Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-1-119.5. Department of health care policy and financing--creation--repeal

(1) There is hereby created a department of health care policy and financing, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint the executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(2) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to the “Colorado Medical Assistance Act”, as specified in articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5.

(3) Repealed by Laws 2007, Ch. 428, § 45, eff. June 1, 2007.

(4) Repealed by Laws 2024, Ch. 76 (H.B. 24-1399), § 14, eff. July 1, 2025.

(4.5) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to the old age pension health and medical care program, as specified in section 25.5-2-101.

(5) The medical services board, created in part 3 of article 1 of title 25.5, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of health care policy and financing.

(6) Deleted by Laws 2006, Ch. 355, § 68, eff. July 1, 2006.

(7) Repealed by Laws 2001, Ch. 255, § 15, eff. Aug. 8, 2001.

(8) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to programs, services, and supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as specified in article 10 of title 25.5. Such powers, duties, and functions are allocated to the division of intellectual and developmental disabilities, created in section 25.5-10-203(2), which division is part of the office of community living, created in section 25.5-10-101. The office of community living and the division of intellectual and developmental disabilities are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(9) The Colorado healthcare affordability and sustainability enterprise created in section 25.5-4-402.4(3) is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of health care policy and financing.