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	1	+	First Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 23-0859.01 Jerry Barry x4341
1	8		SENATE BILL 23-182
2		-	BY SENATOR(S) Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Exum, Ginal, Kolker,
3		-	Marchman, Moreno, Priola;
4		-	also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Pugliese, Bockenfeld, Sirota, Dickson,
5		-	Lieder, Lindsay, Snyder, McCluskie
6		-	.
	9	+	Senate Committees House Committees
	10	+	Appropriations Appropriations
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
7	12		C
8		-	ONCERNING THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN STATUTORY
9		-	REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
10		-	.
11		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
12		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-101, add (6) as
13		-	follows:
14		-	25.5-5-101. Mandatory provisions - eligible groups - rules -
15		-	repeal. (6) (a) T
16		-	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS
17		-	ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
18		-	"FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE
19		-	FEDERAL
20		-	"CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", THE FOLLOWING
21		-	SUBSECTIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL
22		-	JUNE 1, 2024:
	13	+	ONCERNING THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSI ON OF CERTAIN STATUTORY101
	14	+	REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDI CAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS . 102
	15	+	Bill Summary
	16	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	17	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	18	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	19	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	20	+	http://leg.colorado.gov
	21	+	.)
	22	+	As a condition of receiving federal money under the federal
	23	+	"Families First Coronavirus Response Act", the state was required to
	24	+	maintain the enrollment of nearly all individuals receiving medicaid until
	25	+	April 1, 2023, at which point states are given 14 months to return to
	26	+	normal eligibility and enrollment operations. Additionally, due to the
	27	+	declared public health emergency in Colorado in response to the
	28	+	HOUSE
	29	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	30	+	April 13, 2023
	31	+	HOUSE
	32	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	33	+	April 12, 2023
	34	+	SENATE
	35	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	36	+	March 20, 2023
	37	+	SENATE
	38	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	39	+	March 17, 2023
	40	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	41	+	Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Exum, Ginal, Kolker, Marchman, Moreno, Priola
	42	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	43	+	Bird and Pugliese, Bockenfeld, Sirota, Dickson, Lieder, Lindsay, McCluskie, Snyder
	44	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	45	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	46	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. COVID-19 outbreak and to effectuate the federal continuous enrollment
	47	+	requirement, the governor suspended certain statutory requirements
	48	+	related to enrollment and cost sharing in medical assistance programs.
	49	+	The bill suspends these requirements statutorily for the 14 months after
	50	+	April 1, 2023.
	51	+	The bill suspends certain other statutory enrollment and
	52	+	cost-sharing requirements until May 31, or June 1, 2024, and other
	53	+	statutory enrollment requirements until 12 months past the declaration of
	54	+	the end of the federal public health emergency.
	55	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	56	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-101, add (5)2
	57	+	as follows:3
	58	+	25.5-5-101. Mandatory provisions - eligible groups - rules -4
	59	+	repeal. (5) (a) T
	60	+	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS5
	61	+	ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL6
	62	+	"F
	63	+	AMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND7
	64	+	THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", THE8
	65	+	FOLLOWING SUBSECTIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE 1,9
	66	+	2024:10
23	67		(I) S
24		-	UBSECTION (1)(c) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE
25		-	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL A WOMAN RECEIVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
26		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
27		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
28		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
29		-	history, or the Session Laws.
30		-	________
31		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
32		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
33		-	the act. SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE WOMAN 'S PREGNANCY;
	68	+	UBSECTION (1)(c) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE11
	69	+	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL A WOMAN RECEIVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE12
	70	+	SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE WOMAN 'S PREGNANCY;13
34	71		(II) S
35		-	UBSECTION (1)(d) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE
36		-	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL A CHILD AT ONE YEAR OF AGE WHO WAS
37		-	ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT BIRTH
38		-	;
	72	+	UBSECTION (1)(d) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE14
	73	+	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL A CHILD AT ONE YEAR OF AGE WHO WAS15
	74	+	ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT BIRTH ;16
39	75		(III) S
40		-	UBSECTION (1)(e) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE
41		-	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL FORMER FOSTER CARE CHILDREN
42		-	; AND
43		-	(IV) ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION THAT REQUIRES THE
44		-	STATE DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING MEDICAL
45		-	ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT PROCESSING THE
46		-	INDIVIDUAL
47		-	'S NEXT ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOLLOWING THE END
48		-	OF THE CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT
49		-	TO THE FEDERAL
50		-	"FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L.
	76	+	UBSECTION (1)(e) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE17
	77	+	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL FORMER FOSTER CARE CHILDREN ; AND18
	78	+	(IV) A
	79	+	NY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION THAT REQUIRES THE19
	80	+	STATE DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING MEDICAL20
	81	+	182-2- ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT PROCESSING THE1
	82	+	INDIVIDUAL'S NEXT ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOLLOWING THE2
	83	+	END OF THE CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTED3
	84	+	PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL "FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE4
	85	+	A
	86	+	CT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED5
	87	+	A
	88	+	PPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023".6
	89	+	(b) T
	90	+	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS7
	91	+	SUBSECTION (5) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME8
	92	+	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED9
	93	+	BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ,10
	94	+	INCLUDING TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY , THE PROCESSING OF11
	95	+	ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL12
	96	+	ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY13
	97	+	CATEGORIES.14
	98	+	(c) T
	99	+	HIS SUBSECTION (5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.15
	100	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-201, add (7)16
	101	+	and (8) as follows:17
	102	+	25.5-5-201. Optional provisions - optional groups - rules -18
	103	+	repeal. (7) (a) T
	104	+	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS19
	105	+	ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL20
	106	+	"F
	107	+	AMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND21
	108	+	THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", THE22
	109	+	FOLLOWING SUBSECTIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE 1,23
	110	+	2024:24
	111	+	(I) S
	112	+	UBSECTION (1)(p) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE25
	113	+	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED IN THE MEDICAL26
	114	+	ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHO REACHES SIXTY -FIVE YEARS OF AGE; AND27
	115	+	182
	116	+	-3- (II) ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION THAT REQUIRES THE1
	117	+	STATE DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING MEDICAL2
	118	+	ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO THE STA TE DEPARTMENT PROCESSING THE3
	119	+	INDIVIDUAL'S NEXT ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOLLOWING THE4
	120	+	END OF THE CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTED5
	121	+	PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL "FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE6
	122	+	A
	123	+	CT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED7
	124	+	A
	125	+	PPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023".8
	126	+	(b) T
	127	+	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS9
	128	+	SUBSECTION (7) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME10
	129	+	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED11
	130	+	BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ,12
	131	+	INCLUDING TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY , THE PROCESSING OF13
	132	+	ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL14
	133	+	ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY15
	134	+	CATEGORIES.16
	135	+	(c) T
	136	+	HIS SUBSECTION (7) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.17
	137	+	(8) (a) T
	138	+	HE STATE DEPARTMENT MAY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE18
	139	+	COVERAGE FOR THE TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 FOR19
	140	+	UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS PURSUANT TO SECTION 190220
	141	+	(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XXIII)
	142	+	OF THE FEDERAL "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT" THROUGH21
	143	+	M
	144	+	AY 31, 2023,
	145	+	WITHOUT FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION .22
	146	+	(b) T
	147	+	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS23
	148	+	SUBSECTION (8) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME24
	149	+	ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN AN ORDERLY PROCESS THAT FOLLOWS GUIDANCE25
	150	+	PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID26
	151	+	SERVICES, INCLUDING TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY, THE PROCESSING OF27
	152	+	182
	153	+	-4- ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAID AND1
	154	+	CHILDREN'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES.2
	155	+	(c) T
	156	+	HIS SUBSECTION (8) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE MAY 31, 2023.3
	157	+	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-4-205, add4
	158	+	(3)(f) as follows:5
	159	+	25.5-4-205. Application - verification of eligibility -6
	160	+	demonstration project - rules - repeal. (3) (f) (I) T
	161	+	O ENSURE THAT THE7
	162	+	STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING8
	163	+	PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL "FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE9
	164	+	A
	165	+	CT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED10
	166	+	A
	167	+	PPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", SUBSECTIONS (3)(b)(I) AND (3)(d) OF THIS11
	168	+	SECTION REQUIRING THE COLLECTION OR VERIFICATION OF ANY12
	169	+	INFORMATION RELATED TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY FACTORS ,13
	170	+	INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, INCOME, OR ASSETS FOR THOSE14
	171	+	INDIVIDUALS ALREADY ENROLLED IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM15
	172	+	ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE 1, 2024.16
	173	+	(II) T
	174	+	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS17
	175	+	SUBSECTION (3)(f) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME18
	176	+	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED19
	177	+	BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ,20
	178	+	INCLUDING TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY , THE PROCESSING OF21
	179	+	ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL22
	180	+	ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY23
	181	+	CATEGORIES.24
	182	+	(III) T
	183	+	HIS SUBSECTION (3)(f) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1,25
	184	+	2024.26
	185	+	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-6-1404, add (6)27
	186	+	182
	187	+	-5- as follows:1
	188	+	25.5-6-1404. Medicaid buy-in program - eligibility - premiums2
	189	+	- medicaid buy-in fund - report - rules - repeal. (6) (a) T
	190	+	O ENSURE3
	191	+	THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL4
	192	+	FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL "FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS5
	193	+	R
	194	+	ESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED6
	195	+	A
	196	+	PPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", SUBSECTIONS (1)(a), (1)(b), AND (3)(a) OF7
	197	+	THIS SECTION ESTABLISHING COVERAGE GROUP REQUIREMENTS AND8
	198	+	REQUIRING PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY9
	199	+	FOR THE MEDICAID BUY-IN PROGRAM ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE LAST DAY10
	200	+	OF THE TWELFTH MONTH FOLLOWING THE END OF THE DECLARED FEDERAL11
	201	+	PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AS A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE12
	202	+	2019,
	203	+	KNOWN AS "COVID-19".13
	204	+	(b) T
	205	+	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS14
	206	+	SUBSECTION (6) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME15
	207	+	ROUTINE OPERATIONS THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL16
	208	+	CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES , INCLUDING17
	209	+	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY , THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY18
	210	+	RENEWALS, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND19
	211	+	CHILDREN'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES.20
	212	+	(c) T
	213	+	HIS SUBSECTION (6) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.21
	214	+	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-8-109, add (8)22
	215	+	as follows:23
	216	+	25.5-8-109. Eligibility - children - pregnant women - rules -24
	217	+	repeal. (8) (a) T
	218	+	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS25
	219	+	ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL26
	220	+	"F
	221	+	AMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND27
	222	+	182
	223	+	-6- THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023",1
	224	+	SUBSECTIONS (4) AND (4.5)(a)(II) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE2
	225	+	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED IN THE CHILDREN 'S3
	226	+	BASIC HEALTH PLAN DUE TO THE ANNUAL VERIFICATION OF INCOME , AS4
	227	+	AUTHORIZED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES5
	228	+	ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE 1, 2024.6
	229	+	(b) T
	230	+	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS7
	231	+	SUBSECTION (8) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME8
	232	+	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED9
	233	+	BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ,10
	234	+	INCLUDING TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY , THE PROCESSING OF11
	235	+	ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL12
	236	+	ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY13
	237	+	CATEGORIES.14
	238	+	(c) T
	239	+	HIS SUBSECTION (8) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.15
	240	+	SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-4-209, add16
	241	+	(1)(e) as follows:17
	242	+	25.5-4-209. Payments by third parties - copayments by18
	243	+	recipients - review - appeal - children's waiting list reduction fund -19
	244	+	rules - repeal. (1) (e) (I) T
	245	+	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT20
	246	+	MAINTAINS ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE21
	247	+	FEDERAL "FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L.22
51	248		116-127,
52		-	AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023".
53		-	(b) T
54		-	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
55		-	SUBSECTION
56		-	(6) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME
57		-	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY
58		-	JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY
59		-	THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
60		-	, INCLUDING
61		-	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
62		-	, THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS,
63		-	AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC
64		-	HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES
65		-	.
66		-	(c) T
67		-	HIS SUBSECTION (6) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.
68		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-201, add (7)
69		-	and (8) as follows:
70		-	25.5-5-201. Optional provisions - optional groups - rules - repeal.
71		-	(7) (a) T
72		-	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS ACCESS TO
73		-	STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
74		-	"FAMILIES FIRST
75		-	CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE FEDERAL
76		-	"CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", THE FOLLOWING
77		-	SUBSECTIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL
78		-	JUNE 1, 2024:
79		-	(I) S
80		-	UBSECTION (1)(p) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE
81		-	DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED IN THE MEDICAL
82		-	ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHO REACHES SIXTY
83		-	-FIVE YEARS OF AGE; AND
84		-	PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 23-182 (II) ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION THAT REQUIRES THE
85		-	STATE DEPARTMENT TO DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING MEDICAL
86		-	ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT PROCESSING THE
87		-	INDIVIDUAL
88		-	'S NEXT ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOLLOWING THE END
89		-	OF THE CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTED PURS UANT
90		-	TO THE FEDERAL
91		-	"FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L.
92		-	116-127,
93		-	AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023".
94		-	(b) T
95		-	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
96		-	SUBSECTION
97		-	(7) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME
98		-	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY
99		-	JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY
100		-	THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
101		-	, INCLUDING
102		-	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
103		-	, THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS,
104		-	AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC
105		-	HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES
106		-	.
107		-	(c) T
108		-	HIS SUBSECTION (7) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.
109		-	(8) (a) T
110		-	HE STATE DEPARTMENT MAY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
111		-	COVERAGE FOR THE TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR
112		-	COVID-19 FOR
113		-	UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS PURSUANT TO SECTION
114		-	1902 (a)(10)(A)(ii)(XXIII)
115		-	OF THE FEDERAL "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT" THROUGH MAY 31, 2023,
116		-	WITHOUT FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION .
117		-	(b) T
118		-	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
119		-	SUBSECTION
120		-	(8) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME
121		-	ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN AN ORDERLY PROCESS THAT FOLLOWS GUIDANCE
122		-	PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
123		-	SERVICES
124		-	, INCLUDING TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY, THE PROCESSING OF
125		-	ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS
126		-	, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAID AND
127		-	CHILDREN
128		-	'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES.
129		-	(c) T
130		-	HIS SUBSECTION (8) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE MAY 31, 2023.
131		-	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-4-205, add (3)(f)
132		-	as follows:
133		-	25.5-4-205. Application - verification of eligibility -
134		-	demonstration project - rules - repeal. (3) (f) (I) T
135		-	O ENSURE THAT THE
136		-	STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING
137		-	PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 23-182 PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL "FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
138		-	ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS
139		-	ACT, 2023", SUBSECTIONS (3)(b)(I) AND (3)(d) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING
140		-	THE COLLECTION OR VERIFICATION OF ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO
141		-	MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY FACTORS
142		-	, INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP,
143		-	HOUSEHOLD SIZE, INCOME, OR ASSETS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS ALREADY
144		-	ENROLLED IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL
145		-	JUNE 1, 2024.
	249	+	AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT,23
	250	+	2023",
	251	+	SUBSECTIONS (1)(b) AND (1)(c) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING24
	252	+	COPAYMENTS OR MEMBER COST SHARING FOR COVID-19 TESTING,25
	253	+	VACCINES, SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, AND THERAPIES TO COMPLY WITH THE26
	254	+	"F
	255	+	AMILY FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE27
	256	+	182
	257	+	-7- "AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, ARE SUSPENDED1
	258	+	UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF THE TWELFTH MONTH FOLLOWING THE END OF THE2
	259	+	DECLARED FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AS A RESULT OF THE3
	260	+	CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019, KNOWN AS "COVID-19".4
146	261		(II) T
147		-	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
148		-	SUBSECTION
149		-	(3)(f) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME
150		-	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY
151		-	JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY
152		-	THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
153		-	, INCLUDING
154		-	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
155		-	, THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS,
156		-	AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC
157		-	HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES
158		-	.
	262	+	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS5
	263	+	SUBSECTION (1)(e) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME6
	264	+	ROUTINE OPERATIONS THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL7
	265	+	CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES , INCLUDING8
	266	+	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY , THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY9
	267	+	RENEWALS, AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND10
	268	+	CHILDREN'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES.11
159	269		(III) T
160		-	HIS SUBSECTION (3)(f) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.
161		-	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-6-1404, add (6)
162		-	as follows:
163		-	25.5-6-1404. Medicaid buy-in program - eligibility - premiums
164		-	- medicaid buy-in fund - report - rules - repeal. (6) (a) T
165		-	O ENSURE THAT
166		-	THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL
167		-	FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
168		-	"FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS
169		-	RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED
170		-	APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", SUBSECTIONS (1)(a), (1)(b), AND (3)(a) OF
171		-	THIS SECTION ESTABLISHING COVERAGE GROUP REQUIREMENTS AND
172		-	REQUIRING PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR
173		-	THE MEDICAID BUY
174		-	-IN PROGRAM ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF
175		-	THE TWELFTH MONTH FOLLOWING THE END OF THE DECLARED FEDERAL
176		-	PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AS A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE
177		-	2019, KNOWN AS "COVID-19".
178		-	(b) T
179		-	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
180		-	SUBSECTION
181		-	(6) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME
182		-	ROUTINE OPERATIONS THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL
183		-	CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
184		-	, INCLUDING
185		-	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
186		-	, THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS,
187		-	PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 23-182 AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC
188		-	HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES
189		-	.
190		-	(c) T
191		-	HIS SUBSECTION (6) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.
192		-	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-8-109, add (8) as
193		-	follows:
194		-	25.5-8-109. Eligibility - children - pregnant women - rules -
195		-	repeal. (8) (a) T
196		-	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS
197		-	ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
198		-	"FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE
199		-	FEDERAL
200		-	"CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023", SUBSECTIONS (4)
201		-	AND (4.5)(a)(II) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO
202		-	DISENROLL AN INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED IN THE CHILDREN
203		-	'S BASIC HEALTH
204		-	PLAN DUE TO THE ANNUAL VERIFICATION OF INCOME
205		-	, AS AUTHORIZED BY
206		-	THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ARE SUSPENDED
207		-	UNTIL
208		-	JUNE 1, 2024.
209		-	(b) T
210		-	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
211		-	SUBSECTION
212		-	(8) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME
213		-	ROUTINE OPERATIONS BY
214		-	JUNE 1, 2024, THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY
215		-	THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
216		-	, INCLUDING
217		-	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
218		-	, THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS,
219		-	AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC
220		-	HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES
221		-	.
222		-	(c) T
223		-	HIS SUBSECTION (8) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024.
224		-	SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-4-209, add (1)(e)
225		-	as follows:
226		-	25.5-4-209. Payments by third parties - copayments by
227		-	recipients - review - appeal - children's waiting list reduction fund -
228		-	rules - repeal. (1) (e) (I) T
229		-	O ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
230		-	MAINTAINS ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE
231		-	FEDERAL
232		-	"FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127,
233		-	AND THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023",
234		-	SUBSECTIONS (1)(b) AND (1)(c) OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING COPAYMENTS
235		-	OR MEMBER COST SHARING FOR
236		-	COVID-19 TESTING, VACCINES, SPECIALIZED
237		-	PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 23-182 EQUIPMENT, AND THERAPIES TO COMPLY WITH THE "FAMILY FIRST
238		-	CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT", PUB.L. 116-127, AND THE "AMERICAN
239		-	RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE LAST
240		-	DAY OF THE TWELFTH MONTH FOLLOWING THE END OF THE DECLARED
241		-	FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AS A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS
242		-	DISEASE
243		-	2019, KNOWN AS "COVID-19".
244		-	(II) T
245		-	HE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
246		-	SUBSECTION
247		-	(1)(e) TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN RESUME
248		-	ROUTINE OPERATIONS THAT FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL
249		-	CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
250		-	, INCLUDING
251		-	TERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
252		-	, THE PROCESSING OF ELIGIBILITY RENEWALS,
253		-	AND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN 'S BASIC
254		-	HEALTH PLAN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES
255		-	.
256		-	(III) T
257		-	HIS SUBSECTION (1)(e) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER
258		-	30, 2024.
259		-	SECTION 7. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
260		-	PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 23-182 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
261		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
262		-	____________________________ ____________________________
263		-	Steve Fenberg
264		-	Julie McCluskie
265		-	PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
266		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
267		-	____________________________ ____________________________
268		-	Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
269		-	SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
270		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
271		-	APPROVED________________________________________
272		-	(Date and Time)
273		-	_________________________________________
274		-	Jared S. Polis
275		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
276		-	PAGE 7-SENATE BILL 23-182
	270	+	HIS SUBSECTION (1)(e) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER12
	271	+	30,
	272	+	2024.13
	273	+	SECTION 7. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,14
	274	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate15
	275	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.16
	276	+	182
	277	+	-8-