Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5. Health Care Policy and Financing § 25.5-3-503. Health-care discounts on services not eligible for Colorado indigent care program reimbursement--definition

(a) Limit the amounts charged to not more than the discounted rate established in state department rule pursuant to section 25.5-3-505(2)(j);

(b) Collect amounts charged, not including amounts owed by third-party payers, in monthly installments such that the patient is not paying more than four percent of the patient's monthly household income on a bill from a health-care facility, not paying more than two percent of the patient's monthly household income on a bill from each licensed health-care professional, and not paying more than six percent of the patient's household income on a comprehensive bill containing all health-care facility and licensed health-care professional charges; and

(c) After a cumulative thirty-six months of payments, consider the patient's bill paid in full and permanently cease any and all collection activities on any balance that remains unpaid.

(a) Deny discounted care on the basis that the patient has not applied for any public benefits program, unless during the initial screening the patient is determined to be presumptively eligible for the state medical assistance program; or

(b) Adopt or maintain any policies that result in the denial of admission or treatment of a patient because the patient lacks health insurance coverage, may qualify for discounted care, requires extended or long-term treatment, or has an unpaid medical bill.