10 Colo. Code Regs. § 2505-10-8.901

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024

Section 10 CCR 2505-10-8.901 - DEFINITIONS

A. Applicant means an individual who has applied at a Qualified Health Care Provider to receive discounted health care services.

B. Children's Basic Health Plan or the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) means the Children's Basic Health Plan as defined in Title 25.5, Article 8, C.R.S.

C. Client means an individual whose application to receive discounted health care services has been approved by a Qualified Health Care Provider.

D. Clinic Provider means any Qualified Health Care Provider that is a community health clinic licensed or certified by the Department of Public Health and Environment pursuant to C.R.S § 25-1.5-103, a federally qualified health center as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4), or a rural health clinic, as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(2).

E. Colorado Indigent Care Program or CICP or Program means the Colorado Indigent Care Program as authorized by state law at Title 25.5, Article 3, Part 1, C.R.S.

F. Denver Metropolitan Area means the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metropolitan area as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

G. Department means the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing established pursuant to section 25.5-1-104, C.R.S.

H. Doubled-up means a person who has no permanent housing of their own and who is temporarily living with a person who has no legal obligation to financially support them.

I. 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.

J. 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), C.R.S., a federally qualified health center, as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x(aa)(4), a rural health clinic, as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x(aa)(2), a health maintenance organization issued a certificate authority pursuant to Section 10-16-402, C.R.S., and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center when acting pursuant to Section 25.5-3-108(5)(a)(I) or (5)(a)(II)(A), C.R.S. For the purposes of the Program, General Provider includes associated physicians.

K. Homeless means a person who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence, or is in a doubled-up situation, or is in imminent danger of losing their primary night-time residence, and who lacks resources or support networks to remain in housing, or has a primary night-time residency that is:

(A) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations,

(B) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or

(C) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. This does not include an individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to federal or state law.

L. Hospital Discounted Care means Health Care Billing for Indigent Patients as defined in Title 25.5, Article 3, Part 5, C.R.S.

M. Hospital Provider means any Qualified Health Care Provider that is a general hospital licensed or certified by the Department of Public Health and Environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, C.R.S. and which operates inpatient facilities.

N. Medicaid means the Colorado medical assistance program as defined in Title 25.5, Article 4, C.R.S.

O. Qualified Health Care Provider means any General Provider who is approved by the Department to provide, and receive funding for, discounted health care services under the CICP.

P. Transitional housing means housing designed to provide homeless individuals and families with the interim stability and support to successfully move to and maintain permanent housing.

Q. Uniform Application means the application for discounted care created pursuant to Section 8.922.

R. Urgent Care means treatment needed because of an injury or serious illness that requires treatment within 48 hours.

10 CCR 2505-10-8.901

47 CR 11, June 10, 2024, effective 6/30/2024