Appeal deadlines in Colorado
State outside review (4 months); Medicaid hearing deadline 60 days.
Checked against official sources: October 30, 2026.
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Deadlines at a glance in Colorado
- Outside review
- 4 months
- Hearing deadline
- 60 days
- Then a state hearing
- 120 days
- Appeal deadline – Connect for Health Colorado
- 60 days
How each deadline is counted in Colorado
- Time to file
You must ask for a first-level internal appeal within 180 days of receiving the denial.
Law: C.R.S. 10-16-113(1)(c), (3)(a)(IV), (3)(b), (4)
- How fast the plan must decide
Urgent: 72 hours
- Deadline to ask
You must ask for external review within 4 months after receiving the denial of your internal appeal. The Division's guide says that if you used the voluntary second-level internal appeal, you have 60 days after that decision.
Law: C.R.S. 10-16-113.5
- The deadline runs from
Your receipt of the notice that your internal appeal was denied
- Hearing deadline
The date on your Notice of Action.
- Keeping your benefits during the appeal
If you are a current member and your coverage is ending, or a service you already get is being reduced or stopped, your benefits continue until a final decision if the Office of Administrative Courts gets your appeal no later than 10 days after the date of action (the date the change takes effect).
How long do I have? Deadline calculator
Sources
The official sources for Colorado are listed on the Colorado page.