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The Medical Care Advisory Committee was created in 1967 and operates in accordance with 42 CFR 431.12 (Code of Federal Regulations) based on section 1902(a)(4) of the Social Security Act and was established as the Colorado State Medical Assistance and Services Advisory Council under Section 25.5-4-203 C.R.S. (Colorado Revised Statutes).
The Colorado State Medical Assistance & Services Advisory Council exists to improve and maintain the quality of the Medicaid Program by:
Contributing specialized knowledge and experience to that available within the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and
Providing a two-way channel of communication with the individuals, organizations, and institutions in the community that, with the administrating Agency, provide and/or pay for medical care and services.
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The Board has a representative from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and from the Colorado Department of Health. The fourteen members of the board are appointed by the Governor for a term of three years. The Board consists of the following representatives:
Representing: Dentists
Representing: Physicians
Aaron Burrows
Margaret Tomcho
Representing: Behavioral Health Services
Jill Atkinson
Representing: Nurses
Theresa Buxton
Representing: Nursing Facilities
Sarah Schumann
Representing: Home Health
Janet Puglisi
Representing: Optometry
Heather Gitchell
Peter R. McNally, DO
Representing: Public
Penny Grande
Kimberley Jackson
Robert Ward
Representing: CDPHE
Greta Klingler
Ex-Officio Member
Judy Zerzan, MDChief Medical Officer/Office DirectorDepartment of Health Care Policy and Financing1570 Grant StreetDenver, Colorado 80203Phone: 303-866-3410Email: judy.zerzan@state.co.us
The State Medical Assistance and Services Advisory Council Rules of Procedure
Program Administrator:
Reasonable accommodations for the meetings will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Please contact the Program Administrator at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting if you need special arrangements.
