This title shall be known and may be cited as the “State Health Care Policy and Financing Act”. Source: L. 93: Entire title added, p. 1097, § 15, effective July 1, 1994. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1781, § 1, effective July 1.
The general assembly declares that state and local policymakers and health and human services administrators recognize that the management of and the delivery system for health and human services have become complex, fragmented, and costly and that the health and human services delivery system in this state should be restructured to adequately address the needs […]
As used in this title 25.5, unless the context otherwise requires: “County board” means the county or district board of human or social services; except that, in the city and county of Denver, “county board” means the department or agency with the responsibility for public assistance and welfare activities, and, in the city and county […]
There is hereby created the 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 executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the […]
The state department shall, on and after July 1, 1994, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested prior to July 1, 1994, in the Colorado health data commission within the department of local affairs, the department of social services concerning the “Colorado Medical Assistance Act”, and the university of […]
The executive director shall appoint a chief medical officer who shall: Have a degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy and be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Colorado; Have at least two years of postgraduate experience in primary care; and Have at least two years of experience in an administrative […]
Source: L. 93: Entire title added, p. 1101, § 15, effective July 1, 1994. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1785, § 1, effective July 1.
The executive director may appoint one or more persons to serve as administrative law judges for the state department pursuant to section 24-4-105 and pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24 subject to appropriations made to the department of personnel. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, hearings conducted by […]
The executive director shall have authority to promulgate rules in connection with the policies and procedures governing the administration of the department including, but not limited to, rules concerning the following: Matters of internal administration of the department, including organization, staffing, records, reports, systems, and procedures; Fiscal and personnel administration for the department; Accounting and […]
All moneys collected by the state department as fees or otherwise shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the department of health care policy and financing cash fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the […]
The general assembly finds that: It is important to collect and analyze objective clinical standards to maximize the scarce dollars available for medical care; and The development of an ongoing, transparent measurement of health outcomes is essential to ensure quality health care for Coloradans. The state department, following consultation with external clinical advisors, shall develop […]
Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1308, § 27, effective June 7. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1787, § 1, effective July 1.
Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 1230, § 9, effective June 3. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1787, § 1, effective July 1.
The state department shall consult with and coordinate with the counties before making any changes that affect county operations in the implementation of this section, when possible under state statutes and federal statutes and regulations. In administering any funds appropriated or made available to the state department for medical assistance administration, the state department has […]
In enacting this section, the general assembly intends to: Implement waste, fraud, and abuse detection, prevention, and recovery solutions to improve program integrity in the state’s medicaid program and create efficiency and cost savings through a shift from a retrospective “pay and chase” model to a prospective prepayment model; and Invest in the most cost-effective […]
The executive director of the state department, or district attorneys may request and shall receive from departments, boards, bureaus, or other agencies of the state or any of its political subdivisions, and the same are authorized to provide, such assistance and data as will enable the state department and county departments properly to carry out […]
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before November 1, 2017, and on or before November 1 each year thereafter, the state department shall submit a written report to the joint budget committee; the judiciary committee and the public health care and human services committee of the house of representatives, or their successor […]
The state department may establish reasonable rules to provide safeguards restricting the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants, recipients, and former and potential recipients of medical assistance to purposes directly connected with the administration of such medical assistance and related state department activities and covering the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, […]
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, there is established in each county of the state a county department of human or social services that consists of a county board of human or social services, a county director of human or social services, and any additional employees as may be necessary for the […]
The county departments or other state designated agencies, where applicable, shall serve as agents of the state department and shall be charged with the administration of medical assistance and related activities in the respective counties in accordance with the rules of the state department. The county departments or other state designated agencies, where applicable, shall […]
