§ 25.5-1-120 — Appropriations

Colorado § 25.5-1-120

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

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(1) (a) For carrying out the duties and
obligations of the state department and county departments under the provisions
of this title and for matching such federal funds or meeting maintenance of effort
requirements as may be available for public assistance and welfare activities in the
state, including medical assistance administration and related activities, the
general assembly, in accordance with the constitution and laws of the state of
Colorado, shall make adequate appropriations for the payment of such costs,
pursuant to the budget prepared by the executive director.

(b) If the federal law shall provide federal funds, in cash or in another form
such as medical assistance, not otherwise provided for in this title, the state
department is authorized to make such payments or offer such services in
accordance with the requirements accompanying said federal funds within the
limits of available state appropriations.

(c) When the executive director determines that adequate appropriations for
the payment of the costs described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) have not
been made and that an overexpenditure of an appropriation will occur based upon
the state department's estimates, the state board may take actions consistent with
state and federal law to bring the rate of expenditure into line with available funds.
The general assembly declares that case load and utilization based on medical
necessity are legitimate reasons for supplemental funding.

(2) The general assembly shall appropriate from the general fund to the
state department moneys for the costs of administering medical assistance
programs and the state's share of the costs of administering such functions by the
county departments amounts sufficient for the proper and efficient performance of
the duties imposed upon them by law, including a legal advisor appointed by the
attorney general. The general assembly shall make two separate appropriations,
one for the administrative costs of the state department and another for the
administrative costs of the county departments. Any applicable matching federal
funds shall be apportioned in accordance with the federal regulations
accompanying such funds. Any unobligated and unexpended balances of
appropriated state general funds remaining at the end of each fiscal year shall be
credited to the state general fund.

(3) The expenses of training personnel for special skills relating to medical
assistance, as such expenses shall be determined and approved by the state
department, may be paid from state and federal funds available for such training
purposes.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1793, � 1, effective July 1.