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HB 25-1003

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Children Complex Health Needs Waiver

Plain-English Summary

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House Bill 25-1003, also known as the Children Complex Health Needs Waiver, combines two existing Medicaid programs for children with complex health needs into a single program called the Children's Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver Program. This new program will provide more streamlined services to children who require extensive medical care outside of hospitals. The bill has been signed into law, meaning it is now active and being implemented to help affected families and healthcare providers manage the transition smoothly.

Official Summary

The act merges 2 existing medicaid waiver programs for children into one children's home- and community-based services waiver program, known as the children with complex health needs waiver program. The act relocates provisions to the new program due to the repeal of the 2 existing waiver programs. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
House
First action
2025-03-31
Latest action
2025-01-08
Last action desc.
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Sponsors

Related Legislation

This bill affects (12)

relates
HB 23-1235(2023A)· signed
Technical Modification To Department Of Early Childhood
relates
HB 24-1009(2024A)· signed
Bilingual Child Care Licensing Resources
repeals
SB 22-052(2022A)· signed
Medical Assistance Income Eligibility Requirements
repeals
HB 22-1295(2022A)· signed
Department Early Childhood And Universal Preschool Program
repeals
HB 24-1312(2024A)· signed
State Income Tax Credit for Careworkers
repeals
SB 18-093(2018A)· signed
Repeal Obsolete Medicaid Waiver Persons With AIDS
repeals
SB 19-164(2019A)· signed
Sunset In-home Support Services Program
repeals
SB 18-091(2018A)· signed
Modernize Behavioral Health Terminology
repeals
SB 17-267(2017A)· signed
Sustainability Of Rural Colorado
repeals
SB 23-289(2023A)· signed
Community First Choice Medicaid Benefit
repeals
HB 18-1328(2018A)· signed
Redesign Residential Child Health Care Waiver
repeals
SB 17-057(2017A)· failed
Colorado Healthcare Affordability & Sustainability Enterprise

Affected by (5)

amends
SB 25-264(2025A)· signed
Cash Fund Transfers to the General Fund
amends
HB 25-1296(2025A)· signed
Tax Expenditure Adjustment
relates
HB 26-1235(2026A)· signed
Updates to Medicaid
repeals
HB 26-1259(2026A)· signed
Department of Early Childhood Clean-Up
repeals
HB 25-1003(2025B)· signed
Insurance Premium Tax Rate for Home Offices

Votes

BILL
2025-03-18 · Senate · pass — Yes: 33 · No: 0 · Other: —
BILL
2025-02-03 · House · pass — Yes: 64 · No: 0 · Other: —