Help us protect access to telehealth for all Coloradans
We did it!
Senate Bill 212 has passed, and we’re closer to giving all Coloradans permanent access to telehealth!
We are excited to announce that the telehealth bill (SB 212) passed the House and is headed to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk to be signed into law. The bill— sponsored by Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, and Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial — protects patients’ ability to receive care via telehealth that was granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Telehealth has kept consumers and providers safe while allowing patients to continue their care plan with their providers.
With the passage of SB 212, Colorado becomes a national leader in requiring that health insurance carriers, including Medicaid, cover telehealth visits for behavioral, mental and physical health care, as long as they are delivered on a HIPAA-compliant platform. The legislation also waives the requirement that patients have a pre-existing relationship with a provider in order to receive telehealth, and it bars insurers from imposing additional certification or licensure requirements on telehealth providers.
THANK YOU to the many Coloradans that emailed and called their legislators to show their support for the telehealth bill. These efforts were instrumental in ensuring that the bill passed!
Supporting Organizations
Home Care and Hospice Association of Colorado
American Physical Therapist Association, Colorado chapter
American College of Certified Nurse Midwives
American College of Emergency Physicians, Colorado chapter
Children's Hospital Colorado
ColoradoAcademy of Family Physicians
Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants
Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care
Colorado Athletic Trainers' Association
Colorado Children’s Campaign
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Colorado Community Health Network
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition
Colorado Hospital Association
Colorado Long-term Assistance Service Providers
Colorado Medical Society
Colorado Psychiatric Society
Colorado Psychological Association
Colorado Radiological Society
Colorado Rural Health Center
Colorado Safety Net Collaborative
Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Colorado Society of Osteopathic Medicine
Colorado Speech Language and Hearing Association
Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Colorado Public Health Association
Craig Hospital
Health District of Northern Larimer County
MEDNAX
Mental Health Colorado
MGA Home Healthcare
National Association of Social Workers, Colorado Chapte
Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado
PASCO Home Health
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
Teladoc Health, Inc.
Tennyson Center for Children
The US Oncology Network
University of Colorado
Women's Lobby of Colorado
Young Invincibles Rocky Mountain