HOUSE BILL 22-1188
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Herod and McCluskie, Ransom, Bernett, Bird,
Boesenecker, Cutter, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray,
Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Lindsay, Lontine, Michaelson Jenet, Ricks,
Sirota, Snyder, Titone, Young;
also SENATOR(S) Moreno and Rankin, Hansen, Buckner, Fenberg,
Fields, Ginal, Gonzales, Jaquez Lewis, Lee, Pettersen, Priola, Story,
Winter
.
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ONCERNING AUTHORIZING MONEY IN THE ARPA ACCOUNT WITHIN THE
HEALTHCARE AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY FEE CASH FUND
TO BE USED FOR HOME
- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR A FEDERAL MATCH BUT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED
PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL
"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF
2021".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-4-402.4, amend
(5)(c)(I) as follows:
25.5-4-402.4. Hospitals - healthcare affordability and
sustainability fee - legislative declaration - Colorado healthcare
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. affordability and sustainability enterprise - federal waiver - fund
created - rules - reports - repeal. (5) Healthcare affordability and
sustainability fee cash fund. (c) ARPA home- and community-based
services account. (I) (A) There is created the "ARPA home- and
community-based services account" within the fund, referred to in this
subsection (5)(c) as the "ARPA account". Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section to the contrary, money in the ARPA account as a
result of fund savings and federal matching dollars must be used in
accordance with section 9817 of the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of
2021", Pub.L. 117-2, as amended, referred to in this section as "ARPA", to
implement or supplement the implementation of home- and
community-based services under the medical assistance program pursuant
to the provisions of part 18 of article 6 of this title 25.5.
(B) N
OTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (5)(c)(I)(A) OR ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS SECTION
, MONEY IN THE ARPA ACCOUNT MAY BE USED
FOR A PURPOSE THAT IS INELIGIBLE FOR A FEDERAL MATCH BUT OTHERWISE
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THE
ARPA IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATES THE MONEY FOR THAT PURPOSE
.
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1188 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
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Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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