(1) There is created in the state department the health care cost analysis task force for the purpose of developing comprehensive fiscal analyses of current and alternative health care financing systems.
(2) (a) On or before September 1, 2019, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint one member of the general assembly to the task force.
(b) On or before September 1, 2019, the governor shall appoint four members to the task force. In making the appointments, the governor shall ensure that the appointees:
Have a demonstrated ability to represent the interests of all Coloradans and, regardless of the appointees' backgrounds or affiliations, are able to present objective, nonpartisan, factual, and evidence-based ideas and to objectively advise the analyst concerning the health care financing systems; and
Reflect the social, demographic, and geographic diversity of the state.
(c) The executive directors of the department of human services, the department of public health and environment, and the state department, the commissioner of insurance, and the chief executive officer of the health benefit exchange, or their designees, shall serve on the task force.
The task force shall select a chair and vice-chair from among its members. A member of the task force appointed pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section may be removed by a majority vote of the remaining members of the task force. If a vacancy occurs on the task force, the original appointing authority shall appoint a new member to fill the vacancy.
Nonlegislative task force members are not entitled to receive per diem or other compensation for performance of services for the task force but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses while engaged in the performance of official duties of the task force.
Legislative task force members are reimbursed pursuant to section 2-2-307 (3).
The task force shall:
On or before October 1, 2019, issue a competitive solicitation under the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24, in order to select an analyst to provide a detailed analysis of fiscal costs and other impacts of the health care financing systems specified in this article 11;
By majority vote, select and contract with an analyst who:
Has experience conducting health care cost analyses;
Is familiar with different methodologies used; and
Is, in the opinion of the task force, employed by an organization that is nonpartisanand unbiased;
On or before January 1, 2021, submit a preliminary report to the general assemblythat contains the analyst's methodology for studying the health care financing systems specified in this article 11; and
On or before September 1, 2021, deliver to the general assembly a final report of thetask force's findings received from the analyst selected pursuant to this section.
In carrying out its duties pursuant to this section, the task force may hire staff andconsultants for the purposes of this article 11.
The task force is subject to articles 6 and 72 of title 24.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1176), ch. 381, p. 3424, § 2, effective May 31.