Colorado Senate Bill 17
Session 2026A
Out-of-Network Health Insurance Dispute Resolution
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 14, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
S. Bright
L. Daugherty
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
Jan 29, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
17
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
L. Daugherty
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Sponsor
S. Bright
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Sponsor
Motion Text
Refer Senate Bill 26-017, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
The bill makes changes to the dispute resolution process between health insurance carriers (carriers) and out-of-network health-care providers (providers) by:Mandating that a carrier provide a remittance advice with each payment made to a provider;Establishing penalties that the division of insurance (division) may assess against a carrier that fails to properly reimburse a provider for services provided to a patient;Requiring a carrier to annually submit information to the division concerning patient use of out-of-network providers; andRequiring the division to produce an annual report regarding patient use of out-of-network providers and relevant arbitration data and statistics.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Committee Report for Health & Human Services on 01/29/2026
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01/29/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/14/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Sources
CO Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 15, 2026 12:48:52 AM
Record Updated
Feb 3, 2026 12:50:48 AM