(1) The general assembly finds that there may be a more effective way to deliver home- and community-based services to the elderly, blind, and disabled; to disabled children; and to persons with spinal cord injuries, that allows for more selfdirection in their care and a cost savings to the state. The general assembly also finds that every person that is currently receiving home- and community-based services does not need the same level of supervision and care from a licensed health care professional in order to meet his or her care needs and remain living in the community. The general assembly, therefore, declares that it is beneficial to the elderly, blind, and disabled clients of home- and community-based services, to clients of the disabled children care program, and to clients enrolled in the spinal cord injury waiver pilot program, for the state department to develop a service that would allow these people to receive in-home support.
(2) The general assembly further finds that allowing clients more self-direction in their care is a more effective way to deliver home- and community-based services to clients with major mental health disorders and brain injuries, as well as to clients receiving home- and community-based supportive living services and children's extensive support services. Therefore, the general assembly declares that it is appropriate for the state department to develop a plan for expanding the availability of in-home support services to include these clients.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1970, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1358), ch. 255, p. 1017, § 2, effective August 6; entire section amended, (HB 14-1357), ch. 254, p. 1013, § 1, effective March 1, 2015. L. 2018: (2) amended, (SB 18-091), ch. 35, p. 389, § 32, effective August 8.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 26-4-1401 as it existed prior to 2006.
(2) Amendments to this section by HB 14-1357 and HB 14-1358 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-091, see section 1 of chapter 35, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.