(1) In order to implement the provisions of this part 7, the department, as lead agency for part C, shall be responsible for the following, subject to available appropriations:
Establishing an early intervention state plan for a statewide, comprehensive systemof early intervention evaluations and early intervention services in accordance with part C child find;
Establishing an interagency operating agreement between the department and thedepartments of education, health care policy and financing, and public health and environment regarding the responsibilities of each department to assist in the development and implementation of a statewide, comprehensive system of early intervention services and a coordinated system of payments for early intervention services;
Developing, in cooperation with the department of education, the department of health care policy and financing, the department of public health and environment, the division of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies, private health insurance carriers, and certified early intervention service brokers, a coordinated system of payment of early intervention services using public and private moneys;
Certifying community centered boards or other entities as determined by the department as early intervention service brokers for early intervention services provided pursuant to this part 7; and
Ensuring an appropriate allocation of payment responsibilities for early interventionservices among federal, state, local, and private sources, including public medical assistance and private insurance coverage.
Any additional source of moneys that may become available for the payment of earlyintervention services on or after July 1, 2008, as a result of the development and implementation of a statewide, comprehensive system of early intervention services and a coordinated system of payments for early intervention services shall not replace or reduce any other federal or state moneys available for the payment of early intervention services on or before July 1, 2008.
Nothing in this part 7 shall be construed to inhibit, encumber, or control the use oflocal moneys, including county grants, revenues from local mill levies, and private grants and contributions, that a community centered board or county government may elect to allocate for the benefit of eligible children.
In developing a coordinated system of payment, the department shall not directly orindirectly create a new entitlement for early intervention services funded from the state general fund. However, this subsection (4) shall not prohibit any adjustments to public medical assistance required by section 25.5-1-124, C.R.S.
Source: L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 1463, § 11, effective August 5. L. 2018: IP(1) and (1)(a) amended, (HB 18-1333), ch. 176, p. 1212, § 5, effective April 30.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 27-10.5-703 as it existed prior to 2008.