On May 16, 2019  HB19-1320 Hospital Community Benefit Accountability was signed into law. HB19-1320 requires non-profit tax-exempt general hospitals, Denver Health Medical Center, and University of Colorado Hospital to convene a public meeting at least once each year to seek feedback regarding the hospital's community benefit activities. Each hospital must report to the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) certain community benefits, costs, and shortfalls in the preceding year, and the Department is required to submit an annual summary report to subject matter committees of the general assembly.

The anticipated timeline for the implementation process is as follows

Event	Approximate Date
Hospital and stakeholder outreach	September-October 2019
Draft rules shared with stakeholders	October  2019
Initial Medical Services Board hearing	December 13, 2019
Hospitals plan community outreach and engage with community partners	October 2019 - March 2020
Final Medical Services Board hearing	January 10, 2020
Rule effective date	March 2, 2020
Hospital meeting and reporting requirements shared per rules	March 2, 2020
Hospitals report due to the Department	TBD
The Department reports to the general assembly	Every January 15th

More information can be found on the Hospital Community Benefit Accountability webpage. Please direct any questions to Nancy Dolson or Cynthia Miley at hcpf_hospitalcommunity@state.co.us

Thank you,

Nancy Dolson

Special Financing Division Director