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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section and section 25.5-4-104, the program for the categorically needy shall include the following services as mandated and defined by federal law:
(a) Inpatient hospital services;
(b) Outpatient hospital services;
(c) Other laboratory and X-ray services;
(d) Physicians' services, wherever furnished;
(e) Nursing facility services;
(f) Home health services;
(g) Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment, as required by federal law;
(h) Family planning, including a one-year supply of any federal food and drug administration-approved contraceptive drug, device, or product, unless the recipient requests a supply covering a shorter period of time;
(i) Rural health services;
(j) Advanced practice nurse services;
(k) Deleted by Laws 2008, Ch. 52, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008.
(l) Deleted by Laws 2008, Ch. 52, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008.
(m) Federally qualified health centers.
(2) In order to keep expenditures within approved appropriations, the state board may, by rule, establish limits on a service provided pursuant to this section so long as the service provided is sufficient in the amount, duration, and scope to reasonably achieve the purpose of the service as required by federal law or regulation. When a rule is promulgated pursuant to this subsection (2), the state board shall provide a summary report of the limitations established by the rule and any fiscal impact of the rule to members of the health and human services committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, and any other members of the general assembly who request the reports.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5. Health Care Policy and Financing § 25.5-5-102. Basic services for the categorically needy--mandated services - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-25-5-health-care-policy-and-financing/co-rev-st-sect-25-5-5-102/
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