HB1412 Medicaid Overpayment Recovery Statistical Sampling and Extrapolation
Summary
Colorado HB1412 passed the House with a 62-0 vote, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation methods to recover Medicaid overpayments from healthcare providers. The bill requires providers to comply with the department's new recovery procedures for certain Medicaid services. An appropriation is included to implement the program.
What changed
HB1412 authorizes Colorado's Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to recover Medicaid overpayments using statistical sampling and extrapolation rather than reviewing each individual claim. The bill passed the House 62-0 after committee referral and floor amendments.
Healthcare providers participating in Medicaid should prepare for potential overpayment recovery audits under the new statistical methodology. Providers should review their Medicaid billing practices and maintain documentation to respond to department recovery requests. The appropriation included in the bill indicates state resources will be allocated to implement the recovery program.
What to do next
- Monitor for implementation guidance from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Review internal Medicaid billing and overpayment response procedures
- Ensure compliance with new statistical sampling recovery methods when finalized
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ChangeBridge / Colorado / HB1412 Passed HB1412 House Bill Passed 2026-04-06
Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Statistical Sampling & Extrapolation
Concerning authorizing the department of health care policy and financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover overpayments to providers for certain medicaid services, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation.
Bill Details
State Colorado
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1412
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Sponsors
Emily Sirota (Rep - D) Rick Taggart (Rep - R) Jeff Bridges (Sen - D) Barbara Kirkmeyer (Sen - R) Kyle Brown (Rep - D) Judith Amabile (Sen - D) Steven Woodrow (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-11 H House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2026-04-10 H House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments 2026-04-09 H House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor 2026-04-08 H House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments 2026-04-07 H House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 2026-04-06 H Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
Votes
2026-04-07 House Appropriations: Refer House Bill 26-1412 to the Committee of the Whole. Yea: 11 Nay: 0 2026-04-11 House: Third Reading Bill Yea: 62 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-04-06 H Appropriations
Amendments
2026-04-09 Second Reading Amendment L.001 Adopted
Bill Text Versions
1969-12-31 Introduced 1969-12-31 Engrossed 1969-12-31 Engrossed
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