MEEKER | On Feb. 11, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) and TransDev claimed that their contract with MedRide had been terminated. HCPF did not provide a reason for the termination and did not notify MedRide of the termination.
HCPF and TransDev did not follow the procedures of the statute in place, which states that HCPF cannot terminate a contract without a 30-day notice to MedRide, and during those 30 days, the state is required to allow MedRide to continue operations. HCPF’s institutional incompetence rendered the termination void.
Even without an official termination, the state has yet to facilitate a solution with MedRide to accomplish revalidation and credentialing. TransDev has been uncertain and inconsistent with the credentialing process, leaving Colorado’s patients at risk of continuously missing medical appointments.
On the morning of Feb. 12, the Colorado Department of Law confirmed the termination’s illegitimacy in an email to MedRide’s representatives. The Assistant Attorney General wrote, “The Department’s Notice of Rescission of Suspension was just that – rescission of the suspension. It was not a termination notice.”
MedRide is currently proceeding with the appellate process alongside the Colorado General Attorney’s office to remedy the situation.
