Colorado Medicaid Dental Procedures Minimum Reimbursement Initiative (2022)
| Colorado Medicaid Dental Procedures Minimum Reimbursement Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Medicaid Dental Procedures Minimum Reimbursement Initiative Initiative was not on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute on November 8, 2022.
Measure design
The initiative would have established a minimum reimbursement fee for covered Medicaid dental procedures equal to or greater than the lowest tenth percentile of fees charged across the U.S. according to information on dental fees published by the American Dental Association.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the establishment of a minimum reimbursement fee for covered Medicaid dental procedures performed by Medicaid providers in Colorado at a rate that is equal to or greater than the lowest tenth percentile of the fees charged nationally according to the most recent version of the "Survey of Dental Fees" published by the American Dental Association?[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Colorado, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office of Colorado secretary of state in the preceding general election. State law provides that petitioners have six months to collect signatures after the ballot language and title are finalized. State statutes require a completed signature petition to be filed three months and three weeks before the election at which the measure would appear on the ballot. The Constitution, however, states that the petition must be filed three months before the election at which the measure would appear. The secretary of state generally lists a date that is three months before the election as the filing deadline.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 124,632 valid signatures
- Deadline: August 8, 2022
The secretary of state is responsible for signature verification. Verification is conducted through a review of petitions regarding correct form and then a 5 percent random sampling verification. If the sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required valid signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If the sampling projects more than 110 percent of the required signatures, the initiative is certified. If less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Details about this initiative
- Garry Van Genderen and Dale Kim filed the initiative on March 23, 2022. Ballot language was provided for the initiative on April 6, 2022. The initiative was cleared for signature gathering on April 15, 2022, with petitions due on August 8, 2022.[1]
- Proponents did not submit signatures by the August 8 deadline.[1]
See also
External links
- Colorado Secretary of State: Initiative Filings, Agendas & Results
- Initiatives filed with the Legislative Council Staff
- Initiative 82 full text
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