Colorado § 25.5-6-303 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 25.5-6-303 — Definitions

Colorado § 25.5-6-303

Title 25.5Health

Art.Colorado Medical Assistance Act -

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-6-303 (2026).

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Adult day care facility means a facility which meets all applicable state and federal requirements and is certified by the state to provide adult day care services to eligible persons.

(2)Adult day care services means health and social services provided on a less than twenty-four-hour basis to eligible persons in state-certified adult day care facilities.

(3)Alternative care facility means a residential facility which provides alternative care services and protective oversight to eligible persons, which meets applicable state and federal requirements, and which is state-certified.

(4)Alternative care services means a package of personal care and homemaker services provided in a state-certified alternative car

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Adult day care facility means a facility which meets all applicable state
and federal requirements and is certified by the state to provide adult day care
services to eligible persons.

(2) Adult day care services means health and social services provided on a
less than twenty-four-hour basis to eligible persons in state-certified adult day care
facilities.

(3) Alternative care facility means a residential facility which provides
alternative care services and protective oversight to eligible persons, which meets
applicable state and federal requirements, and which is state-certified.

(4) Alternative care services means a package of personal care and
homemaker services provided in a state-certified alternative care facility.

(5) (a) Case management agency means agencies providing services on
and before July 1, 1995, for home- and community-based programs for the elderly,
blind, and disabled shall be terminated July 1, 1995, and case management
functions shall thereafter be performed in accordance with this article 6.

(b) Case management agency has the same meaning as set forth in section
25.5-6-1702 (2).

(6) Case management services has the same meeting as set forth in
section 25.5-6-1702 (3).

(7) Case plan means a coordinated plan for the provision of long-term-care
services in a setting other than a nursing home, developed and managed by a case
management agency, in coordination with the member, the member's family or
guardian, the member's physician, and other providers of care.

(8) to (11) Repealed.

(12) Home modification provider means an entity that meets applicable
state, federal, and local requirements and is certified to provide home modification
services.

(13) Home modification services means home installations or adaptations
that are related to the eligible person's physical impairment and enable the person
to remain at home.

(14) Medications administration means the administration or monitoring of
medications provided in a manner consistent with part 3 of article 1.5 of title 25,
C.R.S., under the authority and direction of the state department, as part of the
alternative care services, as defined in subsection (4) of this section, as provided
in an alternative care facility, as defined in subsection (3) of this section.

(15) Nonmedical transportation provider means an entity that meets
applicable state and federal requirements and is certified to provide nonmedical
transportation services.

(16) Nonmedical transportation services means transportation of eligible
persons to services such as, but not limited to, adult day care services, which
enable the person to remain at home.

(17) and (18) Repealed.

(19) Respite care provider means a facility or agency that meets all
applicable state and federal requirements and is state-certified to provide respite
care services.

(20) Respite care services means services of a short-term nature provided
to a member, in the home or in a facility approved by the state department, in order
to temporarily relieve the family or other home providers from the care and
maintenance of the member, including room and board, maintenance, personal care,
and other related services.

(21) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1938, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2015: (21) amended, (SB 15-240), ch. 139, p. 423, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2016: (21) amended, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 132, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2018: IP amended and (21) repealed, (HB 18-1326), ch. 183, p. 1239, � 2, effective July 1; IP and (5)(a) amended, (SB 18-093), ch. 62, p. 610, � 7, effective August 8. L. 2021: (9) amended, (SB 21-210), ch. 78, p. 303, � 1, effective April 30; (5), (6), and (7) amended, (HB 21-1187), ch. 83, p. 333, � 30, effective July 1, 2024. L. 2023: (8)(b), (9)(b), (10)(b), (11)(b), (17)(b), and (18)(b) added by revision, (SB 23-289), ch. 270, pp. 1606, 1611 �� 3, 19. L. 2024: (7) and (20) amended, (SB 24-176), ch. 152, p. 665, � 79, effective August 7.