Colorado Medical Assistance statutory framework
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5 establishes the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing framework, defines medical assistance and members, assigns administration of the Colorado Medical Assistance Act, and authorizes the state medical assistance program.
Colorado · Effective · Implementation Jul 4, 2026
What it is
- What changed
- Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5 defines medical assistance to include programs administered by the state department, including the Colorado Medical Assistance Act in articles 4, 5, and 6. It defines a member as a person determined eligible to receive benefits or services under Title 25.5, directs the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to administer the Colorado Medical Assistance Act, and provides that the state department, by rules, establishes the medical assistance program as the single state agency under Title XIX.
- Why it matters
- Caregiver-facing benefits guidance needs to know which public authority owns Colorado Medicaid administration, eligibility, coverage, hearing routes, and program rules before connecting families to applications, notices, providers, or appeal routes.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Care providers and plans, People receiving careHealth First Colorado applicants, Health First Colorado members, family caregivers, older adults, disabled people, county human services offices, providers
- What it does
- Funds programs or services
Sources
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.