2021 Advocacy Booklet

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BILLS TRACKED

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ROUNDS OF CMS TESTIMONY

HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF HEARINGS

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45 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING

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COMPONENT AND SPECIALTY SOCIETIES ON THE COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION

2021 ADVOCACY BOOKLET

CMS POLICY PATHWA ISSUE IDENTIFIED BY MEMBERS

CMS MEMBERS HELP ANALYZE SOLUTIONS

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2 COL ANALYZES AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"WHAT PATH DOES A BILL FOLLOW? 1 CMS identifies an issue with the input of members, partners, and stakeholders.

2 CMS Councils and Committees, such as the Value in Health Care Committee or Scope of Practice Committee, analyze the issue and assess whether it requires a legislative solution.

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3 CMS meets with stakeholders that would be impacted by a potential bill addressing the issue.

4 One of CMS’s Councils or Committees makes a formal recommendation to the Council on Legislation, who are physicians with political and policy expertise. If they agree with the recommendation, they pass it along to the Board of Directors.

The CMS Board of Directors has the final say on whether we run legislation.

5 Once a bill is in the legislature, sponsors shepherd it through committees and floor hearings, taking any and all amendments back to CMS for consideration.

6 If the bill passes the legislature, it then goes to the Governor for signature or veto.

7 If the Governor signs a bill, it then goes through rulemaking with the Division of Regulatory Agencies to work out any details not explicitly in the bill language. CMS involvement continues.

Council on Legislation 45 physicians representing many geographic areas and specialties

COMMUNICATION WITH SPONSORS

5 Sami Diab, MD, CMS President

On HB21-1232 Colorado Option: CMS has been at the bill proponents for months trying to negotiate a solutio bill. We have never, and will never, walk away from ne

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WINS IN 2021

Bonny Brill, CMGMA President On SB21-126 Timely Credentialing: CMS, CMGMA, and CAHP, are all excited by the potential this bill has to reduce administrative burdens.

The bill will not only establish a timeline but also create transparent communication between carrier and physician. Whoot! Whoot!

Board of Directors CMS President, President-elect, Immediate Past President, Treasurer and CEO, plus directors representing 14 regions and two sections

EHOLDER MEETINGS

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FOUGHT AGAINST DANGEROUS SCOPE EXPANSIONS Defeated a bill to allow PA independent practice (HB21-1184) FOUGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND LICENSE Ensured physician participation in the public option remained voluntary and not tied to licensure (HB21-1232) FOUGHT FOR PATIENT SAFETY Defeated a bill to allow prescibing of medical marijuana over telemedicine (HB21-1058) and supported potency limits and guidelines (HB21-1317)

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FOUGHT FOR YOUR TIME Ran a bill to make the physician credentialing process more streamlined and transparent (SB21-126)

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ON TO RULEMAKING CMS’s work continues

BILL PASSES OR FAILS

FOUGHT TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH Established training guidelines for county boards of health and protected the personal information of public health workers (HB21-1115 and HB21-1107)

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BECOME A MEMBER Encourage your colleagues to join the Colorado Medical Society, the most powerful unifying voice of medicine in Colorado.

Professional testimony is a powerful tool in the legislature.

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COMPAC and the Small Donor Committee (SDC) can only win legislative battles with the financial support of Colorado physicians such as yourself. cms.org/contribute

CENTRAL LINE

COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION (COL)

INITIATE CHANGE All members can vote on and submit policy proposals directly to the CMS Board of Directors.

CMS’s Council on Legislation determines our position on legislation. They direct our advocacy efforts and resources to the issues they deem crucial.

Get involved at cms.org/central-line or watch your email for vote alerts

Interested in getting involved and having a voice on COL? Talk to your specialty or component society or email emily_bishop@cms.org

COUNCILS & COMMITTEES Seats are available on various councils, committees and workgroups. Effect change in medicine through collaboration with your peers on topics that are important to you.

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