Colorado Code
Part 1 - Colorado Public Assistance Act
§ 26-2-103. Definitions

As used in this article 2 and article 1 of this title 26, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective July 1, 2024. ] "Activities of daily living" means the basic self-care activities, including eating, bathing, dressing, transferring from bed to chair, bowel and bladder control, and independent ambulation.
(1.3) [ Editor's note: Subsection (1.3) is effective July 1, 2024. ] "Applicant" means any individual or family who individually or through a designated representative or someone acting responsibly for the individual or family has applied for benefits under the programs of public assistance administered or supervised by the state department pursuant to this article 2.
(1.5) Repealed.

(5.5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1230 , § 14, effective July 1, 1997.)
(5.7) "Legal immigrant" means an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who was lawfully admitted to the United States by the immigration and naturalization service, or any successor agency, as an actual or prospective permanent resident or whose extended physical presence in the United States is known to and allowed by the immigration and naturalization service, or any successor agency.

(7.5) "Qualified alien" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section 431 (b) of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Public Law 104-193, as amended.

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1178, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-3-3. L. 75: (11) amended, p. 898, § 1, effective June 26; (6) amended, p. 889, § 4, effective July 28. L. 77: (6) amended, p. 1343, § 1, effective May 26; (1.5), (12), and (13) added, p. 1339, § 2, effective July 1. L. 79: (7) amended, p. 1086, § 11, effective July 1. L. 82: (4)(c) amended, p. 426, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: (4)(a) amended, p. 793, § 1, effective March 1, 1985. L. 85: (13) amended, p. 348, § 2, effective April 5. L. 89, 1st Ex. Sess.: (1.5), (12), and (13) amended and (5.5) added, p. 38, § 4, effective July 25. L. 90: (4)(a) amended, p. 1358, § 1, effective October 1. L. 91: (11) amended, p. 1896, § 7, effective July 1. L. 93: (11) amended, p. 1665, § 74, effective July 1. L. 94: (4)(a) amended, p. 451, § 1, effective March 29; (11) amended, p. 2703, § 260, effective July 1. L. 97: (5.5) and (7) amended, p. 1230, § 14, effective July 1; (5.7) and (7.5) added, p. 1251, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (7) and (11) amended, p. 2585, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2006: (6) amended and (14) added, p. 1504, § 47, effective June 1; (11) amended, p. 1996, § 26, effective July 1. L. 2011: (5.7) amended, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1169, § 71, effective August 10; (7) and (11)(b) amended, (SB 11-210), ch. 187, p. 722, § 10, effective July 15, 2012. L. 2017: IP and (11)(a) amended, (HB 17-1046), ch. 50, p. 160, § 15, effective March 16; (11)(a) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1332, § 216, effective May 25. L. 2021: (7) amended, (SB 21-006), ch. 123, p. 497, § 27, effective September 7; (1) amended and (1.3) and (5.3) added, (HB 21-1187), ch. 83, p. 344, § 49, effective July 1, 2024.

Cross references: (1) (a) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (11), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
(b) For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
(2) For the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", see articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5.