Bill
HB 25-1288
Provides state funding and policy support to Federally Qualified Health Centers to expand primary care, behavioral health, and telehealth for underserved communities.
Status: Governor Signed (May 27, 2025)
Introduced: February 27, 2025
Primary sponsors: Matthew Martinez; Dylan Roberts; Cleave Simpson; Ty Winter (multiple primary sponsors listed)
Chamber history: Passed both chambers; enrolled and signed by legislative leaders and the Governor.
Note on source material
- The bill text or version content was not included in the materials provided. This summary therefore: (1) states the known procedural facts, and (2) describes the bill’s stated purpose and the typical types of provisions such a bill would contain. For the official, authoritative details (statutory language, appropriations, effective date), consult the enrolled bill at the Colorado General Assembly website or the Office of Legislative Legal Services.
Purpose and intent
- HB25-1288 is titled “Support for Federally Qualified Health Centers.” The title and sponsorship indicate the bill’s intent is to strengthen and sustain Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) — community health centers that provide primary care, preventive services, and other supports to underserved and low-income populations.
Legislative history (selected)
- Introduced in House (2/27/2025), referred to House Health & Human Services.
- Passed House (4/30/2025) after committee consideration and amendment.
- Passed Senate (5/05/2025); no amendments in Senate.
- Enrolled and signed by legislative leaders (5/16/2025); sent to Governor (5/16/2025).
- Governor Signed into law (5/27/2025).
Likely key provisions (based on bill title and common practice)
Because the bill text is not available here, the provisions below reflect common components of FQHC-support legislation. Confirm in the enrolled bill for specifics.
- State funding or grants to FQHCs for operating support, capital improvements, or expansion of services.
- Measures to improve Medicaid payment rates, supplemental reimbursement, or streamline billing for FQHCs.
- Workforce support: loan repayment, scholarships, or incentives to recruit and retain primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, and dental providers in FQHCs, especially in rural/frontier areas.
- Support for infrastructure and telehealth (broadband/telemedicine grants, equipment).
- Technical assistance and capacity-building (data systems, billing, quality improvement).
- Provisions to strengthen integration of behavioral health, oral health, and social services within FQHCs.
- Reporting or oversight requirements for use of funds and outcomes (access metrics, patient volume, financial sustainability).
Affected parties and likely impacts
- Federally Qualified Health Centers: increased financial and technical support, potential expansion of services and sites.
- Patients served by FQHCs: improved access to primary care, behavioral health, and preventive services — particularly low-income, uninsured, Medicaid, rural, and immigrant populations.
- State budget: potential appropriations or fiscal impacts if the law includes state grants or reimbursement changes; fiscal note in the enrolled bill will specify amounts.
- Medicaid program and providers: potential administrative or payment changes affecting billing and reimbursements.
Next steps / where to find the full text
- For precise provisions, appropriations, and the effective date, review the enrolled act and fiscal note available from:
- Colorado General Assembly bill page for HB25-1288 (search by bill number), or
- Office of the Governor / Colorado Legislative Council Staff.
If you’d like, I can locate the enrolled bill text and produce a detailed line-by-line summary of the actual statutory changes and fiscal impacts.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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