Issue Briefs

Medicaid Waiver Programs Part II - Home-And Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Adults (2016)

Subjects

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Agency

Published

11/09/2016

Colorado currently administers 11 Home-and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults. An issue brief entitled Medicaid Waiver Programs Part I – Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Children discusses the five waivers available to children.

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Summary of Major Legislation

Children and Domestic Matters Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered numerous measures on child welfare, domestic violence and crimes against children, the juvenile justice system, public school safety, and child care. The bills described in this document passed and became law, unless otherwise...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/29/2017

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Health Care and Health Insurance Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to Medicaid, insurance carriers, and substance use disorder in Colorado. The General Assembly also considered measures related to background checks for some types of providers and made changes to the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/19/2017

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Final/Annual Reports

2017 Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/14/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Human Services Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to Colorado’s behavioral health crisis system and the use and misuse of opioids. Other issues considered include child care regulations, child welfare, and a job program for individuals receiving cash...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/13/2017

Subject:

Human Services

Other

Truckers Against Trafficking - Prevention and Intervention: Combating Human Trafficking Through the Trucking Industry

Presented to the TLRC at its November 2, 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/02/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Staff Publications

Patient Access to Experimental Treatments

This memorandum addresses patient access to experimental treatments, including access to clinical trials, participation in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Expanded Access (Compassionate Use) Program, and access to treatments under Colorado’s Right to Try Act. Additionally, this...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/19/2017

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Issue Briefs

State Aid for Low Income Families

This issue brief explains Colorado’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as Colorado Works, which provides financial and other assistance. The federally funded program is overseen at the state level by the Department of Human Services and is administered at the county...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/19/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

State Government

Issue Briefs

Emergency Mental Health Holds (17-38)

This issue brief addresses the state’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for a person to be involuntarily held for a 72-hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent danger to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/02/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Other

Law Enforcement and Drug Interdiction, Colorado Drug Investigators Association

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2017

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Other

Colorado Hospital Association Opioid Reduction Strategy

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Related Publications

Pages

Colorado General Assembly