Colorado § 25.5-1-103 - Definitions.

§ 25.5-1-103. Definitions.

As used in this title 25.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "County board" means the county or district board of human or social services; except that, in the city and county of Denver, "county board" means the department or agency with the responsibility for public assistance and welfare activities, and, in the city and county of Broomfield, "county board" means the city council or a board or commission with the responsibility for public assistance and welfare activities appointed by the city and county of Broomfield.

(2) "County department" means the county or district department of human or social services.

(3) "County director" means the director of the county or district department of human or social services.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing.

(5) "Medical assistance" means any program administered by the state department, including but not limited to the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", as specified in articles 4, 5, and 6 of this title, the "Children's Basic Health Plan Act", article 8 of this title, the old age pension health and medical care program, and the supplemental old age pension health and medical care program; except that "medical assistance" for purposes of articles 4, 5, and 6 of this title shall have the meaning as defined in section 25.5-4-103 (13).

(5.5) "Medical home" means an appropriately qualified medical specialty, developmental, therapeutic, or mental health-care practice that verifiably ensures continuous, accessible, and comprehensive access to and coordination of community-based medical care, mental health care, oral health care, and related services for a child. A medical home may also be referred to as a health-care home. If a child's medical home is not a primary medical care provider, the child must have a primary medical care provider to ensure that a child's primary medical care needs are appropriately addressed. All medical homes shall ensure, at a minimum, the following:

(a) Health maintenance and preventive care;

(b) Anticipatory guidance and health education;

(c) Acute and chronic illness care;

(d) Coordination of medications, specialists, and therapies;

(e) Provider participation in hospital care; and

(f) Twenty-four-hour telephone care.

(6) "Member" means any person who has been determined eligible to receive benefits or services under this title 25.5.

(7) "State board" or "board" means the medical services board created pursuant to section 25.5-1-301.

(8) "State department" means the department of health care policy and financing.

(9) "State designated agency" means an agency designated to perform specified functions that would otherwise be performed by the county departments, including case management agencies, as defined in section 25.5-6-1702, and medical assistance sites.

Source: L. 93: Entire title added, p. 1098, § 15, effective July 1, 1994. L. 95: (2.5) added, p. 903, § 2, effective May 25. L. 96: (1) repealed, p. 1473, § 25, effective June 1. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1782, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (5.5) added, p. 1487, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2018: IP and (1) to (3) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 443, § 106, effective August 8. L. 2021: (9) amended, (HB 21-1187), ch. 83, p. 331, § 21, effective July 1, 2024. L. 2024: (6) amended, (SB 24-176), ch. 152, p. 615, § 1, effective August 7.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.