant board (board) to make recommendations for the approval of grants from the fund. The act requires such recommendations to be consistent with the processes for grant cycles of, and priorities and allowable uses identified by, the centers. Current law requires CDPHE and the department of health care policy and financing, with the board's assistance, to jointly submit an annual report to the governor and certain legislative committees of reference regarding the expenditure of money in the fund. The act changes the due date of the report from October 1 to January 1. In current law, the term 'benefit residents of nursing facilities' is defined to mean that a grant has a direct impact on the residents of nursing facilities or has an indirect impact on the residents through education of nursing facility staff. The act amends this definition to include training, as well as education, of nursing facility staff. Current law states that a governmental entity may not apply for or receive a grant from the fund unless the entity is a facility that is owned or operated by a governmental agency and licensed as a nursing care facility. The act removes this restriction. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status timeline

Every recorded action on HB26-1244, oldest first
DateLocationAction
02/18/2026HouseIntroduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
03/10/2026HouseHouse Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/12/2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/13/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/18/2026SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/02/2026SenateSenate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/08/2026SenateSenate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/09/2026SenateSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/28/2026HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House
04/28/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
04/28/2026GovernorSent to the Governor
05/06/2026GovernorGovernor Signed

Recorded votes

Proposed amendments (1 proposed amendment)

Amendments proposed to HB26-1244, oldest first
AmendmentCommittee / floor hearingOfferedDispositionOfficial document
L.001Committee amendment — Health & Human Services (House)03/10/2026PassedView official document

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View HB26-1244 on leg.colorado.gov

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