{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-6-117","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25.5-6-117","heading":"Determination of need-based services - professional medical information document - definition.","body":"(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(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.","path":["Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING","Article 6 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - Long-term Care","Part 1 - LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.5.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"b7e837ba9451efe135133957fbea277a4c94575c8cc6f3b62f80b563012fe8d2","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-6-116","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-6-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}