Colorado § 25.5-4-203 Advisory council established

Colorado Statutes

§ 25.5-4-203 — Advisory council established

Colorado·Title 25.5 Health·Art. Colorado Medical Assistance Act -

(1)There is created the state medical assistance and services advisory council, referred to in this article 4 as the advisory council, consisting of sixteen members, as follows:

(a)The executive director of the state department and the executive director of the department of public health and environment, the executive directors' designees, or the executive directors' successors in function, as ex officio members; and

(b)Fourteen members, appointed by the governor and chosen by the governor to represent the various areas of medical services and the public as follows:

(I)Two members who are doctors of medicine licensed in this state;

(II)One member who is a doctor of osteopathy licensed in this state;

(III)One member who is a dentist licensed in this state;

(IV)One membe

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(1) There is created the state
medical assistance and services advisory council, referred to in this article 4 as the
advisory council, consisting of sixteen members, as follows:

(a) The executive director of the state department and the executive director
of the department of public health and environment, the executive directors'
designees, or the executive directors' successors in function, as ex officio
members; and

(b) Fourteen members, appointed by the governor and chosen by the
governor to represent the various areas of medical services and the public as
follows:

(I) Two members who are doctors of medicine licensed in this state;

(II) One member who is a doctor of osteopathy licensed in this state;

(III) One member who is a dentist licensed in this state;

(IV) One member who is an optometrist licensed in this state;

(V) One member who is an owner or operator of a licensed nursing facility in
this state;

(VI) One member who represents licensed hospitals in this state;

(VII) One member who is a pharmacist licensed in this state;

(VIII) One member who is a professional nurse licensed in this state;

(IX) One member who has provided home health-care services for three
years;

(X) Three members who are not directly associated with the areas of medical
services to represent the public; and

(XI) One member who may represent any other area of medical services not
specifically enumerated but shall not be limited thereto.

(2) Advisory council members serve at the pleasure of the governor and
receive no compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and
necessary expenses. The advisory council shall advise the state department on the
provision of health and medical care services to members of medical assistance.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1822, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (SB 22-013), ch. 2, p. 64, � 87, effective February 25. L. 2023: (1)(a) amended, (HB 23-1301), ch. 303, p. 1829, � 45, effective August 7. L. 2024: (2) amended, (SB 24-176), ch. 152, p. 623, � 21, effective August 7.