Colorado § 25.5-8-109.3 Health services initiatives

Colorado Statutes

§ 25.5-8-109.3 — Health services initiatives

Colorado § 25.5-8-109.3

Title 25.5Health

Art.Children's Basic Health Plan

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-8-109.3 (2026).

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(1)To the extent federal financial participation is available, the department shall design and implement health service initiatives pursuant to section 2105(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, to provide funding for continuous enrollment for the twelve-month postpartum period for a person who is enrolled in health-care coverage pursuant to section 25.5-5-201 (6) or 25.5-8-109 (7).

(2)To the extent additional federal financial participation is available, the department shall establish a stakeholder process in collaboration with department staff to determine additional priorities and budget allocations that draw down at least fifty percent of the remaining health services initiative funds to expand access to perinatal and postpartum supports. The departme

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(1) To the extent federal financial
participation is available, the department shall design and implement health service
initiatives pursuant to section 2105(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the federal Social Security Act,
as amended, to provide funding for continuous enrollment for the twelve-month
postpartum period for a person who is enrolled in health-care coverage pursuant to
section 25.5-5-201 (6) or 25.5-8-109 (7).

(2) To the extent additional federal financial participation is available, the
department shall establish a stakeholder process in collaboration with department
staff to determine additional priorities and budget allocations that draw down at
least fifty percent of the remaining health services initiative funds to expand
access to perinatal and postpartum supports. The department shall report on the
established priorities and budget allocations and the ways in which they are
inclusive of stakeholder input during the department's 2024 presentation to the
joint budget committee of the general assembly and in the department's
presentation to the health and human services committee of the senate and the
health and insurance committee of the house of representatives, or any successor
committees, at the hearing held pursuant to section 2-7-203 (2)(a) of the State
Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government
Act. In conducting the stakeholder process, the department shall:

(a) Engage directly with impacted individuals, service providers, advocacy
organizations, and individuals working in or representing communities who are
diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, age, ability, sexual
orientation, gender identity, or geographic region of the state and who are affected
by higher rates of health disparities and inequities;

(b) Publicize, conduct, and report outcomes of stakeholder meetings in, at a
minimum, English and Spanish;

(c) Include opportunities for participation in the stakeholder process outside
of regular work hours;

(d) Conduct a minimum of five stakeholder meetings and conduct additional
meetings focused on hearing input from individual constituencies listed in
subsection (2)(a) of this section;

(e) Take into consideration research and information from reports issued by
the maternal mortality review committee, as required by section 25-52-104 (6);

(f) Take into consideration data from the health survey for birthing parents to
inform stakeholder decision-making; and

(g) Consider initiatives to reduce diaper need, expand access to group-based
prenatal and pediatric care models, and expand home visitation programs, including
voluntary newborn nurse visitation programs that are universally offered to all
families in a given community and provide at least one nurse visit within the first
three months of life.

(3) (a) The department shall seek any necessary federal approvals to obtain
federal financial participation in implementing subsection (1) of this section.

(b) To the extent allowable, the department shall maximize federal financial
participation in implementing this section.