SB 26-188

Senate Bill 26-188, titled "Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody," aims to transition certain residential treatment services for individuals under the care of county human or social services departments into a managed care system. The bill requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to form a steering committee by July 1, 2026, which will develop policies and recommendations for this transition. By April 1, 2027, HCPF must create these policies in collaboration with the committee, and services should be fully transitioned into managed care by July 1, 2027. This bill affects individuals receiving residential treatment through county departments and is now signed into law, meaning it will proceed as planned unless further actions are taken.

Official Summary

Joint Budget Committee. No later than July 1, 2026, the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF) shall convene a steering committee (steering committee) to support the transition of services provided in qualified residential treatment programs (QRTP) and psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF) to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department of human or social services (county department).     No later than April 1, 2027, HCPF, in collaboration with the steering committee, shall develop policies and recommendations to support the transition of QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department.     No later than July 1, 2027, HCPF shall implement or initiate the transition of services provided in QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department according to the policies and recommendations developed by HCPF in collaboration with the steering committee.     HCPF shall submit quarterly reports to the joint budget committee with information about the steering committee's monthly meetings.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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