10 Colo. Code Regs. § 2505-10-8.449.1
Utilization review requirements are that all long-term health care facilities participating in the Medical Assistance Program make provision for utilization review and medical care appraisal to assure quality patient care and appropriate use of health care facilities. Each facility shall submit to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing a plan for doing so that agrees in principle with the model plan attached. Individual case reviews are to be so scheduled as to provide for annual review of each patient certified for skilled nursing care and semi-annual review of each patient certified for intermediate care.
The Utilization Review Plan developed by the long-term care facility lists the members of the Utilization Review Committee. Any change in membership of the Committee is to be communicated to the State Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the State Department of Public Health and Environment.
The minutes of Utilization Review Committee meetings are to be kept on file in the facility and available to representatives of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the State Department of Public Health and Environment.
10 CCR 2505-10-8.449.1