ColoradoBehavioral Health Services for Medicaid Members
What it does
The act excludes from the statewide managed care program (program) services for medicaid members in a qualified residential treatment program or a psychiatric residential treatment facility and in the care and custody of a county department of human or social services until July 1, 2026. The act excludes from the program residential child health-care program services in counties that have a written agreement regarding services.
More detail
No later than December 1, 2025, the act requires the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF), in collaboration with the department of human services, the behavioral health administration, and relevant stakeholders, to develop policies to transition qualified residential treatment programs and psychiatric residential treatment facilities to the statewide managed care system for medicaid members who are in the care and custody of a county department of human or social services (policies). The act requires HCPF to implement the policies no later than July 1, 2026. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 31Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 12Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 12Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 12Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 30House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 29House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 23Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 22Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 22Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 15Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced