MSB 06-06-02-A	Revisions to Immigrant Eligibility Rules, Section 8.100.53

The Immigrant Eligibility rule revision removes the eligibility limitations imposed by SB 03-176.  SB 03-176, codified at 26-4-301, C.R.S. (2006), repealed provisions that allowed specified legal immigrants to be eligible for Medicaid.  HB 05-1086 reinstated Medicaid for the specified legal immigrants.  The revision also clarifies regulations regarding the federal mandatory Medicaid eligibility group, legal immigrants with 40 qualifying quarters of coverage.

MSB 08-06-06-A	Revisions to the Foster Care Eligibility Rules to Comply with Senate Bill 08-099, Section 8.101.2

This revision to the Foster Care eligibility rules expands Medicaid benefits to individuals who are under 21 and for whom the Department of Human Services was assuming full or partial financial responsibility on their eighteenth birthday.  These individuals also must have received foster care maintenance payments or subsidized adoption payments by the State of Colorado pursuant to article 7 of title 26, C.R.S. at the time of their 18th birthday or emancipation.  This revision expands the Foster Care eligibility rules to all Foster Care   This rule is in response to SB 08-099, which revised 25.5-5-201, C.R.S. (2007).  

MSB 08-06-17-B	Colorado Indigent Care Program Allocation and Distribution of Colorado Health Care Services Payment

State regulations specifying the allocation of funds to community health clinics and primary care clinics expired at the end of FY 2007-08.  In order for Health Care Services Fund payments to be made to qualified health care providers in FY 2008-09 an allocation must be established for FY 2008-09.