C.R.S. § 25.5-6-117: Determination of need-based services - professional medical information document - definition.

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "professional medical information document" means documented medical information signed by a licensed medical professional and used as a component of the functional assessment for long-term services and supports that verifies a member's need for long-term services and supports.

(2) On or before December 31, 2026, the state department shall modify the professional medical information document used to assess a member's need for long-term services and supports to reduce the number of medical questions required in the documentation that are obtained from medical professionals.

(3) A treating licensed medical professional, as defined in rule by the state board as it relates to home- and community-based services, who has a bona fide physician-patient relationship with a member shall sign a professional medical information document for the member.