First Regular Session
Sixty-second General Assembly
LLS NO. 99-0113.01 Debbie Haskins HOUSE BILL 99-1112
STATE OF COLORADO
BY REPRESENTATIVE Keller
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, WELFARE, & INSTITUTIONS
A BILL FOR AN ACT
101 CONCERNING A GUARANTEED PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL
102 ASSISTANCE.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
adopted.)
Joint Review Committee for the Medically Indigent. Establishes
a 12-month guarantee of eligibility for medicaid once eligibility has been
established.
1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
2 SECTION 1. 26-4-106 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
3 amended to read:
4 26-4-106. Application - verification of eligibility.
5 (1) Determination of eligibility for medical benefits shall be made by the
6 county department in which the applicant resides. Local social security
7 offices also determine eligibility for medicaid benefits at the same time
8 they determine eligibility for supplemental security income. Any person
9 who is determined to be eligible pursuant to the requirements of this
10 article shall be REMAIN eligible for benefits until such person is
11 determined to be ineligible; FOR TWELVE MONTHS SUBSEQUENT TO THE
[ ] denotes HOUSE amendment. { } denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute.
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1 LAST DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PERSON WAS ENROLLED. AT SUCH
2 DATE, THE PERSON'S ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE REDETERMINED. Upon
3 determination that any person is ineligible for medical benefits, the
4 county department shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision and
5 the reason therefor. Separate determination of eligibility and formal
6 application for benefits under this article for persons eligible as provided
7 in sections 26-4-201 and 26-4-301 shall be made in accordance with the
8 rules and regulations of the state department.
9 SECTION 2. Effective date - applicability. This act shall take
10 effect July 1, 1999, and shall apply to persons applying for medical
11 assistance on or after said date.
12 SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
13 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
14 preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.