# C.R.S. § 26.5-3-406: 26.5-3-406. Coordinated system of payment for early intervention services - duties of depart

> Colorado · Statutes · Repealed

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T26.5_A3_P4_S26.5-3-406

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 26.5-3-406
- **Heading:** 26.5-3-406. Coordinated system of payment for early intervention services - duties of depart
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 26.5 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 26.5-3-406

## Text

26.5-3-406. Coordinated system of payment for early intervention services - duties of departments. (1) In order to implement the provisions of this part 4, the department, as lead agency for part C, is responsible for the following, subject to available appropriations:

(a) Establishing an early intervention state plan for a statewide, comprehensive system of early intervention evaluations and early intervention services in accordance with part C child find;

(b) Establishing an interagency operating agreement between the department and the departments of education, health care policy and financing, and public health and environment regarding the responsibilities of each department to assist in the development and implementation of a statewide, comprehensive system of early intervention services and a coordinated system of payments for early intervention services;

(c) Developing, in cooperation with the department of education, the department of health care policy and financing, the department of public health and environment, the division of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies, private health insurance carriers, and certified early intervention service brokers, a coordinated system of payment of early intervention services using public and private money;

(d) (I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2024, certifying early intervention service brokers for early intervention services provided pursuant to this part 4; and

(e) Ensuring an appropriate allocation of payment responsibilities for early intervention services among federal, state, local, and private sources, including public medical assistance and private insurance coverage.

(2) Any additional source of money that may become available for the payment of early intervention services on or after July 1, 2008, as a result of the development and implementation of a statewide, comprehensive system of early intervention services and a coordinated system of payments for early intervention services must not replace or reduce any other federal or state money available for the payment of early intervention services on or before July 1, 2008.

(3) (a) Repealed.

(b) On and after July 1, 2024, nothing in this part 4 inhibits, encumbers, or controls the use of local money, including county grants, revenues from local mill levies, and private grants and contributions, that a certified early intervention service broker or county government may elect to allocate for the benefit of eligible children.

(4) In developing a coordinated system of payment, the department shall not directly or indirectly create a new entitlement for early intervention services funded from the state general fund. However, this subsection (4) does not prohibit any adjustments to public medical assistance required by section 25.5-1-124.

## Nearby sections

- [C.R.S. § 26.5-3-401 26.5-3-401. Legislative declaration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T26.5_A3_P4_S26.5-3-401.md)
- [C.R.S. § 26.5-3-402 26.5-3-402. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T26.5_A3_P4_S26.5-3-402.md)
- [C.R.S. § 26.5-3-403 26.5-3-403. Early intervention services - administration - duties of department - rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T26.5_A3_P4_S26.5-3-403.md)
- [C.R.S. § 26.5-3-404 26.5-3-404. Child find - responsibilities - interagency operating agreements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T26.5_A3_P4_S26.5-3-404.md)
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- [C.R.S. § 26.5-3-408 26.5-3-408. Certified early intervention service brokers - duties - payment for early interv](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T26.5_A3_P4_S26.5-3-408.md)
- [C.R.S. § 26.5-3-409 26.5-3-409. Payment from private health insurance for early intervention services - trust fu](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T26.5_A3_P4_S26.5-3-409.md)
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