Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5. Health Care Policy and Financing § 25.5-6-1704. Intellectual and developmental disability determination--functional eligibility determination--rules

(1)Intellectual and developmental disability determination. Any person may request an evaluation to determine whether the person has a developmental delay or an intellectual and developmental disability and is eligible to receive long-term services and supports pursuant to this article 6 and article 10 of this title 25.5. The person must request a developmental delay determination or intellectual and developmental disabilities determination from the case management agency or the entity in the defined service area where the person resides.

(2)Functional eligibility determination. Pursuant to the contract with the state department, a case management agency shall determine whether a person is eligible to receive long-term services and supports pursuant to this article 6 and article 10 of this title 25.5. A case management agency or an entity shall develop a person-centered support plan for persons eligible for long-term services and supports for home- and community-based services and state general-funded programs.

(3) The state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to article 4 of title 24 setting forth the procedure and criteria for determination of eligibility and person-centered support plan development. The procedure and criteria must be uniform in nature and applied throughout the state in a consistent manner.

(4) Subject to available appropriations pursuant to section 25.5-10-206 and to the capacity of a service provider, the person must be provided options for long-term services and supports within the defined service area that can appropriately meet the person’s identified needs, pursuant to this section.