Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 10-16-107. Rate Filing Regulation - Benefits Ratio - Rules

(3.5) The commissioner shall promulgate rules establishing affordability standards. These standards must include appropriate targets for carrier investments in primary care. In developing these standards, the commissioner shall consider the recommendations of the primary care payment reform collaborative created in section 10-16-150.













































Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1639, § 1, effective July 1; (1) amended and (1.5) and (1.7) added, p. 1774, § 2, effective July 1; (2), (3)(a), and (3)(f) amended, p. 1744, § 4, effective January 1, 1993. L. 94: (3)(d) amended, p. 1629, § 26, effective May 31. L. 96: (5) added, p. 730, § 2, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) and (3)(e) amended, p. 530, § 2, effective April 24; (7) added, p. 416, § 1, effective April 24; (6) added, p. 639, § 6, effective May 1. L. 98: (5)(a) and IP(5)(b)(I) amended, p. 124, § 1, effective January 1, 1999. L. 99: (3)(b)(II)(A) amended, p. 320, § 5, effective July 1; (3)(e)(I) amended, p. 84, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2000: (5.5) added, p. 195, § 1, effective March 27. L. 2001: (1.5)(b) amended, p. 1214, § 42, effective January 1, 2002. L. 2004: (8) added, p. 963, § 1, effective May 21. L. 2005: (1.5)(f) amended, p. 762, § 15, effective June 1. L. 2007: (1), (1.5)(c), and (3)(e)(I) amended, p. 2004, § 2, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 2250, § 5, effective June 5; (1.5), (1.7), and (3)(e) amended and (1.6) added, p. 2251, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2009: (6) amended, (HB 09-1012), ch. 188, p. 823, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (6) amended, (HB 10-1160), ch. 283, p. 1327, § 4, effective July 1; (1.5) amended, (HB 10-1008), ch. 40, p. 162, § 1, effective January 1, 2011. L. 2013: Entire section amended with relocations, (HB 13-1266), ch. 217, p. 939, § 12, effective May 13. L. 2019: (2)(a)(I) amended and (3.5) added, (HB 19-1233), ch. 194, p. 2122, § 4, effective May 16; (3)(a)(IV) and (3)(a)(V) amended and (3)(a)(VI) added, (HB 19-1269), ch. 195, p. 2128, § 5, effective May 16; (7) added, (HB 19-1174), ch. 171, p. 1982, § 3, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2020: (8) added, (SB 20-215), ch. 201, p. 997, § 2, effective June 30. L. 2021: (3)(a)(V) amended and (3)(a)(VII) added, (HB 21-1232), ch. 241, p. 1293, § 2, effective June 16.




Cross references: (1) For the federal "Public Health Service Act", see 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and for section 2718 of that act, see 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-18.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1992 act amending subsection (1) and enacting subsections (1.5) and (1.7), see section 1 of chapter 218, Session Laws of Colorado 1992. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting subsection (6), see section 1 of chapter 154, Session Laws of Colorado 1997. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1999 act amending subsection (3)(b)(II)(A), see section 1 of chapter 111, Session Laws of Colorado 1999. In 2008, subsections (1), (1.5), (1.7), and (3)(e) were amended and subsection (1.6) was enacted by the "Fair Accountable Insurance Rates Act". For the short title and legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 439, Session Laws of Colorado 2008. For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1233, see section 1 of chapter 194, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
(3) For the short title ("Behavioral Health Care Coverage Modernization Act") in HB 19-1269, see section 1 of chapter 195, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.

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