1. (1)

   1. (a) Subject to available appropriations and federal matching funds, the executive director shall, by rule, establish a process for providing a wage enhancement supplemental payment to eligible nursing home providers that pay their employees a wage of at least fifteen dollars per hour.

   2. (b) The rules must provide:

      1. (I) That wage enhancement supplemental payments are available to any eligible nursing facility provider;
      2. (II) The form and manner in which an eligible nursing facility provider must attest to the state department that the wage for all employees is fifteen dollars or more per hour;
      3. (III) The timing for the distribution of the wage enhancement supplemental payment; and
      4. (IV) The calculation methodology for determining the wage enhancement supplemental payment for each eligible nursing facility provider.
2. (2) and (3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)
3. (4) A wage enhancement supplemental payment made pursuant to this section is in effect as long as the statewide minimum wage is less than fifteen dollars per hour as set forth in section 15 of article XVIII of the state constitution.
4. (5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)
5. (6) Payments received under this section shall offset costs reported on the med-13 cost report when calculating nursing facility provider per diem reimbursement under 10 CCR 2505.
6. (7) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1210), ch. 320, p. 2976, § 7, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1333), ch. 140, p. 931, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2023: (7) added, (HB 23-1228), ch. 278, p. 1648, § 3, effective May 30.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1210, see section 1 of chapter 320, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.