HB1244

Colorado HB1244 amends the criteria for distributing funds from the nursing home penalty cash fund to benefit residents.

HB1244 modifies the criteria for distributing funds from the nursing home penalty cash fund to benefit residents of nursing facilities. The bill requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to distribute grants in accordance with priorities and allowable uses identified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It also removes the restriction that only facilities owned or operated by a governmental agency and licensed as a nursing care facility can apply for grants. The bill changes the due date of the annual report on fund expenditures from October 1 to January 1.