Programs to be administered by the department of health care policy and financing.

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(1) The department of health care policy and financing shall administer the following programs and perform the following functions:

  1. The "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", as specified in articles 4, 5, and 6 of this

title;

  1. The "Colorado Indigent Care Program", as specified in part 1 of article 3 of this title;

  2. Effective July 1, 1996, school entry immunization, as specified in part 9 of article 4

of title 25, C.R.S. Commencing on and after the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, the state department is authorized to contract with the department of public health and environment for the purpose of enforcing the school entry immunization requirements.

  1. Repealed.

  2. The "Children's Basic Health Plan Act", as specified in article 8 of this title;

  3. The old age pension health and medical care program, as specified in section 25.5-2101;

  4. Programs, services, and supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as specified in article 10 of this title 25.5; and

  5. Any program concerning the wholesale importation of prescription drugs pursuant topart 2 of article 2.5 of this title 25.5.

Source: L. 93: Entire title added, p. 1102, § 15, effective July 1, 1994. L. 94: (1)(f) and (1)(g) amended and (1)(h) added, p. 1669, § 4, effective July 1. L. 95: (1)(g) and (1)(h)(II) amended and (1)(j) added, p. 511, § 4, effective May 16; (1)(j) added, p. 916, § 15, effective May 25. L. 96: (1)(b) and (1)(h)(I) repealed, p. 1474, § 27, effective June 1; (1)(i) and (1)(j) amended and (1)(k) added, p. 1437, § 7, effective July 1. L. 99: (1)(l) added, p. 700, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1)(m) added, p. 916, § 11, effective August 8. L. 2002: (1)(h) repealed, p. 427, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1)(l) and (1)(m) amended and (1)(n) added, p. 2583, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2005: (1)(a) repealed, p. 772, § 51, effective June 1. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1796, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1)(d) repealed, p. 2042, § 70, effective June 1. L. 2011: (1)(f) amended, (SB 11-210), ch. 187, p. 721, § 7, effective July 15, 2012. L. 2013: (1)(e) and (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1808, § 42, effective March 1, 2014. L. 2019: IP(1), (1)(f), and (1)(g) amended and (1)(h) added, (SB 19-005), ch. 184, p. 2065, § 2, effective August 2.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 19-005, see section 1 of chapter 184, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.


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