Colorado § 25.5-4-405 Mental health managed care service providers - requirements

Colorado Statutes

§ 25.5-4-405 — Mental health managed care service providers - requirements

Colorado § 25.5-4-405

Title 25.5Health

Art.Colorado Medical Assistance Act -

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-4-405 (2026).

Text

(1)Each contract between the state department and a managed care organization providing mental health services to a member under the medical assistance program must comply with all federal requirements, including but not limited to:

(a)Ensuring that a member with complex or multiple needs who requires mental health services has access to mental health professionals with appropriate training and credentials and providing the member with the services in collaboration with the member's other providers;

(b)Informing each member of the member's right to and the process for appeal upon notification of denial, termination, or reduction of a requested service; and

(c)Administering initial stabilization treatment for a member and transferring the member for appropriate continued serv

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(1) Each contract between the state department and a managed care organization
providing mental health services to a member under the medical assistance
program must comply with all federal requirements, including but not limited to:

(a) Ensuring that a member with complex or multiple needs who requires
mental health services has access to mental health professionals with appropriate
training and credentials and providing the member with the services in
collaboration with the member's other providers;

(b) Informing each member of the member's right to and the process for
appeal upon notification of denial, termination, or reduction of a requested service;
and

(c) Administering initial stabilization treatment for a member and
transferring the member for appropriate continued services.

(1.5) Each contract between the state department and a managed care
organization providing mental health services to a member under the medical
assistance program must allow for the use of telemedicine pursuant to section
25.5-5-320.

(2) For mental health managed care members, the state department shall
have a patient representative program for member grievances that complies with
all federal requirements and that must:

(a) Be posted in a conspicuous place at each location at which mental health
services are provided;

(b) Allow for a patient representative to serve as a liaison between the
member and the provider;

(c) Describe the qualifications for a patient representative;

(d) Outline the responsibilities of a patient representative;

(e) Describe the authority of a patient representative; and

(f) Establish a method by which each member is informed of the patient
representative program and how a patient representative may be contacted.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1844, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2008: (1.5) added, p. 111, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-176), ch. 152, p. 641, � 36, effective August 7.