2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 25.5 - Health Care Policy And Financing
Article 6. Colorado Medical Assistance Act Long-term Care
Section 25.5-6-1202. Definitions.
As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Attendant" means a person who is directly employed by an in-home support serviceagency to provide, or a family member, including a spouse, providing, in-home support services to eligible persons.
"Authorized representative" means an individual designated by the eligible personreceiving services, or by the parent or guardian of the eligible person receiving services, if appropriate, who has the judgment and ability to assist the eligible person receiving services in acquiring and utilizing services under this part 12. The extent of the authorized representative's involvement shall be determined upon designation. The authorized representative shall not be the eligible person's service provider.
"Eligible person" means any person who:
(a) Is enrolled in a home- and community-based services waiver program pursuant to this article 6 for which in-home support services are authorized pursuant to state and federal law; (b) Is willing to participate;
Obtains a statement from his or her primary care physician indicating that the personhas sound judgment and the ability to direct his or her care, the eligible child's parent or guardian has sound judgment and the ability to direct the eligible child's care, or the person has an authorized representative; and
Meets any other qualifications established by the state board by rule.
"Health maintenance activities" means health-related tasks as defined in rule by thestate board and include, but are not limited to, catheter irrigation; administration of medication, enemas, and suppositories; and wound care.
"In-home support service agency" means an agency that is certified by the state department and provides independent living core services as defined in section 8-85-102 (6), C.R.S., and in-home support services.
"In-home support services" means services that are provided in the home and in thecommunity by an attendant under the direction of the eligible person or the eligible person's authorized representative including health maintenance activities and support for activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living, and personal care services and homemaker services as defined in rules promulgated by the medical services board pursuant to section 24-4103, C.R.S.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1970, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2014: (3)(a) amended, (HB 14-1358), ch. 255, p. 1018, § 3, effective August 6; (1), (3)(a), and (6) amended, (HB 14-1357), ch. 254, p. 1014, § 2, effective March 1, 2015. L. 2015: (5) amended, (SB 15-240), ch. 139, p. 423, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2016: (5) amended, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 132, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2019: (3)(a) amended, (SB 19-164), ch. 371, p. 3386, § 3, effective August 2.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-4-1402 as it existed prior to 2006.
Cross references: For additional definitions applicable to this part 12, see § 25.5-4-103.
