Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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April 25, 2025

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB25-084     be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:

Page 1, Line 1Amend the corrected Health and Human Services Committee Report,

Page 1, Line 2dated April 21, 2025, page 1, strike lines 4 through 8 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 3""(2) (a)  Upon receiving any necessary federal approval

Page 1, Line 4pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section, beginning on or

Page 1, Line 5before January 1, 2026, the state department shall create

Page 1, Line 6specific professional dispensing fees for the preparation and

Page 1, Line 7dispensing of parenteral nutrition to encourage an adequate

Page 1, Line 8level of market participation among infusion pharmacies.

Page 1, Line 9(b)  During the year beginning January 1, 2026, the specific

Page 1, Line 10professional dispensing fees must not exceed thirty percent of

Page 1, Line 11infusion pharmacy administrative costs for the preparation and

Page 1, Line 12dispensing of parenteral nutrition.

Page 1, Line 13(c)  The state department shall seek federal

Page 1, Line 14authorization, as necessary, to implement the professional

Page 1, Line 15dispensing fees pursuant to this subsection (2).".".

Page 1, Line 16Page 1 of the report, after line 8 insert:

Page 1, Line 17"Page 4 of the bill, line 12, strike "2025," and substitute "2026,".

Page 1, Line 18Page 4 of the bill, after line 19 insert:

Page 1, Line 19"(b)  The number of new infusion pharmacies participating

Page 1, Line 20in the medical assistance program;".

Page 1, Line 21Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.".

Page 1, Line 22Amend the printed bill, page 4, after line 26 insert:

Page 2, Line 1"SECTION 3.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal

Page 2, Line 2year, $54,832 is appropriated to the department of health care policy and

Page 2, Line 3financing. This appropriation is from the general fund, which amount is

Page 2, Line 4subject to the "(M)" notation as defined in the annual general

Page 2, Line 5appropriation act for the same fiscal year.To implement this act, the

Page 2, Line 6department may use this appropriation for medical and long-term care

Page 2, Line 7services for medicaid eligible individuals.

Page 2, Line 8(2)  For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the general assembly

Page 2, Line 9anticipates that the department of health care policy and financing will

Page 2, Line 10receive $54,832 in federal funds, which amount is subject to the "(I)"

Page 2, Line 11notation as defined in the annual general appropriation act for the same

Page 2, Line 12fiscal year, to implement this act. The appropriation in subsection (1) of

Page 2, Line 13this section is based on the assumption that the department will receive

Page 2, Line 14this amount of federal funds to be used for general professional services

Page 2, Line 15and special projects medical and long-term care services for medicaid

Page 2, Line 16eligible individuals.".

Page 2, Line 17Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2, Line 18Page 1 of the bill, line 102, strike "members." and substitute "members,

Page 2, Line 19and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.".