2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-19.9-103) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1968 (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-1-138) › Section 24-1-119.5 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Department of health care policy and financing - creation

(1)
There is hereby created a department of health care policy and financing, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint the executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section
24-20-109
.
(2)
The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", as specified in articles
4
,
5
, and
6
of title
25.5
.
(3)
Repealed.
(4)
[Repealed by 2024 amendment.]
(4.5)
The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to the old age pension health and medical care program, as specified in section
25.5-2-101
.
(5)
The medical services board, created in part 3 of article
1
of title
25.5
, is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of health care policy and financing.
(6)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 2007, § 68, effective July 1, 2006.)
(7)
Repealed.
(8)
The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to programs, services, and supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as specified in article
10
of title
25.5
. Such powers, duties, and functions are allocated to the division of intellectual and developmental disabilities, created in section
25.5-10-203 (2)
, which division is part of the office of community living, created in section
25.5-10-101
. The office of community living and the division of intellectual and developmental disabilities are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
.
(9)
The Colorado healthcare affordability and sustainability enterprise created in section
25.5-4-402.4 (3)
is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of health care policy and financing.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 76,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2025.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 58, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 267, § 6, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 323, § 34, eff. 3/1/2014.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1091, § 6, effective 7/1/1994. L. 94: (5) added, p. 1559, § 3, effective July 1. L. 95: (6) added, p. 501, § 1, effective May 16. L. 98: (7) added, p. 458, § 18, effective April 21. L. 2001: (7) repealed, p. 917, § 15, effective August 8. L. 2003: (4.5) added, p. 2583, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2006: (2), (4), (4.5), and (6) amended, p. 2007, § 68, effective July 1. L. 2007: (3) repealed, p. 2032, § 45, effective June 1. L. 2011: (4.5) amended, (SB 11 -210), ch. 187, p. 721, § 5, effective 7/15/2012. L. 2013: (8) added, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1805, § 34, effective 3/1/2014. L. 2017: (9) added, (SB 17-267), ch. 267, p. 1440, § 6, effective July 1.
Section 34 of chapter 267 (SB 17-267), Session Laws of Colorado 2017, provides that the section of the act amending this section does not take effect if the centers for medicare and medicaid services determine that the amendments do not comply with federal law. For more information, see SB 17-267. ( L. 2017, p. 1477.) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing did not notify the revisor of statutes by June 1, 2017, of such determination; therefore, amendments to this section took effect July 1, 2017.
2024 Ch. 76, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
For the legislative declaration in SB 17-267, see section 1 of chapter 267, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.