C.R.S. § 24-77-103.6
(1) This section was enacted by House Bill 05-1194. That bill contained a referendum clause and was approved by a vote of the registered electors of the state of Colorado on November 1, 2005. This section was effective upon the proclamation of the governor, December 16, 2005. The vote count for the measure was as follows:
FOR: 600,222
AGAINST: 552,662
(2) Section 34 of chapter 267 (SB 17-267), Session Laws of Colorado 2017, provides that the section of the act changing this section does not take effect if the centers for medicare and medicaid services determine that the amendments do not comply with federal law. For more information, see SB 17-267. ( L. 2017, p. 1478.) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing did not notify the revisor of statutes by June 1, 2017, of such determination; therefore, amendments to this section took effect July 1, 2017.
(1) For the legislative declaration in SB 17-267, see section 1 of chapter 267, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. (2) For the legislative declaration in SB 21-260, see section 1 of chapter 250, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.