---
type: "Bill"
title: "Direct Primary Health Care Services"
description: "The bill establishes parameters under which a direct primary care agreement (agreement) may be implemented. An agreement may be entered into between a direct primary health care provider (provider) and a patient for the payment of a periodic fee and for a specified period of time. The provider must be a licensed, registered, or certified individual or entity authorized to provide primary care services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1115"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1115 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Tate", "Joann Ginal", "John Kefalas", "Perry Buck"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d4d6ca4-439f-4628-af04-abfd0eca3579"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1115"
source_hash: "b9e4932521854197856e0f4112d758edcd606199c8feaaf416cf46c5ede594c9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 17-1115 (2017A) — Direct Primary Health Care Services

The bill establishes parameters under which a direct primary care agreement (agreement) may be implemented. An agreement may be entered into between a direct primary health care provider (provider) and a patient for the payment of a periodic fee and for a specified period of time. The provider must be a licensed, registered, or certified individual or entity authorized to provide primary care services.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_hie_2017a_20170302t133623z0__hearing_summary/170302%20AttachC.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_blt_2017a_20170327t130819z4__hearing_summary/170327%20AttachK.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1115_H_HIE_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (03/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (04/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (01/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115hie_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115sblt_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (04/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (03/29/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (04/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1115_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1115, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.004. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) to House Bill 17-1115. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Amendment E) to amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1115, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F) to amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Joann Ginal — primary (person)
- John Kefalas — primary (person)
- Perry Buck — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d4d6ca4-439f-4628-af04-abfd0eca3579`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).