STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACT: COLORADO

CHAPTER 296
S.B. 10-167
HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING--COLORADO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT--COLORADO
MEDICAID FALSE CLAIMS ACT

AN ACT CONCERNING INCREASED EFFICIENCY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE "COLORADO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT", AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, CREATING THE "COLORADO MEDICAID FALSE CLAIMS ACT", REQUIRING A POST-ENACTMENT REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. It is the intent of the general assembly that the implementation of this act shall result in significant reduction in the general fund expenditures for public medical benefits as is shown by the appropriations in the act and in the final general fund fiscal estimate for the act.

25.5-1-104. Department of health care policy and financing created--executive director--powers, duties, and functions.

(5) (a) The executive director of the state department shall appoint an internal auditor who shall have the status of a division director and, as such, shall have the authority to appoint such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the internal auditor.

(b) The internal auditor appointed by the executive director pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5)    
shall:

 (I) Conduct and supervise internal audits of the state department;

(II) Coordinate and facilitate external audits that are performed on the state department by state and federal entities;

(III) Conduct and supervise performance audits for the purpose of determining the efficiency and effectiveness of the state department's operation and administration of programs; and

(IV) Conduct such other audits and perform such other duties as may be specified by the executive director.

25.5-1-105.5. Chief medical officer--qualifications.

(1) The executive director shall appoint a chief medical officer who shall:

(a) Have a degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy and be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Colorado;

(b) Have at least two years of postgraduate experience in primary care; and

(c) Have at least two years of experience in an administrative capacity in a health care organization.

(3) The chief medical officer shall receive a salary within the limits of moneys made available to the state department by appropriation of the general assembly or otherwise.