republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/hb-18-1196.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Applications For Aid To The Needy Disabled Program"
description: "Under current law, in order to receive assistance under the aid to the needy disabled program, an applicant must be examined by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse, or registered nurse. The bill adds to the list of persons authorized to perform an examination a licensed psychologist, or any other licensed or certified health care personnel the department of human services deems appropriate. Any person who performs an examination is required to certify the diagnosis, prognosis, and other relevant medical or mental factors relating to the applicant's disability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1196"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1196 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Martinez Humenik", "Nancy Todd", "Tony Exum"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-05T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c65706d5-b0f4-4c7b-b277-ab5ef488f4e7"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1196"
source_hash: "087c0624c5d8904f4c23893e396bc02704504a79702c7a6c2e96e65c3f9cf8bd"
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 18-1196 (2018A) — Applications For Aid To The Needy Disabled Program

Under current law, in order to receive assistance under the aid to the needy disabled program, an applicant must be examined by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse, or registered nurse. The bill adds to the list of persons authorized to perform an examination a licensed psychologist, or any other licensed or certified health care personnel the department of human services deems appropriate. Any person who performs an examination is required to certify the diagnosis, prognosis, and other relevant medical or mental factors relating to the applicant's disability.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2018a_hb1196_s_hhs_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/21/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/05/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/21/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196phc_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/09/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196shhs_001_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/27/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/14/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/13/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/29/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1196_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- REPASS — **36–28** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **36–28** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **43–21** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **25–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beth Martinez Humenik — primary (person)
- Nancy Todd — primary (person)
- Tony Exum — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-03-05T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2018-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-26T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-02-05T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c65706d5-b0f4-4c7b-b277-ab5ef488f4e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).