Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-1-301
Medical services board - creation.
Effective May 25, 2023L. 94: Entire part added, p. 1557, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 916, § 12, effective August 8. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1797, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1281), ch. 399, p. 2154, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11-183), ch. 132, p. 465, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2018: (1) amended, (HB 18-1364), ch. 351, p. 2082, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2022: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 22-013), ch. 2, p. 62, § 85, effective February 25; (5) added, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3371, § 59, effective August 10. L. 2023: (1)(d)(III) amended, (HB 23-1296), ch. 269, p. 1600, § 9, effective May 25.
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(a) There is created in the state department the medical services board, referred to in this part 3 as the board. The board consists of members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate as follows:
- (I) One member from each congressional district in the state; and
- (II) Three members from the state at large.
- (b) The governor shall appoint persons to the board who have knowledge of medical assistance programs, and one or more of the appointments may include a person or persons who have received services through programs administered by the department within two years of the date of appointment.
- (c) No more than a minimum majority of the members of the board may be affiliated with the same political party.
(d) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall include:
- (I) One member from the private sector who has experience with the delivery of health care;
- (II) One member who has experience or expertise in caring for medically underserved children; and
- (III) Representation by at least one member who is a person with a disability, as defined in section 24-34-301, a family member of a person with a disability, or a member of an advocacy group for persons with disabilities, provided that the other requirements of this subsection (1) are met.
- (2) Each member serves at the pleasure of the governor for a term of four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than a minimum majority of members' terms expire in the same year.
- (3) Members shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the board.
- (4) Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the remainder of any unexpired term.
- (5) The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
Source: L. 94: Entire part added, p. 1557, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 916, § 12, effective August 8. L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1797, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1281), ch. 399, p. 2154, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11-183), ch. 132, p. 465, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2018: (1) amended, (HB 18-1364), ch. 351, p. 2082, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2022: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 22-013), ch. 2, p. 62, § 85, effective February 25; (5) added, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3371, § 59, effective August 10. L. 2023: (1)(d)(III) amended, (HB 23-1296), ch. 269, p. 1600, § 9, effective May 25.
Cross references: For the short title (the Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act) in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.