NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/8/2013.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 13-1202
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou and Ferrandino, Court, Ginal,
      Hullinghorst, Kraft-Tharp, Primavera, Priola, Rosenthal, Ryden, Schafer,
      Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Kefalas, Carroll, Giron, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Jahn,
      King, Newell, Nicholson, Roberts, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd,
      Ulibarri, Morse.
      
      
      Concerning counseling by medicaid providers relating to medical
           orders for scope of treatment.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-202, add (1) (v)
      as follows:
      
           25.5-5-202.  Basic services for the categorically needy - optional
      services. (1)  Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the
      following are services for which federal financial participation is available
      and which Colorado has selected to provide as optional services under the
      medical assistance program:
      
           (v) (I)  Counseling by primary care providers and other
      specialty providers caring for persons with serious, chronic, or
      terminal illness relating to medical orders for scope of
      treatment, which counseling may be reimbursed.
      
           (II)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of
      this paragraph (v), counseling relating to medical orders for
      scope of treatment shall not take effect unless all necessary
      approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained
      to receive federal financial participation for the costs of such
      services.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      7, 2013, if adjournment sine die is on May 8, 2013); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2014
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Mark Ferrandino                         John P. Morse
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO