SB 22-203

Senate Bill 22-203, also known as the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), requires the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to create a regulatory plan by June 30, 2023, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and Environment. This plan will establish formal oversight requirements for PACE programs, which provide comprehensive care services for elderly individuals. By March 1, 2024, the department must also set up and enforce minimum standards for these programs. The bill aims to ensure that PACE entities are properly regulated and financially supported by continually reviewing their reimbursement methods. Since it has been signed into law, this bill is now in effect and will impact elderly care providers and recipients in Colorado.

Official Summary

No later than June 30, 2023, the act requires the department of health care policy and financing (state department), in conjunction with the department of public health and environment, to develop a regulatory plan to establish formal oversight requirements for the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE). No later than March 1, 2024, the act requires the state department to establish, administer, and enforce minimum regulatory standards and rules for the PACE program. The act requires the state department to continually analyze the reimbursement methodology for PACE entities and provide an update to specified committees of the general assembly of any methodology requirements that incorporate encounter data and any associated costs to the state department in overseeing PACE entities. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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