CO Code § 25.5-10-207 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy and Financing|Article 10 - Community Living|Part 2 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|§ 25.5-10-207. Long-Term Services and Supports - Waiting List Reduction - Cash Fund - Repeal

  There is hereby created in the state treasury the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund, consisting of moneys appropriated thereto by the general assembly and any moneys transferred to the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section. Any interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund shall be credited to the fund. Any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund. (1.5) The state treasurer shall transfer to the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund any available moneys that are appropriated by the general assembly for a fiscal year for adult comprehensive services, adult supported living services, children's extensive support services, and family support services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities provided pursuant to this article or part 4 of article 6 of this title that are unexpended and unencumbered at the end of a fiscal year.    Repealed.    The general assembly may annually appropriate money in the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund to the state department for:   Program costs for adult comprehensive services, adult supported living services, children's extensive support services, and family support services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities provided pursuant to this article or part 4 of article 6 of this title;    Administrative expenses for renewal and redesign of medicaid home- and community-based services waivers relating to intellectual and developmental disabilities;    [ ] Increasing system capacity for home- and community-based intellectual and developmental disabilities programs, services, and supports;      The development of an assessment tool pursuant to section 25.5-6-104 (5); and (d) (I) The development of an assessment tool pursuant to section 25.5-6-104 (5); and    This subsection (3)(d) is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.       [ ] Systems changes related to ensuring that the system of services and supports is compliant with conflict-free case management provisions pursuant to section 25.5-10-211.5. (3.5) Repealed.       Any moneys appropriated from the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall revert to the fund.    It is the intent of the general assembly that the moneys in the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund be used to reduce the number of persons on the waiting lists for such services and the amount of time eligible persons wait for such services.       Repealed.    The money in the fund shall be prioritized for the purpose set forth in subsection (3)(e) of this section.      This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.    Prior to its repeal, any remaining money in the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund shall be transferred to the general fund.       Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(c) is effective until July 1, 2024.  (c) [ ] Increasing system capacity for home- and community-based intellectual and developmental disabilities programs, services, and supports; and  Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(c) is effective July 1, 2024.  Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(e) is effective until July 1, 2024.  (e) [ ] Systems changes related to ensuring that the system of long-term services and supports is compliant with conflict-free case management provisions pursuant to part 17 of article 6 of this title 25.5.  Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(e) is effective July 1, 2024.   History. Source: L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations,(HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1757, § 1, effective March 1, 2014. L. 2014: (1.5), (2), and (3) amended and (3.5) added,(HB 14-1252), ch. 18, p. 135, § 1, effective March 1; (2) repealed,(HB 14-1051), ch. 33, p. 184, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2015: (6) added,(SB 15-168), ch. 16, p. 40, § 1, effective March 13. L. 2016: (7) added,(SB 16-196), ch. 226, p. 866, § 4, effective June 6; (3)(b) and (3)(c) amended and (3)(d) added,(SB 16-192), ch. 256, p. 1052, § 2, effective June 8. L. 2017: IP(3), (3)(c), and (3)(d) amended and (3)(e), (8), and (9) added,(HB 17-1343), ch. 320, p. 1724, § 4, effective June 5. L. 2021: (3)(c) and (3)(e) amended,(HB 21-1187), ch. 83, p. 340, § 42, effective July 1, 2024; (3)(d)(II) added by revision,(HB21-1187), ch. 83, pp. 340, 354, §§ 42, 70.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 27-10.5-104.2 as it existed prior to 2013.    Subsection (2) as amended by HB 14-1252 was harmonized with HB 14-1051 and relocated to § 25.5-10-207.5 (2).    Subsection (3.5)(d) provided for the repeal of subsection (3.5), effective July 1, 2015. (SeeL. 2014, p. 135.)    Subsection (6)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (6), effective July 1, 2016. (SeeL. 2015, p. 40.)    Subsection (7)(c) provided for the repeal of subsection (7), effective July 1, 2018. (SeeL. 2016, p. 866.)