§ 25.5-1-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 25.5-1-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25.5: Health
• Art.: Department of

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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.

Legislative History

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.