Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) News and Updates (B2600542 - 09/2026)
Health First Colorado added daily limits and same day billing limits for a list of behavioral health and supportive service codes, active since Aug. 1, 2026 for some codes and effective Oct. 1, 2026 for others, and Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs) enforce them. Claims with dates of service of Aug. 1, 2026 or later deny if an updated provider license is not on file, and a recovery residence policy takes effect Oct. 1, 2026. This bulletin also covers a number of other changes with dates from Aug. 31, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027, including the APR-DRG Version 42 update that moved to Jan. 1, 2027.