Gov. Jared Polis (D) released his budget of $17.4 billion total funds, including $5.4 billion General Fund to cover 1.4 million Coloradans under Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), which represents about 38% of the total state budget and about 31% of the state’s General Fund operating budget.
Also in Colorado, the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) scheduled a stakeholder meeting on proposed new Rule 17.00.00, Appendix G – Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Prescription Protocol. The purpose is to create a new MAT Prescribing Statewide Protocol that is required as part of the implementation of Colorado HB 24-1045.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.