Colorado § 25.5-5-204.5 Continuous eligibility - children

Colorado Statutes

§ 25.5-5-204.5 — Continuous eligibility - children

Colorado § 25.5-5-204.5

Title 25.5Health

Art.Colorado Medical Assistance Act -

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-5-204.5 (2026).

Text

(1)A child who is determined to be eligible for benefits under this article or under article 4 or 6 of this title shall remain eligible for twelve months subsequent to the last day of the month in which the child was enrolled; except that a child shall no longer be eligible and shall be disenrolled from the state medical assistance program if the state department becomes aware of or is notified that the child has moved out of the state or has reached nineteen years of age.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, if the money in the healthcare affordability and sustainability hospital provider fee cash fund established pursuant to section 25.5-4-402.4, together with the corresponding federal matching funds, is insufficient to fully fund all of the p

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(1) A child who is
determined to be eligible for benefits under this article or under article 4 or 6 of
this title shall remain eligible for twelve months subsequent to the last day of the
month in which the child was enrolled; except that a child shall no longer be eligible
and shall be disenrolled from the state medical assistance program if the state
department becomes aware of or is notified that the child has moved out of the
state or has reached nineteen years of age.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, if the
money in the healthcare affordability and sustainability hospital provider fee cash
fund established pursuant to section 25.5-4-402.4, together with the
corresponding federal matching funds, is insufficient to fully fund all of the
purposes described in section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(b), after receiving recommendations
from the Colorado healthcare affordability and sustainability enterprise established
pursuant to section 25.5-4-402.4 (3), the state board by rule adopted pursuant to
the provisions of section 25.5-4-402.4 (6)(b)(III) may eliminate the continuous
enrollment requirement pursuant to this section.

(3) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1293), ch. 152, p. 648, � 6, effective July 1. L. 2017: (2) amended, (SB 17-267), ch. 267, p. 1466, � 20, effective July 1. L. 2025: (2) amended, (SB 25-270), ch. 151, p. 605, � 14, effective May 1.