{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-26-1-802","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 26-1-802","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1) \"Cohort\" means a group of counties that are required to work together to administer public assistance benefits through shared work and pooled resources. A cohort's work is informed by the transition plan, report, and recommendations required by this part 8.\n\n(2) \"Cross-departmental policy alignment team\" or \"team\" means the cross-departmental policy alignment team created in section 26-1-808.\n\n(3) \"Implementation work group\" means the implementation work group created in section 26-1-806.\n\n(4) \"Public assistance programs\" means the medical assistance program established in articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5; the children's basic health plan established pursuant to article 8 of title 25.5; the supplemental nutrition assistance program established in part 3 of article 2 of this title 26; the Colorado child care assistance program established in part 1 of article 4 of title 26.5; the temporary assistance for needy families program described in part 7 of article 2 of this title 26; the old age pension program established in article XXIV of the state constitution; and the adult financial programs described in part 1 of article 2 of this title 26, which include the old age pension, aid to the needy disabled, and home care allowance.\n\n(5) \"Public benefits delivery model\" means a system in which the administration, processing, and delivery of public assistance benefits and services are consolidated into a single centralized and uniform delivery model.\n\n(6) \"Shared services\" means an administrative or operational function performed by a county department on behalf of county departments in a cohort and developed in consultation and collaboration with the state departments and all county departments. Shared services include the following:\n\n(a) A call center to handle all calls related to program eligibility on behalf of all county departments;\n\n(b) Quality assurance to handle all responsibilities related to the quality of eligibility determination for the public assistance programs; and\n\n(c) Security administration services to manage the provision and revocation of access by county personnel to state-provided technology products and systems.\n\n(7) \"State departments\" means the department of human services, the department of health care policy and financing, and the department of early childhood.\n\n(8) \"Third-party contractor\" means the entity contracted by the state departments to assist the implementation work group pursuant to section 26-1-805.\n\n(9) \"Transition plan\" means the transition plan described in section 26-1-807.","path":["Title 26 - HUMAN SERVICES CODE","Article 1 - Department of Human Services","Part 8 - DELIVERY OF PUBLIC BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-26.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"862e3b9c1aea10a443ea21458113d70b3736367521da0e17c9a7d10417bda594","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-26-1-801","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-26-1-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}