By topic
| Topic | Status | Key detail | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TopicPaying family caregivers | StatusNo record found | Key detailNo row in this topic yet | Date |
| TopicPaid family leave | StatusIn effect or in use | Key detailColorado FAMLI caregiving leaveShow details and sources
| DateImplementationJan 1, 2026 |
| TopicRespite care | StatusNo record found | Key detailNo row in this topic yet | Date |
| TopicHome and community services | StatusIn effect or in use | Key detailColorado Medical Assistance 10 CCR 2505-10 regulationsShow details and sources
| DateImplementationJul 4, 2026 |
| TopicKeeping Medicaid coverage | StatusIn effect or in use | Key detailColorado Health First Colorado appeal and hearing routes2 rows on record. Show all and sources
| DateHearingJul 4, 2026 |
| TopicCaregivers at hospital discharge | StatusNo record found | Key detailNo row in this topic yet | Date |
| TopicEnd-of-life choices and planning | StatusNo record found | Key detailNo row in this topic yet | Date |
| TopicCaregiving AI | StatusLaw, not yet in effectMoving in the last 12 months | Key detailColorado SB26-189 automated decision-making technologyShow details and sources
| DateEffectiveJan 1, 2027 |
Every row
| State | What changed | Stage | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| StateColorado | What changedColorado SB26-189 automated decision-making technologyRepeals and reenacts Colorado AI Act provisions as an automated decision-making technology framework with transparency and consumer-rights obligations.Show details and sourcesRepeals and reenacts Colorado AI Act provisions as an automated decision-making technology framework with transparency and consumer-rights obligations. Who it affects: family caregivers, care recipients, care technology users Why it matters: Digital support tools for caregivers may need to explain their role, data use, safety boundaries, or escalation limits differently in this jurisdiction. Last reviewed Sep 25, 2026 | StageEffective Soon | DateEffectiveJan 1, 2027 |
| StateColorado | What changedColorado Health First Colorado appeal and hearing routesColorado Health First Colorado explains eligibility appeals, benefit and service appeals, state fair hearings, expedited appeals, representation, help…Show details and sourcesHealth First Colorado says members and applicants generally have 60 days from a Notice of Action to ask for a state fair hearing. The appeal page distinguishes eligibility appeals, benefits and services appeals, health-plan appeals, expedited appeals when waiting may put life or health at risk, informal meetings, representation, evidence, initial decisions, written exceptions, final agency decisions, and help contacts. It also explains that current members may keep coverage or previously authorized services during some appeals when the Office of Administrative Courts or the health plan receives the continuation request within the listed 10-day timing. Who it affects: Health First Colorado applicants, Health First Colorado members, family caregivers, authorized representatives, HCBS recipients, managed care members Why it matters: Caregivers often help read notices, preserve services, collect evidence, coordinate with health plans, and decide whether a hearing deadline is urgent. This row gives Colorado an official appeal-process anchor without giving case-specific legal advice.
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026 | StageActive | DateHearingJul 4, 2026 |
| StateColorado | What changedColorado Health First Colorado benefits and member guidanceColorado's official Health First Colorado member pages and handbook explain covered benefit categories, member contacts, regional organizations, nurse advice…Show details and sourcesHealth First Colorado's Benefits & Services page lists common covered benefit categories and routes members to the Member Handbook for details. The handbook describes coverage and points members to the Member Contact Center. HCPF's member FAQs and Health First Colorado help pages route members to regional organizations, managed care plans, county human services offices, PEAK, the mobile app, and other official help points. Who it affects: Health First Colorado members, Medicaid applicants, family caregivers, older adults, disabled people, children, pregnant people Why it matters: Caregivers need an official Colorado navigation layer for covered benefit categories, member handbook details, regional organization routing, contact-center help, nurse advice, transportation, and appeal links before helping someone apply, renew, call a plan, or escalate a coverage problem.
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026 | StageActive | DateImplementationJul 4, 2026 |
| StateColorado | What changedColorado PEAK and Health First Colorado application and renewal implementationColorado routes Health First Colorado applications, paper forms, phone applications, county-office help, application status, renewals, change reporting, PEAK…Show details and sourcesHealth First Colorado says PEAK is the fastest way to apply, that most people find out right away if they qualify, and that application status can be checked online. The Apply Now page also lists phone, mail, and in-person application routes. HCPF's forms page provides Health First Colorado and CHP+ paper applications, combined Health First Colorado/CHP+/cash/food assistance forms, disability applications, identity forms, and former foster-care youth forms. The renewals page explains annual renewals, renewal packets sent by mail and through PEAK about 60 to 70 days before the renewal deadline, online completion through PEAK or the mobile app, and county mail, fax, or in-person return routes. Who it affects: Health First Colorado applicants, Health First Colorado members, CHP+ applicants, families, family caregivers, authorized helpers Why it matters: A caregiver helping with paperwork often needs the operational route for applications, renewals, notices, status checks, change reports, paper forms, document upload, phone fallback, and county-office fallback. This row tracks the official portal and paperwork functions without treating PEAK as an eligibility decision engine.
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026 | StageImplementing | DateImplementationJul 4, 2026 |
| StateColorado | What changedColorado Medical Assistance statutory frameworkColorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5 establishes the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing framework, defines medical assistance and members, assigns…Show details and sourcesColorado 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. Who it affects: Health First Colorado applicants, Health First Colorado members, family caregivers, older adults, disabled people, county human services offices, providers 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. Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026 | StageEffective | DateImplementationJul 4, 2026 |
| StateColorado | What changedColorado Medical Assistance 10 CCR 2505-10 regulationsColorado Secretary of State rules organize Medical Assistance regulations for eligibility, provider screening, covered services, managed care, long-term care…Show details and sourcesColorado's official Code of Colorado Regulations document list places Medical Assistance rules in 10 CCR 2505-10. The listed sections include eligibility, provider screening and NPI; physician, dental, vision, Medicaid managed care, and EPSDT services; hospital services; long-term care, nursing facility care, and adult day care; home health, hospice, oxygen, and durable medical equipment; case management; pharmaceuticals; and home- and community-based services. The Secretary of State rule pages identify the CCR as the official publication of state administrative rules and list current effective rule versions for 8.100 eligibility and 8.7000 home and community-based services. Who it affects: Health First Colorado applicants, Health First Colorado members, family caregivers, HCBS recipients, long-term care recipients, Medicaid providers Why it matters: This is the official regulatory layer beneath Colorado Health First Colorado applications, eligibility, covered services, long-term care, home/community supports, managed care, provider participation, and service-rule explainers.
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026 | StageEffective | DateImplementationJul 4, 2026 |
| StateColorado | What changedColorado FAMLI caregiving leaveColorado's FAMLI program provides partial wage replacement for workers who need time away to care for a loved one with a serious health condition.Show details and sourcesColorado workers can use FAMLI for covered caregiving events, and the state describes the program as providing both wage replacement and employment protections for eligible workers. Who it affects: working family caregivers, Colorado workers, people caring for loved ones, employers, serious illness families Why it matters: Paid leave can determine whether a caregiver can attend care transitions, manage serious illness, or stay employed while providing family care. Last reviewed Jun 19, 2026 | StageEffective | DateImplementationJan 1, 2026 |