Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5. Health Care Policy and Financing § 25.5-4-412. Family planning services--family-planning-related services--rules--definitions

(1) When family planning services or family-planning-related services are provided in accordance with this article 4 and articles 5 and 6 of this title 25.5, the executive director of the state department shall authorize reimbursement for the services, subject to section 50 of article V of the state constitution. The state department, any intermediary, or any managed care organization shall reimburse the provider of those services. Family planning services and family-planning-related services are not subject to policy deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(3) Deleted by Laws 2021, Ch. 428 (S.B. 21-016), § 3, eff. July 6, 2021.

(4) For purposes of making payments to providers, the state board shall establish rules implementing this section.

(5) Any member may obtain family planning services or family-planning-related services from any licensed health-care provider, including a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified midwife who provides such services. The enrollment of a member in a managed care organization, or a similar entity, does not restrict a member's choice of the licensed provider from whom the member may receive those services.

(6) The state board shall promulgate rules establishing the specific family-planning-related services and family planning services identified in subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) of this section. Prior to promulgating the rules, the state department shall engage in a stakeholder process that attempts to include individuals who have received family planning services through the state's medical assistance program or the children's basic health plan, representatives of consumer advocacy organizations, and family planning providers. The stakeholders must be diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or geographic region of the state.