§ 25.5-6-1202 — Definitions

Colorado § 25.5-6-1202

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25.5: Health
• Art.: Colorado Medical Assistance Act -

Text

As used in this part 12, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Attendant means a person who is directly employed by an in-home
support service agency to provide, or a family member, including a spouse,
providing, in-home support services to eligible persons.

(2) Authorized representative means an individual designated by the
eligible person receiving services, or by the parent or guardian of the eligible
person receiving services, if appropriate, who has the judgment and ability to assist
the eligible person receiving services in acquiring and utilizing services under this
part 12. The extent of the authorized representative's involvement shall be
determined upon designation. The authorized representative shall not be the
eligible person's service provider.

(3) Eligible person means any person who:

(a) Is enrolled in community first choice services pursuant to part 19 of this
article 6;

(b) Is willing to participate;

(c) Obtains a statement from his or her primary care physician indicating that
the person has sound judgment and the ability to direct his or her care, the eligible
child's parent or guardian has sound judgment and the ability to direct the eligible
child's care, or the person has an authorized representative; and

(d) Meets any other qualifications established by the state board by rule.

(4) Health maintenance activities means routine and repetitive health-related tasks furnished to a member in the community or in the member's home
that are necessary for the health and normal bodily functioning that a person with a
disability is physically unable to carry out. Health maintenance activities includes
skilled tasks typically performed by a certified nursing assistant or a licensed nurse
that do not require the clinical assessment and judgment of a licensed nurse.

(5) In-home support service agency means an agency that is certified by
the state department and provides independent living core services as defined in
section 8-85-102 (6), C.R.S., and in-home support services.

(6) In-home support services means services that are provided in the home
and in the community by an attendant under the direction of the eligible person or
the eligible person's authorized representative including health maintenance
activities and support for activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily
living, and personal care services and homemaker services as defined in rules
promulgated by the medical services board pursuant to section 24-4-103, C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1970, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2014: (3)(a) amended, (HB 14-1358), ch. 255, p. 1018, � 3, effective August 6; (1), (3)(a), and (6) amended, (HB 14-1357), ch. 254, p. 1014, � 2, effective March 1, 2015. L. 2015: (5) amended, (SB 15-240), ch. 139, p. 423, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2016: (5) amended, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 132, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2019: (3)(a) amended, (SB 19-164), ch. 371, p. 3386, � 3, effective August 2. L. 2023: (3)(a) and (4) amended, (SB 23-289), ch. 270, p. 1610, � 13, effective July 1, 2025.