C.R.S. Section 25.5-3-503
Health-care discounts on services not eligible for Colorado indigent care program reimbursement

(1)

Beginning September 1, 2022, if a patient is screened pursuant to section 25.5-3-502 and is determined to be a qualified patient, a health-care facility and a licensed health-care professional shall, for emergency and other non-CICP health-care services:

(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 and not paying more than two percent of the patient’s monthly household income on a bill from each licensed health-care professional; 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.

(2)

A health-care facility shall not:

(a)

Deny discounted care on the basis that the patient has not applied for any public benefits 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.

Source: Section 25.5-3-503 — Health-care discounts on services not eligible for Colorado indigent care program reimbursement, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­5.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

25.5‑3‑101
Short title 25.5‑3‑102
Legislative declaration 25.5‑3‑103
Definitions 25.5‑3‑104
Program for the medically indigent established - eligibility - rules 25.5‑3‑105
Eligibility of legal immigrants for services 25.5‑3‑106
No public funds for abortion - exception - definitions - repeal 25.5‑3‑107
Report concerning the program 25.5‑3‑108
Responsibility of the department of health care policy and financing - provider reimbursement - repeal 25.5‑3‑109
Appropriations 25.5‑3‑110
Effect of part 1 25.5‑3‑111
Penalties 25.5‑3‑112
Health care services fund - creation - state plan amendment - primary care special distribution fund 25.5‑3‑301
Definitions 25.5‑3‑302
Annual allocation - primary care services - qualified provider - rules 25.5‑3‑303
Consultation 25.5‑3‑401
Short title 25.5‑3‑402
Legislative declaration 25.5‑3‑403
Definitions 25.5‑3‑404
Colorado dental health care program for low-income seniors - rules 25.5‑3‑405
Program reporting 25.5‑3‑406
Senior dental advisory committee - creation - duties - repeal 25.5‑3‑501
Definitions 25.5‑3‑502
Requirement to screen patients for eligibility for public health-care programs and discounted care - rules 25.5‑3‑503
Health-care discounts on services not eligible for Colorado indigent care program reimbursement 25.5‑3‑504
Notification of patients’ rights 25.5‑3‑505
Health-care facility reporting requirements - agency enforcement - report - rules 25.5‑3‑506
Limitations on collection actions - private enforcement
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 25.5-3-503’s source at colorado​.gov