25.5-3-104. Program for the medically indigent established - eligibility - rules

25.5-3-104. Program for the medically indigent established - eligibility - rules. (1) A program for the medically indigent is hereby established, to commence July 1, 1983, which shall be administered by the state department, to provide payment to providers for the provision of medical services to eligible persons who are medically indigent. The state board may promulgate rules as are necessary for the implementation of this part 1 in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S. (2) A person's eligibility to receive discounted services under the program for the medically indigent is determined by rule of the state board based on a specified percentage of the federal poverty line, adjusted for family size, which percentage must not be less than two hundred fifty percent. (3) No later than June 1, 2022, for providers defined as hospital providers in 10 CCR 2505-10, sec. 8.901.J, the state department shall promulgate rules: (a) Prohibiting hospitals from considering assets when determining whether a patient meets the specified percentage of the federal poverty line required in subsection (2) of this section; and (b) Ensuring the method used to determine whether a patient meets the specified percentage of the federal poverty line is uniform across hospitals and aligned with the method for counting income for the purposes of determining eligibility for discounted care, as described in section 25.5-3-503.