Section 25.5-8-107 - Duties of the department - schedule of services - premiums - copayments - subsidies - purchase of childhood immunizations(1) In addition to any other duties pursuant to this article 8, the department has the following duties: (a)(I) To design, and from time to time revise, a schedule of health-care services included in the plan and to propose said schedule to the medical services board for approval or modification. The schedule of health-care services as proposed by the department and approved by the medical services board shall include, but shall not be limited to, preventive care, physician services, prenatal care and postpartum care, inpatient and outpatient hospital services, prescription drugs and medications, and other services that may be medically necessary for the health of enrollees; except that the department may modify the schedule of health-care services to meet specific federal requirements or to accommodate those changes necessary for a program designed specifically for children.(II) In addition to the items specified in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section and any additional items approved by the medical services board, on and after January 1, 2001, the medical services board shall include dental services for all enrolled children, and on and after October 1, 2019, for all enrolled pregnant women, in the schedule of health-care services.(III) In addition to the items specified in subsection (1)(a)(I) and (1)(a)(II) of this section and any additional items approved by the medical services board, the medical services board shall include mental health services that are at least as comprehensive as the mental health services provided to medicaid members in the schedule of health-care services.(IV) The schedule of health-care services included in the plan shall not include coverage pursuant to the mandatory coverage provisions of section 10-16-104 (1.4), C.R.S.(V) In addition to the items specified in subsections (1)(a)(I), (1)(a)(II), and (1)(a)(III) of this section, and any additional items approved by the medical services board, the medical services board shall include, for all perinatal people, comprehensive lactation support services, lactation supplies and equipment, and maintenance of multi-user loaned equipment. An individual trained in advanced lactation support shall provide the lactation support services. Lactation equipment must include a single-user double electric breast pump, pump parts and pump collection kit, and access to a loaned multi-user hospital grade electric breast pump along with a compatible individual collection kit. Individuals must have access to single-user lactation supplies and equipment prior to delivery. Access to multi-user loaned breast pumps shall be authorized by a health-care provider. Access to multi-user loaned breast pumps is prioritized for individuals with premature, medically fragile, low birth weight infants, and with lactation complications. Individuals cannot be required to enroll in separate or additional programs in order to receive covered lactation equipment or lactation support services.(c) To design and implement a structure of copayments due to providers of managed health-care plans from enrollees. Enrollees in the plan may use funds from a medical savings account to pay copayments.(d) To design and propose to the medical services board for adoption detailed rules of eligibility and enrollment processes for the plan;(e) To design a procedure whereby a financial sponsor may pay the annual enrollment fee or some portion thereof on behalf of a subsidized or nonsubsidized enrollee; except that the payment made on behalf of said enrollee shall not exceed the total enrollment fee due from the enrollee;(f) To design a procedure whereby the plan may pay subsidies for eligible persons to purchase coverage under the plan or a comparable health insurance product;(g) To establish criteria to allow a managed care plan, the department, or some other entity to verify eligibility pursuant to section 25.5-8-109;(h) To conduct pilot projects including, but not limited to, testing models of marketing, enrollment, eligibility determination, and premium structures, to be implemented where appropriate and as approved by the joint budget committee.(i)(I) The department shall develop and implement an outreach strategy for Coloradans who become eligible for health coverage pursuant to section 25.5-2-104, 25.5-2-105, 25.5-5-201 (6), or 25.5-8-109 (7). The state department shall work with stakeholders to develop an outreach strategy that includes:(A) Funding for community-based organizations to partner with the department on outreach;(B) A method for providing information related to eligibility and enrollment that can be provided to nonprofit partners, school districts, and charter schools for outreach purposes; and(C) At a minimum, providing information related to eligibility and coverage in English, Spanish, and in each language spoken by at least two-and-one-half percent of the population of any county who speak English less than very well, as defined by the United States bureau of the census American community survey, and who speak the minority language at home;(II) Approximately twelve and twenty-four months after implementation of the strategy required pursuant to subsection (1)(i)(I) of this section, the department shall convene stakeholders, including directly impacted individuals, service providers, and advocacy organizations that are diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and who are affected by higher rates of health disparities and inequities. The department shall report on the outreach and enrollment strategy outcomes, including enrollment of eligible persons into these programs compared to those persons who are eligible for coverage, but not enrolled.(2) The department is authorized to institute a program for competitive bidding pursuant to section 24-103-202 or 24-103-203, C.R.S., for providing medical services on a managed care basis for children under this article. The department shall select more than one managed care contractor to serve counties in which there are providers contracting with more than one managed care plan. In counties where there is only one operational managed care plan, the department may contract with that managed care plan to serve children enrolled in the plan. The department shall assure the utilization of essential community providers for the provision of services including eligibility determination, enrollment, and outreach when reasonable. The department shall contract with managed care organizations for the delivery of health services pursuant to this article. The department may contract with essential community providers for health-care services in areas of the state that are not adequately served by managed care organizations.(3) The department may contract for billing and premium collection functions for the children's basic health plan with vendors who provide billing and premium collection functions for other state insurance programs in order to consolidate billing and premium collection functions among multiple state programs. Such contracts may be entered into if the department determines that the scope of work provided by the vendor is similar to the work requirements for the children's basic health plan and that it would be more efficient and cost-effective to contract with the same vendor on multiple programs.(4) Commencing with fiscal year 2001-02, the annual administrative costs for the children's basic health plan shall not exceed ten percent of the total annual program costs.(5) The department may purchase vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices to the centers for disease control and prevention in the federal department of health and human services, or its successor entity, through a vaccine purchasing system, if such a system is developed pursuant to section 25-4-2403 (1), C.R.S., for children enrolled in the children's basic health plan.Amended by 2024 Ch. 152,§ 98, eff. 8/7/2024.Amended by 2022 Ch. 399, § 21, eff. 6/7/2022.Amended by 2019 Ch. 116, § 2, eff. 4/16/2019.L. 2006: (1)(a)(I) amended, p. 1505, § 51, effective June 1; entire article added with relocations, p. 1978, § 7, effective July 1; (1)(a)(I) amended, p. 1078, § 6, effective 1/1/2007. L. 2008: (2)(a)(III) added, p. 2020, § 4, effective 1/1/2009. L. 2009: (1)(a)(IV) added, (SB 09 -244), ch. 391, p. 2118, § 5, effective 7/1/2010. L. 2010: (1)(b) amended, (HB 10 -1422), ch. 419, p. 2115, § 151, effective August 11. L. 2013: (1)(a)(I) amended, (HB 13-1266), ch. 217, p. 993, § 64, effective May 13; (5) amended, (SB 13-222), ch. 350, p. 2033, § 5, effective May 28.(1) This section is similar to former § 26-19-107 as it existed prior to 2006.
(2) Amendments to section 26-19-107(1)(a)(I) by House Bill 06-1391 were harmonized with subsection (1)(a)(I) as it appeared in Senate Bill 06-219. Amendments to section 26-19-107(1)(a)(I) by Senate Bill 06-036 were further harmonized with subsection (1)(a)(I), effective January 1, 2007.
2024 Ch. 152, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act amending subsection (1)(a)(I), see § 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 2006. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2009 act adding subsection (1)(a)(IV), see § 1 of chapter 391, Session Laws of Colorado 2009. For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending subsection (5), see section 1 of chapter 350, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1038, see section 1 of chapter 116, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.