Updated September 2, 2026. Quick answer: The session law defines a qualified patient as a person who attests to Colorado residence and has household income no greater than 250% of the federal poverty level.
This guide is limited to the cited Colorado hospital-assistance source and its stated scope.
What changes in Colorado
- The session law defines a qualified patient as a person who attests to Colorado residence and has household income no greater than 250% of the federal poverty level.
- The law limits a facility installment to 4% of monthly household income and a comprehensive facility-plus-professional installment to 6%.
- A facility may not deny discounted care merely because a patient has not applied for a public-benefits program, subject to the screening exception in the same law.
Where this rule stops
The archived authority is a 2024 session law for the non-CICP discounted-care framework; the current codified title must be rechecked before publication.
How to verify before you apply
- Identify the hospital or facility covered by the source and obtain its current policy.
- Ask for the current written policy and application instructions.
- Compare the policy with the official source below before relying on any threshold, discount, or deadline.
Related hospital-assistance guides
Primary source
Read 2024 Colorado Session Laws, Chapter 300, SB 24-116. Verify the current official text and the facility’s current policy before acting; this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.