From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

All Departments, Totals -- Every department is requested to submit to the Joint Budget Committee, by November 1, 2009, information on the number of additional federal and cash funds FTE associated with any federal grants or private donations that are applied for or received during FY 2009-10, and that are not otherwise included in the Long Bill.

Governor's Response - Submit the report by November 2, 2009

Legislative Request for Information #1 Report 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medicaid Mental Health Community Programs; and Department of Human Services, Division of Child Welfare, Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, and Division of Youth Corrections - The Departments are requested to provide the following data by October 1, 2009, by county, for the state's ten largest counties, using the most recent actual data consistently available:
(1) county child welfare expenditures, including both child welfare block and core services expenditures;
(2) youth corrections expenditures;
(3) mental health capitation payments to BHOs for children, identifying amounts for children in foster care and children served based on income (AFDC);
(4) number of children eligible for mental health capitation payments, identifying children based on foster care status and children eligible based on income (AFDC);
(5) mental health capitation encounter data (numbers receiving services and estimated expenditures) for children in foster care and children eligible based on income (AFDC);
(6) expenditures of Alcohol and Drug Abuse treatment dollars, by county, for children receiving child welfare services, specifying, at a minimum, funding allocated by the state for this specific purpose;
(7) Any other data, readily available, that might shed light on the extent to which multiple state funding sources support services for children currently in the child welfare system and those who exhibit similar needs to children in the child welfare system, although they may be served in other systems (such as youth corrections).

Governor's Response - Submit the report by November 2, 2009

Legislative Request for Information #6 Report 

Legislative Request for Information #6 Attachments 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office -- The Department is requested to submit monthly Medicaid expenditure and caseload reports on the Medical Services Premiums and mental health capitation line items to the Joint Budget Committee, by the fifteenth or first business day following the fifteenth of each month. The Department is requested to include in the report the managed care organization caseload by aid category. The Department is also requested to provide caseload and expenditure data for the Children's Basic Health Plan, the Medicare Modernization Act State Contribution Payment, and the Old Age Pension State Medical Program within the monthly report.

Legislative Request for Information #17 Report

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Information Technology Contracts and Projects, Information Technology Contracts -- The Department is requested to submit updated implementation cost estimates for Senate Bill 08-006 if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approve a state plan amendment to suspend Medicaid eligibility, rather than eliminate eligibility, for confined persons during fiscal year 2009-10.

Legislative Request for Information #18 Report 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums -- The Department is requested to submit a report on the managed care organizations' capitation rates for each population and the estimated blended rate for each aid category in effect for FY 2008-09 to the Joint Budget Committee by September 1, 2009. The Department is requested to include in the report a copy of each managed care organization's certification that the reimbursement rates are sufficient to assure the financial stability of the managed care organization with respect to delivery of services to the Medicaid recipients covered in their contract pursuant to Section 25.5-5-403 (1) (l), C.R.S.

 Legislative Request for Information #19 Report 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medicaid Mental Health Community Programs, Mental Health Capitation Payments -- The Department is requested to report in their annual budget submission the amount of expenditures for each year for anti-psychotic pharmaceuticals.

This report is a part of Exhibit EF of the Department's FY 2010-11 Budget Request submitted on November 6, 2009.

Legislative Request for Information #20 Report 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medicaid Mental Health Community Programs, Mental Health Capitation Payments: The Department is requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee by August 1, 2009 regarding any changes to capitation rates for the mental health program that were made on or before July 1, 2009 in order to reduce capitation rates to the mid-range of the actuarially sound range. This information is requested by behavioral health region contractor and by aid category. Within the report, the Department is requested to provide the Committee with information on how these adjustments will impact rates for calendar year 2010. The Department is also requested to provide the Committee with estimated savings in FY 2009-10 from any capitation adjustments.

Governor's Response - Submit the report by November 2, 2009

Legislative Request for Information #21 Report 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Indigent Care Program, Safety Net Provider Payments -- The Department is requested to submit a report by February 1, 2010 to the Joint Budget Committee, estimating the disbursement to each hospital from the Safety Net Provider Payment line item for FY 2009-10.

Legislative Request for Information #22 Report

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Indigent care Program, Children's Basic Health Plan Premium Costs -- The Department is requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 2009 regarding the year-to-date per capita costs for the children served in the Children's Basic Health Plan. The Department is requested to provide the following information: (1) the current caseload by capitation rate served in each HMO; (2) the contracted capitation rates for each aid category; (3) the current number of children served in the selffunded network; and (4) the current claim costs for the children served in the selffunded network.

Governor's Response - Submit the report by November 2, 2009

Legislative Request for Information #23 Report 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Indigent Care Program, Children's Basic Health Plan Premium Costs -- The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1, 2009 regarding the implementation of the Vaccines for Children program for clients served by the Children's Basic Health Plan. The Department is requested to provide information in the report regarding the amount of administrative costs associated with implementing this program and the amount of savings achieved or projected.

Legislative Request for Information #24 Report 

From Appendix A of the SB 09-259 Long Appropriations Bill Narrative:

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Other Medical Services, S.B. 97-101 Public School Health Services -- The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1 of each year to the Joint Budget Committee on the services that receive reimbursement from the federal government under the S.B. 97-101 public school health service program. The report should include information on the type of services, how those services meet the definition of medical necessity, and the total amount of federal dollars that was distributed to each school under the program. The report should also include information on how many children were served by the program.

Legislative Request for Information #25 Report