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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 1 - COLORADO CARES RX ACT (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-106) › Section 25.5-2.5-103 - Lower-cost prescription drugs - information - research - reporting

(1)
The state department shall make information available to the public concerning lower-cost prescription drug programs. The information shall include, but need not be limited to:
(a)
Ways in which low-income, uninsured persons can obtain lower-cost prescription drugs; and
(b)
Contact information concerning programs for lower-cost prescription drugs.
(2)
The state department shall research cost-effective programs or mechanisms by which low-income, uninsured persons may purchase lower-cost prescription drugs.
(3)
The state department shall report annually to the health and human services committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, concerning the provisions of this article.
L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 2, § 1, effective February 5. L. 2009: Entire section R&RE, (SB 09-132), ch. 224, p. 1012, §2, effective May 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 1 - COLORADO CARES RX ACT (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-106) › Section 25.5-2.5-104 - [Repealed]

L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 2, § 1, effective February 5. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09-132), ch. 224, p. 1012, §3, effective May 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 1 - COLORADO CARES RX ACT (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-106) › Section 25.5-2.5-105 - [Repealed]

L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 4, § 1, effective February 5. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09-132), ch. 224, p. 1012, §3, effective May 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 1 - COLORADO CARES RX ACT (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-106) › Section 25.5-2.5-106 - [Repealed]

L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 4, § 1, effective February 5. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09-132), ch. 224, p. 1012, §3, effective May 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 2 - CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-2.5-201 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Section 25.5-2.5-201 - Short title

The short title of this part 2 is the "Dr. Irene Aguilar Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Act".
Added by 2019 Ch. 184,§ 3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-005), ch. 2065, p. 2065, § 3, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 2 - CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-2.5-201 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Section 25.5-2.5-202 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Canadian supplier" means a manufacturer, wholesale distributor, or pharmacy that is appropriately licensed or permitted under Canadian federal and provincial laws and regulations to manufacture, distribute, or dispense prescription drugs.
(2)
"Eligible importer" means an importer that is described in section
25.5-2.5-204 (3)
.
(3)
"Federal act" means the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act",
21 U.S.C. sec. 301
et seq.
(4)
"Medicaid pharmacy" means a pharmacy registered pursuant to section
12-280-119
that has a provider agreement in effect with the state department and is in good standing with the state department.
(5)
"Pharmacist" means a person who holds an active and unencumbered license to practice pharmacy pursuant to section
12-280-114
.
(6)
"Prescription drug" has the same meaning set forth in section
12-280-103 (42)
; except that the term includes only drugs that are intended for human use.
(7)
"Program" means the Canadian prescription drug importation program created in section
25.5-2.5-203
.
(8)
"Vendor" means a vendor with which the state department contracts for the provision of services under the program pursuant to section
25.5-2.5-203 (1)
.
Added by 2019 Ch. 184, § 3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-005), ch. 2065, p. 2065, § 3, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 2 - CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-2.5-201 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Section 25.5-2.5-205 - Federal approval

(1)
On or before September 1, 2020, the state department shall submit a request to the United States secretary of health and human services for approval of the program under
21 U.S.C. sec. 384
. The state department shall begin operating the program not later than six months after receiving such approval. The request must, at a minimum:
(a)
Describe the state department's plan for operating the program;
(b)
Demonstrate how the prescription drugs imported into the state under the program will meet the applicable federal and state standards for safety, effectiveness, misbranding, and adulteration;
(c)
Include a list of prescription drugs that have the highest potential for cost savings to the state through importation at the time that the request is submitted;
(d)
Estimate the total cost savings attributable to the program; and
(e)
Include a list of potential Canadian suppliers from which the state would import prescription drugs and demonstrate that the suppliers are in full compliance with relevant Canadian federal and provincial laws and regulations.
(2)
Notwithstanding any provision of this part 2 to the contrary, the state department may expend money for the purpose of requesting approval of the program as described in subsection (1) of this section but the state department shall not spend any other money to implement the program until the state department receives approval of the program as described in said subsection (1).
(3)
Upon receipt of federal approval of the program, the state department shall notify the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, as well as the health and human services committee of the senate and the health and insurance committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees. After approval is received and before the start of the next regular session of the general assembly in which the proposal could be funded, the state department shall submit to all parties specified in this subsection (3) a proposal for program implementation and program funding.
Added by 2019 Ch. 184,§ 3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-005), ch. 2071, p. 2071, § 3, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 2 - CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-2.5-201 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Section 25.5-2.5-206 - Reports

(1)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I)
, on or before December 1, 2021, and on or before December 1 each year thereafter, the state department shall submit a report to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives concerning the operation of the program during the previous fiscal year. The report must include, at a minimum:
(a)
A list of the prescription drugs that were imported under the program;
(b)
The number of participating Canadian suppliers and eligible importers;
(c)
The number of prescriptions dispensed through the program;
(d)
The estimated cost savings during the previous fiscal year and to date;
(e)
A description of the methodology used to determine which prescription drugs should be included on the wholesale prescription drug importation list established pursuant to section
25.5-2.5-203 (2)(a)
; and
(f)
Documentation demonstrating how the program ensures that:
(I)
The vendor verifies that Canadian suppliers participating in the program are in full compliance with relevant Canadian federal and provincial laws and regulations;
(II)
Prescription drugs imported under the program are not shipped, sold, or dispensed outside of the state once in the possession of the eligible importer;
(III)
Prescription drugs imported under the program are pure, unadulterated, potent, and safe;
(IV)
The program does not put consumers at a higher health and safety risk than if the program did not exist; and
(V)
The program provides cost savings to the state on imported prescription drugs.
Added by 2019 Ch. 184, § 3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-005), ch. 2072, p. 2072, § 3, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Article 2.5 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§§ 25.5-2.5-101 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Part 2 - CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-2.5-201 — 25.5-2.5-208) › Section 25.5-2.5-207 - Importation program authorized - rules

(1)
Upon approval by the United States secretary of health and human services, in accordance with section
25.5-2.5-205
, the state department shall administer an importation program.
(2)
The state department shall approve a method of financing the administrative costs of the importation program, which method may include imposing a fee on each prescription pharmaceutical product sold through the importation program or any other appropriate method determined by the state department to finance administrative costs. The state department shall not require a fee in an amount that the state department determines would significantly reduce consumer savings.
(3)
The executive director shall promulgate rules, in accordance with article
4
of title
24
and section
25.5-1-108
, as necessary for the administration of this part 2.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 423, § 20, eff. 7/2/2021.
Added by 2019 Ch. 184, § 3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-005), ch. 2073, p. 2073, § 3, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-266), ch. 2802, p. 2802, § 20, effective July 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-101 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Short title

This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Indigent Care Program".
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1802, § 6, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-15-101 as it existed prior to 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-102 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby determines, finds, and declares that:
(a)
The state has insufficient resources to pay for all medical services for persons who are indigent and must therefore allocate available resources in a manner that will provide treatment of those conditions constituting the most serious threats to the health of such medically indigent persons, as well as increase access to primary medical care to prevent deterioration of the health conditions among medically indigent people; and
(b)
Such allocation of resources will require the prioritization of medical services by providers and the coordination of administration and delivery of medical services.
(2)
The general assembly further determines, finds, and declares that the eligibility of medically indigent persons to receive medical services rendered under the conditions specified in subsection (1) of this section exists only to the extent of available appropriations, as well as to the extent of the individual provider facility's physical, staff, and financial capabilities. The general assembly also recognizes that the program for the medically indigent is a partial solution to the health-care needs of Colorado's medically indigent citizens. Therefore, medically indigent persons accepting medical services from such program shall be subject to the limitations and requirements imposed in this part 1.
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1802, § 6, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-15-102 as it existed prior to 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-103 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Definitions

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Emergency care" means treatment for conditions of an acute, severe nature which are life, limb, or disability threats requiring immediate attention, where any delay in treatment would, in the judgment of the responsible physician, threaten life or loss of function of a patient or viable fetus.
(2)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the state department.
(3)
"General provider" means a general hospital, birth center, or community health clinic licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section
25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(I) or (1)(a)(II)
; a federally qualified health center, as defined in the federal "Social Security Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4)
; a rural health clinic, as defined in the federal "Social Security Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(2)
; a health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority pursuant to section
10-16-402
; and the health sciences center when acting pursuant to section
25.5-3-108 (5)(a)(I) or (5)(a)(II)(A)
. For the purposes of the program, "general provider" includes associated physicians.
(4)
"Health sciences center" means the schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy established by the regents of the university of Colorado under section 5 of article VIII of the Colorado constitution.
(5)
"Program" means the program for the medically indigent established by section
25.5-3-104
.
(6)
"University hospital" means the university hospital operated pursuant to article
21
of title
23
, C.R.S.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 70, § 26, eff. 9/14/2020.
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1803, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2011: (3) amended, (HB 11 -1101), ch. 278, p. 278, § 3, effective April 8; (3) amended, (HB 11-1323), ch. 1199, p. 1199, § 3, effective June 2. L. 2020: (3) amended, (SB 20 -136), ch. 288, p. 288, § 26, effective September 14.
This section is similar to former § 26-15-103 as it existed prior to 2006.
For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-104 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Program for the medically indigent established - eligibility - rules

(1)
A program for the medically indigent is hereby established, to commence July 1, 1983, which shall be administered by the state department, to provide payment to providers for the provision of medical services to eligible persons who are medically indigent. The state board may promulgate rules as are necessary for the implementation of this part 1 in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(2)
A client's eligibility to receive discounted services under the program for the medically indigent shall be determined by rule of the state board based on a specified percentage of the federal poverty line, adjusted for family size, which percentage shall not be less than two hundred fifty percent.
(3)
No later than June 1, 2022, for providers defined as hospital providers in 10 CCR 2505-10, sec. 8.901.J, the state department shall promulgate rules:
(a)
Prohibiting hospitals from considering assets when determining whether a patient meets the specified percentage of the federal poverty line required in subsection (2) of this section; and
(b)
Ensuring the method used to determine whether a patient meets the specified percentage of the federal poverty line is uniform across hospitals and aligned with the method for counting income for the purposes of determining eligibility for discounted care, as described in section
25.5-3-503
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 435, § 6, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1606, § 2, effective June 2; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1803, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 2109, p. 2109, § 138, effective August 11. L. 2021: (3) added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 2885, p. 2885, § 6, effective September 7.
(1) This section is similar to former § 26-15-104 as it existed prior to 2006.
(2) Amendments to section 26-15-104 by Senate Bill 06-044 were harmonized with this section as it appeared in Senate Bill 06-219.
2021 Ch. 435, 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 contained in the 2006 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 323, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-104 - [Effective 8/7/2024] [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Program for the medically indigent established - eligibility - rules

(1)
A program for the medically indigent is hereby established, to commence July 1, 1983, which shall be administered by the state department, to provide payment to providers for the provision of medical services to eligible persons who are medically indigent. The state board may promulgate rules as are necessary for the implementation of this part 1 in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(2)
A person's eligibility to receive discounted services under the program for the medically indigent is determined by rule of the state board based on a specified percentage of the federal poverty line, adjusted for family size, which percentage must not be less than two hundred fifty percent.
(3)
No later than June 1, 2022, for providers defined as hospital providers in 10 CCR 2505-10, sec. 8.901.J, the state department shall promulgate rules:
(a)
Prohibiting hospitals from considering assets when determining whether a patient meets the specified percentage of the federal poverty line required in subsection (2) of this section; and
(b)
Ensuring the method used to determine whether a patient meets the specified percentage of the federal poverty line is uniform across hospitals and aligned with the method for counting income for the purposes of determining eligibility for discounted care, as described in section
25.5-3-503
.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 152,§ 17, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 435, § 6, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1606, § 2, effective June 2; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1803, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 2109, p. 2109, § 138, effective August 11. L. 2021: (3) added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 2885, p. 2885, § 6, effective September 7.
(1) This section is similar to former § 26-15-104 as it existed prior to 2006.
(2) Amendments to section 26-15-104 by Senate Bill 06-044 were harmonized with this section as it appeared in Senate Bill 06-219.
2024 Ch. 152, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2021 Ch. 435, 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 contained in the 2006 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 323, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-105 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Eligibility of legal immigrants for services

The county departments responsible for administering benefits programs under the department of health care policy and financing and the department of human services shall identify and review all current county guidance materials, including forms, training materials, websites, and any other materials that reference a prohibition on sponsorship as a condition of eligibility for benefits and shall remove all such references from verbal and digital communications and from all physical materials currently provided to applicants or beneficiaries.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 65,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1804, § 6, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-15-104.3 as it existed prior to 2006.
2023 Ch. 65, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-107 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Report concerning the program

Notwithstanding the provisions of section
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I)
, the executive director shall prepare an annual report concerning the status of the medically indigent program to be submitted to the health and human services committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, no later than February 1 of each year. The report shall be prepared following consultation with providers in the program, state department personnel, and other agencies, organizations, or individuals as the executive director deems appropriate in order to obtain comprehensive and objective information about the program.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 6, § 6, eff. 3/1/2017.
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1806, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1060), ch. 6, p. 16, § 6, effective March 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-15-105 as it existed prior to 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-109 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Appropriations

The general assembly shall make annual appropriations to the state department to accomplish the purposes of this part 1.
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1809, § 6, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-15-110 as it existed prior to 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-110 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Effect of part 1

This part 1 does not affect the responsibilities of the behavioral health administration in the department of human services for the provision of mental health care in accordance with article
66
of title
27
, and this part 1 does not affect any provisions of article
22
of title
23
or any other provisions of law relating to the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 222, § 65, eff. 7/1/2022.
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1809, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10 -175), ch. 188, p. 800, § 64, effective April 29.
This section is similar to former § 26-15-111 as it existed prior to 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-111 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] Penalties

Any person who represents that any medical service is reimbursable or subject to payment pursuant to this part 1 when the person knows that it is not commits a petty offense. Any person who represents that the person is eligible for assistance pursuant to this part 1 when the person knows that the person is not commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-503
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 68, § 42, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 482, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1809, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3241, p. 3241, § 482, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 26-15-112 as it existed prior to 2006.
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2025] COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-113) › Section 25.5-3-113 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2025] Repeal of part

This part 1 is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
Added by 2024 Ch. 76,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2025.
2024 Ch. 76, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-201 — 25.5-3-207) › Section 25.5-3-201 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1809, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 520, §4, effective May 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-201 — 25.5-3-207) › Section 25.5-3-202 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1809, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2109, §139, effective August 11. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 520, §4, effective May 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-201 — 25.5-3-207) › Section 25.5-3-203 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1810, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2010: (7)(a) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2109, §140, effective August 11. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 520, §4, effective May 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-201 — 25.5-3-207) › Section 25.5-3-204 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1811, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 520, §4, effective May 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-201 — 25.5-3-207) › Section 25.5-3-205 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1811, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 520, §4, effective May 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-201 — 25.5-3-207) › Section 25.5-3-206 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1812, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 520, §4, effective May 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 2 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-201 — 25.5-3-207) › Section 25.5-3-207 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: (1) and (3) amended, p. 1039, § 9, effective May 25; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1813, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2007: (4) added, p. 149, § 9, effective March 22. L. 2008: (4)(b) amended, p. 276, § 7, effective March 31. L. 2009: (3) amended, (SB 09-269), ch. 333, p. 1768, §8, effective June 1. L. 2010: (4)(c) added, (HB 10-1323), ch. 35, p. 131, §4, effective March 22. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 520, §5, effective May 5.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective September 15, 2011. (See L. 2011, p. 520.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 3 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES (§§ 25.5-3-301 — 25.5-3-304) › Section 25.5-3-303 - Consultation

At least annually, the state department shall consult with representatives of federally qualified health centers, school-based health centers, family residency directors, certified rural health clinics, other qualified providers, and consumer advocates regarding the implementation and administration of the allocation of moneys to qualified providers under this part 3.
L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE, (HB 12-1203), ch. 5, p. 17, § 1, effective March 1.
For the definition of "federally qualified health centers" in the federal "Social Security Act", see 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 3 - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES (§§ 25.5-3-301 — 25.5-3-304) › Section 25.5-3-304 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Primary care fund report

(1)
Beginning February 1, 2026, and each February 1 thereafter, the executive director shall prepare and submit an annual report to the house of representatives health and human services committee and the senate health and human services committee, or their successor committees; the joint budget committee; the governor; and the state board concerning the status of the primary care fund, created in section 24-22-117 (2)(b). At a minimum, the report must include:
(a)
The number of uninsured or medically indigent patients served who have an annual household income at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty guideline;
(b)
The allocation of money to qualified providers;
(c)
The state department's recommendations concerning the primary care fund; and
(d)
The information presented by the state department to the general assembly pursuant to section 25.5-3-505 (6).
Added by 2024 Ch. 76,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2025.
2024 Ch. 76, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 4 - COLORADO DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS (§§ 25.5-3-401 — 25.5-3-406) › Section 25.5-3-401 - Short title

This part 4 is known as and may be cited as the "Colorado Dental Health Care Program for Low-income Seniors".
Added by 2014 Ch. 314,§ 1, eff. 5/31/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-180), ch. 314, p. 1358, § 1, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 4 - COLORADO DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS (§§ 25.5-3-401 — 25.5-3-406) › Section 25.5-3-402 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
The purpose of this part 4 is to promote the health and welfare of Colorado low-income seniors by providing access to patient-centered dental care and services to individuals sixty years of age or older whose income and resources are insufficient to meet the costs of such care and thereby support individuals and families to live independently with a good quality of life;
(b)
By relocating and reorganizing the "Colorado Dental Care Act of 1977", which provided dental services to certain eligible seniors, the state department can align those dental health-care services with adult dental benefits provided through other dental health-care programs for seniors and thereby target the resources effectively to low-income seniors who may not qualify for those programs;
(c)
The state department shall implement this part 4 through collaboration among various executive departments, agencies, and political subdivisions of the state; private individuals; and organizations, including but not limited to:
(I)
The local area agencies on aging;
(II)
Community health centers;
(III)
Safety-net clinics;
(IV)
Private practice dental providers; and
(V)
Foundations; and
(d)
The state department shall implement this part 4 as a grant program throughout all geographic regions of the state using best practices and experience from other grant programs operated by the state department to provide maximum flexibility to safety-net and private-practice dental providers in order to promote the health and welfare of low-income seniors.
Added by 2014 Ch. 314,§ 1, eff. 5/31/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-180), ch. 314, p. 1358, § 1, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 4 - COLORADO DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS (§§ 25.5-3-401 — 25.5-3-406) › Section 25.5-3-403 - Definitions

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Advisory committee" means the senior dental advisory committee created in section
25.5-3-406
.
(2)
"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.
(3)
"Dental health-care services grant" means a grant awarded to a qualified grantee pursuant to section
25.5-3-404
.
(4)
"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.
(5)
"Program" means the Colorado dental health care program for low-income seniors created pursuant to section
25.5-3-404
.
(6)
"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:
(a)
An area agency on aging, as defined in section
26-11-203
, C.R.S.;
(b)
A community-based organization or foundation;
(c)
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;
(d)
A local public health agency; or
(e)
A private dental practice.
(7)
"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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 70, § 27, eff. 9/14/2020.
Added by 2014 Ch. 314, § 1, eff. 5/31/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-180), ch. 314, p. 1359, § 1, effective May 31.
For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 4 - COLORADO DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS (§§ 25.5-3-401 — 25.5-3-406) › Section 25.5-3-405 - Program reporting

(1)
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.
(2)
(a)
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.
(b)
Repealed.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 172,§ 2, eff. 5/14/2019.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 6,§ 7, eff. 3/1/2017.
Added by 2014 Ch. 314,§ 1, eff. 5/31/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-180), ch. 1362, p. 1362, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2017: (2) amended, (HB 17-1060), ch. 16, p. 16, § 7, effective March 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1326), ch. 2000, p. 2000, § 2, effective May 14.
Subsection (2)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(b), effective January 1, 2020. (See L. 2019, p. 2000.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 5 - HEALTH-CARE BILLING FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES NOT REIMBURSED THROUGH THE COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-501 — 25.5-3-507) › Section 25.5-3-501 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Definitions

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Health-care facility" means:
(a)
A hospital licensed as a general hospital pursuant to part 1 of article
3
of title
25
;
(b)
A hospital established pursuant to section
23-21-503
or
25-29-103
;
(c)
Any freestanding emergency department licensed pursuant to section
25-1.5-114
; or
(d)
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:
(I)
A federally qualified health center, as defined in the federal "Social Security Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4)
; or
(II)
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.
(2)
"Health-care services" has the same meaning as set forth in section
10-16-102 (33)
.
(3)
"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.
(4)
"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.
(5)
"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.
(6)
"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.
(7)
"Uninsured" means an uninsured individual, as defined in section
10-22-113 (5)(d)
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 435, § 1, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 2874, p. 2874, § 1, effective September 7.
2021 Ch. 435, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (§§ 25.5-1-101 — 25.5-11-101) › INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Article 3 - INDIGENT CARE (§§ 25.5-3-101 — 25.5-3-507) › Part 5 - HEALTH-CARE BILLING FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES NOT REIMBURSED THROUGH THE COLORADO INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM (§§ 25.5-3-501 — 25.5-3-507) › Section 25.5-3-502 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Requirement to screen patients for eligibility for public health-care programs and discounted care - rules

(1)
Beginning September 1, 2022, a health-care facility shall screen, unless a patient declines, each uninsured patient for eligibility for:
(a)
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;
(b)
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
(c)
Discounted care, as described in section
25.5-3-503
.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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)
.
(5)
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.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 203, § 1, eff. 5/20/2022.
Added by 2021 Ch. 435, § 1, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 2875, p. 2875, §1, effective September 7.
2021 Ch. 435, 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.