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Facility Provider Fee Enterprise Support Board

The Facility Provider Fee Enterprise Support Board was created by Senate Bill (SB) 25-270 to operate within the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise (CHASE) for the purpose of supporting the CHASE Board with the implementation of the Nursing Facility Provider Fee and the Intermediate Care Facility Fee (the Fees). The Fees will help to:

  • Expand access to high-quality, affordable health care for low-income and uninsured populations;
  • Sustain or increase the reimbursement for providing medical care under the state's medical assistance program for nursing facility providers and make supplemental Medicaid payments to nursing facility providers; and
  • Maintain the quality and continuity of services provided by intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

The Support Board will support the CHASE Board in the following ways:

  • Determining the timing and method of the assessments and the amounts of the Fees;
  • Determining changes in the Fees that increase the number of facilities and providers benefitting from the uses of the fee or that minimize the number of facilities and providers that suffer losses as a result of paying the Fees;
  • Consulting with the Medical Services Board (MSB) on the rules regarding payments to nursing facility providers that it adopts;
  • Consulting with the MSB and the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) on the rules, price schedules, and allowances regarding reimbursement and payments to intermediate care facilities that they adopt; and
  • Establishing requirements for the reports that facilities and providers must submit to the CHASE Board to allow the CHASE to calculate the amount of the Fees.

Our Members

In accordance with SB25-270, the Facility Provider Fee Enterprise Support Board will be made up of eight (8) volunteer members as follows:

  • Two (2) members who are representatives of nursing facility associations;
  • Two (2) members who are representatives of nursing facilities, with one (1) member representing a rural nursing facility;
  • One (1) member who is a resident of a long-term care facility or a consumer of long-term care services, OR a family member or guardian representing such resident or consumer;
  • One (1) member who is a representative of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF);
  • One (1) member who is a representative of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS); and
  • One (1) member who is a representative of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE).

Each member will be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Members do not receive compensation for their service but will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Member will serve for a maximum of four (4) years per term, and any vacancies will be filled for the remainder of the term by the Governor.

Those who fit these criteria and are interested in serving on the Support Board are invited to fill out the form on the Boards & Commissions Application webpage. Please select "Facility Provider Fee Enterprise Support Board" from the dropdown menu to apply.

The Support Board's meeting schedule and other information will be published once established by the members.

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Contact Us

Richard Clark
richard.clark@state.co.us