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CO Code § 25.5-3-403 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 3 - Indigent Care|Part 4 - Colorado Dental Health Care Program for Low-Income Seniors|§ 25.5-3-403. Definitions

 As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Advisory committee” means the senior dental advisory committee created in section 25.5-3-406.    “Covered dental care services” are to be defined by rules of the medical services board pursuant to section 25.5-3-404 and include but are not limited to diagnostic, preventive, and restorative care.    “Dental health-care services grant” means a grant awarded to a qualified grantee pursuant to section 25.5-3-404.    “Eligible senior” means an adult who is sixty years of age or older and who is economically disadvantaged as specified by rule of the medical services board.    “Program” means the Colorado dental health care program for low-income seniors created pursuant to section 25.5-3-404.    “Qualified grantee” means an entity that can demonstrate that it can provide or arrange for the provision of comprehensive dental and oral care services and may include but is not limited to:   An area agency on aging, as defined in section 26-11-203, C.R.S.;    A community-based organization or foundation;    A federally qualified health center, as defined in the federal “Social Security Act”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4); safety-net clinic; or health district;    A local public health agency; or    A private dental practice.       “Qualified provider” means any person who is licensed to practice dentistry in Colorado or who employs a dentist licensed in Colorado and who is willing to accept reimbursement for covered dental services pursuant to this program.     History. Source: L. 2014: Entire part added,(SB 14-180), ch. 314, p. 1359, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2020: (6)(c) amended,(SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 289, § 27, effective September 14.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
CO Code § 25.5-3-405 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 3 - Indigent Care|Part 4 - Colorado Dental Health Care Program for Low-Income Seniors|§ 25.5-3-405. Program Reporting

  On or before September 1, 2015, and each September 1 thereafter, each qualified grantee receiving a dental health-care services grant shall report to the state department concerning the number of eligible seniors served, the types of dental and oral health services provided, recommendations regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program, and any other information deemed relevant by the state department.      Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before November 1, 2016, and each November 1 thereafter, the state department shall submit a report to the joint budget committee of the general assembly and to the health and human services committee of the senate and the public health care and human services committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, on the operation and effectiveness of the program, including an itemization of the department's administrative expenditures in implementing and administering the program and any recommendations for legislative changes to the program.    Repealed.         History. Source: L. 2014: Entire part added,(SB 14-180), ch. 314, p. 1362, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2017: (2) amended,(HB 17-1060), ch. 6, p. 16, § 7, effective March 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended,(HB 19-1326), ch. 172, p. 2000, § 2, effective May 14.    Editor's note:   Subsection (2)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(b), effective January 1, 2020. (See L. 2019, p. 2000 .)
CO Code § 25.5-3-501 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 3 - Indigent Care|Part 5 - Health-Care Billing for Indigent Patients Receiving Services Not Reimbursed Through the Colorado Indigent Care Program|§ 25.5-3-501. Definitions

 As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Health-care facility” means:   A hospital licensed as a general hospital pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25;    A hospital established pursuant to section 23-21-503 or 25-29-103;    Any freestanding emergency department licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-114; or    Any outpatient health-care facility that is licensed as an on-campus department or service of a hospital or that is listed as an off-campus location under a hospital's license, except:   A federally qualified health center, as defined in the federal “Social Security Act”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4); or    A student-learning medical and dental clinic that is established for the purpose of student learning, offering discounted patient care as part of a program of student learning, and is physically situated within a health sciences school.          “Health-care services” has the same meaning as set forth in section 10-16-102 (33).    “Licensed health-care professional” means any health-care professional who is registered, certified, or licensed pursuant to title 12 or who provides services under the supervision of a health-care professional who is registered, certified, or licensed pursuant to title 12, and who provides health-care services in a health-care facility.    “Non-CICP health-care services” means health-care services provided in a health-care facility for which reimbursement under the Colorado indigent care program, established in part 1 of this article 3, is not available.    “Qualified patient” means an individual whose household income is not more than two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level and who received a health-care service at a health-care facility.    “Screen” or “screening” means a process identified in rule by the state department whereby health-care facilities assess a patient's circumstances related to eligibility criteria and determine whether the patient is likely to qualify for public health-care coverage or discounted care, inform the patient of the health-care facility's determination, and provide information to the patient about how the patient can enroll in public health-care coverage.    “Uninsured” means an uninsured individual, as defined in section 10-22-113 (5)(d).     History. Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 435, p. 2874, § 1, effective September 7.
CO Code § 25.5-3-502 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 3 - Indigent Care|Part 5 - Health-Care Billing for Indigent Patients Receiving Services Not Reimbursed Through the Colorado Indigent Care Program|§ 25.5-3-502. Requirement to Screen Patients for Eligibility for Public Health-Care Programs and Discounted Care - Rules

  Beginning June 1, 2022, a health-care facility shall screen, unless a patient declines, each uninsured patient for eligibility for:   Public health insurance programs including but not limited to medicare; the state medical assistance program, articles 4, 5, and 6 of this title 25.5; emergency medicaid; and the children's basic health plan, article 8 of this title 25.5;    Discounted care through the Colorado indigent care program, established in part 1 of this article 3, if the patient receives a service eligible for reimbursement through the program; and    Discounted care, as described in section 25.5-3-503.       Health-care facilities shall use a single uniform application developed by the state department when screening a patient pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.    If a health-care facility determines that a patient is ineligible for discounted care, the facility shall provide the patient notice of the determination and an opportunity for the patient to appeal the determination in accordance with state department rules.    If the patient declines the screening described in subsection (1) of this section, the health-care facility shall document the patient's decision in accordance with state department rules. A patient's decision to decline the screening that is documented and complies with state department rules is a complete defense to a claim brought by a patient under section 25.5-3-506 (2) for a violation of section 25.5-3-506 (1)(a) or (1)(b).    If requested by the patient, a health-care facility shall screen an insured patient for discounted care pursuant to subsections (1)(b) and (1)(c) of this section.     History. Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 435, p. 2875, § 1, effective September 7.
CO Code § 25.5-3-503 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 3 - Indigent Care|Part 5 - Health-Care Billing for Indigent Patients Receiving Services Not Reimbursed Through the Colorado Indigent Care Program|§ 25.5-3-503. Health-Care Discounts on Services Not Eligible for Colorado Indigent Care Program Reimbursement

  Beginning June 1, 2022, if a patient is screened pursuant to section 25.5-3-502 and is determined to be a qualified patient, a health-care facility and a licensed health-care professional shall, for emergency and other non-CICP health-care services:   Limit the amounts charged to not more than the discounted rate established in state department rule pursuant to section 25.5-3-505 (2)(j);    Collect amounts charged, not including amounts owed by third-party payers, in monthly installments such that the patient is not paying more than four percent of the patient's monthly household income on a bill from a health-care facility and not paying more than two percent of the patient's monthly household income on a bill from each licensed health-care professional; and    After a cumulative thirty-six months of payments, consider the patient's bill paid in full and permanently cease any and all collection activities on any balance that remains unpaid.       A health-care facility shall not:   Deny discounted care on the basis that the patient has not applied for any public benefits program; or    Adopt or maintain any policies that result in the denial of admission or treatment of a patient because the patient lacks health insurance coverage, may qualify for discounted care, requires extended or long-term treatment, or has an unpaid medical bill.        History. Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 435, p. 2876 § 1, effective September 7.
CO Code § 25.5-3-504 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 3 - Indigent Care|Part 5 - Health-Care Billing for Indigent Patients Receiving Services Not Reimbursed Through the Colorado Indigent Care Program|§ 25.5-3-504. Notification of Patients' Rights

  Beginning June 1, 2022, a health-care facility shall make information developed by the state department about patients' rights under this part 5 and the uniform application developed by the state department pursuant to section 25.5-3-505 (2)(i) available to the public and to each patient. At a minimum, the health-care facility shall:   Post the information in all required languages pursuant to this subsection (1) conspicuously on the health-care facility's website, including a link to the information on the health-care facility's main landing page;    Make the information available in patient waiting areas;    Make the information available to each patient, or the patient's legal guardian, verbally, which may include using a professional interpretation service, or in writing in the patient's or legal guardian's primary language before the patient is discharged from the health-care facility; and    Inform each patient on the patient's billing statement of the patient's rights pursuant to this part 5, including the right to apply for discounted care, and provide the website, e-mail address, and telephone number where the information may be obtained in the patient's primary language.        History. Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 435, p. 2877, § 1, effective September 7.
CO Code § 25.5-4-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 4 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - General Medical Assistance|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.5-4-101. Short Title

 This article and articles 5 and 6 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Medical Assistance Act”.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1815, § 7, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-4-101 as it existed prior to 2006.   ANNOTATION   Applied in Sherman v. District Court, 637 P.2d 378 (Colo. 1981) (decided prior to the 2006 amendments relocating article 4 of title 26 to title 25.5).
CO Code § 25.5-4-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 4 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - General Medical Assistance|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.5-4-102. Legislative Declaration

 It is the purpose of the “Colorado Medical Assistance Act” to promote the public health and welfare of the people of Colorado by providing, in cooperation with the federal government, medical and remedial care and services for individuals and families whose income and resources are insufficient to meet the costs of such necessary services and to assist such individuals and families to attain or retain their capabilities for independence and self-care, as contemplated by the provisions of Title XIX of the social security act. The state of Colorado and its various departments, agencies, and political subdivisions are authorized to promote and achieve these ends by any appropriate lawful means, through cooperation with and the utilization of available resources of the federal government and private individuals and organizations.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1815, § 7, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-4-102 as it existed prior to 2006.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 25.5-4-102 is similar to § 26-4-102 as it existed prior to the 2006 amendments relocating article 4 of title 26 to title 25.5, relevant cases construing that provision have been included in the annotations to this section.   Program not limited to services and procedures available under Medicaid. While this statute furnishes a limiting guide for administration of Colorado's medical assistance program, it does not limit the scope of that program to medical services and procedures for reimbursement under the federal Medicaid program. Dodge v. State Dept. of Soc. Servs., 657 P.2d 969 (Colo. App. 1982).   Applied in City of Colo. Springs v. State, 640 P.2d 870 (Colo. App. 1982).
CO Code § 25.5-4-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 4 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - General Medical Assistance|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.5-4-105. Federal Requirements Under Title Xix

 Nothing in this article or articles 5 and 6 of this title shall prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements for a program of medical assistance in order for the state of Colorado to qualify for federal funds under Title XIX of the social security act and to maintain a program within the limits of available appropriations.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1820, § 7, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-4-105 as it existed prior to 2006.
CO Code § 25.5-4-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 4 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - General Medical Assistance|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.5-4-107. Retaliation Definition

  For purposes of any rules promulgated by the state department or state board and any action taken by the state department against any person, “retaliation” means taking any of the following actions against a recipient or someone acting on behalf of a recipient after the recipient or someone acting on behalf of the recipient files a complaint concerning services provided or not provided to the recipient:   Indicating to a recipient that the recipient cannot have an advocate, family member, or other authorized representative assist the recipient; or      An adverse action that negatively affects a recipient's level of eligibility for or receipt of services received at the time of the complaint without verification of a change in the recipient's income, resources, or health-care needs that justifies the adverse action. (b) (I) An adverse action that negatively affects a recipient's level of eligibility for or receipt of services received at the time of the complaint without verification of a change in the recipient's income, resources, or health-care needs that justifies the adverse action.    No adverse action shall be taken against a recipient after a complaint has been filed until the recipient is notified of the proposed action, informed of the reason for the proposed action, and provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed action.          “Retaliation” shall not include instances where a recipient is not eligible for a service or program or where a provider documents a problem with a recipient and shares the documentation with the recipient or a third party prior to the recipient filing a complaint.      History. Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1019, § 1, effective May 25.    Editor's note:   This section was originally numbered as § 26-4-402.5 in House Bill 06-1211. Section 2 of the act provided for the renumbering and relocation of § 26-4-402.5 to this section. (See L. 2006, p. 1020 .)
CO Code § 25.5-4-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 4 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - General Medical Assistance|Part 2 - Administration|§ 25.5-4-201. Cash System of Accounting - Financial Administration of Medical Services Premiums - Medical Programs Administered by Department of Human Services - Federal Contributions - Rules

  The state department shall utilize the cash system of accounting, as enunciated by the governmental accounting standards board, regardless of the source of revenues involved, for all activities of the state department relating to the financial administration of any nonadministrative expenditure that qualifies for federal financial participation under Title XIX of the federal “Social Security Act”, except for expenditures under the program for the medically indigent, article 3 of this title. (1.5)   The state department shall utilize the cash system of accounting, as enunciated by the governmental accounting standards board, for the contributions required by 42 U.S.C. sec. 1396u-5 (c).    The contributions required by 42 U.S.C. sec. 1396u-5 (c) shall be made in the manner required by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services, or any successor agency. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall require the state department to make the contribution before the contribution is due.       The executive director shall promulgate rules to identify the programs utilizing the cash system of accounting.      History. Source: L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 917, § 1, effective May 11; entire article added with relocations, p. 1821, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1.5) added, p. 465, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1.5) amended,(SB 09-265), ch. 205, p. 935, § 1, effective May 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 26-4-110.7 as it existed prior to 2006.    Amendments to section 26-4-110.7 by Senate Bill 06-129 were harmonized with this section as it appeared in Senate Bill 06-219.
CO Code § 25.5-4-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 4 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - General Medical Assistance|Part 2 - Administration|§ 25.5-4-203. Advisory Council Established

 There is hereby created a state medical assistance and services advisory council, referred to in this article as the “advisory council”, consisting of sixteen members. Ex officio members of the advisory council shall be the executive directors of the state department and the department of health or their successors in function. The remaining members of the advisory council shall be appointed by the governor and shall be chosen by him to represent the various areas of medical services and the public. Specifically included shall be two members who are doctors of medicine licensed in this state, one doctor of osteopathy licensed in this state, one dentist licensed in this state, one optometrist licensed in this state, one owner or operator of a licensed nursing facility in this state, one member who shall represent licensed hospitals in this state, one pharmacist licensed in this state, one professional nurse licensed in this state, one member who has provided home health-care services for three years, and three members who are not directly associated with the areas of medical services to represent the public. The remaining member may represent any other area of medical services not specifically enumerated but shall not be limited thereto. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses. The advisory council shall advise the state department on the provision of health and medical care services to recipients.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1822, § 7, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-4-108 as it existed prior to 2006.
CO Code § 25.5-4-204 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 4 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - General Medical Assistance|Part 2 - Administration|§ 25.5-4-204. Automated Medical Assistance Administration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the agency responsible for the administration of the state's medical assistance program would be more effective in its ability to streamline administrative functions of program administrators and providers under the program through the implementation of an automated system that will provide for the following:   Electronic claim submittals;    Online eligibility determinations;    Electronic remittance statements;    Electronic fund transfers; and    Automation of other administrative functions associated with the medical assistance program.       Therefore, the general assembly declares that it is appropriate to enact legislation, as set forth in subsection (3) of this section, that authorizes the state department to develop and implement an automated system for processing claims and payments under the medical assistance program, as well as for other administrative functions associated with the program.    The executive director of the state department shall develop and implement an automated system through which medical assistance claims and payments and eligibility determinations or other related transactions may be processed. The system shall provide for the use of automated electronic technologies. The automated system may be implemented in phases if deemed necessary by the executive director. The automated system shall be implemented only after the executive director determines that:   Technology is available and proven to perform satisfactorily in a production environment;    Adequate financing is available to facilitate the implementation and maintenance of the system. Financing may include, but is not limited to, federal funds, appropriations from the general fund, provider transaction fees, or any other financing mechanisms which the state department may impose, and grants or contributions from public or private entities.    The system has been successfully installed and fully tested; and    Adequate provider training has been provided for an orderly implementation.        History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1822, § 7, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-4-403.7 as it existed prior to 2006.