HB 1018 CO
Long-term Care Services for Nursing Home Residents
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Summary
This bill would require individuals being discharged from nursing facilities in Colorado to be presumptively eligible for long-term services and supports under Medicaid. The state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing would determine presumptive eligibility, while county departments of human or social services would arrange long-term care services before the individual's discharge date. The state department would be required to submit an annual report to the state auditor and post it on its website detailing information about discharged individuals and their presumptive eligibility determinations. The bill establishes remedial measures for county departments that fail to set up required services and for nursing facilities that fail to discharge residents on their scheduled date or fail to cooperate in arranging long-term care services.
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Official abstract
The bill requires an individual being discharged from a nursing facility to be presumptively eligible for long-term services and supports under medicaid.The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing (state department) to determine presumptive eligibility and requires county departments of human or social services (county departments) to set up the long-term services and supports for an individual being discharged from a nursing facility prior to the individual's discharge date.The state department is required to submit an annual report to the state auditor and post the report on the state department's website detailing information about the individuals discharged from a nursing facility and the associated presumptive eligibility determinations.The bill establishes remedial measures against a county department if the county department fails to set up long-term services and supports for the individual. The bill establishes remedial measures against a nursing facility that fails to discharge an individual on the discharge date due to a failure within the nursing facility's control or fails to cooperate in good faith with the state department to ensure long-term care services and supports are in place for the individual.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Sponsors (3)
- J. Jackson Democratic · sponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · sponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
Action history (3)
- May 14, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
- Jan 14, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
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