(1) The state department shall annually allocate the moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the primary care fund created in section 24-22-117 (2)(b), C.R.S., to all eligible qualified providers in the state who comply with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section. The state department shall allocate the moneys in amounts proportionate to the number of uninsured or medically indigent patients served by the qualified provider. For a qualified provider to be eligible for an allocation pursuant to this section, the qualified provider shall meet either of the following criteria:
The qualified provider is a community health center, as defined in section 330 of thefederal "Public Health Service Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 254b; or
At least fifty percent of the patients served by the qualified provider are uninsured ormedically indigent patients, or patients who are enrolled in the medical assistance program, articles 4, 5, and 6 of this title, or the children's basic health plan, article 8 of this title, or any combination thereof.
A qualified provider shall annually submit to the state department information sufficient to establish the provider's eligibility status. A qualified provider, except for a provider specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, shall provide an annual report that includes the total number of patients served, the number of uninsured or medically indigent patients served, and the number of patients served who are enrolled in the medical assistance program, articles 4, 5, and 6 of this title, or the children's basic health plan, article 8 of this title. A community health center specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall annually provide to the state department the number of uninsured or medically indigent patients served. Each eligible qualified provider shall annually develop and submit to the state department documentation regarding the quality assurance program in place at the provider's facility to ensure that quality comprehensive primary care services are being provided. All qualified providers shall submit to the state department the information required under this section, as specified in rule by the state board. The data regarding the number of patients served shall be verified by an outside entity. For purposes of this part 3, the number of patients served is the number of unduplicated users of health care services and is not the number of visits by a patient.
The state department shall make annual direct allocations of the total amount ofmoney annually appropriated by the general assembly to the primary care fund pursuant to section 24-22-117 (2)(b), C.R.S., minus three percent for the administrative costs of the program, to all eligible qualified providers. An eligible qualified provider's allocation shall be based on the number of uninsured or medically indigent patients served by the provider in proportion to the total number of uninsured or medically indigent patients served by all eligible qualified providers in the previous calendar year. The state department shall establish a schedule for allocating the moneys in the primary care fund for eligible qualified providers. The disbursement of moneys in the primary care fund to eligible qualified providers under this part 3 are exempt from the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24, C.R.S.
The state board shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration and implementation of this part 3.
Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE, (HB 12-1203), ch. 5, p. 16, § 1, effective March 1.