C.R.S. § 25-29-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-29-105
25-29-105. Transfer of health system assets and liabilities to authority
Status: in_force

25-29-105. Transfer of health system assets and liabilities to authority. (1) The authority is authorized to enter into agreements with the city for the purpose of leasing, conveying, or otherwise acquiring Denver's health system assets. Any such lease, conveyance, transfer, or other agreement to acquire such assets shall be on such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties and shall include consideration of the authority's agreement to assume Denver's health system liabilities.

(2) Any transfer of health system assets to the authority shall be conditioned upon the existence of a binding agreement between the city and the authority transferring management and operation of some or all of the Denver health system to the authority and by which the authority shall accept and agree to fulfill the mission specified in section 25-29-104 and the provisions of section 25-29-107 concerning personnel.

(3) Any transfer of health system assets to the authority pursuant to this section shall be further conditioned upon the existence of a binding agreement between the authority and the city which provides that, effective on the transfer date and thereafter, the authority shall assume responsibility for and shall defend, indemnify, and hold the city harmless with respect to:

(a) All liabilities and duties of the city pursuant to contracts, agreements, and leases for commodities, services, and supplies utilized by the Denver health system, including real property leases;

(b) All claims related to the employment relationship between employees of the authority and the authority on and after the transfer date;

(c) All claims for breach of contract resulting from the authority's action or failure to act on and after the transfer date; and

(d) All claims related to the authority's errors and omissions including but not limited to medical malpractice; director and officer liability; workers' compensation; automobile liability; and premises, completed operations, and products liability.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-1203 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 12 / Section 25-3.5-1203
25-3.5-1203. Community assistance referral and education services programs - authorization -
Status: repealed

25-3.5-1203. Community assistance referral and education services programs - authorization - scope. (1) To improve the health of residents within its jurisdiction, prevent illness and injury, or reduce the incidence of 911 calls and hospital emergency department visits made for the purpose of obtaining nonemergency, nonurgent medical care or services, an authorized entity may establish a community assistance referral and education services program to provide community outreach and health education to residents within the authorized entity's jurisdiction.

(2) (a) On or after July 1, 2018, an authorized entity that operates or plans to operate a CARES program in Colorado shall notify the department of its CARES program in the form and manner required by the department.

(b) The department shall maintain a list of all authorized entities that operate a CARES program and make the list accessible to the public.

(c) An authorized entity operating a CARES program shall not assert that it is licensed or certified by the department.

(3) Subject to medical direction, an authorized entity operating a program may, within the scope of practice of its practitioners:

(a) Provide the following services:

(I) Health education and information available on relevant services; and

(II) Referrals for and information concerning low-cost medication programs and alternative resources to the 911 system;

(b) To provide services in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) and to ensure nonduplication of the services, collaborate with appropriate community resources, including:

(I) Health-care facilities licensed or issued a certificate of compliance pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 or subject to regulation by the department pursuant to article 1 or 3 of this title;

(II) Primary care providers;

(III) Other health-care professionals; or

(IV) Social services agencies.

(4) (a) An authorized entity operating a CARES program shall not provide services that would require a license or certification pursuant to part 13 of this article or article 3 or 3.5 of this title.

(b) In the form and manner prescribed by the department and before referring a service or provider to a recipient of a CARES program service, an authorized entity operating a CARES program shall disclose, at a minimum, in writing, the following information to the recipient:

(I) Any relationship that the CARES program has with an individual or entity to which it refers a recipient of CARES program service; and

(II) Whether the authorized entity directs, controls, schedules, or trains any provider to which it refers a recipient of CARES program services.

(5) The department may investigate an authorized entity as it deems necessary to ensure:

(a) The protection of the health, safety, and welfare of a recipient of CARES program services; and

(b) That the authorized entity is not providing services through its CARES program that require a license or certification pursuant to part 13 of this article or article 3 or 3.5 of this title.

(6) A person working directly or indirectly for a CARES program, whether as an employee or a contractor, may only provide services consistent with the requirements of subsection (3) of this section; except that nothing in this section prohibits a licensed, certified, or registered health-care or mental health provider or certified or licensed emergency medical service provider from acting or providing services within the provider's scope of practice if necessary to respond to an emergent situation.

(7) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 25-7-410 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 25-7-410
25-7-410. Applicability
Status: in_force

25-7-410. Applicability. The provisions of this part 4 do not apply to a used wood stove and shall not apply to any fireplace constructed prior to the date established in section 25-7-407.
C.R.S. § 25-1-138 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-138
25-1-138. Health facilities - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued
Status: in_force

25-1-138. Health facilities - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Facility-provided medication" or "medication" means a topical medication that a health facility has on hand or is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a surgical procedure or a visit to a health facility.

(b) "Health facility" means a hospital licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 and an ambulatory surgical center licensed pursuant to article 3 of this title 25.

(2) (a) A health facility or hospital pharmacy may offer any unused portion of a facility-provided medication to a patient upon the patient's discharge from the health facility if the medication is required for continued treatment, the medication does not contain a controlled substance, and the medication was administered to the patient during the patient's visit to the health facility. A health facility shall document within the patient's medical record that the patient must continue the medication at home, including the patient's dosage and directions for use.

(b) A health facility or hospital pharmacy shall:

(I) Label a facility-provided medication with, at a minimum, the facility name, the prescribing health-care provider's name, the patient's name, the drug identification, and the directions for use if the instructions are not provided to the patient at the time of discharge from the facility; or

(II) If the facility-provided medication's container includes only the name and strength of the medication, include the facility name, the prescribing health-care provider's name, the patient's name, and the directions for use with education materials provided to the patient at the time of discharge from the facility.

(3) If a facility-provided medication is used for a patient in an operating room or emergency department setting or for a visit to a health facility and the facility-provided medication is provided to the patient for continuity of treatment, the health facility or hospital pharmacy, whichever provides the medication, is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use of the medication, and a pharmacist's requirement to counsel the patient concerning the medication pursuant to section 12-280-138 is waived.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1306 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 13 / Section 25-4-1306
25-4-1306. Dispensing utensils
Status: in_force

25-4-1306. Dispensing utensils. (1) Manual handling of bulk foods by customers during dispensing shall be discouraged. Mechanical dispensing devices shall be used, including gravity dispensers, pumps, extruders, and augers. Manual dispensing utensils shall also be used, including tongs, scoops, ladles, and spatulas.

(2) If the dispensing devices and utensils listed in subsection (1) of this section do not discourage manual customer handling of bulk foods, such bulk foods must be wrapped or sacked prior to display.

(3) Manual dispensing utensils shall be protected against becoming contaminated and serving as vehicles for introducing contamination into bulk foods. A tether of easily cleanable material shall be attached to such a utensil and shall be of such length that the utensil cannot contact the floor. A sleeve or protective housing attached or adjacent to the display unit shall be available for storing a utensil when not in use.

(4) Ladles and spatulas shall be stored in bulk foods with handles extending to the outside of product modules. Handles shall not prevent lids from being self-closing.
C.R.S. § 25-8.5-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8.5 / Section 25-8.5-105
25-8.5-105. Authority members
Status: in_force

25-8.5-105. Authority members. (1) The following entities shall be members of the authority:

(a) Each county that has property within the authority's boundaries shall have one member;

(b) Each municipality that has property within the authority's boundaries shall have one member;

(c) The special districts that include in their service areas property within the Cherry Creek basin and that own and operate wastewater treatment services facilities in the Cherry Creek basin shall collectively be represented by a single member of the authority. For the purposes of this paragraph (c), wastewater treatment services shall mean a wastewater treatment facility with a designed capacity to receive more than two thousand gallons of sewage per day.

(d) A total of seven members shall be appointed by the governor to represent sports persons, recreational users, and concerned citizens. A minimum of two of these appointees shall be residents of Colorado and shall be from bona fide sports persons' or recreational organizations that have members who use the reservoir. A minimum of two of these appointees shall be from bona fide citizen or environmental organizations interested in preserving water quality with members who use the reservoir or live within Cherry Creek basin. At least three of the appointed members shall have backgrounds in or professional training regarding water quality issues. The term of appointment is four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than four members' terms expire in the same year.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-312 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-3.5-312
25-3.5-312. Funding
Status: in_force

25-3.5-312. Funding. The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations from public or private sources for the purpose of facilitating the rule-making process set forth in section 25-3.5-311.
C.R.S. § 25-25-122 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-122
25-25-122. Investment of funds
Status: in_force

25-25-122. Investment of funds. (1) The authority may invest the proceeds from the sale of a series of bonds or any funds related to the series in securities and other investments as may be provided in the proceedings under which the series of bonds are authorized to be issued, whether or not the investment or reinvestment is authorized under any other provision of law. Such investment or reinvestment may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Bonds or other obligations of the United States;

(b) Bonds or other obligations, the payment of the principal and interest of which is unconditionally guaranteed by the United States;

(c) Obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by any agency or person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the United States pursuant to authority granted by the congress of the United States;

(d) Obligations issued or guaranteed by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state;

(e) Prime commercial paper;

(f) Prime finance company paper;

(g) Bankers acceptances drawn on and accepted by commercial banks;

(h) Repurchase agreements fully secured by obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States or by any person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the United States pursuant to authority granted by the congress of the United States;

(i) Certificates of deposit or time deposits issued by commercial banks or savings and loan associations that are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or its successor; or

(j) Such other securities and investments as may be authorized by resolution of the board if such securities and investments are rated within one of the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized rating agency.

(2) The authority may invest any other funds in the securities as provided in this section and with such maturities as the authority shall determine if such maturities are on a date or dates prior to the time that, in the judgment of the authority, the funds so invested will be required for expenditure. The express judgment of the authority as to the time that any funds will be required for expenditure or be redeemable is final and conclusive.
C.R.S. § 25-25-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-106
25-25-106. Meetings of board - quorum - expenses
Status: in_force

25-25-106. Meetings of board - quorum - expenses. (1) Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising its powers. Action may be taken by the board upon the affirmative vote of at least four of its members. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall not impair the right of a quorum of the board to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the board.

(2) Each meeting of the board for any purpose whatsoever shall be open to the public. Notice of meetings shall be as provided in the bylaws of the authority. One or more members of the board may participate in a meeting of the board or a committee of the board and may vote on resolutions presented at the meeting through the use of telecommunications devices, including, but not limited to, a conference telephone or similar communications equipment. Participation through telecommunications devices shall constitute presence in person at the meeting. The use of telecommunications devices shall not supersede any requirements for public hearing otherwise provided by law. Resolutions need not be published or posted, but resolutions and all proceedings and other acts of the board shall be a public record.

(3) Members of the board shall receive no compensation for services but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling and lodging expenses, incurred in the discharge of their official duties. Any payments for expenses shall be paid from funds of the authority.
C.R.S. § 25-5-315 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 25-5-315
25-5-315. Violation - what constitutes
Status: repealed

25-5-315. Violation - what constitutes. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-402 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 4 / Section 25-1.5-402
25-1.5-402. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-1.5-402. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program" means the program established in 8 U.S.C. sec. 1184 (l)(1)(D)(ii), allowing foreign-trained physicians who meet certain criteria to practice in communities designated as medically underserved areas, medically underserved populations, or health professional shortage areas.

(2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment, created in section 25-1-102.

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(4) "Health-care professional" means a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse registered pursuant to section 12-255-111, a mental health practitioner, a licensed physician assistant, or any other licensed health-care provider for which the federal government authorizes participation in a federally matched state loan repayment program to encourage health-care professionals to provide services in underserved communities.

(5) "Health professional shortage area" has the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254e.

(6) "Medically underserved area" means a medically underserved community as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 295p.

(7) "Medically underserved population" has the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254b.

(8) "National health service corps" means the program established in 42 U.S.C. sec. 254d.

(9) "National interest waiver program" means the program established in 8 U.S.C. sec. 1153 (b)(2)(B)(ii) allowing foreign-trained physicians who meet certain criteria to practice in communities designated as medically underserved areas, medically underserved populations, or health professional shortage areas.

(10) "State board" means the state board of health created in section 25-1-103.

(11) "State-designated health professional shortage area" means an area of the state designated by the primary care office, in accordance with state-specific methodologies established by the state board by rule pursuant to section 25-1.5-404 (1)(a), as experiencing a shortage of health-care professionals or behavioral health-care providers.
C.R.S. § 25-8-506 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 5 / Section 25-8-506
25-8-506. Nuclear and radioactive wastes
Status: repealed

25-8-506. Nuclear and radioactive wastes. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-45-107 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 45 / Section 25-45-107
25-45-107. No cause of action created
Status: in_force

25-45-107. No cause of action created. This article does not create a private cause of action against a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device or against any other person or entity involved in the care of an eligible patient using the investigational drug, biological product, or device, for any harm done to the eligible patient resulting from the investigational drug, biological product, or device, so long as the manufacturer or other person or entity is complying in good faith with the terms of this article, unless there was a failure to exercise reasonable care.
C.R.S. § 25-4-304 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 25-4-304
25-4-304. Duties of county, district, or municipal public health director
Status: repealed

25-4-304. Duties of county, district, or municipal public health director. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-5-412 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 25-5-412
25-5-412. Issuance of permits
Status: in_force

25-5-412. Issuance of permits. (1) Whenever the department finds after investigation that the distribution in this state of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing, or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health and that such injurious nature cannot be adequately determined after such articles have entered commerce, it, then and in such case only, shall promulgate regulations providing for the issuance to manufacturers, processors, or packers of such class of food in such locality of permits to which shall be attached such conditions governing the manufacture, processing, or packing of such class of food for such temporary period of time as may be necessary to protect the public health; and, after the effective date of such regulations and during such temporary period, no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce any such food manufactured, processed, or packed by any such manufacturer, processor, or packer, unless such manufacturer, processor, or packer holds a permit issued by the department as provided by such regulations.

(2) The department is authorized to suspend immediately upon notice any permit issued under authority of this section if it is found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated. The holder of a permit so suspended shall be privileged to apply at any time for the reinstatement of such permit, and the department shall, immediately after prompt hearing and inspection of the establishment, reinstate such permit if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the conditions of the permit as originally issued or as amended.

(3) Any officer or employee duly designated by the department shall have access to any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds such a permit from the department, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the conditions of the permit are being complied with, and denial of access for such inspection shall be grounds for suspension of the permit until such access is freely given by the operator.
C.R.S. § 25-21.5-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 21.5 / Section 25-21.5-105
25-21.5-105. Copayment - eligibility - children's dental plan cash fund - payment schedule
Status: repealed

25-21.5-105. Copayment - eligibility - children's dental plan cash fund - payment schedule. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-115.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-1.5-115.5
25-1.5-115.5. Fentanyl prevention and education campaign - website
Status: in_force

25-1.5-115.5. Fentanyl prevention and education campaign - website. (1) Subject to available appropriations, beginning in the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the department shall develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing statewide prevention and education campaign to address the fentanyl education needs in the state. In the prevention and education campaign, the prevention services division shall provide information to the general public about fentanyl, its dangers, precautionary measures to avoid risks and prevent harm caused by fentanyl, resources for addiction treatment and services, and laws regarding fentanyl, including criminal penalties and immunity for reporting an overdose event pursuant to section 18-1-711. Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2022-23 state fiscal year from this appropriation:

(a) Does not revert to the general fund or any other fund;

(b) May be used by the department in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 state fiscal years without further appropriation; and

(c) Must not be used for any other purpose other than the purpose set forth in this section.

(2) In furtherance of the goals of the fentanyl prevention and education campaign, the prevention services division may use television advertising, radio broadcasts, print media, digital strategies, or any other media deemed necessary and appropriate by the division to reach the target audiences of the campaign.

(3) In furtherance of the goals of the fentanyl prevention and education campaign, the prevention services division shall provide at least five regional training sessions during the 2022-23 state fiscal year for community partners to implement youth health development strategies.

(4) In furtherance of the goals of the fentanyl prevention and education campaign, the prevention services division shall develop, implement, and maintain a website to serve as the state resource for the most accurate and timely information regarding fentanyl. At a minimum, the website must include information concerning fentanyl, its dangers, precautionary measures to avoid risks and prevent harm caused by fentanyl, resources for addiction treatment and services, and laws regarding fentanyl, including criminal penalties and immunity for reporting an overdose event pursuant to section 18-1-711.
C.R.S. § 25-4-2001 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 20 / Section 25-4-2001
25-4-2001. Short title
Status: in_force

25-4-2001. Short title. This part 20 shall be known and may be cited as the "Hepatitis C Program Act".
C.R.S. § 25-48-116 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 48 / Section 25-48-116
25-48-116. Immunity for actions in good faith - prohibition against reprisals
Status: in_force

25-48-116. Immunity for actions in good faith - prohibition against reprisals. (1) A person is not subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for acting in good faith under this article, which includes being present when a qualified individual self-administers the prescribed medical aid-in-dying medication.

(2) Except as provided for in section 25-48-118, a health-care provider or professional organization or association shall not subject an individual to any of the following for participating or refusing to participate in good-faith compliance under this article:

(a) Censure;

(b) Discipline;

(c) Suspension;

(d) Loss of license, privileges, or membership; or

(e) Any other penalty.

(3) A request by an individual for, or the provision by an attending provider of, medical aid-in-dying medication in good faith compliance with this article 48 does not:

(a) Constitute neglect or elder abuse for any purpose of law; or

(b) Provide the basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.

(4) This section does not limit civil or criminal liability for negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
C.R.S. § 25-47-108 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 47 / Section 25-47-108
25-47-108. Health-care professionals - hospitals - obligations under state and federal law
Status: in_force

25-47-108. Health-care professionals - hospitals - obligations under state and federal law. Nothing in this article limits the obligations of a health-care professional or hospital under state or federal law in prescribing, storing, or administering drugs or devices.
C.R.S. § 25-40-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 40 / Section 25-40-103
25-40-103. Adult stem cells cure fund - creation
Status: in_force

25-40-103. Adult stem cells cure fund - creation. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the adult stem cells cure fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". The fund shall consist of gifts, grants, and donations transferred to the fund, which the department of public health and environment is authorized to accept, and any voluntary contributions to the fund pursuant to part 35 of article 22 of title 39, C.R.S.

(2) The department of public health and environment shall transfer any gifts, grants, and donations to the fund to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be deposited into any other fund. The moneys in the fund shall be annually appropriated by the general assembly to the department for the purposes of this article.
C.R.S. § 25-3-120 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 25-3-120
25-3-120. Regulation of surgical smoke - requirement to adopt a policy - definitions - app
Status: in_force

25-3-120. Regulation of surgical smoke - requirement to adopt a policy - definitions - applicability. (1) On or before May 1, 2021, each hospital with surgical services and each ambulatory surgical center, licensed in accordance with this article 3, shall adopt and implement a policy that prevents human exposure to surgical smoke via the use of a surgical smoke evacuation system during any planned surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Surgical smoke" means the gaseous by-product produced by energy-generating devices including surgical plume, smoke plume, bio-aerosols, laser-generated airborne contaminants, or lung-damaging dust.

(b) "Surgical smoke evacuation system" means equipment designed to capture and neutralize surgical smoke at the point of origin and before the surgical smoke makes contact with the eyes or the respiratory tract of the occupants of a room.
C.R.S. § 25-17-806 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 8 / Section 25-17-806
25-17-806. Education and outreach - complaint forum
Status: in_force

25-17-806. Education and outreach - complaint forum. (1) The department shall, in collaboration with local governments, conduct education and outreach activities to inform retail establishments, consumers, producers, and retailers about the requirements and prohibitions of this part 8.

(2) (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the department shall establish a forum that allows any person to file a complaint against a producer for a violation of this part 8. The forum established by the department may include any of the following mechanisms to receive complaints:

(I) A complaint form on the department's website;

(II) A telephone hotline; or

(III) A public outreach strategy based on social media.

(b) The department shall provide any nonfrivolous and nontrivial complaints received through the forum to the attorney general's office.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-901 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 9 / Section 25-20.5-901
25-20.5-901. Short title
Status: in_force

25-20.5-901. Short title. The short title of this part 9 is the "Colorado Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Network (CARENetwork) Act".
C.R.S. § 25-15-216 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 2 / Section 25-15-216
25-15-216. Colorado geological survey to designate optimally suitable areas
Status: in_force

25-15-216. Colorado geological survey to designate optimally suitable areas. Subject to available appropriations, the Colorado geological survey shall conduct a study of the geological suitability of areas of the state for hazardous waste disposal sites. Such study shall designate those areas of the state which the Colorado geological survey finds to be optimally suitable for hazardous waste disposal based upon detailed criteria relating to hydrology, geology, geochemistry, structural geology, geomorphology, climatology, and mineral resources. The designation of optimally suitable areas and the criteria utilized shall be produced in a publication available to the public at a reasonable cost.
C.R.S. § 25-4-715 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 25-4-715
25-4-715. Repeal of sections - review of functions
Status: repealed

25-4-715. Repeal of sections - review of functions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-7-1004 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 10 / Section 25-7-1004
25-7-1004. Administration of program by division
Status: in_force

25-7-1004. Administration of program by division. (1) In administering the program, the division shall:

(a) Conduct or oversee program activities and scientific studies and determine an appropriate scope, sequence, and timetable for such studies and activities;

(b) Subject assertions by a federal land manager of air quality related value impairment in a class I federal area and studies concerning source attribution and source apportionment to peer review;

(c) Utilize the study design and data collection and analytical techniques set forth in section 25-7-211 that are relevant and appropriate to the activity or study;

(d) Assure that studies proceed as expeditiously as sound science will allow in order to minimize any delay in the process.

(2) As necessary or appropriate, the division may:

(a) Enter into memoranda of understanding for participation in the studies and activities required by this part 10;

(b) Create cooperative public-private partnerships with various entities; and

(c) Perform any other appropriate activity to carry out the intent of the program.

(3) The division shall not be required to pay the cost of any studies that are discretionary as set forth in this part 10 other than as set forth in this section. If the division determines that an air quality related value of a class I federal area has the potential to be significantly threatened by air pollution, or is being impacted by air pollution, then the division shall apply for grants or act as a catalyst to secure financial support from available funding sources in federal, state, or local governments and private entities, to identify the threat by funding the necessary air quality related value baseline data collection, or to assist in remedying the threat by funding necessary attribution or apportionment studies. The division is also authorized to act as a catalyst to secure financial support from other sources for such studies. The results of such studies and data collection shall be made available to the appropriate federal land manager and interested members of the public to assist in the management of these scenic resources and to cooperate in any needed air quality related values assessments.
C.R.S. § 25-7-1208 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 12 / Section 25-7-1208
25-7-1208. Economic or cost-effectiveness analyses not required
Status: in_force

25-7-1208. Economic or cost-effectiveness analyses not required. Notwithstanding section 25-7-110.5, the commission shall not conduct an economic impact analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, or any other analyses required by section 25-7-110.5 in considering a voluntary agreement or the emission limitations contained therein.
C.R.S. § 25-4-302 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 25-4-302
25-4-302. Duties of department
Status: repealed

25-4-302. Duties of department. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-308 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-3.5-308
25-3.5-308. Rules - repeal
Status: repealed

25-3.5-308. Rules - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-13-109 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 13 / Section 25-13-109
25-13-109. Group gatherings
Status: in_force

25-13-109. Group gatherings. Any group of twenty-five or more persons assembled for a meeting, festival, social gathering, or other similar purpose in an organized campground or recreation area for a period which reasonably could have been anticipated to exceed ten hours shall make provision for sewage, wastewater, and refuse disposal in accordance with rules and regulations of the board. The organizers of and performers at any gathering in violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 25-13-114.
C.R.S. § 25-7-109.4 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-109.4
25-7-109.4. Air quality science advisory board - created - repeal
Status: repealed

25-7-109.4. Air quality science advisory board - created - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-14-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 14 / Part 1 / Section 25-14-103
25-14-103. Smoking prohibited in certain public places
Status: repealed

25-14-103. Smoking prohibited in certain public places. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-503.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 5 / Section 25-1.5-503.5
25-1.5-503.5. Scholarship program for addiction counselors - creation - eligibility - conditio
Status: in_force

25-1.5-503.5. Scholarship program for addiction counselors - creation - eligibility - conditions. (1) Beginning in the 2018-19 state fiscal year, the primary care office shall maintain and administer a scholarship program to assist in increasing the population of certified addiction counselors providing behavioral health-care services in health professional shortage areas. Subject to available appropriations, the primary care office shall award scholarships to help defray the education and training costs associated with obtaining certification as an addiction counselor or with progressing to a higher level of certification for applicants who agree to practice in a health professional shortage area for a specified period.

(2) Under the scholarship program, subject to the limitations specified in this section, upon entering into a scholarship contract, the state may pay up to the full cost of educational materials and direct expenses associated with education and training required for certification as an addiction counselor or for progressing to a higher level of addiction counselor certification, which amount shall be paid to the academic institution or state-approved trainer where the addiction counselor student is enrolled or participating.

(3) As a condition of receiving a scholarship award to assist with obtaining certification or a higher level of certification, an applicant must enter into a contract with the primary care office pursuant to which he or she agrees to serve at least six consecutive months in a community that is located in a health professional shortage area.

(4) Subject to available appropriations, the primary care office shall annually select applicants from the list provided by the advisory council pursuant to section 25-1.5-504 (5)(b) for scholarship awards under this section.

(5) For purposes of recommending scholarship awards, the advisory council shall prioritize addiction counselors who are practicing with a nonprofit or public employer. The advisory council may also consider for participation in the scholarship program addiction counselors who are practicing with a for-profit employer, such as a private practice or other site, that provides services to an underserved population.

(6) In the event of a breach of contract for a scholarship entered into under this section, the primary care office shall enforce the contract and collect any damages or other penalties owed.
C.R.S. § 25-51-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 51 / Section 25-51-106
25-51-106. Patient safety research and education
Status: in_force

25-51-106. Patient safety research and education. (1) A health-care provider or health facility that participates in open discussions under this article 51 may provide de-identified information about an adverse health-care incident to any patient-safety-centered nonprofit organization for use in patient safety research and education.

(2) Disclosure of de-identified information under subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Does not constitute a waiver of the privilege specified in section 25-51-105 (1)(b); and

(b) Is not a violation of the confidentiality requirements of section 25-51-105 (1)(b).
C.R.S. § 25-7-213 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 25-7-213
25-7-213. Visibility and air quality related values policy task force
Status: repealed

25-7-213. Visibility and air quality related values policy task force. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-3-100.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 25-3-100.5
25-3-100.5. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-3-100.5. Definitions. As used in this article 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Acute treatment unit" means a facility or a distinct part of a facility for short-term psychiatric care, which may include treatment for substance use disorders, that provides a total, twenty-four-hour, therapeutically planned and professionally staffed environment for persons who do not require inpatient hospitalization but need more intense and individual services than are available on an outpatient basis, such as crisis management and stabilization services.

(2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(3) "Heart attack database" means a national registry designed for heart attack data.

(4) "Joint commission" means an independent, nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies health-care organizations and programs in the United States, or its successor entity.

(5) "PCI center" means a hospital that performs percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), commonly known as coronary angioplasty, for acute myocardial infarction.

(6) "STEMI" means ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1611 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 16 / Section 25-4-1611
25-4-1611. Violation - penalties
Status: repealed

25-4-1611. Violation - penalties. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-104.3 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-3.5-104.3
25-3.5-104.3. State trauma advisory council - duties
Status: repealed

25-3.5-104.3. State trauma advisory council - duties. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-3-311 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 25-3-311
25-3-311. Donations permitted
Status: in_force

25-3-311. Donations permitted. Any person, firm, organization, corporation, or society desiring to make donations of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of such public hospital shall have the right to vest title of the money, personal property, or real estate so donated in said county, to be controlled, when accepted, by the board of public hospital trustees according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise, or bequest of such property.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1607.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 16 / Section 25-4-1607.5
25-4-1607.5. Retail food establishment regulation - fees - investigations - stakeholder proce
Status: in_force

25-4-1607.5. Retail food establishment regulation - fees - investigations - stakeholder process. (1) The executive director of the department or his or her designee shall convene a stakeholder group, including representatives from Colorado associations representing county or district public health agencies, county commissioners, retail food establishments, and any other party that represents a retail food establishment and expresses interest in participating.

(2) The department shall keep and maintain a list of stakeholders.

(3) The department shall convene the first meeting with the stakeholders no later than June 15, 2015, and as needed thereafter. After submission of the report described in subsection (5) of this section, the department shall meet with the stakeholders at least once every three years.

(4) The department shall meet with the stakeholders to study retail food establishments, retail food establishment license fees, and retail food inspection programs, including:

(a) Incidents of, and trends in, food-borne illnesses, including the correlation to inspections;

(b) Uniform statewide administration, implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of the inspection program to include, at a minimum:

(I) Training;

(II) Application;

(III) Communication to the public;

(IV) Guidance documents; and

(V) Inspection frequency, including compliance strategies;

(c) Potential regulatory changes;

(d) Collaboration with the industry;

(e) A requested annual license fee adjustment with appropriate documentation, including costs of providing an inspection;

(f) An annual license fee charged for parochial, public, or private schools; charitable organizations and benevolent, nonprofit retail food establishments that assist elderly, incapacitated, or disadvantaged persons; and nonprofit or charitable organizations that donate, prepare, sell, or serve food in conjunction with an event or celebration;

(g) Alternative administrative actions;

(h) The current annual license fee structure and license categories;

(i) The review of risk-based inspection schedules; and

(j) The actual cost of inspections.

(5) On or before December 1, 2015, and every three years thereafter, the executive director of the department or his or her designee shall prepare a report of the findings and conclusions of the study and shall present the report to all stakeholders and others upon request.
C.R.S. § 25-4-513 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 25-4-513
25-4-513. Funding
Status: in_force

25-4-513. Funding. The department shall provide funding to local public health agencies for tuberculosis treatment and control and shall consider the number of active, suspected, and latent tuberculosis cases undergoing therapy in each agency's jurisdiction when determining funding levels.
C.R.S. § 25-5-1004 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 10 / Section 25-5-1004
25-5-1004. Registration required - fee - artificial tanning device education fund - creatio
Status: in_force

25-5-1004. Registration required - fee - artificial tanning device education fund - creation. (1) Commencing January 1, 1993, and on each January 1 thereafter, the owner of any artificial tanning facility which makes artificial tanning devices available for public use shall register said facility with the department.

(2) (a) The registration of each artificial tanning facility as required in subsection (1) of this section shall be accompanied by an annual registration fee for each artificial tanning facility in the amount of one hundred twenty dollars for each calendar year. The annual registration fee shall be prorated on a monthly basis for any initial registration received after January 1 of any year.

(b) Notwithstanding the amount specified for the fee in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), the board by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of the fee if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3), C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of the fee is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the board by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of the fee as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.

(3) All fees shall be collected by the department and transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the artificial tanning device education fund, which fund is hereby created. The fund shall be comprised of the annual registration fees. In accordance with section 24-36-114, C.R.S., all interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the general fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. The moneys in the fund shall be annually appropriated by the general assembly to the department for the direct and indirect costs of the administration and implementation of the provisions of this part 10.
C.R.S. § 25-5-306 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 25-5-306
25-5-306. Receiving bedding to be remade
Status: repealed

25-5-306. Receiving bedding to be remade. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-16.5-104 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 16.5 / Section 25-16.5-104
25-16.5-104. Recycling resources economic opportunity fund - creation - repeal
Status: repealed

25-16.5-104. Recycling resources economic opportunity fund - creation - repeal. (1) (a) The recycling resources economic opportunity fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the department for use in accordance with subsection (2) of this section. The fund consists of all money that may be available to the fund, including money made available from gifts, grants, or donations.

(b) All interest derived from the deposit of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, at the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(2) Money in the fund shall be used to pay for administrative costs incurred by the department in implementing House Bill 07-1288, enacted in 2007.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, money in the fund shall not be used for the administration, implementation, or enforcement of any state law or rule.

(4) On September 30, 2025, the state treasurer shall transfer any money remaining in the fund to the Colorado circular communities cash fund created in section 25-16.5-109 (4).

(5) This section is repealed, effective October 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-115 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-1.5-115
25-1.5-115. Opioid antagonist bulk purchase fund - creation - rules - report - appropriation
Status: repealed

25-1.5-115. Opioid antagonist bulk purchase fund - creation - rules - report - appropriation - definitions. (1) (a) The opioid antagonist bulk purchase fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of payments made to the department by participating eligible entities for the purchase of opioid antagonists; gifts, grants, and donations credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section; and any money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.

(b) The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The department shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.

(c) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(2) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for bulk purchasing of opioid antagonists. Eligible entities may purchase opioid antagonists from the department. The department may contract with a prescription drug outlet, as defined in section 12-280-103 (43), for the bulk purchasing and distribution of opioid antagonists. The department may prioritize the purchase of opioid antagonists by eligible entities based on the need of the entity and the availability of the opioid antagonists as determined by the department. The department shall provide technical assistance to participating eligible entities to ensure that eligible entities complete all training and registration requirements.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the amount an eligible entity must pay to purchase opioid antagonists from the department.

(4) (a) No later than October 1, 2020, and every October 1 thereafter, the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee shall report to the house and senate appropriations committees, or their successor committees, on the fund's activity. The report must include:

(I) Revenue received by the fund;

(II) Revenue and expenditure projections for the forthcoming fiscal year and details of all expenditures from the fund;

(III) The eligible entities that purchased opioid antagonists;

(IV) The amount of opioid antagonists purchased by each eligible entity; and

(V) The discount procured through bulk purchasing.

(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the report required in this subsection (4) continues indefinitely.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Eligible entity" means a person or entity described in section 12-30-110 (1)(a); except that an employee or agent of a school must be acting in accordance with section 12-30-110 (1)(b), (2)(b), and (4)(b) and, as applicable, section 22-1-119.1.

(b) "Fund" means the opioid antagonist bulk purchase fund created in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 25-43-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 43 / Section 25-43-102
25-43-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-43-102. Definitions. As used in this article 43, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Health-care provider" means a:

(a) Doctor of medicine;

(b) Doctor of osteopathic medicine;

(c) Licensed nurse practitioner;

(d) Licensed physician assistant;

(e) Licensed physical therapist with training in pediatric neurology or concussion evaluation and management; or

(f) Licensed doctor of psychology with training in neuropsychology or concussion evaluation and management.

(2) "Public recreation facility" means a recreation facility owned or leased by the state of Colorado or a political subdivision thereof.

(3) "Youth athletic activity" means an organized athletic activity where the majority of the participants are eleven years of age or older and under nineteen years of age, and are engaging in an organized athletic game or competition against another team, club, or entity or in practice or preparation for an organized game or competition against another team, club, or entity. A "youth athletic activity" does not include college or university activities. "Youth athletic activity" does not include an activity that is entered into for instructional purposes only, an athletic activity that is incidental to a nonathletic program, or a lesson.
C.R.S. § 25-40-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 40 / Section 25-40-102
25-40-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-40-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and determines that:

(a) The national marrow donor program reports that researchers are studying umbilical cord blood, also known as cord blood, as a source of adult blood stem cells that can be used to treat leukemia, lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases;

(b) For many patients with a life-threatening disease, a cord blood transplant may be the best and only hope for a cure;

(c) Cord blood is desirable for use in stem cell transplants because it has a large number of adult blood stem cells;

(d) Blood from each donated umbilical cord is frozen and made available for transplant, and if it cannot be used for transplant, the cord blood stem cells may be used for research;

(e) Cord blood donations are urgently needed to keep up with the demand for transplants and research; and

(f) Many women in good health may be eligible to voluntarily donate their children's cord blood but are unaware of its unique value or of the existence of donation programs.

(2) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to create the adult stem cells cure fund for the purpose of advancing umbilical cord blood collection for public blood banks and promoting awareness across the state.
C.R.S. § 25-25-129 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-129
25-25-129. Powers of authority not restricted - law complete in itself
Status: in_force

25-25-129. Powers of authority not restricted - law complete in itself. This article shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which the authority might otherwise have under any laws of this state but shall be construed as cumulative of any such powers. No proceedings, referendum, notice, or approval shall be required for the creation of the authority or the issuance of any bonds or any instrument as security therefor, except as provided in this article; but nothing in this article shall be construed to deprive the state and its political subdivisions of their respective police powers over properties of the authority or to impair any power thereover of any official or agency of the state and its governmental subdivisions which may be otherwise provided by law.
C.R.S. § 25-5.5-305.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-5.5-305.5
25-5.5-305.5. Low-fat frozen dairy dessert - standards
Status: in_force

25-5.5-305.5. Low-fat frozen dairy dessert - standards. Low-fat frozen dairy dessert shall conform in all respects to the definition and standard of identity for ice cream prescribed in section 25-5.5-303; except that it shall contain not less than one and five-tenths percent nor more than one and nine-tenths percent of milk fat and not less than twelve percent total milk-solids-non-fat and except that it shall contain not less than one and three-tenths pounds of food solids per gallon.
C.R.S. § 25-12-108 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 12 / Section 25-12-108
25-12-108. Preemption
Status: in_force

25-12-108. Preemption. Except as provided in sections 25-12-103 (12) and 25-12-110, this article shall not be construed to preempt or limit the authority of any municipality or county to adopt standards that are no less restrictive than the provisions of this article.
C.R.S. § 25-3-606 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 25-3-606
25-3-606. Penalties
Status: in_force

25-3-606. Penalties. (1) A determination that a health facility has violated the provisions of this part 6 may result in the following:

(a) Termination of licensure or other sanctions related to licensure under part 1 of this article; or

(b) A civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per violation for each day the health facility is in violation of this part 6.
C.R.S. § 25-1-101 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-101
25-1-101. Construction of terms
Status: in_force

25-1-101. Construction of terms. (1) When any law of this state refers to the executive director of the state department of public health or of the department of health, said law shall be construed as referring to the executive director of the department of public health and environment.

(2) Whenever any law of this state refers to the state department of public health or to the department of health, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of public health and environment.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-705 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 7 / Section 25-3.5-705
25-3.5-705. Creation of fee - creation of trauma system cash fund
Status: in_force

25-3.5-705. Creation of fee - creation of trauma system cash fund. (1) The board is authorized, by rule, to establish a schedule of fees based on the direct and indirect costs incurred in designating facilities. In addition, the department is authorized to collect the appropriate fee on the schedule. The board may adjust fees in amounts necessary to cover such costs. The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the trauma system cash fund created by subsection (2) of this section.

(2) There is hereby created in the state treasury a statewide trauma care system cash fund. All moneys in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for allocation to the department to administer the trauma system. Any moneys in the fund not appropriated shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund.
C.R.S. § 25-47-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 47 / Section 25-47-106
25-47-106. Emergency public access stations - life-saving allergy medication
Status: in_force

25-47-106. Emergency public access stations - life-saving allergy medication. (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary:

(a) A medical professional may prescribe a stock supply of epinephrine auto-injectors to any authorized entity for storage in an EPAS and may place a stock supply of epinephrine auto-injectors in an EPAS maintained by an authorized entity;

(b) A medical professional may consult the user of an EPAS and make the epinephrine auto-injectors stored in the EPAS available to the user; and

(c) Any person may use an EPAS to administer or provide an epinephrine auto-injector to an individual believed in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis or to provide an epinephrine auto-injector to a family member, friend, colleague, caregiver, or person with a similar relationship with the individual.

(2) The use of an EPAS in accordance with this article is neither the practice of medicine nor of any other profession that requires licensure.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-107 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-3.5-107
25-3.5-107. Religious exception
Status: in_force

25-3.5-107. Religious exception. Nothing in this article or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be construed to authorize any medical treatment or transportation to any hospital or other emergency care center of an adult who objects thereto on religious grounds and signs a written waiver to that effect.
C.R.S. § 25-16.5-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 16.5 / Section 25-16.5-106
25-16.5-106. Statewide voluntary sustainability program
Status: in_force

25-16.5-106. Statewide voluntary sustainability program. (1) The department shall establish a statewide, voluntary program that:

(a) Encourages, supports, and rewards businesses, such as for-profit entities, nonprofits, local governments, schools, and state institutions of higher education; and

(b) Moves the state toward evidenced sustainability.

(2) In implementing the statewide, voluntary program, the department may:

(a) Provide assessments and technical assistance to businesses seeking to increase sustainability in their operations;

(b) Facilitate business collaborations and peer-to-peer support;

(c) Establish regional partnerships and partnerships with local governments, where partners consistently apply the department framework for achieving sustainable business operations;

(d) Support businesses in marketing their sustainability achievements and efforts;

(e) Recognize businesses' sustainability achievements;

(f) Promote funding opportunities that can assist businesses with achieving their sustainability goals;

(g) Provide services and funding to assist small businesses; and

(h) At the discretion of the department, deliver additional sustainability services to meet business needs.
C.R.S. § 25-6-203 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6 / Part 2 / Section 25-6-203
25-6-203. Extent of services
Status: in_force

25-6-203. Extent of services. Family planning and birth control services shall include: Interview with trained personnel; distribution of literature; referral to a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a certified midwife for consultation, examination, tests, medical treatment, and prescription; and, to the extent so prescribed, the distribution of rhythm charts, drugs, medical preparations, contraceptive devices, and similar products.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-609 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 6 / Section 25-1.5-609
25-1.5-609. Relation to other laws
Status: in_force

25-1.5-609. Relation to other laws. (a) This part 6 does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this part 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this part 6 does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the emergency management assistance compact.

(b) The office of emergency management created in section 24-33.5-705, pursuant to the emergency management assistance compact, may incorporate into the emergency forces of this state volunteer health practitioners who are not officers or employees of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a municipality or other local government within this state.
C.R.S. § 25-3-607 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 25-3-607
25-3-607. Regulatory oversight
Status: in_force

25-3-607. Regulatory oversight. The department shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this part 6 as a condition of licensure under part 1 of this article and shall enforce compliance according to the provisions in part 1 of this article.
C.R.S. § 25-21.5-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 21.5 / Section 25-21.5-103
25-21.5-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-21.5-103. Definitions. As used in this article 21.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(2) "Department of education" means the department of education created in section 24-1-115.

(3) "Local education provider" means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind described in section 22-80-102, or a board of cooperative services created and operating pursuant to article 5 of title 22.

(4) "Oral health screener" or "screener" means a person or persons selected by the department to provide oral health screening under the oral health screening pilot program.

(5) "Oral health screening pilot program" or "pilot program" means the program to award oral health community grants for oral health screening created in section 25-21.5-104 (3).
C.R.S. § 25-4-507 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 25-4-507
25-4-507. Isolation order - enforcement - court review
Status: in_force

25-4-507. Isolation order - enforcement - court review. (1) (a) Whenever a health officer determines that isolation of a person in a particular tuberculosis case is necessary for the preservation and protection of the public health, the health officer shall make an isolation order in writing.

(b) When a health officer is determining whether to issue an isolation order for a person, the health officer shall consider, but is not limited to, the following factors:

(I) Whether the person has active tuberculosis;

(II) If the person is violating the rules promulgated by the board of health or the orders issued by the appropriate health officer to comply with rules or orders; and

(III) Whether the person presents a substantial risk of exposing other persons to an imminent danger of infection.

(c) All isolation orders shall set forth the name of the person to be isolated and the initial period, not to exceed six months, during which the order shall remain effective, the place of isolation, and such other terms and conditions as may be immediately necessary to protect the public health. The isolation order shall advise the person being detained that he or she has the right to request release from detention by contacting a person designated in the order and that the detention shall not continue for more than five business days after the request for release, unless the detention is authorized by court order. The health officer shall serve a copy of the isolation order upon the person. The person shall be reexamined at the time the initial order expires to ascertain whether or not the tuberculous condition continues to be infectious. When it has been medically determined that the person no longer has active tuberculosis, the person shall be relieved from all further liability or duty imposed by this part 5, and the health officer shall rescind the order.

(d) A health officer may detain a person who is the subject of an isolation order issued pursuant to this subsection (1) without a prior court order. The health officer may detain the person in a hospital or other appropriate place for examination or treatment.

(2) In a case of a person with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the health officer may issue an isolation order to such person if it is determined that the person has ceased taking prescribed medications against medical advice. Such order may be issued even if the person is no longer contagious so long as the person has not completed an entire course of therapy.

(3) (a) If a person detained pursuant to an isolation order requests to be released, the detaining authority shall release the person not later than five business days after the person requests the release, absent a court order authorizing detention. Upon receipt of a request for release, the detaining authority shall apply for a court order authorizing continued detention of the person. The detaining authority shall make the application within seventy-two hours after the person requests release or, if the seventy-two-hour period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, by the end of the first business day following the Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The application shall include a request for an expedited hearing.

(b) In any court proceeding to enforce an isolation order, the health officer shall prove the particular circumstances constituting the necessity for the detention by clear and convincing evidence. Any person who is subject to an isolation order has the right to be represented by counsel and, upon request, counsel shall be provided to the person.

(c) The request for release or filing of an application for a court order to continue an isolation order shall not stay the isolation order.

(d) In reviewing the application to continue the isolation order, the court shall not conduct a de novo review. The court shall consider the existing administrative record and any supplemental evidence the court deems relevant.

(e) Upon completion of the hearing, the court shall issue an order continuing, modifying, or dismissing the isolation order.

(f) A hearing conducted pursuant to this section shall be closed and confidential, and any transcripts relating to the hearing shall be confidential.
C.R.S. § 25-2-109 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-109
25-2-109. Local registration districts for processing of birth and death certificates
Status: repealed

25-2-109. Local registration districts for processing of birth and death certificates. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-48-104 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 48 / Section 25-48-104
25-48-104. Request process - witness requirements
Status: in_force

25-48-104. Request process - witness requirements. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, in order to receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication pursuant to this article 48, an individual who satisfies the requirements in section 25-48-103 must make two oral requests, separated by at least seven days, and a valid written request to the individual's attending provider.

(b) If an individual's attending provider has determined that the individual will, within reasonable medical judgment, die within forty-eight hours after making the initial oral request under this section, the individual may satisfy the requirements of this section by reiterating the oral request to the attending provider at any time after making the initial oral request.

(2) (a) To be valid, a written request for medical aid-in-dying medication must be:

(I) Substantially in the same form as set forth in section 25-48-112;

(II) Signed and dated by the individual seeking the medical aid-in-dying medication; and

(III) Witnessed by at least two individuals who, in the presence of the individual, attest to the best of their knowledge and belief that the individual is:

(A) Mentally capable;

(B) Acting voluntarily; and

(C) Not being coerced to sign the request.

(b) Of the two witnesses to the written request, at least one must not be:

(I) Related to the individual by blood, marriage, civil union, or adoption;

(II) An individual who, at the time the request is signed, is entitled, under a will or by operation of law, to any portion of the individual's estate upon his or her death; or

(III) An owner, operator, or employee of a health-care facility where the individual is receiving medical treatment or is a resident.

(c) The individual's attending or consulting provider or a person authorized as the individual's qualified power of attorney or durable medical power of attorney shall not serve as a witness to the written request.
C.R.S. § 25-23-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 23 / Section 25-23-102
25-23-102. Definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

25-23-102. Definitions - repeal. As used in this article 23, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the state board of health.

(2) "Eligible dental professional" means a person who is:

(a) A dentist licensed in Colorado pursuant to article 220 of title 12; or

(b) A dental hygienist licensed in Colorado pursuant to article 220 of title 12.

(3) "Loan repayment assistance" means financial assistance in paying all or part of the principal, interest, and other related expenses of a loan for professional education in either dentistry or dental hygiene, whichever is appropriate.

(4) "Master settlement agreement" means the master settlement agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree approved and entered by the court in the case denominated State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown &Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc., Case No. 97 CV 3432, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.

(5) "Underserved population" includes but is not limited to:

(a) Individuals eligible for medical assistance under articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;

(b) Individuals enrolled in the children's basic health plan pursuant to article 8 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;

(c) (I) Individuals eligible for medical services pursuant to the Colorado indigent care program set forth in part 1 of article 3 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;

(II) This subsection (5)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(d) Individuals who are provided services by a dental professional and who are charged fees on a sliding scale based upon income or who are served without charge.
C.R.S. § 25-4-502 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 25-4-502
25-4-502. Tuberculosis to be reported
Status: in_force

25-4-502. Tuberculosis to be reported. (1) Every attending physician and other persons either treating or having knowledge of active or suspected tuberculosis in this state shall make a report to the department in accordance with section 25-1-122 (1) on every person known by said physician or other person to have active or suspected tuberculosis.

(2) Any health-care facility or other similar private or public institution in this state shall make a report to the department in accordance with section 25-1-122 (1) on every person having active or suspected tuberculosis who comes into its care or observation.

(3) All clinical laboratories rendering diagnostic service shall report to the department in accordance with section 25-1-122 (1), within twenty-four hours after diagnosis, the full name and other available data relating to the person whose sputa or other specimens submitted for examination reveal the presence of tubercle bacilli.
C.R.S. § 25-7-1405 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 14 / Section 25-7-1405
25-7-1405. Electrifying school buses grant program cash fund - creation - gifts, grants, an
Status: repealed

25-7-1405. Electrifying school buses grant program cash fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations - transfer. (1) (a) The electrifying school buses grant program cash fund is created in the state treasury, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, the department shall administer the fund for the purposes of this part 14. The fund consists of any money that the general assembly may transfer or appropriate to the fund for implementation of the grant program and any federal money or gifts, grants, or donations received pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section.

(b) (I) For the purposes of this part 14, the department may seek, accept, and expend:

(A) Money from federal sources; and

(B) Gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources.

(II) The department shall transmit any money received pursuant to subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.

(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, the money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department, and the department may expend money in the fund for the purposes set forth in this part 14. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year remains in the fund; except that the state treasurer shall transfer any money remaining in the fund at the end of the 2032-33 state fiscal year to the general fund.

(b) For state fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25, and subject to annual appropriation, the Colorado energy office, created in section 24-38.5-101, and the department of revenue may expend money from the fund for the administration and implementation of the innovative motor vehicles and innovative trucks tax credits created in sections 39-22-516.7 and 39-22-516.8 and for the specific ownership tax rate reduction for electric medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks that are part of a fleet as set forth in section 42-3-107 (1)(a)(IV). The office shall keep an accounting of all money expended from the fund pursuant to this subsection (2)(b) for purposes of calculating the repayment of the administrative costs required by section 24-38.5-120 (3).

(3) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 25-5-1506 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 15 / Section 25-5-1506
25-5-1506. Violations - penalties
Status: in_force

25-5-1506. Violations - penalties. (1) A covered entity that violates this part 15 is subject to a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars for the first violation and a civil penalty of no more than one million dollars for a second or subsequent violation.

(2) (a) The attorney general or any aggrieved individual may bring an action to impose a civil penalty for a violation of this part 15. A civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section does not exclude any other public or private cause of action.

(b) Any aggrieved individual, other than the attorney general, who prevails in a civil action against a covered entity is entitled to reasonable attorney fees, costs, and the greater of actual economic damages or three thousand dollars.
C.R.S. § 25-15-404 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 4 / Section 25-15-404
25-15-404. On-site disinfection
Status: in_force

25-15-404. On-site disinfection. (1) Any infectious waste which has been appropriately treated at the site of generation by the generator so as to render it noninfectious shall not thereafter be deemed infectious for purposes of handling or disposal.

(2) Appropriate treatment shall include any method of treatment which renders the infectious waste noninfectious. Use of a treatment method recommended by the United States environmental protection agency, as published in the "EPA Guide for Infectious Waste Management", May 1986, shall be conclusively presumed to be an appropriate treatment method. Any method of treatment shall include:

(a) Documentation by the generator that the method of treatment utilized for his operation is effective in rendering infectious waste noninfectious in such operation;

(b) Written standard operating procedures for the use of or implementation of the treatment method;

(c) Regular monitoring of the standard operating procedures and the effectiveness of such disinfective method.

(3) Upon request of the chairman of either the senate or house of representatives committees on health, environment, welfare, and institutions, or any successor committees, the department of public health and environment shall make a report to the senate and house of representatives committees on health, environment, welfare, and institutions, or any successor committees, on the current status, in view of scientific knowledge and technology, of the recommendations contained in the "EPA Guide for Infectious Waste Management", May 1986, and may make any additional recommendations it deems necessary.
C.R.S. § 25-5-809 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 8 / Section 25-5-809
25-5-809. Applicability of part 8
Status: in_force

25-5-809. Applicability of part 8. This part 8 shall not apply to any swimming pool constructed in connection with or appurtenant to a single-family dwelling, condominium, or apartment house, which pool is used solely by the persons living within such dwelling, condominium, or apartment house and the guests of such persons.
C.R.S. § 25-1-1001 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 10 / Section 25-1-1001
25-1-1001. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-1-1001. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds that the operation of child care centers in nursing home facilities is desirable because the benefit to nursing home facility employees in having on-location child care will improve the quality of care in nursing home facilities by stabilizing the nursing home work force and because the general public, especially in rural areas, will benefit from the increased availability of day care centers in their communities. The general assembly also finds that the operation of child care centers in nursing home facilities is desirable because the intergenerational contact has been proven to be beneficial to the health and well-being of elderly persons and, therefore, will improve the quality of life of elderly residents in nursing home facilities and because the intergenerational contact will be beneficial to the children as well. The general assembly, therefore, declares that the intent of this part 10 is to encourage the development of child care centers in nursing home facilities by encouraging the creation of private grants to provide funds to start such centers and by requiring the state agencies which license nursing home facilities and child care centers to study and recommend statutory and regulatory changes to facilitate and encourage the development of child care centers in nursing home facilities.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-501 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 5 / Section 25-20.5-501
25-20.5-501. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-20.5-501. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) Access to school-based primary health care for children and adolescents has been shown to increase the use of primary care, reduce the use of emergency rooms, and result in fewer hospitalizations;

(b) High-risk students who use school-based health centers are more likely to stay in school and be available for instruction;

(c) School-based health centers are effective at managing health conditions, such as asthma;

(d) School-based health centers serve primarily low-income schools. The majority of students who attend schools with on-site health centers are from low-income families, are medically uninsured or underinsured, and qualify for free or reduced-cost school lunch.

(e) For students from populations primarily served through school-based health centers who do not have access to school-based health care, increasing access to school-linked health-care services will help improve health outcomes for these medically underserved students and their families; and

(f) School-based health centers and school-linked health-care services complement existing school health services and school nursing programs.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1006 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 10 / Section 25-4-1006
25-4-1006. Cash funds
Status: repealed

25-4-1006. Cash funds. (1) All money received from fees collected pursuant to this part 10, except for the money received pursuant to section 25-4-1004.7, shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the newborn screening and genetic counseling cash funds, which funds are hereby created. Such money shall be utilized for expenditures authorized or contemplated by and not inconsistent with the provisions of this part 10 relating to newborn screening, follow-up care, and genetic counseling and education programs and functions. All money credited to the newborn screening and genetic counseling cash funds shall be used as provided in this part 10 and shall not be deposited in or transferred to the general fund of this state or any other fund.

(2) Repealed.

(3) There is hereby created the newborn hearing screening cash fund for the purpose of covering the ongoing direct and indirect costs associated with the administration of the newborn hearing screening program. All money collected pursuant to section 25-4-1004.7 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the newborn hearing screening cash fund. The money in the cash fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the cash fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. In addition, the general assembly may appropriate money from the general fund to the department to implement the newborn hearing screening program.

(4) Money in the newborn screening and genetic counseling cash funds and the newborn hearing screening cash fund is exempt from section 24-75-402 through July 1, 2021.
C.R.S. § 25-6-404 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6 / Part 4 / Section 25-6-404
25-6-404. Public entity - prohibited actions
Status: in_force

25-6-404. Public entity - prohibited actions. (1) A public entity shall not:

(a) Deny, restrict, interfere with, or discriminate against an individual's fundamental right to use or refuse contraception or to continue a pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information;

(b) Deprive, through prosecution, punishment, or other means, an individual of the individual's right to act or refrain from acting during the individual's own pregnancy based on the potential, actual, or perceived impact on the pregnancy, the pregnancy's outcomes, or on the pregnant individual's health;

(c) Restrict any natural or legal person in performing, or prohibit any natural or legal person from providing, reproductive health care through the imposition of licensing, permitting, certification, or similar legislative or regulatory requirements that apply solely to providers of reproductive health care; or

(d) Prosecute or otherwise criminally sanction any natural or legal person for providing, assisting in the provision of, arranging for, or otherwise assisting a person in accessing reproductive health care performed within the scope of applicable professional licensure and certification requirements.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-605 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 6 / Section 25-1.5-605
25-1.5-605. Volunteer health practitioner registration systems
Status: in_force

25-1.5-605. Volunteer health practitioner registration systems. (a) To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system, a system must:

(1) Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency;

(2) Include information about the licensure and good standing of health practitioners that is accessible by authorized persons;

(3) Be capable of confirming the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before health services or veterinary services are provided under this part 6; and

(4) Meet one of the following conditions:

(A) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health-care practitioners established by a state and funded through the health resources services administration under section 319I of the "Public Health Service Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 247d-7b, as amended;

(B) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health, and medical personnel formed pursuant to section 2801 of the "Public Health Service Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 300hh, as amended;

(C) Be operated by a:

(i) Disaster relief organization;

(ii) Licensing board;

(iii) National or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners;

(iv) Health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health-care services, including a tertiary care and teaching hospital; or

(v) Governmental entity; or

(D) Be designated by the disaster management agency as a registration system for purposes of this part 6.

(b) While an emergency declaration is in effect, the disaster management agency, a person authorized to act on behalf of the disaster management agency, or a host entity, may confirm whether volunteer health practitioners utilized in this state are registered with a registration system that complies with subsection (a) of this section. Confirmation is limited to obtaining identities of the practitioners from the system and determining whether the system indicates that the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.

(c) Upon request of a person in this state authorized under subsection (b) of this section, or a similarly authorized person in another state, a registration system located in this state shall notify the person of the identities of volunteer health practitioners and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.

(d) A host entity is not required to use the services of a volunteer health practitioner even if the practitioner is registered with a registration system that indicates that the practitioner is licensed and in good standing.
C.R.S. § 25-1-112 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-112
25-1-112. Legal adviser - attorney general - actions
Status: in_force

25-1-112. Legal adviser - attorney general - actions. The attorney general is the legal adviser for the department and shall defend it in all actions and proceedings brought against it. The district attorney of the judicial district in which a cause of action arises shall bring any civil or criminal action requested by the executive director of the department to abate a condition that exists in violation of, or to restrain or enjoin any action that is in violation of, or to prosecute for the violation of or for the enforcement of, the public health laws and the standards, orders, and rules of the department established by or issued under the provisions of this part 1. If the district attorney fails to act, the executive director may bring any such action and shall be represented by the attorney general or by special counsel.
C.R.S. § 25-52-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 52 / Section 25-52-103
25-52-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-52-103. Definitions. As used in this article 52, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Committee" means the Colorado maternal mortality review committee created in section 25-52-104.

(2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(3) "Designated state perinatal care quality collaborative" or "perinatal quality collaborative" means a statewide nonprofit network of health facilities, clinicians, and public health professionals working to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies through continuous quality improvement.

(4) "Health-care provider" means any person licensed, registered, or certified by the state of Colorado to deliver health-care services, including mental and behavioral health-care services and medical marijuana services.

(4.5) "Health facility" means a health facility licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1).

(5) "Maternal death" means a death that occurs during pregnancy or up to one year after the end of a pregnancy.

(6) "Maternal mortality" means the incidence of maternal deaths.

(6.5) "Medical assistance program" means the medical assistance program established pursuant to articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5.

(7) (a) "Medical record" means the written or graphic documentation, sound recording, or computer record pertaining to health-care services performed at the direction of a health-care provider on behalf of a patient.

(b) "Medical record" includes:

(I) Diagnostic documentation such as X rays, electrocardiograms, electroencephalograms, and other test results;

(II) Data entered into the electronic prescription drug monitoring program under section 12-280-403;

(III) Data entered into the national violent death reporting system or a successor system; and

(IV) Autopsy reports.

(8) "Pregnancy-related death" means a death caused by issues related to, or aggravated by, a pregnancy or treatment of that pregnancy.
C.R.S. § 25-8-802 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 8 / Section 25-8-802
25-8-802. Storm water management system administrator
Status: in_force

25-8-802. Storm water management system administrator. (1) A nonprofit entity may apply to be a storm water management system administrator by completing an application in such form as the division may require. The division may designate one or more storm water management system administrators. To be designated as an administrator, the applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the division that:

(a) The applicant has in place a standardized compliance assistance and assurance program that contains processes, procedures, and associated training for participants that, when fully implemented by the program participants, would result in full compliance with the requirements of the applicable CDPS storm water construction permit. The compliance assistance and assurance program shall assure, at a minimum, that each participant:

(I) Maintains a qualified permit compliance manager in accordance with the CDPS storm water construction permit and the administrator's written policies;

(II) Maintains complete and updated permit documentation available for inspection at the permitted facility;

(III) Completes established minimum requirements for training to maintain permit compliance manager status; and

(IV) Complies with all applicable terms and conditions required by any MS4 permittee with jurisdiction over the participant's construction activities.

(b) The applicant ensures that a third-party audit of each participant facility operating under a CDPS storm water construction permit is completed on a monthly basis using standardized inspection reporting forms and procedures approved by the division. Third-party audit reports must include standardized compliance performance measurement and scoring clearly demonstrating the following:

(I) The adequacy of implementation of each aspect of the administrator's storm water management systems;

(II) The adequacy of the SWMP in meeting all applicable permit requirements defined in this part 8; and

(III) The adequacy of each storm water management practice used to implement the SWMP.

(c) The applicant maintains records of its compliance assistance and assurance program, including a list of participants and each participant facility, and monthly required third-party audits, in a form approved by the division;

(d) The applicant has fully implemented the compliance assistance and assurance program with a sufficient number of participants to demonstrate the adequacy of the program for one year prior to submittal of an application for designation as an administrator;

(e) The applicant maintains an advisory board that meets regularly, but not less than quarterly, and such meetings are open to the public; and

(f) The applicant has a written storm water management program that includes:

(I) An organizational chart defining relationships among stakeholders, including the roles and responsibilities of each;

(II) Advisory board make-up and associated policies and procedures;

(III) Participant policies and procedures, including performance standards and measurement methodology;

(IV) Third-party auditor policies and procedures; and

(V) Other policies and procedures the division may require to demonstrate a complete and functional program.

(2) Upon the division's approval of the application, the division shall designate the applicant as a storm water management system administrator. The applicant shall maintain a compliance assistance and assurance program, including requiring third-party audits and record keeping, consistent with the requirements of this part 8.

(3) A storm water management system administrator shall provide to the division on at least a yearly basis a summary report that describes in detail significant program accomplishments and changes and that adequately demonstrates the overall performance of the administrator's program in improving participant compliance with the participants' storm water permits. The division shall make the yearly administrator summary report available to the public.

(4) To the extent permitted by federal law, the division may reduce compliance oversight activities for facilities authorized to discharge under a CDPS storm water construction permit participating in a storm water management system administrator program based on a determination by the division that the participants or the participant facilities have a demonstrated record of reduced potential for occurrences of noncompliance and reduced risk of negative impacts on receiving waters. This part 8 does not prohibit or restrict any compliance oversight, including inspections, by the division.

(5) The division may revoke the designation of an administrator for evidence of repeated failure to meet the requirements of this part 8.

(6) The disclosure of any information related to a participant's third-party audit to an administrator is not a disclosure under section 25-1-114.5.

(7) Participation in a storm water management system administrator program by a holder of a CDPS storm water construction permit is strictly voluntary, and a participant may end its participation at any time upon written notice to the administrator.

(8) The administrator may work with the division to establish reporting requirements acceptable to the division that would allow participants in the administrator's program to participate in environmental performance recognition programs, including the department's environmental leadership program.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-1303 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 13 / Section 25-3.5-1303
25-3.5-1303. Minimum standards for community integrated health-care service agencies - adult
Status: in_force

25-3.5-1303. Minimum standards for community integrated health-care service agencies - adult protective services data system check - rules. (1) In addition to the services that the board, by rule, authorizes a community integrated health-care service agency to perform, an agency may perform any of the services that may be provided through a CARES program pursuant to section 25-3.5-1203 (3) and the tasks and procedures that a community paramedic is authorized to perform within his or her scope of practice in accordance with section 25-3.5-206 and rules promulgated pursuant to that section. On or before January 1, 2018, the board shall promulgate rules providing minimum standards for the operation of an agency within the state. The rules must include the following:

(a) A requirement that the agency have medical direction;

(b) Inspection of agencies by the department or the department's designated representative;

(c) Minimum educational, training, and experience standards for the administrator and staff of an agency, including a requirement that the administrator and staff be of good moral character;

(d) (I) Fees for agency applications and licensure based on the department's direct and indirect costs in implementing this part 13. The department shall transmit the fees to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fees to the community integrated health care service agencies cash fund created in section 25-3.5-1304.

(II) The department shall collect fees from any entity that applies to operate a community integrated health-care service agency, including an agency wholly owned and operated by a governmental unit or agency. The department shall transmit the fees to the state treasurer who shall credit the fees to the community integrated health care service agencies cash fund created in section 25-3.5-1304.

(e) The amount of general liability insurance coverage that an agency shall maintain and the manner in which an agency shall demonstrate proof of insurance to the department. The board may establish by rule that an agency may obtain a surety bond in lieu of liability insurance coverage.

(f) Establishing occurrence reporting requirements pursuant to section 25-1-124;

(g) Requirements for retaining records, including the time that agencies must maintain records for inspection by the department; and

(h) A requirement that agencies report to the department on an annual basis.

(2) On and after January 1, 2019, prior to employment, a community integrated health-care service agency shall submit the name of a person who will be providing direct care, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (3.5), to an at-risk adult, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (1.5), as well as any other required identifying information, to the department of human services for a check of the Colorado adult protective services data system, pursuant to section 26-3.1-111, to determine if the person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult.
C.R.S. § 25-17-509 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 5 / Section 25-17-509
25-17-509. Exemption for medical products
Status: in_force

25-17-509. Exemption for medical products. Nothing in this part 5 prohibits or limits the use of any material used in the packaging of a product that is regulated as a drug, medical device, or dietary supplement by the food and drug administration in the United States department of health and human services under the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act", 21 U.S.C. sec. 321 et seq., as amended, or any equipment and materials used to manufacture such products.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-305 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-3.5-305
25-3.5-305. Alleged negligence
Status: in_force

25-3.5-305. Alleged negligence. (1) In any legal action filed against a person who has been issued a license pursuant to this part 3 in which it is alleged that the plaintiff's injury, illness, or incapacity was exacerbated or that he was otherwise injured by the negligence of the licensee, an act of negligence shall not be presumed based on the fact of the allegation.

(2) In the event a judgment is entered against a person issued a license pursuant to this part 3, the person shall, within thirty days after the judgment is entered, file a copy of the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order in the case with the department, and the department shall take note of the judgment for purposes of investigation and appropriate action to determine if the person committed a violation of this part 3. Any and all complaints received directly by the department are subject to review.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-1002 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 10 / Section 25-3.5-1002
25-3.5-1002. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-3.5-1002. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Division" means the division within the department of public health and environment responsible for prevention services.

(2) "Retail marijuana" means marijuana that is legal for adults to purchase and use pursuant to section 16 of article XVIII of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 25-27.6-111 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 27.6 / Section 25-27.6-111
25-27.6-111. Enforcement
Status: in_force

25-27.6-111. Enforcement. The department is responsible for the enforcement of this article 27.6 and the rules adopted pursuant to this article 27.6.
C.R.S. § 25-9-104 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 9 / Section 25-9-104
25-9-104. Duties of board - rules
Status: in_force

25-9-104. Duties of board - rules. (1) (a) The board shall elect a chair and secretary each year and shall establish rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., setting forth the requirements governing certification for water and wastewater facility operators, including:

(I) Application for certification;

(II) Admission to the examinations;

(III) Setting and coordination of examination schedules;

(IV) Recording and issuing of certificates for the class of operator for which the applicant is found to be qualified;

(V) Renewal of certificates;

(VI) Issuance of certificates based on reciprocity;

(VII) Minimum standards of operator performance; and

(VIII) Standards for the accreditation of training programs.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)

(2) (a) The board may promote and assist in regular training schools and programs designed to aid applicants and other interested persons to acquire the necessary knowledge to meet the certification requirements of this article.

(b) The board shall ensure that an office is maintained for contact with operators and employers.

(c) The board shall ensure, through the use of subject matter experts, that all certification examinations test for information that is relevant to the knowledge that is necessary to operate the level of facility for which certification is sought.

(3) (a) The board shall establish classes of:

(I) Water treatment facility operators;

(II) Domestic wastewater treatment facility operators;

(III) Industrial wastewater treatment facility operators;

(IV) Water distribution system operators;

(V) Wastewater collection system operators;

(VI) Operators for small systems; and

(VII) Other persons who require and qualify for multiple certifications.

(b) In establishing each classification, the board shall differentiate the various levels of complexity to be encountered in water and wastewater facility operation and the qualifications for certification for each class. The board shall set minimum education, experience, examination, and ongoing training requirements for each class.

(4) Except as provided in section 25-9-104.4, the board shall establish for each water and wastewater facility a minimum class of certified operators required for its supervision.

(5) (a) The board shall establish a procedure whereby any decision of the board, the division, or nonprofit corporation contracting with the board can be appealed to the board.

(b) The board may adopt rules as necessary to ensure the proper administration of the program.

(c) The board may promulgate rules to allow the division to immediately suspend or revoke a certification if immediate action is necessary to protect the public health or environment.

(6) The board may exercise other powers and duties as necessary within the scope of this article. The board shall promulgate rules to establish criteria for the discipline or reprimand of any water or wastewater facility operator and for the suspension or revocation of the certification of an operator. The criteria must include:

(a) Willfully or negligently violating, causing, or allowing the violation of rules promulgated under this article or failing to comply with this article;

(b) Submitting false or misleading information on any document provided to the department, the board, or any organization acting on behalf of the board;

(c) Using fraud or deception in the course of employment as an operator;

(d) Failing to conform with minimum standards in the performance of an operator's duties; and

(e) Engaging in dishonest conduct during an examination.

(6.5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)

(7) Members of the board serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for their necessary expenses.

(8) The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-1306 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 13 / Section 25-3.5-1306
25-3.5-1306. License denial - suspension - revocation
Status: in_force

25-3.5-1306. License denial - suspension - revocation. (1) Upon denial of an application for an initial license, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial by mailing a notice to the applicant at the address shown on the application. If an applicant, within sixty days after receiving the notice of denial, petitions the department to set a date and place for a hearing, the department shall grant the applicant a hearing to review the denial in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

(2) The department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of a community integrated health-care service agency that is out of compliance with the requirements of this part 13 or rules promulgated pursuant to this part 13. Before taking final action to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license, the department shall conduct a hearing on the matter in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S. The department may implement a summary suspension before a hearing in accordance with section 24-4-104 (4)(a), C.R.S.

(3) After conducting a hearing on the matter in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., the department may revoke or refuse to renew an agency license where the owner, manager, or administrator of the agency has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving conduct that the department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the agency's consumers.

(4) The department may impose intermediate restrictions or conditions on an agency that may require the agency to:

(a) Retain a consultant to address corrective measures;

(b) Be monitored by the department for a specific period;

(c) Provide additional training to its employees, owners, managers, or administrators;

(d) Comply with a directed written plan to correct the violation, in accordance with the procedures established under section 25-27.5-108 (2)(b); or

(e) Pay a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars per violation. The department, after providing the agency with the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 24-4-105, C.R.S., on any penalties assessed, shall transmit all penalties collected pursuant to this paragraph (e) to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the general fund. The agency may request, and the department shall grant, a stay in payment of a civil penalty until final disposition of the restriction or condition.
C.R.S. § 25-37-112 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 37 / Section 25-37-112
25-37-112. Disclosure to third parties - confidentiality
Status: in_force

25-37-112. Disclosure to third parties - confidentiality. A contract shall not preclude its use or disclosure to a third party for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article or enforcing other state or federal law. The third party shall be bound by the confidentiality requirements set forth in the contract or otherwise.
C.R.S. § 25-4-2202 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 22 / Section 25-4-2202
25-4-2202. Definitions
Status: repealed

25-4-2202. Definitions. As used in this part 22, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the health equity commission created in section 25-4-2206.

(2) Repealed.

(3) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(3.3) "Equity strategic plan" means a strategic plan that identifies for certain state agencies the priorities, obstacles, goals, and timelines necessary to address identified health disparities in each agency's respective area of work and influence.

(3.5) "Health disparities" means differences in health status, access to care, and quality of care as determined by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability status, aging population, socioeconomic status, and other factors.

(3.7) "Health equity" means achieving the highest level of health for all people and entails focused efforts to address avoidable inequalities by equalizing those conditions for health for all groups, especially for those that have experienced socioeconomic disadvantages or historical injustices.

(4) "Office" means the office of health equity created in section 25-4-2204.

(4.5) "Social determinants of health" means life-enhancing resources, such as food, housing, economic and social relationships, transportation, education, and health care, whose distribution across populations effectively determines the length and quality of life.

(5) "State board" means the state board of health created in section 25-1-103.
C.R.S. § 25-25-117 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-117
25-25-117. Payment of bonds - nonliability of state
Status: in_force

25-25-117. Payment of bonds - nonliability of state. Bonds and notes issued by the authority shall not constitute or become an indebtedness, a debt, or a liability of the state, the general assembly, or any county, city, city and county, town, school district, or other subdivision of the state, or of any other political subdivision or body corporate and politic within the state, and neither the state, the general assembly, nor any county, city, city and county, town, school district, or other subdivision of the state shall be liable thereon; nor shall such bonds or notes constitute the giving, pledging, or loaning of the faith and credit of the state, the general assembly, or any county, city, city and county, town, school district, or other subdivision of the state, or of any other political subdivision or body corporate and politic within the state but shall be payable solely from the funds provided for in this article. The issuance of bonds or notes under the provisions of this article shall not, directly, indirectly, or contingently, obligate the state or any subdivision thereof nor empower the authority to levy or collect any form of taxes or assessments therefor, or to create any indebtedness payable out of taxes or assessments therefor or make any appropriation for their payment, and such appropriation or levy is prohibited. Nothing in this section shall prevent or be construed to prevent the authority from pledging its full faith and credit or the full faith and credit of a participating health institution to the payment of bonds or notes authorized pursuant to this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the authority to create a debt of the state within the meaning of the constitution or statutes of Colorado or to authorize the authority to levy or collect taxes or assessments; and all bonds issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this article are payable and shall state that they are payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment in accordance with the resolution authorizing their issuance or with any trust indenture, mortgage, or deed of trust executed as security therefor and are not a debt or liability of the state of Colorado. The state shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the authority. No breach of any such pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement shall impose any pecuniary liability upon the state or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1303 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 13 / Section 25-4-1303
25-4-1303. Labeling - product modules - take-home containers
Status: in_force

25-4-1303. Labeling - product modules - take-home containers. (1) Product modules shall be labeled with either:

(a) The manufacturer's or processor's bulk food container labeling plainly in view; or

(b) A counter card, a counter sign, or any other appropriate device bearing prominently and conspicuously the common name of the product, a list of ingredients in their proper order of predominance, and a declaration of artificial color or flavor and chemical preservatives if contained in the product.

(2) Any unpackaged bulk food need not comply with the labeling requirements of this section if the unpackaged bulk food is manufactured on the premises of a store or manufactured by the same store at a different location and if the manufactured bulk food is offered for retail sale on the store's premises and if there are no state requirements.

(3) Labels or marking pens shall be available to customers to identify their take-home containers with the common name of the product unless the product is readily identifiable on sight.
C.R.S. § 25-14-205 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 14 / Part 2 / Section 25-14-205
25-14-205. Exceptions to smoking restrictions
Status: repealed

25-14-205. Exceptions to smoking restrictions. (1) This part 2 does not apply to:

(a) Private homes, private residences, and private automobiles; except that this part 2 shall apply if any such home, residence, or vehicle is being used for child care or day care or if a private vehicle is being used for the public transportation of children or as part of health-care or day care transportation;

(b) Limousines under private hire;

(c) Repealed.

(d) Any retail tobacco business; except that the requirements in section 25-14-204 (3) and any related penalties apply to a retail tobacco business;

(e) A cigar-tobacco bar;

(f) Repealed.

(g) The outdoor area of any business;

(h) Repealed.

(i) A private, nonresidential building on a farm or ranch, as defined in section 39-1-102, that has annual gross income of less than five hundred thousand dollars; or

(j) and (k) Repealed.

(l) If authorized by local ordinance, license, or regulation, the licensed premises of a marijuana hospitality business licensed pursuant to section 44-10-609 or a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business licensed pursuant to section 44-10-610; except that this exception only applies to the smoking of marijuana and does not allow the smoking of tobacco within such premises.
C.R.S. § 25-7-511.6 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 5 / Section 25-7-511.6
25-7-511.6. Refresher training - authorization
Status: in_force

25-7-511.6. Refresher training - authorization. The commission shall promulgate rules governing refresher training programs for persons who conduct asbestos abatement activities. Such programs shall not exceed the requirements of refresher training mandated under the federal "Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986", Pub.L. 99-519, codified at 15 U.S.C. sec. 2641 et seq., as amended, and any rules promulgated under such federal law. In adopting such rules, the commission shall ensure that refresher training requirements are related to ensuring continuing competency in asbestos abatement procedures. The division shall implement a system of testing to measure the knowledge obtained by certified persons attending such programs.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1002 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 10 / Section 25-4-1002
25-4-1002. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-4-1002. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Recent newborn screening innovations are considered among the greatest public health achievements of the twenty-first century;

(b) Scientific research has demonstrated that newborn screening not only saves lives and improves developmental outcomes but also contributes to cost savings for families, health-care systems, and the state;

(c) Newborn screening includes conditions for which diagnosis and treatment must be implemented in a timely manner in order to achieve maximum benefit for the child;

(d) Newborn screening is an appropriate public health function to provide necessary educational services to health-care providers, families, and communities so that appropriate resources and information are available;

(e) Newborn screening is a public health function that identifies newborns at risk of certain conditions or hearing loss, as well as newborns who do not receive screening, and appropriately connects them to care;

(f) An effective newborn screening program is dependent upon a strong system of education and coordination among primary care providers, hospitals, specialty care providers, patient and family support organizations, public health laboratory staff, and public health professionals;

(g) State policy regarding newborn screening and genetic counseling and education should be made with full public knowledge, in light of expert opinion, and should be constantly reviewed to consider changing medical knowledge and ensure full public protection;

(h) Participation of persons in newborn screening programs or genetic counseling programs in this state should be wholly voluntary, and all information obtained from persons involved in these programs in the state must be held strictly confidential. Family participation in the follow-up support and assistance services is voluntary.

(i) Hearing loss occurs in newborn infants more frequently than any other health condition for which newborn infant screening is required;

(j) Eighty percent of the language ability of a child is established by the time the child is eighteen months of age, and it is vitally important to support the healthy development of language skills;

(k) Early detection, early intervention, and treatment of hearing loss in a child are highly effective in facilitating a child's healthy development in a manner consistent with the child's age and cognitive ability;

(l) Children with hearing loss who do not receive early intervention and treatment frequently require special educational services, which, for the vast majority of children in the state with hearing needs, are publicly funded; and

(m) Appropriate testing and identification of newborn infants with hearing loss will facilitate early intervention and treatment and will therefore serve the public purposes of promoting the healthy development of children and reducing the need for additional public expenditures.
C.R.S. § 25-8-406 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 4 / Section 25-8-406
25-8-406. Administrative stays - renewal permits
Status: in_force

25-8-406. Administrative stays - renewal permits. If a permittee requests a hearing pursuant to section 24-4-105, C.R.S., challenging final action by the division in regard to any terms and conditions of a renewal permit, said permit shall become effective in its entirety unless a stay is granted pursuant to this section. The division may stay any contested terms and conditions of a permit for good cause shown. The division shall act on any stay request within ten days of receipt thereof. Any stay granted under this section shall expire when a final determination is made after the conclusion of the hearing held pursuant to section 24-4-105, C.R.S. During the period of any such stay, the corresponding terms and conditions of the prior permit shall be in effect. Action by the division granting or denying a stay pursuant to this section shall be final agency action subject to de novo determination pursuant to section 25-8-404.
C.R.S. § 25-8-1006 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 10 / Section 25-8-1006
25-8-1006. Mobile home park water quality fund
Status: in_force

25-8-1006. Mobile home park water quality fund. (1) The mobile home park water quality fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund in accordance with section 25-8-1007 (3) and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.

(2) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(3) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the division shall, as necessary to address a park's water quality issues or improve a park's water quality, expend money from the fund to implement this part 10, including the grant program.
C.R.S. § 25-4-201 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 25-4-201
25-4-201. Blood testing during pregnancy - HIV - syphilis - rules - repeal
Status: repealed

25-4-201. Blood testing during pregnancy - HIV - syphilis - rules - repeal. (1) (a) Each licensed health-care provider authorized to provide care to a person who is pregnant in this state for conditions relating to the pregnancy during the period of gestation or at delivery shall take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of the person at the time of the first professional visit or during the first trimester for testing pursuant to this section. The blood specimen obtained shall be submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis and HIV. Every other person permitted by law to attend to a person who is pregnant in this state but not permitted by law to take blood samples shall cause a sample of blood of each person under the attendant's care who is pregnant to be taken by a licensed health-care provider authorized to take blood samples and shall have the sample submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis and HIV. A person who is pregnant may decline to be tested as specified in this subsection (1)(a), in which case the licensed health-care provider shall document that fact in the person's medical record.

(b) This subsection (1) is repealed, effective January 1, 2025.

(2) (a) If a person who is pregnant enters a hospital for delivery and has not been tested for HIV during the pregnancy or there is no available record of testing, the hospital shall notify the person who is pregnant that the person will be tested for HIV unless the person objects and declines the test. If the person declines to be tested, the hospital shall document that fact in the person's medical record.

(b) Each licensed health-care provider authorized to provide care to a person who is pregnant in this state shall, for all persons who are pregnant under the care of the licensed health-care provider, take, or cause to be taken, a blood sample and submit the blood sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for HIV. If the person declines to be tested, the licensed health-care provider shall document that fact in the person's medical record.

(3) (a) On or before January 1, 2025, the state board of health created in section 25-1-103 shall promulgate rules concerning prenatal testing standards for syphilis, including frequency of testing.

(b) At least once every three years, the department of public health and environment shall review the rules promulgated pursuant to this section for alignment with national prenatal testing recommendations for sexually transmitted infections as well as the department of public health and environment's infection control duties established in section 25-4-408. Before each review of the rules, the department of public health and environment shall make relevant stakeholders aware of the review, including health-care providers and local public health agencies.
C.R.S. § 25-15-602 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 6 / Section 25-15-602
25-15-602. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-15-602. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Contamination of the soil and water in the state from PFAS chemicals poses a significant threat to the environment of the state and the health of its residents;

(b) A growing body of scientific research has found that exposure to PFAS chemicals may lead to serious and harmful health effects;

(c) The full extent of the contamination of PFAS chemicals in the soil and water of the state is not currently known but is anticipated to be widespread and to require a significant expenditure of resources to be identified and remediated;

(d) PFAS chemicals continue to be used in products across a variety of industries and for many different purposes;

(e) PFAS chemicals are not necessary in many products and could be replaced with less harmful chemicals or technologies; and

(f) If the widespread sale and distribution of products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals and the installation of artificial turf that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals continue in the state:

(I) There is a larger risk of PFAS chemicals migrating into the natural environment;

(II) Residents of the state will likely suffer adverse health effects from exposure to PFAS chemicals; and

(III) The state and local communities will be burdened with the testing, monitoring, and clean-up costs necessary to keep residents safe from exposure to PFAS chemicals.

(2) The general assembly therefore determines and declares that it is imperative for the health and safety of the state's residents to create a regulatory scheme that:

(a) Phases out the sale or distribution of certain products and product categories in the state that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals; and

(b) Prohibits the installation of artificial turf that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
C.R.S. § 25-5.5-301 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-5.5-301
25-5.5-301. Short title
Status: in_force

25-5.5-301. Short title. This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Frozen Desserts Act".
C.R.S. § 25-4-703 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 25-4-703
25-4-703. License required - fee
Status: repealed

25-4-703. License required - fee. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-1802 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 18 / Section 25-20.5-1802
25-20.5-1802. Colorado substance use disorders prevention collaborative - created - mission -
Status: repealed

25-20.5-1802. Colorado substance use disorders prevention collaborative - created - mission - administration - report - repeal. (1) The department of public health and environment shall convene and administer a Colorado substance use disorders prevention collaborative with institutions of higher education, nonprofit agencies, and state agencies, referred to in this section as the "collaborative", for the purpose of gathering feedback from local public health agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit agencies, and state agencies concerning evidence-based prevention practices to fulfill the mission stated in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The mission of the collaborative is to:

(a) Coordinate with and assist state agencies and communities to strengthen Colorado's prevention infrastructure and to implement a statewide strategic plan for primary prevention of substance use disorders for state fiscal years 2021-22 through 2024-25;

(b) Advance the use of tested and effective prevention programs and practices through education, outreach, advocacy, and technical assistance, with an emphasis on addressing the needs of underserved populations and communities;

(c) Direct efforts to raise public awareness of the cost savings of prevention measures;

(d) Provide direct training and technical assistance to communities regarding selection, implementation, and sustainment of tested and effective primary prevention programs;

(e) Pursue local and state policy changes that enhance the use of tested and effective primary prevention programs;

(f) Advise state agencies and communities regarding new and innovative primary prevention programs and practices;

(g) Support funding efforts in order to align funding and services and communicate with communities about funding strategies;

(h) Work with key state and community stakeholders to establish a minimum standard for primary prevention programs in Colorado; and

(i) Work with prevention specialists and existing training agencies to provide and support training to strengthen Colorado's prevention workforce.

(3) The department of public health and environment and the collaborative shall:

(a) Establish community-based prevention coalitions and delivery systems to reduce substance misuse;

(b) Implement effective primary prevention programs in Colorado communities with the goal of increasing the number of programs to reach those in need statewide; and

(c) Coordinate with designated state agencies and other organizations to provide prevention science training to systemize, update, expand, and strengthen prevention certification training and provide continuing education to prevention specialists.

(4) In order to implement and provide sustainability to the collaborative, for state fiscal years 2021-22 through 2024-25, the general assembly shall appropriate money from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501 (1) to the department of public health and environment to accomplish the mission of the collaborative.

(5) The department of public health and environment shall report its progress to the general assembly on or before September 1, 2022, and each September 1 through September 1, 2025.

(6) This section is repealed, effective September 30, 2025.
C.R.S. § 25-51-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 51 / Section 25-51-105
25-51-105. Confidentiality of open discussions and offers of compensation
Status: in_force

25-51-105. Confidentiality of open discussions and offers of compensation. (1) Open discussion communications and offers of compensation made under section 25-51-103 and in substantial compliance with this article 51:

(a) Do not constitute an admission of liability;

(b) Are privileged and confidential and shall not be disclosed;

(c) Are not admissible as evidence in any subsequent judicial, administrative, or arbitration proceeding arising directly out of the adverse health-care incident;

(d) Are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release; and

(e) Shall not be disclosed by any party in any subsequent judicial, administrative, or arbitration proceeding arising directly out of the adverse health-care incident.

(2) Communications, memoranda, work product, documents, and other materials that are otherwise subject to discovery and that were not prepared specifically for use in an open discussion under section 25-51-103 are not confidential.

(3) The limitation on disclosure imposed by this section includes disclosure during any discovery conducted as part of a subsequent adjudicatory proceeding arising directly out of the adverse health-care incident, and a court or other adjudicatory body shall not compel any person who engages in an open discussion under this article 51 to disclose confidential communications or agreements made under section 25-51-103.

(4) This section does not affect any other law, rule, or requirement with respect to confidentiality.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-114.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-1.5-114.5
25-1.5-114.5. Critical access hospitals - licensure - rules - definitions
Status: in_force

25-1.5-114.5. Critical access hospitals - licensure - rules - definitions. (1) As used in this section:

(a) "Board" means the state board of health created in section 25-1-103.

(b) "Critical access hospital" means a hospital that is federally designated or undergoing federal designation as a critical access hospital pursuant to 42 CFR 485, subpart F.

(2) (a) On or after January 1, 2026, a person operating or that wishes to operate a critical access hospital shall submit to the department on an annual basis a completed application for a critical access hospital license. On and after July 1, 2026, a person shall not operate a critical access hospital without a critical access hospital license issued by the department.

(b) A person operating a hospital licensed by the department as a critical access hospital is not required to hold a general hospital license to operate the hospital.

(3) The board shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for licensure of, waiver from the requirements for licensure of, safety and care standards for, and fees for licensing and inspecting critical access hospitals. The board shall set the fees in accordance with section 25-3-105.
C.R.S. § 25-37-110 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 37 / Section 25-37-110
25-37-110. Provider declining service to new patients - notice - definition
Status: in_force

25-37-110. Provider declining service to new patients - notice - definition. (1) Upon sixty days' notice, a health-care provider may decline to provide service pursuant to a contract to new patients covered by the person or entity. The notice shall state the reason or reasons for this action.

(2) As used in this section, "new patients" means those patients who have not received services from the health-care provider in the immediately preceding three years. A patient shall not become a "new patient" solely by changing coverage from one person or entity to another person or entity.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-20.5-105
25-20.5-105. State plan for delivery of prevention, intervention, and treatment services to y
Status: repealed

25-20.5-105. State plan for delivery of prevention, intervention, and treatment services to youth - contents. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-27-104.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-27-104.5
25-27-104.5. Requirements governing forfeiture of security deposits and rent
Status: in_force

25-27-104.5. Requirements governing forfeiture of security deposits and rent. If a lease provision in a resident care plan or in a contract signed by a resident of an assisted living residence results in or requires forfeiture of more than thirty days of rent if a resident moves due to a medical condition or dies during the term of the plan, then the plan shall be deemed to be against public policy and shall be void; except that inclusion of such a provision shall not render the remainder of the plan or contract void. A lease provision in a written board and care plan or in a contract that requires forfeiture of rent for thirty days after the resident moves due to a medical condition or dies does not violate this section. The provisions regarding forfeiture of rent shall appear on the front page of the plan or contract and shall be printed in no less than twelve-point bold-faced type. The provisions shall read as follows:

This lease agreement is for a month-to-month tenancy. The lessor shall not require the forfeiture of rent beyond a thirty-day period if the lessee moves due to a medical condition or dies during the term of the lease.

In circumstances in which the resident moves due to a medical condition or dies during the term of a plan or contract, the assisted living residence shall return that part of rent paid in excess of thirty days' rent after a patient moves or dies to the resident or the resident's estate. The assisted living residence may assess daily rental charges for any days in which the former or deceased resident's personal possessions remain in the resident's room after the time period for which the resident has paid rent and for the usual time to clean the room after the resident's personal possessions have been removed. For purposes of this section, "daily rental charges" means an amount not to exceed one-thirtieth of thirty days' rental amount plus reasonable expenses.
C.R.S. § 25-7-402 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 25-7-402
25-7-402. Definitions
Status: repealed

25-7-402. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Evaluate" means to review wood-burning appliances' emission levels, as determined by an independent testing laboratory, and compare the emission levels to the emission performance standards established by the commission under section 25-7-403.

(2) and (3) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1607.7 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 16 / Section 25-4-1607.7
25-4-1607.7. Health inspection results - development of a uniform system - communication to t
Status: in_force

25-4-1607.7. Health inspection results - development of a uniform system - communication to the public. (1) On or before January 1, 2017, the department shall solicit input from retail food establishments, contracted local public health agencies, county commissioners, and others with a vested interest in the retail food inspection program to establish a uniform system to communicate health inspection results to the public. The uniform system established pursuant to this section must provide meaningful and reasonably detailed information to the public and must not summarize the results of the inspection with a letter, number, or symbol grading system, or a similar, oversimplified method of quantifying results.

(2) After July 1, 2017, the department or a local public health agency contracted by the department to perform inspections and enforce regulations regarding retail food establishments shall only utilize the system developed and approved by the department to communicate inspection results.

(3) After January 1, 2020, the system developed and approved by the department to communicate inspection results may only be revised through the triennial stakeholder process required by section 25-4-1607.5.
C.R.S. § 25-15-401 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 4 / Section 25-15-401
25-15-401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-15-401. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that there is a need for more clarity and uniformity regarding the definition of infectious waste and in the requirements for the handling, treatment, and disposal thereof and that the absence of such clarity and the inappropriate designation of general waste as infectious waste will result in further substantial and unnecessary costs, disparity, and confusion in the management of infectious waste, ultimately affecting many business and residential operations and facilities, including the operations and quality of care rendered by health-care providers.

(2) For the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the provisions of this part 4 are enacted as a matter of statewide concern. The provisions of this part 4 shall not apply to infectious waste which is also deemed to be hazardous waste pursuant to section 25-15-101 (6), nor shall infectious waste be deemed hazardous waste solely because it is characterized as infectious waste.

(3) The general assembly further finds that, because of the nature of infectious waste and the manner of its designation as provided in this part 4 and because this part 4 recommends portions of the guidelines of the United States environmental protection agency, no rules or regulations governing the generators of infectious waste are necessary for nor shall be applicable to the implementation of this part 4. This limitation shall not be construed to limit any other rule-making which is permitted under other authorizing statutes.
C.R.S. § 25-48-119 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 48 / Section 25-48-119
25-48-119. Liabilities
Status: in_force

25-48-119. Liabilities. (1) A person commits a class 2 felony and is subject to punishment in accordance with section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. if the person, knowingly or intentionally causes an individual's death by:

(a) Forging or altering a request for medical aid-in-dying medication to end an individual's life without the individual's authorization; or

(b) Concealing or destroying a rescission of a request for medical aid-in-dying medication.

(2) A person commits a class 2 felony and is subject to punishment in accordance with section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. if the person knowingly or intentionally coerces or exerts undue influence on an individual with a terminal illness to:

(a) Request medical aid-in-dying medication for the purpose of ending the terminally ill individual's life; or

(b) Destroy a rescission of a request for medical aid-in-dying medication.

(3) Nothing in this article limits further liability for civil damages resulting from other negligent conduct or intentional misconduct by any person.

(4) The penalties specified in this article do not preclude criminal penalties applicable under the "Colorado Criminal Code", title 18, C.R.S., for conduct that is inconsistent with this article.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-902 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 9 / Section 25-3.5-902
25-3.5-902. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-3.5-902. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the implementation of quality management functions to evaluate and improve prehospital emergency medical service patient care is essential to the operation of emergency medical services organizations. For this purpose, it is necessary that the collection of information by prehospital medical directors and emergency medical services organizations be reasonably unfettered so that a complete and thorough evaluation and improvement of the quality of patient care can be accomplished. To this end, quality management information relating to the evaluation or improvement of the quality of prehospital emergency medical services is confidential, subject to section 25-3.5-904 (3), and persons performing quality management functions are granted qualified immunity as specified in section 25-3.5-904 (4). It is the intent of the general assembly that nothing in this section revise, amend, or alter part 2 of article 30 or article 240 of title 12.
C.R.S. § 25-8-305 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 3 / Section 25-8-305
25-8-305. Annual report - repeal
Status: repealed

25-8-305. Annual report - repeal. (1) (a) On or before October 1 of each year, the division through the executive director shall report to the commission on the effectiveness of this article 8 and shall include in such report any recommendations the division may have with respect to any regulatory or legislative changes that may be needed or desired. The report must include the then-current monitoring information that has been obtained pursuant to section 25-8-303.

(b) The executive director shall also submit the report to the house of representatives agriculture, water, and natural resources committee and the senate agriculture and natural resources committee, or their successor committees. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), this reporting requirement continues indefinitely.

(2) The annual report described in subsection (1) of this section must include information on the division's:

(a) Implementation of the discharge permitting program established in part 5 of this article 8;

(b) Inspections performed;

(c) Enforcement actions under this article 8;

(d) Establishment of any new rules and standards;

(e) Assessment of any emerging trends that the division perceives in issues pertaining to water quality;

(f) Ratio of general fund appropriations to cash fund appropriations that were authorized for the state fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the report; and

(g) Revenue and expenditures, including for the division's general administration needs, the division's administration of the clean water and drinking water programs, and the division's allocation of any increased fees established through section 25-8-210 for services that the division provides. The department shall present this information as part of the department's annual "SMART Act" presentation pursuant to section 2-7-203.

(3) (a) For a report that the division submits on or before October 1, 2025, the report must include the total permit fee revenue received in the previous twelve months, and the division's direct and indirect costs to administer the permits, for the following sector-specific permits, reviews, or determinations:

(I) The commerce and industry sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(b);

(II) The construction sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(c);

(III) The pesticide sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(d);

(IV) The public and private utilities sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(e);

(V) The municipal separate storm sewer system sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(f);

(VI) The reviews performed pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.2) for requests for certification under section 401 of the federal act;

(VII) The preliminary effluent limitation determinations performed pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.3)(b); and

(VIII) The wastewater site applications and design reviews performed pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.3)(c).

(b) This subsection (3) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(4) (a) For the report that the division submits in 2025, the report must include:

(I) A description of the fee structure proposed or included in rules that the commission has proposed or adopted pursuant to section 25-8-210 (1)(a);

(II) If the rules proposed or adopted pursuant to section 25-8-210 (1)(a) modify a fee structure set forth in statute, the reasons for the change in the fee structure; and

(III) A summary of options for setting a cap on the amount of fee increases and the department of public health and environment's recommendations on setting a cap based on stakeholder feedback.

(b) This subsection (4) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(5) (a) On or before October 1, 2026, and for each year thereafter, the report described in subsection (1) of this section must provide an overall understanding of the state of implementation of the dredge and fill discharge authorization program described in section 25-8-205.1. For this purpose, the division shall develop a twelve-month reporting period. At a minimum, the report must include:

(I) Program staffing and budget over the twelve-month reporting period;

(II) General authorization program components over the twelve-month reporting period, including:

(A) The total number of preconstruction notifications or coverage verification requests received during the twelve-month reporting period;

(B) The total number of projects authorized to proceed during the twelve-month reporting period;

(C) The total number of projects authorized to proceed during the twelve-month reporting period that included special conditions;

(D) The total number of projects authorized to proceed under section 25-8-205.1 (5)(d) during the twelve-month reporting period;

(E) The total number of projects denied general authorization coverage during the twelve-month reporting period and a summary of the reasons for denials;

(F) The range of time and average time required to process preconstruction notifications and coverage verification requests from receipt to final decision during the twelve-month reporting period; and

(G) The total number of full-time employees tasked with processing preconstruction notifications, coverage verification requests, and technical assistance during the twelve-month reporting period; and

(III) Individual authorization program components, including:

(A) The total number of authorization applications received during the twelve-month reporting period;

(B) The total number of projects authorized to proceed during the twelve-month reporting period;

(C) The total number of projects denied authorization coverage during the twelve-month reporting period and a summary of the reasons for denials;

(D) The total number of applications awaiting action at the end of the twelve-month reporting period;

(E) The range of time and average time required to process individual authorization applications from receipt to final decision during the twelve-month reporting period; and

(F) The total number of full-time employees tasked with processing individual authorizations during the twelve-month reporting period.

(b) On a quarterly basis, the division shall report to the joint budget committee the number of individual dredge and fill authorizations and notices of authorization that the division projects to issue for the fiscal year. The division shall submit these reports so that they coincide with quarterly budget forecasts.
C.R.S. § 25-7-116 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-116
25-7-116. Air quality hearings board
Status: repealed

25-7-116. Air quality hearings board. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-27-107.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-27-107.5
25-27-107.5. Assisted living residence cash fund created
Status: in_force

25-27-107.5. Assisted living residence cash fund created. (1) The fees collected pursuant to section 25-27-107, plus any civil penalty collected pursuant to section 25-27-103 (1)(b), shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the assisted living residence cash fund, which fund is hereby created. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of the department in performing its duties under this article. Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, at the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, on July 1, 2013, any moneys remaining in the fund from fees collected by the department for assisted living residence building and structure code plan reviews and inspections are transferred to the health facility construction and inspection cash fund created in section 24-33.5-1207.8, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-8-309 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 3 / Section 25-8-309
25-8-309. Study of classification and standard issues
Status: repealed

25-8-309. Study of classification and standard issues. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-20-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20 / Section 25-20-102
25-20-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-20-102. Definitions. As used in this article 20, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Disabled condition" means the condition of being unconscious, semiconscious, incoherent, or otherwise incapacitated to communicate.

(2) "Disabled person" means a person in a disabled condition.

(3) "Emergency symbol" means the caduceus inscribed within a six-barred cross used by the American medical association to denote emergency information.

(4) "Identifying device" means an identifying bracelet, necklace, metal tag, or similar device bearing the emergency symbol and the information needed in an emergency.

(5) "Medical practitioner" means a person licensed or authorized to practice medicine pursuant to article 240 of title 12.

(6) "Peace officer" means any county sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, or coroner, any municipal police officer or marshal, or any Colorado state patrol officer.
C.R.S. § 25-7-1001 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 10 / Section 25-7-1001
25-7-1001. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-7-1001. Legislative declaration. In order to establish a fair, practical, and cost-effective process for evaluating and, where appropriate, responding to assertions that air quality related values within Colorado's class I federal areas are being significantly and adversely affected by air pollution, such as air pollution that is causing biological harm, the general assembly hereby institutes the procedures set forth in this part 10.
C.R.S. § 25-15-328 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 3 / Section 25-15-328
25-15-328. Household medication take-back program - creation - collection and disposal of m
Status: in_force

25-15-328. Household medication take-back program - creation - collection and disposal of medication injection devices - liability - definitions - cash fund - rules. (1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that prescription drug misuse is a rampant problem in Colorado, in part due to the accidental and intentional abuse of leftover household medications. The general assembly further declares that citizen access to a disposal location to return unused household medications will reduce the availability of household medications for unintended or abusive purposes and will further protect the environment through proper disposal.

(b) It is the intent of the general assembly to establish a household medication take-back program to facilitate the safe and effective collection and proper disposal of unused medications.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Approved collection site" means a site approved by the department for the collection of unused household medications.

(b) "Carrier" means an entity approved by the department to transport unused household medications from approved collection sites to a disposal location.

(c) "Disposal location" means a site approved by the department where unused household medications are destroyed in compliance with applicable laws so that the household medications are in a nonretrievable state and cannot be diverted for illicit purposes.

(d) "Household medications" means controlled substances approved for collection by federal law, prescription drugs, and over-the-counter medications in the possession of an individual.

(3) (a) Subject to available funds, the executive director of the department shall establish a household medication take-back program to collect and dispose of unused household medications. The program must allow for individuals to dispose of unused household medications at approved collection sites and for carriers to transport unused household medications from approved collection sites to disposal locations.

(b) Starting in the 2020-21 fiscal year, the executive director of the department shall use the money appropriated to the department pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of this section to implement a process for the safe collection and disposal of needles, syringes, and other devices used to inject medication. The executive director of the department shall determine the processes and locations for the safe collection and disposal of medication injection devices.

(4) A collection site, carrier, or disposal location is not subject to liability for incidents arising from the collection, transport, or disposal of household medications if the collection site, carrier, or disposal location complies with the household medication take-back program in good faith and does not violate any applicable laws.

(5) (a) The household medication take-back cash fund is created in the state treasury for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this section. The fund consists of money appropriated or transferred to the fund by the general assembly and any gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private entity. The department shall transmit gifts, grants, and donations collected by the department to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.

(b) For the 2020-21 fiscal year and each year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate money from the general fund to the department for the purpose of expanding the household medication take-back program to include the safe collection and disposal of medication injection devices pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section.

(6) Nothing in this section:

(a) Affects the authority to collect and reuse medications pursuant to section 12-280-135; or

(b) Prohibits the operation of existing medication take-back and disposal programs regulated by the department.

(7) The commission may promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.
C.R.S. § 25-1-132 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-132
25-1-132. Two-year appropriation to the department - repeal
Status: repealed

25-1-132. Two-year appropriation to the department - repeal. (1) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall annually appropriate ten million dollars per fiscal year from the general fund to the department, for distribution to local public health agencies.

(2) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall annually appropriate eleven million ninety thousand one hundred forty-nine dollars per fiscal year from the general fund to the department, for use by the division of disease control and public health response for administration and support.

(3) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-20.5-103
25-20.5-103. Prevention services division - creation
Status: in_force

25-20.5-103. Prevention services division - creation. (1) There is hereby created within the department of public health and environment a prevention services division. The division shall be headed by the director of prevention services appointed by the executive director of the department of public health and environment in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.

(2) The division is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions specified in this article 20.5 under the department of public health and environment.
C.R.S. § 25-51-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 51 / Section 25-51-103
25-51-103. Engaging in an open discussion
Status: in_force

25-51-103. Engaging in an open discussion. (1) If an adverse health-care incident occurs, a health-care provider involved in the adverse health-care incident, or the health-care provider jointly with the health facility involved in the adverse health-care incident, may provide the patient with written notice of the desire of the health-care provider, or of the health-care provider jointly with the health facility, to enter into an open discussion under this article 51.

(2) A health-care provider or health facility that chooses to provide the notice specified in subsection (1) of this section shall send the notice within one hundred eighty days after the date on which the health-care provider knew, or through the use of diligence should have known, of the adverse health-care incident. The notice must include:

(a) An explanation of the patient's right to receive a copy of the medical records related to the adverse health-care incident and of the patient's right to authorize the release of the patient's medical records related to the adverse health-care incident to any third party;

(b) A statement regarding the patient's right to seek legal counsel and to have legal counsel present throughout the process specified in this article 51;

(c) A copy of sections 13-80-102.5 and 13-80-112 with notice that the time for a patient to bring a lawsuit is limited and will not be extended merely by engaging in an open discussion under this article 51;

(d) If the health-care provider or health facility is a public entity or a public employee, a copy of section 24-10-109, together with the statement that the deadline for filing the notice required under section 24-10-109 will not be extended by engaging in an open discussion under this article 51;

(e) Notice that if the patient chooses to engage in an open discussion with the health-care provider or health facility, all communications made in the course of the discussion under this article 51, including communications regarding the initiation of an open discussion, are:

(I) Privileged and confidential;

(II) Not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release; and

(III) Not admissible as evidence in a proceeding arising directly out of the adverse health-care incident, including a judicial, administrative, or arbitration proceeding; and

(f) An advisement that communications, memoranda, work product, documents, and other materials that are otherwise subject to discovery and not prepared specifically for use in an open discussion under this section are not confidential.

(3) (a) If the patient agrees in writing to engage in an open discussion under this article 51, the patient, health-care provider, or health facility engaged in the open discussion may include additional parties in the open discussion.

(b) The health-care provider, or the health-care provider jointly with the health facility, involved in the adverse health-care incident shall advise all additional parties in writing of the nature of communications made in accordance with this article 51 as specified in section 25-51-105.

(c) Additional parties shall acknowledge the advisement in subsection (3)(b) of this section in writing.

(d) The advisement provided in accordance with this subsection (3) must indicate that communications, memoranda, work product, documents, and other materials that are otherwise subject to discovery and not prepared specifically for use in an open discussion under this section are not confidential.

(4) The health-care provider or health facility that agrees to engage in an open discussion may:

(a) Investigate how the adverse health-care incident occurred and gather information regarding the medical care or treatment provided;

(b) Disclose the results of the investigation to the patient;

(c) Openly communicate to the patient the steps the health-care provider or health facility will take to prevent future occurrences of the adverse health-care incident;

(d) Determine either of the following:

(I) That no offer of compensation for the adverse health-care incident is warranted; or

(II) That an offer of compensation for the adverse health-care incident is warranted.

(5) If a health-care provider or health facility determines that no offer of compensation is warranted, the health-care provider or health facility shall orally communicate that decision with the patient. If a health-care provider or health facility determines that an offer of compensation is warranted, the health-care provider or health facility shall provide the patient with a written offer of compensation.

(6) If a health-care provider or health facility makes an offer of compensation under subsection (5) of this section and the patient is not represented by legal counsel, the health-care provider or health facility shall:

(a) Advise the patient of the patient's right to seek legal counsel regarding the offer of compensation; and

(b) Provide notice that the patient may be legally required to repay medical and other expenses that were paid by a third party, including private health insurance, medicare, or medicaid.

(7) Except for an offer of compensation under subsection (5) of this section, open discussions between the health-care provider or health facility and the patient about the compensation offered under subsection (5) of this section shall not be in writing.
C.R.S. § 25-8.5-114 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8.5 / Section 25-8.5-114
25-8.5-114. Use of proceeds of revenue refunding bonds
Status: in_force

25-8.5-114. Use of proceeds of revenue refunding bonds. The proceeds of revenue refunding bonds shall either be immediately applied to the retirement of the bonds being refunded or be placed in escrow in any state or national bank within the state which is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation to be applied to the payment of the bonds being refunded upon their presentation therefor; but, to the extent any incidental expenses have been capitalized, such refunding bond proceeds may be used to defray such expenses, and any accrued interest and any premium appertaining to a sale of refunding bonds may be applied to the payment of the interest thereon or the principal thereof, or both interest and principal, or may be deposited in a reserve therefor, as the board may determine. Any such escrow shall not necessarily be limited to proceeds of refunding bonds but may include other moneys available for its purpose. Any proceeds in escrow, pending such use, may be invested or reinvested in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. Such proceeds and investments in escrow, together with any interest to be derived from any such investment, shall be in an amount at all times sufficient as to principal, interest, any prior redemption premium due, and any charges of the escrow agent payable therefrom to pay the bonds being refunded as they become due at their respective maturities or due at any designated prior redemption dates in connection with which the board shall exercise a prior redemption option. Any purchase of any refunding bond issued under this article shall in no manner be responsible for the application of the proceeds thereof by the authority or any of its officers, agents, or employees.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-407 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 4 / Section 25-20.5-407
25-20.5-407. State review team - duties - definitions
Status: in_force

25-20.5-407. State review team - duties - definitions. (1) The state review team shall:

(a) Form committees to review a child fatality case, if a local or regional child fatality review team has not conducted such a review of the case, if the child fatality occurred in the state of Colorado and was related to one or more of the following causes:

(I) Undetermined causes;

(II) Unintentional injury;

(III) Violence;

(IV) Motor vehicle incidents;

(V) Child abuse or neglect, as defined in section 19-1-103 (1), C.R.S.;

(VI) Sudden unexpected infant death; and

(VII) Suicide.

(b) Outline trends and patterns of child fatalities in Colorado;

(c) Identify and investigate risk factors that may lead to child fatalities;

(d) Characterize groups of children who are at risk for a child fatality;

(e) Evaluate the services offered and the system responses to children who are at risk of a child fatality and review recommendations of local or regional review teams, if any;

(e.5) Consider a review of all systemic child-related issues when evaluating services offered or system responses to children who are at risk of fatality. For purposes of this paragraph (e.5),"systemic child-related issues" means any issue involving one or more agencies.

(f) Take steps to improve the quality and scope of data obtained through investigations and review of child fatalities;

(f.5) Utilize a child fatalities data-collection system, using nationally developed public health guidelines, to ensure the proper identification of all potential child abuse or neglect fatalities;

(g) Report to the governor and to the public health care and human services committee and the judiciary committee of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee and the judiciary committee of the senate of the Colorado general assembly, or any successor committees, concerning any recommendations for changes to any law, rule, or policy that the state review team has determined will promote the safety and well-being of children. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the state review team shall report annually on or before July 1, 2014, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter. In its report, the state review team shall provide a list of system strengths and weaknesses identified through the review process and recommendations for preventive actions to promote the safety and well-being of children. The annual report must include an analysis of the state review team's recommendations from the previous year and state what policy changes, if any, were made to improve child safety and well-being. The state review team shall make the annual report publicly available and will conduct outreach efforts to educate members of the child protection community on report findings.

(h) Provide an annual summary to the state department of human services outlining the trends and patterns of child abuse and neglect fatalities, including information regarding the findings from cases known and unknown to the county departments of human or social services;

(i) Collaborate with the department of human services child fatality review team, created pursuant to section 26-1-139, C.R.S., to make joint recommendations for the prevention of child fatalities;

(j) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)

(k) Subject to available appropriations, administer moneys to county or district public health agencies to support local or regional review team activities;

(l) Provide training and technical assistance to local or regional review teams regarding the facilitation of a child fatality review process, data collection, evidence-based prevention strategies, and the development of prevention recommendations. The training and technical assistance for local or regional review teams must be provided through federally funded training programs for improving effectiveness in conducting child fatality reviews; except that, if such federally funded programs are unavailable, the state, subject to available appropriations, may provide the training and technical assistance. The training and technical assistance may also include, but need not be limited to:

(I) Strategies or assistance with convening and facilitating local and regional review teams;

(II) Establishing methods of notification after a child fatality has occurred; and

(III) Strategies for members of state, local, or regional review teams to address a conflict of interest in a child fatality review;

(m) Provide an annual data report to each local or regional review team summarizing its local or regional review data entered into the web-based data-collection system;

(n) Subject to available appropriations and community resources, distribute information to the public concerning risks to children and recommendations for promoting the safety and well-being of children;

(o) Serve as a link with child fatality review teams throughout the country and participate in national child fatality review team activities; and

(p) Perform any other functions necessary to enhance the capability of the state of Colorado to reduce and prevent childhood injuries and fatalities.
C.R.S. § 25-15-322 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 3 / Section 25-15-322
25-15-322. Enforcement - remedies
Status: in_force

25-15-322. Enforcement - remedies. (1) An environmental covenant or restrictive notice imposed at any environmental remediation project shall be enforceable as provided in this section, even if the environmental remediation project is not otherwise subject to this part 3.

(2) In the event of an actual or threatened failure to comply with an environmental covenant or restrictive notice, the department may issue an order under this section requiring compliance with the terms of the environmental covenant or restrictive notice and may request the attorney general to bring suit in district court to enforce the terms of the environmental covenant or restrictive notice, to enforce the order issued pursuant to this section, or to seek other appropriate injunctive relief. An administrative order issued under this subsection (2) shall be subject to appeal in accordance with section 25-15-308.

(3) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an environmental covenant or restrictive notice is void or otherwise unenforceable, the department may take such action as may be authorized by any other law.

(4) The grantor of an environmental covenant may file suit in district court to enjoin actual or threatened violations of the covenant. Any third-party beneficiary specifically named in an environmental covenant or restrictive notice may file suit in district court to enjoin actual or threatened violations of the covenant or restrictive notice. The person who requested creation of a restrictive notice may file suit in district court to enjoin actual or threatened violations of the restrictive notice.

(5) An affected local government, as defined in section 25-15-324, may file suit in district court to enjoin actual or threatened violations of any environmental covenant or restrictive notice that applies to land within its jurisdiction.

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 174, § 9, effective March 24, 2008.)

(7) A court of competent jurisdiction is authorized to issue orders requiring compliance with an environmental covenant or restrictive notice, to enjoin actual or threatened violations of environmental covenants or restrictive notices, and to grant such other injunctive relief as it may deem appropriate.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-3.5-106
25-3.5-106. Local standards - uninterrupted service - repeal
Status: repealed

25-3.5-106. Local standards - uninterrupted service - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-4-1904 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 19 / Section 25-4-1904
25-4-1904. Gulf war syndrome advisory committee - creation
Status: repealed

25-4-1904. Gulf war syndrome advisory committee - creation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-5-1402 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 14 / Section 25-5-1402
25-5-1402. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-5-1402. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and determines that:

(a) Mercury is a potent and persistent neurotoxin that causes harm to human nervous systems, immune systems, and organ function and impairs fetal and child development;

(b) Accelerating the phase-out of general-purpose fluorescent light bulbs containing toxic mercury will protect worker health and public health, including during the manufacture, distribution, use, collection, disposal, and recycling of the light bulbs;

(c) Fluorescent bulbs have long provided a valuable service, but cleaner, safer alternatives have become widely available and affordable;

(d) Mercury-free LED replacements for general-purpose fluorescent bulbs provide the same or better lighting service, longer product life, and much lower total cost; and

(e) According to a study from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, accelerating the phase-out of most general-purpose fluorescent lighting for sale in Colorado will prevent one hundred sixty-seven pounds of mercury and two million one hundred thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from entering the environment and lead to five hundred seventy-two million dollars in net utility bill savings for Colorado businesses and residents.

(2) The general assembly therefore declares that it is in the public interest to phase out the sale of general-purpose fluorescent light bulbs that contain mercury.
C.R.S. § 25-53-101 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 53 / Part 1 / Section 25-53-101
25-53-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-53-101. Definitions. As used in this article 53, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means an automated external defibrillator approved for sale by the federal food and drug administration.

(2) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other legal entity or organization, or a government or governmental body.

(3) "Public place" means an enclosed indoor or outdoor area capable of holding one hundred or more people and to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted but does not include a private residence.

(4) "Public school" means a school of a school district, a district charter school, an institute charter school, a facility school, or a school operated by a board of cooperative services.
C.R.S. § 25-5.5-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-5.5-102
25-5.5-102. Butter defined - standards
Status: in_force

25-5.5-102. Butter defined - standards. (1) (a) Butter is a food product which is made exclusively from milk, from cream, or from both milk and cream, with or without common salt and with or without additional coloring matter, and which contains not less than eighty percent by weight of milk fat, with all tolerances having been allowed for.

(b) Cream for butter-making shall be pasteurized at a temperature of not less than one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit and held continuously in a vat at such temperature for not less than thirty minutes or pasteurized by the HTST method at a minimum temperature of not less than one hundred eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit for not less than fifteen seconds or pasteurized by any other equivalent temperature and holding time which will assure adequate pasteurization.

(c) Whipped butter is butter that has been stirred or whipped to incorporate air or inert gas until its volume has been increased up to a range of fifty percent to one hundred percent.

(2) The standards for butter are as follows: The proteolytic count of not more than one hundred per gram, the yeast and mold count of not more than twenty per gram, and the coliform count of not more than ten per gram.
C.R.S. § 25-4-605 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 6 / Section 25-4-605
25-4-605. Animals bitten by animals known or suspected of having rabies to be confined
Status: in_force

25-4-605. Animals bitten by animals known or suspected of having rabies to be confined. The health department or health officer shall serve notice in writing upon the owner of a dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal known to have been bitten by an animal known or suspected of having rabies requiring the owner to immediately treat and confine such animal by procedures outlined by the department of public health and environment.
C.R.S. § 25-1-1501 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 15 / Section 25-1-1501
25-1-1501. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-1-1501. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) A rare disease, sometimes called an "orphan" disease, is a disease that affects fewer than two hundred thousand people in the United States;

(b) There are seven thousand known rare diseases affecting approximately thirty million adults and children in the United States;

(c) While the exact cause for many rare diseases remains unknown, many rare diseases are genetic in origin and can be linked to mutations in a single gene or in multiple genes, which can be passed down from generation to generation;

(d) People with rare diseases face many challenges, including delays in obtaining a diagnosis, misdiagnosis, shortages of medical specialists who can provide treatment, and lack of affordable access to therapies and medication used to treat rare diseases; and

(e) A Colorado rare disease advisory council composed of qualified professionals and people living with rare diseases could educate medical professionals, government agencies, legislators, and the public about rare diseases as an important public health issue and encourage research for the development of new treatments for rare diseases.
C.R.S. § 25-38-107 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 38 / Section 25-38-107
25-38-107. Enforcement
Status: in_force

25-38-107. Enforcement. (1) A health-care entity shall not limit, by contract or other means, the right of a physician or dentist to enforce this article.

(2) This article may be enforced in a civil action, and any remedies at law and in equity shall be available.

(3) A violation of this article by a health-care entity shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice under part 11 of article 3 of title 10, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-48-118 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 48 / Section 25-48-118
25-48-118. Health-care facility permissible prohibitions - notice to the public - sanctions
Status: in_force

25-48-118. Health-care facility permissible prohibitions - notice to the public - sanctions if provider violates policy. (1) A health-care facility may prohibit a provider employed or under contract from writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication for a qualified individual who intends to use the medical aid-in-dying medication on the facility's premises. The health-care facility must notify the providers and staff at the time of hiring, contracting with, or privileging and on a yearly basis thereafter in writing of its policy with regard to prescriptions for medical aid-in-dying medication. A health-care facility that fails to provide explicit advance notice to the providers and staff shall not enforce such a policy.

(2) A health-care facility or health-care provider shall not subject a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other person to discipline, suspension, loss of license or privileges, or any other penalty or sanction for actions taken in good-faith reliance on this article or for refusing to act under this article.

(2.5) A health-care facility shall not prohibit a provider from providing information to an individual regarding the individual's health status, including diagnosis, prognosis, recommended treatment, and treatment alternatives, including the risks and benefits of the recommended treatment and each treatment alternative.

(2.7) A health facility that is a covered entity, as defined in section 25-58-103 (1), shall comply with section 25-58-105 (3) and rules promulgated pursuant to section 25-58-105 regarding the facility's availability of end-of-life health-care services.

(3) A health-care facility must notify patients in writing of its policy with regard to medical aid-in-dying. A health-care facility that fails to provide advance notification to patients shall not be entitled to enforce such a policy.
C.R.S. § 25-8-612 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 6 / Section 25-8-612
25-8-612. Remedies cumulative
Status: in_force

25-8-612. Remedies cumulative. (1) It is the purpose of this article to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, control, and abate water pollution and protect water quality.

(2) No action pursuant to section 25-8-609 shall bar enforcement of any provision of this article or of any rule or order issued pursuant to this article by any authorized means.

(3) Nothing in this article shall abridge or alter rights of action or remedies existing on or after July 1, 1981, nor shall any provision of this article or anything done by virtue of this article be construed as estopping individuals, cities, towns, counties, cities and counties, or duly constituted political subdivisions of the state from the exercise of their respective rights to suppress nuisances.
C.R.S. § 25-5-204 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 2 / Section 25-5-204
25-5-204. Content of white bread or rolls
Status: in_force

25-5-204. Content of white bread or rolls. It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, bake, sell, or offer for sale any white bread or rolls for human consumption in this state unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such bread or rolls: Not less than one and one-tenth milligrams and not more than one and eight-tenths milligrams of thiamine; not less than seven-tenths milligrams and not more than one and six-tenths milligrams of riboflavin; not less than ten milligrams and not more than fifteen milligrams of niacin or niacin amide; and not less than eight milligrams and not more than twelve and five-tenths milligrams of iron (Fe).
C.R.S. § 25-6-405 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6 / Part 4 / Section 25-6-405
25-6-405. Application
Status: in_force

25-6-405. Application. (1) This part 4 applies to all state and local laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, regulatory guidelines and rules, practices, executive orders, and governmental actions and their implementation, whether statutory or otherwise. The rights protected under this part 4 are a matter of statewide concern.

(2) Nothing in this part 4 may be construed to authorize a public entity to burden an individual's fundamental rights relating to reproductive health care.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-612 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 6 / Section 25-1.5-612
25-1.5-612. Workers' compensation coverage
Status: reserved

25-1.5-612. Workers' compensation coverage. (Reserved)
C.R.S. § 25-1-403 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 4 / Section 25-1-403
25-1-403. Analyses of food and drugs
Status: in_force

25-1-403. Analyses of food and drugs. It is the duty of the state chemist to make or cause to be made chemical analyses of all such samples of foods and drugs as may be collected for the purpose of analysis by the department of public health and environment. The state chemist shall make full and complete written reports, without unnecessary delay, of such analyses to the department of public health and environment.
C.R.S. § 25-4-709 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 25-4-709
25-4-709. Quarantine
Status: in_force

25-4-709. Quarantine. If at any time it appears to the department that any pet animal is, or was during its lifetime, infected with a disease dangerous to the public health, it may place an embargo on said pet animal and may trace, or cause to be traced, the whereabouts of said animal and determine the identity and whereabouts of any other animals which may have been exposed to such disease. If the department determines that the interest of the public health requires, it may: Cause any pet animal facility to be quarantined for such time as the department determines to be necessary to protect the public health; prohibit the sale or importation into this state of such pet animals from such places or areas where such danger exists; and require the euthanasia and the proper disposal of infected animals.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1610 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 16 / Section 25-4-1610
25-4-1610. Unlawful acts
Status: in_force

25-4-1610. Unlawful acts. (1) It is unlawful for:

(a) Any person to begin the construction or extensive remodeling of a retail food establishment unless such person has received department or county or district board of health approval of plans and specifications for such construction or remodeling pursuant to section 25-4-1605;

(b) Any person to operate a retail food establishment without a valid license or certificate of license from the department or a county or district public health agency having jurisdiction over such establishment, including continuing to operate a retail food establishment that has had its license or certificate of license suspended in accordance with section 25-4-1611.5;

(c) Any person to violate this part 16 and any rules promulgated pursuant to this part 16;

(d) Any person or retail food establishment to refuse to permit entry to such establishment in accordance with sections 25-4-1604 (1)(e) and 25-4-1606 (2);

(e) Any retail food establishment to sell or serve food prepared in a private home to any person;

(f) Any person to fail to pay a civil penalty assessed by the department or a county or district board of health.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1503 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 15 / Section 25-4-1503
25-4-1503. Fund created
Status: in_force

25-4-1503. Fund created. (1) There is established in the state treasury the breast cancer screening fund, which is subject to annual appropriation to the department for the purposes of this part 15. The fund shall be credited with such appropriations as the general assembly may make from the general fund for the purposes of this part 15, money received by the department pursuant to section 25-4-1505 (2) and (4), and money transferred to the fund pursuant to section 25.5-5-308 (9)(h). In accordance with section 24-36-114, all interest derived from the deposit and investment of the fund is credited to the general fund.

(2) All moneys credited to the breast cancer screening fund which are not expended during the fiscal year shall be retained in the fund for its future use and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
C.R.S. § 25-6-204 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6 / Part 2 / Section 25-6-204
25-6-204. Counties may charge for services
Status: in_force

25-6-204. Counties may charge for services. The governmental unit making provision for and offering such services may charge those persons to whom family planning and birth control services are rendered a fee sufficient to reimburse the county or city and county all or any portion of the costs of the services rendered.
C.R.S. § 25-5-807 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 8 / Section 25-5-807
25-5-807. Injunctive relief
Status: in_force

25-5-807. Injunctive relief. The operation of a swimming area in violation of any provision of this part 8 may be restrained by the executive director of the department of public health and environment; by any city, county, city and county, or district health officer; or by any of their authorized agents in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the Colorado rules of civil procedure.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-304 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-3.5-304
25-3.5-304. Suspension - revocation - hearings - repeal
Status: repealed

25-3.5-304. Suspension - revocation - hearings - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-405 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 4 / Section 25-1.5-405
25-1.5-405. Visa waiver program fund
Status: in_force

25-1.5-405. Visa waiver program fund. There is hereby created in the state treasury the visa waiver program fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", that consists of the application fees collected pursuant to section 25-1.5-404 (1)(e) and any additional moneys that the general assembly may appropriate to the fund. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in performing its duties under this part 4. Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this part 4 may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
C.R.S. § 25-14-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 14 / Part 1 / Section 25-14-102
25-14-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

25-14-102. Definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-18.5-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 18.5 / Section 25-18.5-103
25-18.5-103. Discovery of illegal drug laboratory - property owner - cleanup - liability
Status: in_force

25-18.5-103. Discovery of illegal drug laboratory - property owner - cleanup - liability. (1) (a) Upon notification from a peace officer that chemicals, equipment, or supplies of an illegal drug laboratory are located on a property, or when an illegal drug laboratory is otherwise discovered and the property owner has received notice, the owner of any contaminated property shall meet the clean-up standards for property established by the board in section 25-18.5-102; except that a property owner may, subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), elect instead to demolish the contaminated property. If the owner elects to demolish the contaminated property, the governing body or, if none has been designated, the county, district, or municipal public health agency, building department, or law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the property may require the owner to fence off the property or otherwise make it inaccessible for occupancy or intrusion.

(b) An owner of personal property within a structure or vehicle contaminated by illegal drug laboratory activity has ten days after the date of discovery of the laboratory or contamination to remove or clean the property according to board rules and paragraph (c) of this subsection (1). If the personal property owner fails to remove the personal property within ten days, the owner of the structure or vehicle may dispose of the personal property during the clean-up process without liability to the owner of the personal property for the disposition.

(c) A person who removes personal property or debris from a drug laboratory shall secure the property and debris to prevent theft or exposing another person to any toxic or hazardous chemicals until the property and debris is appropriately disposed of or cleaned according to board rules.

(2) (a) Except as specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section, once a property owner has received certificates of compliance from a contractor and a consultant in accordance with section 25-18.5-102 (1)(e), or has demolished the property, or has met the clean-up standards and documentation requirements of this section as it existed before August 7, 2013, the property owner:

(I) Shall furnish copies of the certificates of compliance to the governing body and the department; and

(II) Is immune from a suit brought by a current or future owner, renter, occupant, or neighbor of the property for health-based civil actions that allege injury or loss arising from the illegal drug laboratory.

(b) A person convicted for the manufacture of methamphetamine or for possession of chemicals, supplies, or equipment with intent to manufacture methamphetamine is not immune from suit.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)
C.R.S. § 25-4-414 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 25-4-414
25-4-414. Penalties
Status: in_force

25-4-414. Penalties. (1) A health-care provider, laboratory employee, or other person who is required to make a report pursuant to section 25-4-405 and who fails to make such a report commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

(2) A health-care provider, officer or employee of the state department, officer or employee of a local public health agency, or person, firm, or corporation that violates section 25-4-406 by breaching the confidentiality requirements of such section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
C.R.S. § 25-6-201 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6 / Part 2 / Section 25-6-201
25-6-201. This part 2 to be liberally construed
Status: in_force

25-6-201. This part 2 to be liberally construed. This part 2 shall be liberally construed to protect the rights of all individuals to pursue their religious beliefs, to follow the dictates of their own consciences, to prevent the imposition upon any individual of practices offensive to the individual's moral standards, to respect the right of every individual to self-determination in the procreation of children, and to insure a complete freedom of choice in pursuance of constitutional rights.
C.R.S. § 25-23-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 23 / Section 25-23-105
25-23-105. Board - rule-making authority
Status: in_force

25-23-105. Board - rule-making authority. The board is authorized to promulgate rules necessary to implement the loan repayment program authorized in this article, including determining the amount of financial assistance available; establishing the criteria in section 25-23-103 (2) for loan repayment assistance and the criteria for determining what constitutes a significant level of service to underserved populations for purposes of qualifying for loan repayment assistance; and establishing criteria for prioritizing the repayment of loans if there are insufficient moneys in the state dental loan repayment fund.
C.R.S. § 25-1-101.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-101.5
25-1-101.5. Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected st
Status: in_force

25-1-101.5. Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected statutory provisions. The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of health from said reference to the department of public health and environment, as appropriate. In connection with such authority, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the renaming of the department to the department of public health and environment.