Senate Bill 25-093 Rerevised

LLS NO. 25-0531.01 Craig Harper x3481
First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
State of Colorado

Senate Sponsorship

Bridges, Amabile, Kirkmeyer

House Sponsorship

Bird, Sirota, Taggart, Bacon, Brown, Duran, English, Froelich, Garcia, Gilchrist, Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey, Marshall, McCluskie, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Stewart R., Story, Willford, Woodrow, Zokaie


This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House

House 3rd Reading Unamended February 13, 2025

House 2nd Reading Unamended February 12, 2025

Senate 3rd Reading Unamended February 6, 2025

Senate 2nd Reading Unamended February 5, 2025


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Appropriations

House Committees

Appropriations


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Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of health care policy and financing.


Page 1, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

Page 2, Line 1SECTION 1.  Appropriation to the department of health care

Page 2, Line 2policy and financing for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.  In

Page 2, Line 3Session Laws of Colorado 2024, section 2 of chapter 519, (HB 24-1430),

Page 2, Line 4amend Part VI as follows:

Page 2, Line 5Section 2. Appropriation.

Page 3, Line 1Part VI

Page 3, Line 2DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING

Page 3, Line 3

Page 3, Line 4(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

Page 3, Line 5(A) General Administration

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 3, Line 6Personal Services

73,781,839

Page 3, Line 7

72,759,160

Page 3, Line 8

(787.5 FTE)

Page 3, Line 9

(790.1 FTE)

Page 3, Line 10Health, Life, and Dental

13,109,391

Page 3, Line 11

12,911,669

Page 3, Line 12Short-term Disability

63,638

Page 3, Line 13

65,134

Page 4, Line 1Paid Family and Medical

Page 4, Line 2Leave Insurance

363,855

Page 4, Line 3Unfunded Liability

Page 4, Line 4Amortization Equalization

Page 4, Line 5Disbursement Payments

8,320,007

Page 4, Line 6

8,616,195

Page 4, Line 7Salary Survey

1,900,577

Page 4, Line 8

2,734,825

Page 4, Line 9Step Pay

834,248

Page 4, Line 10PERA Direct Distribution

 1,448,480

Page 4, Line 11Temporary Employees

Page 4, Line 12Related to Authorized Leave

5,978

Page 4, Line 13Workers' Compensation

254,896

Page 4, Line 14Operating Expenses

3,167,153

Page 4, Line 15

3,246,176

Page 5, Line 1Legal Services

4,082,364

Page 5, Line 2

2,825,964

Page 5, Line 3Administrative Law Judge

Page 5, Line 4Services

822,526

Page 5, Line 5Payment to Risk

Page 5, Line 6Management and Property

Page 5, Line 7Funds

249,605

Page 5, Line 8Leased Space

3,773,214

Page 5, Line 9

3,785,963

Page 5, Line 10Payments to OIT

14,319,431

Page 5, Line 11

14,280,872

Page 5, Line 12CORE Operations

35,330

Page 6, Line 1General Professional

Page 6, Line 2Services and Special

Page 6, Line 3Projects

38,666,797

Page 6, Line 4

41,951,050

Page 6, Line 5

165,199,329

63,004,579

15,993,677 a

3,611,144 b

82,589,929 (I)

Page 6, Line 6

167,191,926

63,019,599

15,928,774a

3,615,065b

84,628,488(I)

Page 6, Line 7

Page 6, Line 8a Of this amount, $11,226,017 $11,707,663 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $3,374,736

Page 6, Line 9$2,821,013 shall be from the Home- and Community-based Services Improvement Fund created in Section 25.5-6-1805 (1), C.R.S., $399,498 $401,583 shall be from the Medicaid

Page 6, Line 10Nursing Facility Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-6-203 (2)(a), C.R.S., $277,402 $278,820 shall be from the Adult Dental Fund created in Section 25.5-5-207 (4)(a), C.R.S., $271,995

Page 6, Line 11$273,413 shall be from the Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S., $202,685 $203,686 shall be from the Primary Care Fund created in Section

Page 6, Line 1224-22-117 (2)(b)(I), C.R.S., $131,615 $132,283 shall be from the Nursing Home Penalty Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-6-205 (3)(a), C.R.S., $58,974 $59,308 shall be from the

Page 6, Line 13Service Fee Fund created in Section 25.5-6-204 (1)(c)(II), C.R.S., and $50,755 $51,005 shall be from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund created in Section

Page 6, Line 1425.5-5-308 (8)(a)(I), C.R.S.

Page 7, Line 1b Of this amount, $1,059,807 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries, $1,042,916 $1,046,837 shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services from the Health Care

Page 7, Line 2and Economic Security Staff Development Center line item appropriation, $739,218 shall be transferred from the Colorado Benefits Management System, Health Care and Economic

Page 7, Line 3Security Staff Development Center line item appropriation in this department, $626,987 shall be transferred from the Department of Higher Education from the Fee-for-service Contracts

Page 7, Line 4with State Institutions for Speciality Education Programs line item, $82,077 shall be from the Department of Personnel and Administration, $40,535 shall be from the Department of

Page 7, Line 5Early Childhood, and $19,604 shall be from the Department of Public Health and Environment from the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Grant line item.

Page 7, Line 6

Page 7, Line 7(B) Information Technology Contracts and Projects

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 7, Line 8Medicaid Management

Page 7, Line 9Information System

Page 7, Line 10Maintenance and Projects

106,565,411

18,005,144

9,361,274 a

12,204b

79,186,789 (I)

Page 7, Line 11

108,841,510

18,257,474

9,336,554a

81,235,278(I)

Page 7, Line 12Colorado Benefits

Page 7, Line 13Management Systems,

Page 7, Line 14Operating and Contract

Page 7, Line 15Expenses2324

75,087,530

12,702,322 (M)

6,890,173 c

13,194,450 e

42,300,585

Page 7, Line 16

78,602,108

13,136,265(M)

7,101,789c

13,892,091e

44,471,963

Page 8, Line 1Colorado Benefits

Page 8, Line 2Management Systems,

Page 8, Line 3Health Care and Economic

Page 8, Line 4Security Staff Development

Page 8, Line 5Center2324

2,172,998

689,160(M)

383,151d

73b

1,100,614

Page 8, Line 6Office of eHealth

Page 8, Line 7Innovations Operations

6,465,845

3,372,367

3,093,478(I)

Page 8, Line 8

(3.0 FTE)

Page 8, Line 9All-Payer Claims Database

5,435,778

4,471,011

964,767(I)

Page 8, Line 10

195,727,562

Page 8, Line 11

201,518,239

Page 8, Line 12

Page 8, Line 13a Of this amount, $7,509,458 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $1,229,195 shall be from the

Page 8, Line 14Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S., and $597,901 shall be from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Cash Fund created in

Page 8, Line 15Section 25.5-1-109, C.R.S., and $24,720 shall be from the Home- and Community-based Services Improvement Fund created in Section 25.5-6-1805 (1), C.R.S.

Page 8, Line 16b These amounts shall be transferred from the Old Age Pension State Medical Program line item appropriation in the Other Medical Services division of this department.

Page 9, Line 1c Of this amount, $6,406,647 $6,603,022 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., and $483,526

Page 9, Line 2$498,767 shall be from the Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S.

Page 9, Line 3d Of this amount, $362,040 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S. and $21,111 shall be from the

Page 9, Line 4Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S.

Page 9, Line 5e Of this amount, $13,192,793 $13,890,334 shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services and $1,657 $1,757 shall be transferred from the Old Age Pension State

Page 9, Line 6Medical Program line item appropriation in the Other Medical Services division of this department.

Page 9, Line 7

Page 9, Line 8(C) Eligibility Determinations and Client Services

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 9, Line 9Contracts for Special

Page 9, Line 10Eligibility Determinations

12,039,555

1,134,071(M)

4,338,468a

6,567,016

Page 9, Line 11County Administration

123,048,230

21,004,349(M)

26,624,750b

75,419,131

Page 9, Line 12Medical Assistance Sites

1,531,968

402,984a

1,128,984(I)

Page 9, Line 13Administrative Case

Page 9, Line 14Management

869,744

434,872(M)

434,872

Page 9, Line 15Customer Outreach

3,461,519

1,394,139(M)

336,621a

1,730,759

Page 10, Line 1Centralized Eligibility

Page 10, Line 2Vendor Contract Project

7,959,455

2,753,409a

5,206,046(I)

Page 10, Line 3Connect for Health

Page 10, Line 4Colorado Eligibility

Page 10, Line 5Determinations

11,174,846

4,995,156c

6,179,690(I)

Page 10, Line 6Eligibility Overflow

Page 10, Line 7Processing Center

1,904,677

285,320(M)

190,849a

1,428,508

Page 10, Line 8Returned Mail Processing

3,298,808

985,808(M)

244,919d

111,942e

1,956,139

Page 10, Line 9Income Verification

Page 10, Line 10Programs

11,341,713

1,741,440(M)

1,093,988a

8,506,285

Page 10, Line 11Non-emergent Medical

Page 10, Line 12Transportation Broker

3,950,066

1,975,033(M)

1,975,033

Page 10, Line 13

176,630,515

Page 10, Line 14

180,580,581

Page 10, Line 15

Page 11, Line 1a These amounts shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.

Page 11, Line 2b Of this amount, $19,254,185(I) shall be from local funds and $7,370,565 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4

Page 11, Line 3(5)(a), C.R.S.

Page 11, Line 4c This amount represents public funds certified as expenditures incurred by Connect for Health Colorado that are eligible for federal financial participation under the Medicaid program.

Page 11, Line 5d Of this amount, $206,183 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., and $38,736 shall be from the

Page 11, Line 6Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S.

Page 11, Line 7e Of this amount, $111,929 shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services from the Colorado Benefits Management System, Ongoing Expenses line item and $13 shall

Page 11, Line 8be transferred from the Old Age Pension State Medical Program line item appropriation in the Other Medical Services division of this department.

Page 11, Line 9

Page 11, Line 10(D) Utilization and Quality Review Contracts

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 11, Line 11Professional Services

Page 11, Line 12Contracts

29,644,825

7,910,405(M)

2,223,661a

19,510,759

Page 11, Line 13

Page 12, Line 1a Of this amount, $2,033,593 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $88,750 shall be from the Adult

Page 12, Line 2Dental Fund created in Section 25.5-5-207 (4)(a), C.R.S., $64,443 shall be from the Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S., and $36,875 shall be

Page 12, Line 3from the Medicaid Nursing Facility Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-6-203 (2)(a), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 4

Page 12, Line 5

Page 12, Line 6(E) Provider Audits and Services

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 12, Line 7Professional Audit Contracts

4,135,919

1,598,629(M)

540,301a

1,996,989

Page 12, Line 8

Page 12, Line 9a Of this amount, $378,895 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $102,988 shall be from the

Page 12, Line 10Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S., $45,998 shall be from the Primary Care Fund created in Section 24-22-117 (2)(b)(I), C.R.S., and $12,420

Page 12, Line 11shall be from the Medicaid Nursing Facility Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-6-203 (2)(a), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 12

Page 12, Line 13(F) Recoveries and Recoupment Contract Costs

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 12, Line 14Estate Recovery

1,165,841

582,920a

582,921(I)

Page 13, Line 1Third-Party Liability Cost

Page 13, Line 2Avoidance Contract

8,838,738

2,916,784(M)

1,502,585b

4,419,369

Page 13, Line 3

10,004,579

Page 13, Line 4

Page 13, Line 5a This amount shall be from estate recoveries.

Page 13, Line 6b This amount shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 7

Page 13, Line 8(G) Indirect Cost Recoveries

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 13, Line 9Indirect Cost Assessment

1,059,807

276,775a

132,407b

650,625(I)

Page 13, Line 10

Page 13, Line 11a Of this amount, $236,726 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $16,994 shall be from the Medical

Page 13, Line 12Nursing Facility Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-6-203 (2)(a), C.R.S., $10,711 shall be from the Adult Dental Fund created in Section 25.5-5-207 (4)(a), C.R.S., $7,916 shall be from

Page 13, Line 13the Primary Care Fund created in Section 24-22-117 (2)(b)(I), C.R.S., $2,491 shall be from the Service Fee Fund created in Section 25.5-6-204 (1)(c)(II), C.R.S., and $1,937 shall be

Page 13, Line 14from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund created in Section 25.5-5-308 (8)(a)(I), C.R.S.

Page 14, Line 1b Of this amount, $88,839 shall be from transferred from the Colorado Benefits Management System, Health Care and Economic Security Staff Development Center line item

Page 14, Line 2appropriation in this department, $24,709 shall be transferred from the Department of Higher Education from the Fee-for-service Contracts with State Institutions for Speciality Education

Page 14, Line 3Programs line item, and $18,859 shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services from the Health Care and Economic Security Staff Development Center line item

Page 14, Line 4appropriation.

Page 14, Line 5

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 14, Line 6

582,402,536

Page 14, Line 7

594,135,876

Page 14, Line 8

Page 14, Line 9(2) MEDICAL SERVICES PREMIUMS

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 14, Line 10Medical and Long-Term

Page 14, Line 11Care Services for Medicaid

Page 14, Line 12Eligible Individuals24a

11,926,618,728

2,324,935,891 (M)

1,247,280,333a

1,321,302,705 b

120,304,766 c

6,912,795,033

Page 14, Line 13

12,081,998,495

2,376,915,878(M)

1,399,855,214b

119,588,730c

6,938,358,340

Page 14, Line 14

Page 14, Line 15a This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S.

Page 15, Line 1b Of this amount, $1,007,592,475 $1,062,923,207 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $76,250,120

Page 15, Line 2$76,010,738 shall be from recoveries and recoupments, $55,980,209 $58,197,249 shall be from the Medicaid Nursing Facility Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-6-203 (2)(a), C.R.S.,

Page 15, Line 3$49,874,704 $54,010,364 represents public funds certified as expenditures incurred by public emergency medical transportation providers, $45,112,663 $52,400,466 shall be from the

Page 15, Line 4Adult Dental Fund created in Section 25.5-5-207 (4)(a), C.R.S., $44,625,211 $46,929,200 shall be from the Health Care Expansion Fund created in Section 24-22-117 (2)(a)(I), C.R.S.,

Page 15, Line 5$24,736,077 represents public funds certified as expenditures incurred by public hospitals and agencies that are eligible for federal financial participation under the Medicaid program,

Page 15, Line 6$13,322,439 $20,376,822 shall be from the Home- and Community-based Services Improvement Fund created in Section 25.5-6-1805 (1), C.R.S., $1,455,170 $1,491,000 shall be from

Page 15, Line 7the Tobacco Tax Cash Fund created in section 24-22-117 (1)(a), C.R.S., and meets the requirement to appropriate a portion of the revenues collected from the imposition of additional

Page 15, Line 8state cigarette and tobacco taxes to the Old Age Pension program for health related purposes pursuant to Section 21 of Article X of the State Constitution, $857,151 shall be from the

Page 15, Line 9Tobacco Education Programs Fund created in Section 24-22-117 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., $700,000 shall be from an intergovernmental transfer from Denver Health, $596,026 $550,798 shall

Page 15, Line 10be from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund created in Section 25.5-5-308 (8)(a)(I), C.R.S., $471,682 shall be from the ARPA Home- and

Page 15, Line 11Community-Based Services Account created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(c)(I)(A), C.R.S., and $200,460 shall be from the Service Fee Fund created in Section 25.5-6-204 (1)(c)(II),

Page 15, Line 12C.R.S.

Page 15, Line 13c Of this amount, $107,671,715 shall be transferred from the Department of Higher Education from the Fee-for-service Contracts with State Institutions for Speciality Education Programs

Page 15, Line 14line item, $9,969,877 $9,253,841 shall be transferred from the Old Age Pension State Medical Program line item appropriation in the Other Medical Services division of this department,

Page 15, Line 15$1,505,000 shall be from the Department of Early Childhood from the Home Visiting line item, and $1,158,174 shall be transferred from Public School Health Services line item in the

Page 15, Line 16Other Medical Services division of this department.

Page 16, Line 1

Page 16, Line 2(3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 16, Line 3Behavioral Health

Page 16, Line 4Capitation Payments

1,026,100,571

271,797,567 (M)

78,964,399 a

675,338,605

Page 16, Line 5

1,121,658,156

285,216,594(M)

94,140,516a

742,301,046

Page 16, Line 6Behavioral Health

Page 16, Line 7Fee-for-service Payments

11,669,132

2,800,119 (M)

692,425 a

8,176,588

Page 16, Line 8

11,081,140

2,662,572(M)

657,348a

7,761,220

Page 16, Line 9

1,037,769,703

Page 16, Line 10

1,132,739,296

Page 16, Line 11

Page 16, Line 12a Of these amounts, $79,622,905 $94,761,737 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., and $33,919

Page 16, Line 13$36,127 shall be from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund created in Section 25.5-5-308 (8)(a)(I), C.R.S.

Page 16, Line 14

Page 16, Line 15

Page 17, Line 1

Page 17, Line 2(4) OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING

Page 17, Line 3(A) Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 17, Line 4(1) Administrative Costs

Page 17, Line 5Personal Services

3,469,613

1,858,480(M)

1,611,133

Page 17, Line 6

(39.5 FTE)

Page 17, Line 7Operating Expenses

356,510

202,136(M)

154,374

Page 17, Line 8Community and Contract

Page 17, Line 9Management System

137,480

89,362(M)

48,118

Page 17, Line 10Support Level

Page 17, Line 11Administration

58,350

28,920(M)

255a

29,175

Page 17, Line 12

4,021,953

Page 17, Line 13

Page 17, Line 14a This amount shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.

Page 17, Line 15

Page 18, Line 1

Page 18, Line 2

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 18, Line 3(2) Medicaid Programs25

Page 18, Line 4Adult Comprehensive

Page 18, Line 5Services

838,089,305

Page 18, Line 6

869,579,190

Page 18, Line 7Adult Supported Living

Page 18, Line 8Services

98,534,109

Page 18, Line 9

108,283,894

Page 18, Line 10Children's Extensive

Page 18, Line 11Support Services

86,512,303

Page 18, Line 12

103,600,225

Page 18, Line 13Children's Habilitation

Page 18, Line 14Residential Program

17,289,775

Page 18, Line 15

19,631,529

Page 19, Line 1Case Management for

Page 19, Line 2People with Disabilities

142,555,236

Page 19, Line 3

141,229,744

Page 19, Line 4

1,182,980,728

579,906,496 (M)

12,246,759 a

590,827,473

Page 19, Line 5

1,242,324,582

589,165,988(M)

31,823,732a

621,334,862

Page 19, Line 6

Page 19, Line 7a Of this amount, $11,345,824 $24,125,350 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $900,934

Page 19, Line 8$7,337,438 shall be from the Home- and Community-Based Services Improvement Fund created in Section 25.5-6-1805 (1), C.R.S., $360,943 shall be from the ARPA Home- and

Page 19, Line 9Community-Based Services Account created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(c)(I)(A), C.R.S., and $1 shall be from the Health Care Expansion Fund created in Section 24-22-117

Page 19, Line 10(2)(a)(I), C.R.S.

Page 19, Line 11

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 19, Line 12(3) State-only Programs26

Page 19, Line 13Family Support Services

11,251,415

Page 19, Line 14State Supported Living

Page 19, Line 15Services

5,288,739

Page 20, Line 1State Supported Living

Page 20, Line 2Services Case Management

5,153,827

Page 20, Line 3Preventive Dental Hygiene27

71,103

Page 20, Line 4

21,765,084

21,765,084

Page 20, Line 5

Page 20, Line 6

1,208,767,765

Page 20, Line 7

1,268,111,619

Page 20, Line 8

Page 20, Line 9(5) INDIGENT CARE PROGRAM

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 20, Line 10Safety Net Provider

Page 20, Line 11Payments

226,610,308

113,305,154a

113,305,154(I)

Page 20, Line 12Pediatric Specialty Hospital

13,455,012

6,727,506(M)

6,727,506

Page 20, Line 13Appropriation from

Page 20, Line 14Tobacco Tax Cash Fund to

Page 20, Line 15the General Fund

291,034

291,034b

Page 21, Line 1Primary Care Fund Program

49,079,682

6,500,000

18,175,554c

24,404,128(I)

Page 21, Line 2Children's Basic Health Plan

Page 21, Line 3Administration

3,864,405

1,352,542d

2,511,863

Page 21, Line 4Children's Basic Health Plan

Page 21, Line 5Medical and Dental Costs

269,980,786

43,594,551

291,034e

50,672,690 f

175,422,511

Page 21, Line 6

277,481,023

44,826,731

52,065,593f

180,297,665

Page 21, Line 7

563,281,227

Page 21, Line 8

570,781,464

Page 21, Line 9

Page 21, Line 10a This amount shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.

Page 21, Line 11b This amount shall be from the Tobacco Tax Cash Fund created in Section 24-22-117 (l)(a), C.R.S. This appropriation partially meets the requirement to appropriate a portion of the

Page 21, Line 12revenues collected from imposition of additional state cigarette and tobacco taxes to the General Fund pursuant to Section 21 of Article X of the State Constitution.

Page 21, Line 13c This amount shall be from the Primary Care Fund created in Section 24-22-117 (2)(b)(I), C.R.S.

Page 21, Line 14d Of this amount, $1,347,131 shall be from the Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S., and $5,411 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and

Page 21, Line 15Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.

Page 22, Line 1e This amount shall be from General Fund Exempt Account pursuant to Section 24-22-117 (1)(c)(I)(B.5), C.R.S., and is not subject to the statutory limitation on General Fund

Page 22, Line 2appropriations imposed by Section 24-75-201.1, C.R.S.

Page 22, Line 3f Of this amount, $39,601,864 $39,515,304 shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., $10,547,675

Page 22, Line 4$12,027,625 shall be from the Children's Basic Health Plan Trust created in Section 25.5-8-105 (1), C.R.S., $423,150 $422,663 shall be from the Colorado Immunization Fund created

Page 22, Line 5in Section 25-4-2301, C.R.S., $100,000 shall be from recoveries and recoupments, and $1 shall be from the Health Care Expansion Fund created in Section 24-22-117 (2)(a)(I), C.R.S.

Page 22, Line 6

Page 22, Line 7

Page 22, Line 8(6) OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 22, Line 9Old Age Pension State

Page 22, Line 10Medical Program

10,000,000

10,000,000a

Page 22, Line 11Senior Dental Program

3,990,358

3,962,510

27,848b

Page 22, Line 12Commission on Family

Page 22, Line 13Medicine Residency

Page 22, Line 14Training Programs

9,490,170

4,520,085(M)

225,000c

4,745,085

Page 23, Line 1Medicare Modernization

Page 23, Line 2Act State Contribution

Page 23, Line 3Payment

244,659,612

244,659,612

Page 23, Line 4

241,755,970

241,755,970

Page 23, Line 5Public School Health

Page 23, Line 6Services Contract

Page 23, Line 7Administration

2,000,000

1,000,000(M)

1,000,000

Page 23, Line 8Public School Health

Page 23, Line 9Services

202,111,227

100,427,269 d

101,683,958 (I)

Page 23, Line 10

219,752,395

109,260,099d

110,492,296(I)

Page 23, Line 11Screening, Brief

Page 23, Line 12Intervention, and Referral to

Page 23, Line 13Treatment Training Grant

Page 23, Line 14Program28

1,500,000

1,500,000e

Page 24, Line 1Reproductive Health Care

Page 24, Line 2for Individuals Not Eligible

Page 24, Line 3for Medicaid

3,614,490

3,614,490

Page 24, Line 4State-only Payments for

Page 24, Line 5Home- and

Page 24, Line 6Community-Based Services

842,626

842,626 f

Page 24, Line 7

(6.2 FTE)

Page 24, Line 8Health Benefits for

Page 24, Line 9Colorado Children and

Page 24, Line 10Pregnant Persons Lacking

Page 24, Line 11Access Due to

Page 24, Line 12Immigration Status

2,102,665

2,102,665

Page 24, Line 13

16,037,803

16,037,803

Page 24, Line 14

480,311,148

Page 24, Line 15

508,141,186

Page 24, Line 16

Page 25, Line 1a This amount shall be from the Old Age Pension Health and Medical Care Fund created in Section 25.5-2-101 (2), C.R.S.

Page 25, Line 2b This amount shall be from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-1-109, C.R.S.

Page 25, Line 3c This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Higher Education from the Fee-for-service Contracts with State Institutions for Speciality Education Programs line item.

Page 25, Line 4d This amount represents funds certified as public expenditures incurred by school districts or boards of cooperative educational services that are eligible for federal financial participation

Page 25, Line 5under Medicaid.

Page 25, Line 6e This amount shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S.

Page 25, Line 7f This amount shall be from the Home- and Community-based Services Improvement Fund created in Section 25.5-6-1805 (1), C.R.S.

Page 25, Line 8

Page 25, Line 9(7) TRANSFERS TO OTHER STATE DEPARTMENT MEDICAID-FUNDED PROGRAMS

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 25, Line 10(A) Early Childhood

Page 25, Line 11Transfer to Department of

Page 25, Line 12Early Childhood for Early

Page 25, Line 13Intervention

9,940,111

4,970,056(M)

4,970,055

Page 25, Line 14

Page 25, Line 15

Page 26, Line 1(B) Education

Page 26, Line 2Public School Health

Page 26, Line 3Services

208,269

104,135(M)

104,134

Page 26, Line 4

Page 26, Line 5(C) Human Services

Page 26, Line 6(1) Executive Director's

Page 26, Line 7Office29

17,003,357

8,501,679(M)

8,501,678

Page 26, Line 8

Page 26, Line 9(2) Office of Children, Youth and Families

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 26, Line 10Child Welfare

Page 26, Line 11Administration

350,837

144,774(M)

206,063

Page 26, Line 12Child Welfare Services

14,383,230

7,191,615(M)

7,191,615

Page 26, Line 13Division of Youth Services

681,446

340,724(M)

340,722

Page 26, Line 14

15,415,513

Page 26, Line 15

Page 27, Line 1(3) Office of Economic Security

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 27, Line 2Systematic Alien

Page 27, Line 3Verification for Eligibility

80,345

40,173(M)

40,172

Page 27, Line 4

Page 27, Line 5(4) Behavioral Health Administration

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 27, Line 6Community Behavioral

Page 27, Line 7Health Administration

552,950

276,475(M)

276,475

Page 27, Line 8Children and Youth Mental

Page 27, Line 9Health Treatment Act

137,680

68,840(M)

68,840

Page 27, Line 10

690,630

Page 27, Line 11

Page 27, Line 12(5) Office of Behavioral

Page 27, Line 13Health

Page 27, Line 14Mental Health Institutes

8,320,198

4,160,099(M)

4,160,099

Page 28, Line 1Mental Health

Page 28, Line 2Transitional Living

Page 28, Line 3Homes

2,582,515

1,291,257(M)

1,291,258

Page 28, Line 4

10,902,713

Page 28, Line 5

Page 28, Line 6(6) Office of Adults, Aging and Disability Services

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 28, Line 7Administration

505,357

252,679(M)

252,678

Page 28, Line 8Regional Centers for People

Page 28, Line 9with Developmental

Page 28, Line 10Disabilities

58,276,921

27,249,558(M)

1,888,903a

29,138,460

Page 28, Line 11Community Services for the

Page 28, Line 12Elderly

1,001,800

500,900(M)

500,900

Page 28, Line 13

59,784,078

Page 28, Line 14

Page 28, Line 15a This amount shall be from the Service Fee Fund created in Section 25.5-6-204 (1)(c)(II), C.R.S.

Page 29, Line 1

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 29, Line 2(7) Other

Page 29, Line 3Federal Medicaid Indirect

Page 29, Line 4Cost Reimbursement for

Page 29, Line 5Department of Human

Page 29, Line 6Services Programs

500,000

500,000 a

Page 29, Line 7

6,865,134

6,865,134a

Page 29, Line 8Department of Human

Page 29, Line 9Services Indirect Cost

Page 29, Line 10Assessment

23,614,388

11,807,194 (M)

11,807,194

Page 29, Line 11

16,969,736

8,484,868(M)

8,484,868

Page 29, Line 12

24,114,388

Page 29, Line 13

23,834,870

Page 29, Line 14

Page 29, Line 15a This amount reflects estimated Medicaid federal indirect cost reimbursements for Department of Human Services programs and is shown for informational purposes only.

Page 30, Line 1

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 30, Line 2(D) Local Affairs

Page 30, Line 3Home Modifications Benefit

Page 30, Line 4Administration

313,881

156,941(M)

156,940

Page 30, Line 5Host Home Regulation

321,053

160,527(M)

160,526

Page 30, Line 6

634,934

Page 30, Line 7

Page 30, Line 8(E) Public Health and Environment

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 30, Line 9Facility Survey and

Page 30, Line 10Certification

9,236,101

3,842,035(M)

5,394,066

Page 30, Line 11Prenatal Statistical

Page 30, Line 12Information

6,196

3,098(M)

3,098

Page 30, Line 13

9,242,297

Page 30, Line 14

Page 30, Line 15

Page 31, Line 1(F) Regulatory Agencies

Page 31, Line 2Nurse Aide Certification

324,041

147,369(M)

14,652a

162,020

Page 31, Line 3Sunset Reviews

3,750

1,875(M)

1,875

Page 31, Line 4

327,791

Page 31, Line 5

Page 31, Line 6a This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Regulatory Agencies from the Payments to Department of Health Care Policy and Financing line item appropriation.

Page 31, Line 7

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 31, Line 8(G) Revenue

Page 31, Line 9Hospital Tax Exemptions

100,000

50,000a

50,000

Page 31, Line 10

Page 31, Line 11a This amount shall be from the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee Cash Fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.

Page 31, Line 12

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 31, Line 13

145,861,911

Page 31, Line 14

148,164,908

Page 31, Line 15

Page 32, Line 1

Page 32, Line 2TOTALS PART VI

Page 32, Line 3(HEALTH CARE

Page 32, Line 4POLICY AND

Page 32, Line 5FINANCING)30

$15,945,013,018

$3,731,636,620

$1,247,571,367a

$1,790,475,824 b

$137,606,638

$9,037,722,569 c

Page 32, Line 6

$16,304,072,844

$3,819,066,512

$1,913,251,446b

$137,592,164

$9,186,591,355c

Page 32, Line 7

Page 32, Line 8a Of this amount, $1,247,280,333 shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S., and $291,034 shall be General Fund Exempt pursuant

Page 32, Line 9to Section 24-22-117 (1)(c)(I)(B.5), C.R.S. Said $291,034 is not subject to the statutory limitation on General Fund appropriations imposed by Section 24-75-201.1, C.R.S.

Page 32, Line 10b Of this amount, $19,254,185 contains an (I) notation.

Page 32, Line 11c Of this amount, $423,795,205 $438,736,989 contains an (I) notation.

Page 32, Line 12

Page 32, Line 13Footnotes: The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

Page 32, Line 14

Page 32, Line 1523Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office, Information Technology Contracts and Projects, Colorado Benefits Management

Page 32, Line 16Systems, Operating and Contract Expenses; Colorado Benefits Management Systems, Health Care and Economic Security Staff Development Center -- In

Page 33, Line 1addition to the transfer authority provided in Section 24-75-108, C.R.S., the Department may transfer up to 5.0 percent of the total appropriations within the

Page 33, Line 2line items designated with this footnote. The Department is also authorized to transfer up to 5.0 percent of the total appropriations within the line items

Page 33, Line 3designated with this footnote to line item appropriations within the Department of Human Services, Office of Information Technology Services, Colorado

Page 33, Line 4Benefits Management System subsection.

Page 33, Line 5

Page 33, Line 624Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office, Information Technology Contracts and Projects, Colorado Benefits Management

Page 33, Line 7Systems, Operating and Contract Expenses; Colorado Benefits Management Systems, Health Care and Economic Security Staff Development Center -- Of

Page 33, Line 8this appropriation, $2,500,000 remains available for expenditure until the close of the 2025-26 state fiscal year.

Page 33, Line 9

Page 33, Line 1024aDepartment of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums, Medical and Long-Term Care Services for Medicaid Eligible Individuals --

Page 33, Line 11This appropriation includes $12,676 total funds, including $6,338 General Fund, for the purpose of increasing provider rates for maternal care to $800 for

Page 33, Line 12billing code S0199, $1,000 for billing code 59840, and $1,600 for billing code 59841.

Page 33, Line 13

Page 33, Line 1425Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Office of Community Living, Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Medicaid Programs

Page 33, Line 15-- It is the General Assembly's intent that expenditures for these services be recorded only against the Long Bill group total for Medicaid Programs.

Page 33, Line 16

Page 33, Line 1726Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Office of Community Living, Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, State-only Programs

Page 34, Line 1-- It is the General Assembly's intent that expenditures for these services be recorded only against the Long Bill group total for State-only Programs.

Page 34, Line 2

Page 34, Line 327Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Office of Community Living, Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, State-only Programs,

Page 34, Line 4Preventive Dental Hygiene -- It is the General Assembly's intent that this appropriation be used to provide special dental services for persons with intellectual

Page 34, Line 5and developmental disabilities.

Page 34, Line 6

Page 34, Line 728Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Other Medical Services, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Training Grant Program

Page 34, Line 8-- It is the General Assembly's intent that this appropriation be used to sustain the grant program for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

Page 34, Line 9for individuals at risk of substance abuse that is authorized in Section 25.5-5-208, C.R.S., in accordance with the requirements set forth in that section.

Page 34, Line 10

Page 34, Line 1129Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Transfers to Other State Department Medicaid-Funded Programs, Human Services, Executive Director's

Page 34, Line 12Office -- The appropriation in this Health Care Policy and Financing line item corresponds to the Medicaid funding in the Department of Human Services,

Page 34, Line 13Executive Director's Office, General Administration. As such, the appropriation contains amounts that correspond to centralized appropriation amounts in

Page 34, Line 14the Department of Human Services. Consistent with the headnotes to the Long Bill, the Department of Human Services may transfer the centralized

Page 34, Line 15appropriations to other line item appropriations in the Department of Human Services. In order to aid budget reconciliation between the Department of Health

Page 34, Line 16Care Policy and Financing and the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing may make line item transfers out

Page 34, Line 17of this appropriation to other Department of Human Services Medicaid-funded programs appropriations in this section (7) in amounts equal to the centralized

Page 35, Line 1appropriation transfers made by the Department of Human Services for Medicaid-funded programs in the Department of Human Services.

Page 35, Line 2

Page 35, Line 330Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Totals; Department of Higher Education, College Opportunity Fund Program, Fee-for-service Contracts

Page 35, Line 4with State Institutions, Fee-for-service Contracts with State Institutions for Specialty Education Programs; Governing Boards, Regents of the University of

Page 35, Line 5Colorado -- The Department of Higher Education shall transfer $900,000 to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for administrative costs and

Page 35, Line 6family medicine residency placements associated with care provided by the faculty of the health sciences center campus at the University of Colorado that

Page 35, Line 7are eligible for payment pursuant to Section 25.5-4-401, C.R.S. If the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services continues to allow the Department

Page 35, Line 8of Health Care Policy and Financing to make supplemental payments to the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the Department of Higher Education

Page 35, Line 9shall transfer the amount approved, up to $107,671,715, to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing pursuant to Section 23-18-304(1)(c), C.R.S.

Page 35, Line 10If permission is discontinued, or is granted for a lesser amount, the Department of Higher Education shall transfer any portion of the $107,671,715 that is not

Page 35, Line 11transferred to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to the Regents of the University of Colorado.


Page 36, Line 1SECTION 2. Appropriation to the department of health care

Page 36, Line 2policy and financing for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.

Page 36, Line 3(1)  For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $223,689,786 is appropriated to the

Page 36, Line 4department of health care policy and financing and is for the payment of

Page 36, Line 5overexpenditures of line item appropriations contained in Part VI of

Page 36, Line 6section 2 of chapter 474 (SB 23-214), Session Laws of Colorado 2023,

Page 36, Line 7as follows:

Page 36, Line 8(a)  $147,622,287 from the general fund for medical and long-term

Page 36, Line 9care services for Medicaid eligible individuals;

Page 36, Line 10(b)  $56,508,359 from the healthcare affordability and

Page 36, Line 11sustainability fee cash fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.,

Page 36, Line 12for medical and long-term care services for Medicaid eligible individuals;

Page 36, Line 13(c)  $6,179,122 from the general fund, for adult comprehensive

Page 36, Line 14services;

Page 36, Line 15(d)  $1,266,250 from the healthcare affordability and sustainability

Page 36, Line 16fee cash fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., for adult

Page 36, Line 17supported living services;

Page 36, Line 18(e)  $460,535 from the healthcare affordability and sustainability

Page 36, Line 19fee cash fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S., for case

Page 36, Line 20management for people with disabilities;

Page 36, Line 21(f)  $10,995,438 from the healthcare affordability and

Page 36, Line 22sustainability fee cash fund created in Section 25.5-4-402.4 (5)(a), C.R.S.,

Page 36, Line 23for safety net provider payments; and

Page 36, Line 24(g)  $657,795 from the primary care fund created in Section

Page 36, Line 2524-22-117 (2)(b)(I), C.R.S., for the primary care fund program;

Page 36, Line 26(2)  In accordance with section 24-75-109 (4)(a), C.R.S., all

Page 36, Line 27restrictions on funds for the department of health care policy and

Page 36, Line 28financing for the 2024-25 state fiscal year for the amounts and items of

Page 37, Line 1appropriation listed in this section are released.

Page 37, Line 2SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

Page 37, Line 3determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

Page 37, Line 4preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

Page 37, Line 5the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state

Page 37, Line 6institutions.