Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) News and Updates (B2600538 - 05/2026)
Provider licenses on file with Health First Colorado must be active on the date of service, and claims for providers with expired licenses will deny for EOB 3385 effective May 18, 2026. Pediatric Long-Term Home Health services require prior authorization for all new and existing members effective May 4, 2026, with full enforcement beginning June 1, 2026. The notice also covers vaccine counseling codes (90482, 90483, 90484), the Mircera routine dialysis drug designation effective May 1, 2026, updated mechanical stretching device criteria effective June 1, 2026, and Pediatric Behavioral Therapy change of provider forms for CPT 97151 effective June 1, 2026. This is from a May 2026 issue, so check current applicability for each date before acting.