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Update Medicaid Member Terminology

It became law on May 1, 2024.

CO SB 24-176 · Senate Bill · 2024A

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May 1, 2024

What it does

Current law refers to a "member", "client", "consumer", and "recipient" interchangeably when referring to an individual who is enrolled in the state medical assistance program (medicaid). The act updates the terminology to refer only to medicaid "members". APPROVED by Governor May 1, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    May 1, 2024

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Where it goes next

It is law in Colorado. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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