C.R.S. § 25-20.5-303 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-20.5-303
25-20.5-303. Cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pulmonary disease program review com
Status: in_force

25-20.5-303. Cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pulmonary disease program review committee. (1) There is hereby created the cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pulmonary disease program review committee. The review committee is established in the prevention services division of the department. The review committee is responsible for overseeing program strategies and activities and ensuring compliance with section 25-20.5-302.

(2) The review committee shall consist of the director of the disease prevention services division of the department, or the director's designee, and fifteen members appointed as follows:

(a) The executive director of the department or the executive director's designee.

(b) The executive director shall appoint three members, all of whom are department staff with expertise in cancer, cardiovascular disease, or chronic pulmonary disease.

(c) The state board shall appoint:

(I) One member who is a member of the state board;

(II) One member who is a chronic pulmonary disease professional;

(III) One member who is cardiovascular disease professional;

(IV) One member who is a cancer professional;

(V) Two members who are public health professionals;

(VI) One member who is a recognized expert in health disparities;

(VII) One member who represents the rural interest in regard to the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pulmonary disease; and

(VIII) One member who is a primary care provider.

(d) The president of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate.

(e) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member of the house of representatives.

(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), members of the review committee shall serve three-year terms; except that, of the members initially appointed to the review committee, five members appointed by the state board shall serve two-year terms. Members of the review committee appointed pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(b) The terms of the members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate and who are serving on March 22, 2007, shall be extended to and expire on or shall terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the sixty-seventh general assembly. As soon as practicable after such convening date, the speaker and the president shall appoint or reappoint members in the same manner as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (2) of this section. Thereafter, the terms of members appointed or reappointed by the speaker and the president shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments and reappointments by the speaker and the president shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.

(4) The composition of the review committee shall reflect, to the extent practical, Colorado's ethnic, racial, and geographical diversity.

(5) The review committee shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice-chair of the committee.

(6) The division shall provide staff support to the review committee.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, C.R.S., members of the review committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from moneys deposited in the prevention, early detection, and treatment fund created in section 24-22-117, C.R.S., for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this part 3.

(8) If a member of the review committee has an immediate personal, private, or financial interest in any matter pending before the review committee, the member shall disclose the fact and shall not vote upon such matter.
C.R.S. § 25-18.5-110 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 18.5 / Section 25-18.5-110
25-18.5-110. Reporting - rules
Status: in_force

25-18.5-110. Reporting - rules. (1) Upon discovering an illegal drug laboratory involving methamphetamine on a residential real property, as defined in section 38-35.7-103 (5), a law enforcement agency and a consultant shall notify the department of the fact. The notice must include the property's address, the name of the property owner, and any other information required by rule adopted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The board may adopt rules as necessary to specify any additional information that must be included in the notice required by subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 25-6-406 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6 / Part 4 / Section 25-6-406
25-6-406. Severability
Status: in_force

25-6-406. Severability. If any provision of this part 4 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part 4 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this part 4 are declared to be severable.
C.R.S. § 25-7-505 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 5 / Section 25-7-505
25-7-505. Certificate to perform asbestos abatement - application - approval by division -
Status: in_force

25-7-505. Certificate to perform asbestos abatement - application - approval by division - suspension or revocation of certificate. (1) Any person may apply to the division for a certificate to perform asbestos abatement by submitting an application in the form specified by the division and by paying a fee set by the commission. Such application shall include, but shall not be limited to:

(a) A description of the applicant's employee training program for asbestos abatement;

(b) A statement identifying all individuals employed by the applicant who are certified as trained supervisors pursuant to section 25-7-506.

(2) No applicant shall be certified to perform asbestos abatement unless the applicant, or at least one of the applicant's employees, is certified as a trained supervisor pursuant to section 25-7-506.

(3) Within fifteen days after receiving an application pursuant to this section, the division shall acknowledge its receipt and notify the applicant as to whether the application is complete. Within thirty days after receiving a completed application, the division shall issue a certificate to the applicant if the division finds that, in addition to all other requirements, the employee training program for asbestos abatement described in the application is acceptable. A certificate issued by the division pursuant to this section shall be valid for three years from the date of issuance.

(4) A certificate issued pursuant to this section may be suspended or revoked for the failure to implement the employee training program for asbestos abatement described in the application submitted pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 25-1-127 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-127
25-1-127. Medical equipment for rural communities grant program - creation - legislative d
Status: repealed

25-1-127. Medical equipment for rural communities grant program - creation - legislative declaration - administration - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-43-101 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 43 / Section 25-43-101
25-43-101. Short title
Status: in_force

25-43-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Jake Snakenberg Youth Concussion Act".
C.R.S. § 25-7-1201 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 12 / Section 25-7-1201
25-7-1201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-7-1201. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that voluntary emission limitations are an effective and efficient way to reduce emissions of air pollutants. However, the uncertainty of future control requirements impedes an owner or operator of a stationary source or group of stationary sources from making the investments necessary to voluntarily reduce emissions. The department of public health and environment should encourage all owners and operators of stationary sources or groups of stationary sources to voluntarily reduce emissions by providing, to the extent possible, certainty with respect to future control requirements.
C.R.S. § 25-1-125 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-125
25-1-125. Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
Status: in_force

25-1-125. Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules. (1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number.

(2) The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or revoke any license pursuant to the provisions of section 26-13-126, C.R.S., and any rules promulgated in furtherance thereof, if the department or agent thereof receives a notice to deny, suspend, or revoke from the state child support enforcement agency because the licensee or applicant is out of compliance with a court or administrative order for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance or because the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with a properly issued subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Any such denial, suspension, or revocation shall be in accordance with the procedures specified by rule of the department, rules promulgated by the state board of human services, and any memorandum of understanding entered into between the department or an authorized agent thereof and the state child support enforcement agency for the implementation of this section and section 26-13-126, C.R.S.

(3) (a) The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state child support enforcement agency, which memorandum shall identify the relative responsibilities of the department and the state child support enforcement agency in the department of human services with respect to the implementation of this section and section 26-13-126, C.R.S.

(b) The appropriate rule-making body of the department is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.

(4) For purposes of this section, "license" means any recognition, authority, or permission that the department or any authorized agent of the department is authorized by law to issue for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity. "License" may include, but is not necessarily limited to, any license, certificate, certification, letter of authorization, or registration issued for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-1401 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 14 / Section 25-3.5-1401
25-3.5-1401. Stop the bleed school control kits - report - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

25-3.5-1401. Stop the bleed school control kits - report - definitions - repeal. (1) The department shall distribute stop the bleed control kits to each school that chooses to administer stop the bleed training.

(2) For each of the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall appropriate one hundred fifty thousand dollars to the department for the purpose of purchasing and distributing stop the bleed control kits to high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 state fiscal years from this appropriation:

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

(b) May be used by the department in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 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.

(2.5) The department shall provide each school with its allotment of bleed control kits after a school has held a stop the bleed training.

(3) The department shall distribute bleed control kits according to the following:

(a) Schools with a population of over one thousand students that opt in receive ten bleed control kits;

(b) Schools with a population between five hundred and one thousand students that opt in receive five bleed control kits; and

(c) Schools with a population of less than five hundred students that opt in receive three bleed control kits.

(4) On or before July 1, 2024, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter through July 1, 2026, the department shall collaborate with the American college of surgeons' committee on trauma to submit a report to the health and human services committee of the senate and the public and behavioral health and human services committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and to the governor on the distribution of stop the bleed control kits. At a minimum, the report must include:

(a) The total number of schools that opted in to receive stop the bleed control kits;

(b) The total number of people in schools who have been trained in stop the bleed;

(c) The total number of stop the bleed control kits that have been sent to schools; and

(d) The total cost of distributing the stop the bleed control kits.

(5) Any contract or agreement that the department enters into in furtherance of this section is exempt from the requirements of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24.

(6) As used in this section:

(a) "Bleed control" means actions that control bleeding from a person who has suffered a traumatic injury.

(b) "Bleed control kit" means a first aid response kit developed by stop the bleed that contains:

(I) One tourniquet endorsed by the United States department of defense committee on tactical combat casualty care;

(II) One compression bandage;

(III) One bleeding control bandage;

(IV) Protective gloves;

(V) One marker; and

(VI) One pair of scissors.

(c) "School" means a public school, school district, board of cooperative services, charter school, or institute charter school.

(d) "Stop the bleed" means the American college of surgeons' stop the bleed program that is administered by the American college of surgeons' committee on trauma.

(7) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 25-3-109 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 25-3-109
25-3-109. Quality management functions - confidentiality and immunity
Status: in_force

25-3-109. Quality management functions - confidentiality and immunity. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the implementation of quality management functions to evaluate and improve patient and resident care is essential to the operation of health-care facilities licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a). For this purpose, it is necessary that the collection of information and data by such licensed or certified health-care facilities be reasonably unfettered so a complete and thorough evaluation and improvement of the quality of patient and resident care can be accomplished. To this end, quality management information relating to the evaluation or improvement of the quality of health-care services shall be confidential, subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, and persons performing such functions shall be granted qualified immunity. 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.

(2) For purposes of this section, a "quality management program" means a program that includes quality assurance and risk management activities, the peer review of licensed health-care professionals not otherwise provided for in part 2 of article 30 of title 12, and other quality management functions that are described by a facility in a quality management program approved by the department of public health and environment. Nothing in this section shall revise, amend, or alter part 2 of article 30 or article 240 of title 12.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any records, reports, or other information of a licensed or certified health-care facility that are part of a quality management program designed to identify, evaluate, and reduce the risk of patient or resident injury associated with care or to improve the quality of patient care shall be confidential information; except that such information shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section.

(4) The records, reports, and other information described in subsection (3) and subsection (5.5) of this section shall not be subject to subpoena or discoverable or admissible as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding. No person who participates in the reporting, collection, evaluation, or use of such quality management information with regard to a specific circumstance shall testify thereon in any civil or administrative proceeding. However, this subsection (4) shall not apply to:

(a) Any civil or administrative proceeding, inspection, or investigation as otherwise provided by law by the department of public health and environment or other appropriate regulatory agency having jurisdiction for disciplinary or licensing sanctions;

(b) Persons giving testimony concerning facts of which they have personal knowledge acquired independently of the quality management information program or function;

(c) The availability, as provided by law or the rules of civil procedure, of factual information relating solely to the individual in interest in a civil suit by such person, next friend or legal representative. In no event shall such factual information include opinions or evaluations performed as a part of the quality management program.

(d) Persons giving testimony concerning an act or omission which they have observed or in which they participated, notwithstanding any participation by them in the quality management program;

(e) Persons giving testimony concerning facts they have recorded in a medical record relating solely to the individual in interest in a civil suit by such person.

(5) Nothing in this section shall affect the voluntary release of any quality management record or information by a health-care facility; except that no patient-identifying information shall be released without the patient's consent.

(5.5) (a) The confidentiality of information provided for in this section shall in no way be impaired or otherwise adversely affected solely by reason of the submission of the information to a nongovernmental entity to conduct studies that evaluate, develop, and analyze information about health-care operations, practices, or any other function of health-care facilities. The records, reports, and other information collected or developed by a nongovernmental entity shall remain protected as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section. In order to adequately protect the confidentiality of such information, no findings, conclusions, or recommendations contained in such studies conducted by any such nongovernmental entity shall be deemed to establish a standard of care for health-care facilities.

(b) For purposes of this subsection (5.5), "health-care facility" includes a carrier as defined in section 10-16-102 (8), C.R.S., and a health-care practitioner licensed or certified pursuant to title 12, C.R.S.

(6) Any person who in good faith and within the scope of the functions of a quality management program participates in the reporting, collection, evaluation, or use of quality management information or performs other functions as part of a quality management program with regard to a specific circumstance shall be immune from suit in any civil action based on such functions brought by a health-care provider or person to whom the quality information pertains. In no event shall this immunity apply to any negligent or intentional act or omission in the provision of care.

(7) and (8) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 507, § 2, effective April 24, 1997.)

(9) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any statutory or common law privilege, confidentiality, or immunity.

(10) Nothing in this section shall revise, amend, or alter the requirements of section 25-3-107.

(11) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 507, § 2, effective April 24, 1997.)

(12) Nothing in this section shall affect a person's access to his medical record as provided in section 25-1-801, nor shall it affect the right of any family member or any other person to obtain medical record information upon the consent of the patient or his authorized representative.
C.R.S. § 25-52-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 52 / Section 25-52-102
25-52-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-52-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Colorado's maternal mortality rate nearly doubled between 2008 and 2013;

(b) Maternal deaths affect women statewide and are more common among families living in rural areas than in urban centers and disproportionately high among black and African-American women compared to white women;

(c) Eighty percent of maternal deaths in Colorado are considered preventable;

(d) To review deaths in the pregnant and postpartum population requires a holistic view of the circumstances surrounding a death. National research indicates that high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease remain two leading causes of maternal deaths nationwide, while in Colorado behavioral health conditions and self-harm now account for the largest share of maternal deaths.

(e) Evidence-based prevention strategies support the review of maternal deaths through state-based maternal mortality reviews in order to identify the systematic changes needed to decrease mortality among the pregnant and postpartum population;

(f) The department has had an active and dedicated committee of volunteer professionals reviewing maternal deaths since 1993; however, the capacity of the committee is limited by a lack of protection, funding, and authority;

(g) There is a need to establish a committee to review deaths among the pregnant and postpartum population and to recommend strategies to prevent these deaths and improve maternal health outcomes in Colorado;

(h) The prevention of deaths among the pregnant and postpartum population is a community responsibility, and professionals from a variety of disciplines have expertise that can promote the safety and well-being of the pregnant and postpartum population;

(i) Comprehensive and multidisciplinary reviews of maternal deaths can lead to a greater understanding of the causes of and methods for preventing these deaths and improve other maternal health outcomes including morbidity;

(j) The protection of the health and welfare of the pregnant and postpartum population in this state is an important goal of the citizens of this state, and the rate of death among the pregnant and postpartum population is a serious public health concern that requires legislative action;

(k) Forty-one states and the District of Columbia currently have statutorily created maternal mortality review committees; and

(l) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to establish a maternal mortality review committee within the department to review maternal deaths and to recommend strategies for the prevention of maternal mortality.
C.R.S. § 25-7-208 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 25-7-208
25-7-208. Area designations
Status: in_force

25-7-208. Area designations. (1) Except as provided in section 25-7-209, all areas of the state shall initially be designated as provided in section 162 of the federal act.

(2) To the extent permitted by section 164 of the federal act, the commission may redesignate any area in the state as a Class I, Class II, or Class III area. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations in conformity with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., establishing the procedures for such redesignations; except that:

(a) Such procedures shall be uniform for all redesignations;

(b) Any redesignation may be adopted by the commission only after reasonable notice and public hearing;

(c) All redesignations, except any established by an Indian governing body, shall be specifically approved by the governor, after consultation with the appropriate committees of the general assembly if it is in session or with the leadership of the general assembly if it is not in session, and by resolutions or ordinances enacted by the general purpose unit of local government representing a majority of the residents of the area to be redesignated;

(d) Any redesignation shall constitute a revision to the state implementation plan and shall be submitted to the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency.

(3) Any redesignations or any denial of an application for redesignation made pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be subject to judicial review in accord with section 25-7-120.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-603 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 6 / Section 25-3.5-603
25-3.5-603. Emergency medical services account - creation - allocation of funds
Status: in_force

25-3.5-603. Emergency medical services account - creation - allocation of funds. (1) (a) There is hereby created a special account within the highway users tax fund established under section 43-4-201, to be known as the emergency medical services account, which consists of all money transferred into the account in accordance with section 42-3-304 (21), fees collected under section 25-3.5-203 for provisional certifications or licenses of emergency medical service providers, and fees collected under section 25-3.5-1103 for provisional registration of emergency medical responders.

(b) All moneys in and state FTE funded by the emergency medical services account shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.

(c) At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the emergency medical services account shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. Any interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the account shall also remain in the account and shall not be credited to the general fund.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 280, § 13, effective August 8, 2005.)

(3) The general assembly shall appropriate money in the emergency medical services account:

(a) (I) To the department for distribution as grants to local emergency medical and trauma service providers pursuant to the emergency medical and trauma services (EMTS) grant program set forth in section 25-3.5-604.

(II) Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) for grants:

(A) One hundred thousand dollars shall remain in the account for unexpected emergencies that arise after the deadline for grant applications has passed. The department and the council shall promulgate any rules necessary to define the expenditures of such emergency funds.

(B) The department shall award a minimum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars to offset the training costs of emergency medical service providers, emergency medical dispatchers, emergency medical services instructors, emergency medical services coordinators, and other personnel who provide emergency medical services. Of said one hundred fifty thousand dollars, no less than eighty percent shall be used in the training of emergency medical service providers.

(b) (I) To the department for distribution for each Colorado county within a RETAC no less than fifteen thousand dollars and seventy-five thousand dollars to each RETAC, in accordance with section 25-3.5-605 for planning and, to the extent possible, coordination of emergency medical and trauma services in the county and between counties when such coordination would provide for better service geographically. In the event that a RETAC is composed of less than five counties as of July 1, 2002, the council shall recommend that for each Colorado county within such RETAC, the RETAC shall receive fifteen thousand dollars in accordance with section 25-3.5-605 for planning and, to the extent possible, coordination of emergency medical and trauma services in the county and between counties when such coordination would provide for better service geographically. Any RETAC may apply for additional moneys and may receive such moneys if the request is approved by the council, so long as the moneys are used in accordance with section 25-3.5-605 for planning and, to the extent possible, coordination of emergency medical and trauma services in the county and between counties when such coordination would provide for better service geographically.

(II) A county may request to the council that the county's representative fifteen thousand dollars be divided between two different RETACs pursuant to section 25-3.5-704 (2)(c)(IV)(B).

(c) To the direct and indirect costs of planning, developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving the statewide emergency medical and trauma services system. These costs include:

(I) Providing technical assistance and support to local governments, local emergency medical and trauma service providers, and RETACs operating a statewide data collection system, coordinating local and state programs, providing assistance in selection and purchasing of medical and communication equipment, administering the EMTS grant program, establishing and maintaining scope of practice for certified or licensed emergency medical service providers, and administering a registration program for emergency medical responders; and

(II) The costs of the department of revenue in collecting the additional motor vehicle registration fee pursuant to section 42-3-304 (21), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-54-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 54 / Section 25-54-102
25-54-102. Statewide system for advance directives created - rules
Status: in_force

25-54-102. Statewide system for advance directives created - rules. (1) The department has the following powers and duties with respect to the provision of a statewide electronic system, referred to in this section as the "system", that allows qualified individuals to upload and access advance medical directives:

(a) To ensure that qualified individuals may access the system for treatment purposes that are allowed under the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-191, as amended;

(b) To contract with one or more health information organization networks for the creation, administration, and maintenance of the system; and

(c) To promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24 to oversee the provisions of this article 54, including but not limited to rules establishing:

(I) Criteria for qualified individuals to have access to the system and advance medical directives;

(II) Procedures by which a qualified individual may add or remove an advance medical directive to or from the system;

(III) Procedures by which a qualified individual may access and download an advance medical directive from the system; and

(IV) Procedures and safeguards for ensuring the confidentiality and secure storage of the information contained in an advance medical directive that is added to and maintained in the system.

(2) (a) Upon the request of an individual, or authorized surrogate decision-maker, a qualified provider that has an agreement with the health information organization network as required under the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-191, as amended, may upload the individual's advance health-care directive to the system. The advance health-care directive shall only be uploaded to the system by a qualified provider after the individual or authorized surrogate decision-maker has consulted with the qualified provider in person or through telehealth, as defined in section 10-16-123 (4)(e). A qualified provider that uploads an advance health-care directive to the system is not subject to civil or criminal liability or regulatory sanction for action taken in accordance with this subsection (2).

(b) Prior to the upload of an advance health-care directive to the system, the individual, or authorized surrogate decision-maker, shall sign an electronic affidavit in the presence of a qualified provider affirming the advance health-care directive is appropriately executed, current, and accurate. Signing the electronic affidavit revokes any prior advance health-care directives of the same type previously uploaded to the system.

(c) The individual, or authorized surrogate decision-maker, is responsible for ensuring that the advance health-care directive uploaded to the system is appropriately executed, current, and accurate.

(3) Emergency medical service personnel, an individual health-care provider, a health-care facility, or any other person or entity that complies with an advance health- care directive accessed from the system is not subject to civil or criminal liability or regulatory sanction for action taken in accordance with the advance health-care directive, unless the person or entity has actual knowledge of an advance health-care directive properly executed after the date of the advance health-care directive that is uploaded to the system.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-605 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 6 / Section 25-3.5-605
25-3.5-605. Improvement of county emergency medical and trauma services - eligibility for co
Status: repealed

25-3.5-605. Improvement of county emergency medical and trauma services - eligibility for county funding - manner of distributing funds. (1) Moneys in the emergency medical services account shall be apportioned pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section.

(2) In order to qualify for money under this section, a county must:

(a) Comply with all provisions of part 3 of this article 3.5 regarding the authorization to operate ambulance services in the county;

(b) Require all licensed ambulance services to utilize the statewide emergency medical and trauma services uniform prehospital care reporting system operated by the department;

(c) Repealed.

(d) Ensure that all money received under this section is expended on developing and updating the emergency medical and trauma services plan and other emergency medical and trauma services needs of the county such as:

(I) Training and certification or licensure of emergency medical service providers;

(II) Assisting local emergency medical and trauma providers in applying for grants under section 25-3.5-604;

(III) Improving the emergency medical and trauma services system on a county wide or regional basis and implementing the county emergency medical and trauma services plan.

(e) Repealed.

(2.5) (a) On or before October 1, 2003, and on or before October 1 each year thereafter, each RETAC shall submit to the council an annual financial report that details the expenditure of moneys received. Such report shall be in a format specified by the council and the department. In instances where the council finds such report inadequate, the RETAC shall resubmit the report to the council by December 1 of the same year.

(b) On or before July 1, 2003, and on or before July 1 each odd-numbered year thereafter, each RETAC shall submit to the council a biennial plan that details the RETAC's EMTS plan and any revisions pursuant to section 25-3.5-704 (2)(c)(I)(B). If the RETAC includes a county that has been divided geographically pursuant to section 25-3.5-704 (2)(c)(IV), the plan shall include an evaluation of such division. Such plan shall be in a format specified by the council and the department. In instances where the council finds such plan inadequate, the RETAC shall resubmit the plan to the council by September 14 of the same year.

(c) On or before October 15, 2003, and on or before October 15 each odd-numbered year thereafter, the council shall submit to the department a plan for all RETACs in the state. On or before November 1, 2003, and on or before November 1 each odd-numbered year thereafter, the department, in consultation with the council, shall approve a plan for all RETACs in the state.

(3) Funds distributed to counties and RETACs pursuant to this section shall be used in planning the improvement of existing county emergency medical and trauma service programs and shall not be used to supplant moneys already allocated by the county for emergency medical and trauma services.

(4) (a) Failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall render a county ineligible to receive moneys from the emergency medical services account until the following January.

(b) At the end of any fiscal year, moneys which are not distributed to a county shall remain in the emergency medical services account until the following January.
C.R.S. § 25-17-708 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 7 / Section 25-17-708
25-17-708. Producer requirements - additional producer responsibility organization - coordi
Status: in_force

25-17-708. Producer requirements - additional producer responsibility organization - coordination plan - rules - confidentiality - compliance with local government codes - audit. (1) Effective July 1, 2025, a producer shall not sell or distribute any products that use covered materials in the state unless the producer is participating in the program or, on or after January 1, 2029, except as set forth in the final plan or any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7. A producer must report the data necessary to meet its plan obligations and may use prorated national data if state-specific data is not available or feasible to generate.

(2) (a) On January 1, 2029, and every January 1 thereafter, a nonprofit organization may request that the executive director designate the nonprofit organization as an additional producer responsibility organization.

(b) The executive director may designate a nonprofit organization as an additional producer responsibility organization if the executive director, in coordination with the advisory board, determines that the designation of the additional producer responsibility organization is necessary to:

(I) Increase recycling rates;

(II) Expand recycling services to covered entities that are not covered under the final plan; or

(III) Provide recycling services for a specific type of covered material.

(c) If the executive director designates an additional producer responsibility organization pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section, the additional producer responsibility organization shall submit a coordination plan to the executive director for approval in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (2)(c). Within one hundred twenty days after the designation of the first additional producer responsibility organization, the executive director shall promulgate by rule standards and requirements for a coordination plan and for coordination between the organization and any additional producer responsibility organizations designated by the executive director. A coordination plan approved or ordered by the executive director shall be implemented by the organization and any additional producer responsibility organizations designated by the executive director. If the coordination plan conflicts with the final plan or any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, the provisions of the coordination plan prevail. A coordination plan approved or ordered by the executive director is valid until revoked or until a new coordination plan is approved or ordered by the executive director.

(3) The executive director, the advisory board, the organization, an additional producer responsibility organization, and any other person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7:

(a) Must keep confidential any proprietary information provided by a producer; and

(b) Shall not include any proprietary information provided by a producer in the plan proposal, the amended plan proposal, the final plan, any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or any amendment to the final plan or other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7.

(4) (a) The program and any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7 must comply with any fire, solid waste, or other relevant ordinances or resolutions adopted by a local government and with applicable state and federal laws, including the exemptions set forth in section 30-20-102 (5).

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a local government is not required to provide recycling services under the program or any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7. To the extent that a local government elects to provide recycling services under the program or any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, the organization, additional producer responsibility organization, or other person responsible for administering a plan approved by the executive director under this part 7 shall reimburse the local government for those recycling services in accordance with section 25-17-706 (2) and the final plan or any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7.

(c) A local government that receives reimbursement funds from the organization shall use such funds for the local government's recycling program.

(5) The organization, any additional producer responsibility organization, and any person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7 shall cause to be conducted an annual financial audit of the program or any other plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7 by an independent third-party auditor. The audit must include a detailed list of the program's or plan's costs and revenues from the producer responsibility dues.

(6) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the organization and any additional producer responsibility organization shall not be considered a state-sponsored or state-owned entity and shall not be considered an enterprise, as defined in section 20 (2)(d) of article X of the state constitution. Employees of the organization and any additional producer responsibility organization shall not be considered employees of the state.

(7) The organization, any additional producer responsibility organization, and any person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7 shall preserve all books and records in accordance with state and federal laws and be open to inspection by the department at any time.
C.R.S. § 25-38-108 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 38 / Section 25-38-108
25-38-108. Severability
Status: in_force

25-38-108. Severability. If any provision of this article or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this article that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-805 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 8 / Section 25-3.5-805
25-3.5-805. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - requirements
Status: in_force

25-3.5-805. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - requirements. (1) An entity that applies for a grant pursuant to the provisions of this part 8 shall in the application demonstrate that the tobacco education, prevention, or cessation program provides at least one of the following:

(a) Education designed for school-age children that, at a minimum, addresses tobacco use prevention and cessation strategies and the dangers of tobacco use; or

(b) Education programs, including but not limited to school, work site, mass media, and health-care setting programs, designed to prevent or reduce the use of all types of tobacco products or help reduce exposure to secondhand smoke; or

(c) Counseling regarding the use of all types of tobacco products; or

(d) Programs that address prevention and cessation of the abuse of various types of drugs, with an emphasis on prevention and cessation of tobacco use; or

(e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 935, § 25, effective June 2, 2005.)

(f) Tobacco use and substance abuse prevention and cessation services addressed to specific population groups such as adolescents and pregnant women and provided within specific ethnic and low-income communities; or

(g) Training of teachers, health professionals, and others in the field of tobacco use and prevention; or

(h) Tobacco addiction prevention and treatment strategies that are designed specifically for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders; or

(i) Activities to prevent the sale or furnishing by other means of cigarettes or tobacco products to minors; or

(j) Programs that are designed to eliminate health disparities among segments of the population that have higher than average tobacco burdens.

(1.5) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, an entity may apply for a grant for the purpose of evaluating the entire statewide program or individual components of the program.

(2) If the entity applying for a grant pursuant to the provisions of this part 8 is a school district or board of cooperative services, in addition to the information specified in subsection (1) of this section, the entity shall demonstrate in the application that the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation program to be operated with moneys received from the grant is a program that has not been previously provided by the school district or board of cooperative services. The entity shall also demonstrate that the program is specifically designed to appeal to and address the concerns of the age group to which the program will be presented.

(3) In adopting criteria for awarding grants, the state board shall adopt such criteria as will ensure that the implementation of a comprehensive program is consistent with the Colorado tobacco prevention and control strategic plan, that tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs are available throughout the state, and that the programs are available to serve persons of all ages.

(4) At least fifteen percent of the moneys annually awarded to grantees pursuant to this section shall be for the purposes of providing funding to eliminate health disparities among minority populations and high-risk populations that have higher-than-average tobacco burdens.

(5) Up to fifteen percent of the moneys annually awarded pursuant to this section shall be allocated to grantees of the Tony Grampsas youth services program, section 26-6.8-102, C.R.S., for proven tobacco prevention and cessation programs.

(6) The majority of moneys annually awarded to grantees that qualify pursuant to subsections (1), (2), and (5) of this section shall be for evidence-based programs and programs that prevent and reduce tobacco use among youth and young adults.
C.R.S. § 25-7-126 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-126
25-7-126. Application of article
Status: in_force

25-7-126. Application of article. (1) The factual or legal basis for proceedings or other actions that shall result from a violation of any emission control regulation inure solely to and shall be for the benefit of the people of the state generally, and it is not intended to create by this article, in any way, new or enlarged private rights, or to enlarge existing private rights, or to diminish private rights. A determination that air pollution exists or that any standard has been disregarded or violated, whether or not a proceeding or action may be brought by the state, shall not create by reason thereof any presumption of law or finding of fact which shall inure to or be for the benefit of any person other than the state.

(2) Other than section 25-7-112 or 25-7-113, the provisions of this article and regulations adopted under this article shall not apply to air pollution insofar as such pollution exists within the confines of a particular commercial or industrial plant, works, or shop which is the source of air pollution and shall not apply or affect the relations between employers and employees with respect to or arising out of any condition of air pollution.

(3) It is the purpose of this article to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent and abate air pollution. Nothing in this article shall abridge or alter rights of action or remedies existing on June 20, 1979, or after said date, 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. § 25-8.5-109 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8.5 / Section 25-8.5-109
25-8.5-109. Meetings
Status: in_force

25-8.5-109. Meetings. (1) The board shall fix the time and place at which its regular meetings shall be held and provide for the calling and holding of special meetings.

(2) Notice of the time and place designated for all regular meetings shall be posted at the office of the county clerk and recorder of each of the counties included within the authority. Such notices shall remain posted and shall be changed in the event that the time or place of such regular meetings is changed.

(3) Special meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairman or upon request of two board members. The authority shall inform all board members five calendar days before the special meeting and shall post notice in accordance with subsection (2) of this section at least three days before the special meeting of the date, time, and place of such special meeting and the purpose for which it is called.

(4) All business of the board shall be conducted only during said regular or special meetings, and all said meetings shall be open to the public, but the board may hold executive sessions as provided in part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-3-302 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 25-3-302
25-3-302. Board of trustees
Status: in_force

25-3-302. Board of trustees. (1) If a board of county commissioners decides to create a public hospital board of trustees, levy an annual tax, and appropriate funds to purchase, erect, and maintain or turn over to the public hospital board of trustees control of a county hospital, the board of county commissioners shall proceed at once to appoint to the public hospital board of trustees, for designated terms, seven trustees chosen from the citizens at large with reference to their fitness for office. All of the trustees must be residents of the county, and none may be an elected or appointed state, county, or city official. Nothing in this article 3 requires a licensed physician to be appointed to a public hospital board of trustees; however, if a licensed physician is appointed to a public hospital board of trustees, membership on that board is limited to one licensed physician at any given time. The seven appointees constitute the public hospital board of trustees for the public hospital. The public hospital board of trustees is a body corporate under the name "Board of Trustees for ............... Hospital", the name of the hospital being inserted in the blank.

(2) One of the trustees, so designated in such original appointment, shall hold office until the second Tuesday of January following his appointment, one until the second Tuesday of the second January following his appointment, two until the second Tuesday of the third January following their appointment, one until the second Tuesday of the fourth January following his appointment, and two until the second Tuesday of the fifth January from their appointment. Thereafter, the term of office of each appointee shall be five years from the end of the preceding term. At the expiration of the term of each of said trustees, the office shall be filled by appointment of the board of county commissioners.

(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3)(b) of this section, in counties with a population of less than three thousand, the board of public hospital trustees shall consist of five citizens at large that have the same requirements with reference to their fitness for such office as all other counties. One of the trustees, so designated in such original appointment, shall hold office until the second Tuesday of January following their appointment, one until the second Tuesday of the second January following their appointment, one until the second Tuesday of the third January following their appointment, one until the second Tuesday of the fourth January following their appointment, and one until the second Tuesday of the fifth January following their appointment. The term of office and the method of filling vacancies shall be the same as for all other counties.

(b) The board of county commissioners of a county with a population of less than three thousand that creates a public hospital board of trustees may determine, by a resolution of the board of county commissioners, that the public hospital board of trustees shall consist of seven, rather than five, citizens at large that have the same requirements with reference to their fitness for such office as all other counties. For a public hospital board of trustees that is created after August 7, 2023, and that consists of seven members pursuant to this subsection (3)(b), the trustees shall hold office as is specified in subsection (2) of this section. For a public hospital board of trustees that is in existence when the board of county commissioners determines that the public hospital board of trustees will consist of seven members, one of the additional trustees shall hold office until the second Tuesday of the third January following their appointment, and the other additional trustee shall hold office until the second Tuesday of the fifth January from their appointment. The term of office and the method of filling vacancies shall be the same as for all other counties.
C.R.S. § 25-15-207 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 2 / Section 25-15-207
25-15-207. Judicial review
Status: in_force

25-15-207. Judicial review. (1) The award, denial, revocation, or suspension of a certificate of designation by the board of county commissioners or by the governing body of the municipality shall be subject to judicial review in the district court for the judicial district in which the hazardous waste disposal site is located or is proposed to be located. Any request for such judicial review must be made within thirty days of such award, denial, revocation, or suspension. If the court finds no error, it shall affirm the action. If the court finds that the action is arbitrary and capricious, not in accord with the procedures or procedural limitations of this part 2, unsupported by substantial evidence when the record is considered as a whole, or otherwise contrary to law, then the court shall hold unlawful and set aside the action and remand the case to the board of county commissioners or to the governing body of the municipality for further proceedings as may be appropriate.

(2) In the case of any action or decision of the council or department pursuant to section 25-15-206, judicial review shall be in the district court for the judicial district within which the hazardous waste disposal site is or may be located and shall be in accordance with section 24-4-106, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-3.5-105
25-3.5-105. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

25-3.5-105. Rules and regulations. All rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-1901 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 19 / Section 25-20.5-1901
25-20.5-1901. Economic mobility program - creation - fund - reporting - legislative declaratio
Status: in_force

25-20.5-1901. Economic mobility program - creation - fund - reporting - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating economic and health consequences across the state;

(b) The COVID-19 pandemic has specifically disproportionately impacted families and individuals earning low or no income and exacerbated pre-existing disparities;

(c) Economic mobility activities, such as tax credits and other investments in financial well-being, improve family resiliency and long-term health and educational outcomes for Coloradans and their families;

(d) Tax credits for families and individuals earning low or no income are associated with fewer adverse childhood events, reduced infant mortality, reduced child maltreatment, reduced trauma, and better childhood nutrition. Income from tax credits leads to benefits at virtually every stage of life, and children in families receiving the tax credits are healthier, do better in school, are more likely to attend college, and can be expected to earn more as adults.

(e) Tax credits also support local economies;

(f) Programs and services to increase awareness and uptake of assistance programs, such as tax credits available to low or no income families and individuals, will respond to the COVID-19 pandemic's negative impact in all communities; and

(g) The program created in this section and services described in this section are important government services.

(2) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall develop and implement the economic mobility program, referred to in this section as the "program", to improve health and educational outcomes associated with reduced poverty and improved economic mobility for Coloradans.

(3) (a) The economic mobility program fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to subsection (3)(d) of this section, all private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations that is transmitted to the state treasurer and credited to the fund, and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.

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

(c) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department may expend money from the fund for implementation of the program and for the following purposes:

(I) Outreach and engagement of and by partners who have direct connections with families and low-wage individuals and with historically disadvantaged communities to promote awareness and uptake of economic supports, including tax credits;

(II) Facilitating communication, training, and technical assistance among state agency partners, public health agencies, and community-based organizations supporting economic mobility;

(III) Grants to nonprofits, local public health agencies, and other community-based organizations who assist individuals with accessing economic supports, including those providing free low-income tax filing services through internal revenue service certified volunteer income tax assistance sites;

(IV) Grants to support enhanced infrastructure to improve access to free tax filing assistance and other economic supports through development of online platforms that provide linkages to services;

(V) Development and dissemination of communications materials related to economic mobility providing information on eligibility and directing Coloradans to resources to be able to access economic supports, including tax credits;

(VI) General operating expenses and direct and indirect program costs; and

(VII) Evaluation of evidenced-based and promising practices in economic mobility strategies.

(d) On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer four million dollars from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228 (2)(a) to the fund. Money transferred to the fund pursuant to this subsection (3)(d) is subject to the requirements for obligating and expending money received under the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021", Pub.L. 117-2, as amended, and as defined in the federal treasury final rule.

(4) The department and any entity that receives money from the department shall comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller in accordance with section 24-75-226 (5).
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-501 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 5 / Section 25-1.5-501
25-1.5-501. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-1.5-501. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that there are areas of Colorado that suffer from a lack of health-care professionals, geriatric advanced practice providers, or behavioral health-care providers to serve, and a lack of nursing or other health-care professional faculty to train health-care professionals to meet, the medical and behavioral health-care needs of communities. The general assembly further finds that the state needs to implement incentives to encourage health-care professionals, geriatric advanced practice providers, and behavioral health-care providers to practice in these underserved areas and to encourage nursing faculty and other health-care professional faculty to teach health-care professionals.

(2) It is therefore the intent of the general assembly in enacting this part 5 to create a state health service corps program that uses state money, federal money, when permissible, and contributions from communities and private sources to help repay the outstanding education loans that many health-care professionals, geriatric advanced practice providers, behavioral health-care providers, candidates for licensure, nursing faculty, and health-care professional faculty hold. In exchange for repayment of loans incurred for the purpose of obtaining education in their chosen health-care, geriatric care, and behavioral health-care professions, the health-care professionals, geriatric advanced practice providers, behavioral health-care providers, and candidates for licensure will commit to provide health-care, geriatric care, or behavioral health-care services, as applicable, in communities with underserved health-care, geriatric care, or behavioral health-care needs throughout the state, and the nursing and health-care professional faculty will commit to provide a specified period of service in a qualified faculty position.

(3) In addition, for purposes of increasing the availability of certified addiction counselors, it is the intent of the general assembly to create a scholarship program to provide scholarships to addiction counselors who, in exchange for receiving scholarships to assist them in obtaining the required education and training to be certified as an addiction counselor, commit to practice in a health professional shortage area for a specified period.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-107 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-1.5-107
25-1.5-107. Pandemic influenza - purchase of antiviral therapy - definitions
Status: in_force

25-1.5-107. Pandemic influenza - purchase of antiviral therapy - definitions. (1) The department may enter into partnerships with one or more authorized purchasers to purchase antiviral therapy in order to acquire a ready supply or stockpile of antiviral drugs in the event of an epidemic emergency, including pandemic influenza. If an entity wishes to purchase antiviral therapy through the department, the entity shall notify the department of its intent and shall demonstrate to the department, in a form and manner determined by the department, that the entity satisfies the criteria of an authorized purchaser. Upon a determination that an entity is an authorized purchaser, the department shall seek approval from the United States department of health and human services for the purchase of antiviral therapy by the authorized purchaser. Any purchase of antiviral therapy shall be approved by the United States department of health and human services, and antiviral therapy shall be stored and used in accordance with state and federal requirements.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Authorized purchaser" means an entity licensed by the department pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a), a local public health agency, or a health maintenance organization, as defined in section 10-16-102 (35), C.R.S., authorized to operate in this state pursuant to part 4 of article 16 of title 10, C.R.S., that:

(I) Is part of the state pandemic preparedness and response plan;

(II) Will purchase antiviral therapy with its own funds; and

(III) Agrees to stockpile the antiviral therapy for use in an epidemic emergency declared a disaster emergency pursuant to section 24-33.5-704, C.R.S., and to use the antiviral therapy only in accordance with state and federal requirements and for no other purpose.

(b) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of microorganisms or toxins of biological origin to cause death or disease among humans or animals.

(c) "Emergency epidemic" means cases of an illness or condition, communicable or noncommunicable, caused by bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, or novel and highly fatal infectious agents or biological toxins.

(d) "Pandemic influenza" means a widespread epidemic of influenza caused by a highly virulent strain of the influenza virus.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-804 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 8 / Section 25-3.5-804
25-3.5-804. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - review committee - grant
Status: in_force

25-3.5-804. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - review committee - grants - reimbursement for expenses. (1) There is hereby created the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation grant program to provide funding for community-based and statewide tobacco education programs designed to reduce initiation of tobacco use by children and youth, promote cessation of tobacco use among youth and adults, and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke. Any such tobacco programs may be presented in combination with other substance abuse programs. The program shall be administered by the division within the department and coordinated with efforts pursuant to article 7 of title 44. The state board shall award grants to selected entities from money appropriated to the department from the tobacco education programs fund created in section 24-22-117.

(2) The state board shall adopt rules that specify, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

(a) The procedures and timelines by which an entity may apply for program grants;

(b) Grant application contents;

(c) Criteria for selecting those entities that shall receive grants and determining the amount and duration of said grants;

(d) Reporting requirements for entities that receive grants pursuant to this part 8.

(3) (a) The division shall review the applications received pursuant to this part 8 and make recommendations to the state board regarding those entities that may receive grants and the amounts of said grants. On and after October 1, 2005, the review committee shall review the applications received pursuant to this part 8 and submit to the state board and the director of the department recommended grant recipients, grant amounts, and the duration of each grant. Within thirty days after receiving the review committee's recommendations, the director shall submit his or her recommendations to the state board. The review committee's recommendations regarding grantees of the Tony Grampsas youth services program, section 26-6.8-102, pursuant to section 25-3.5-805 (5) shall be submitted to the state board and the Tony Grampsas youth services board. Within thirty days after receiving the review committee's recommendations, the Tony Grampsas youth services board shall submit its recommendations to the state board. The state board has the final authority to approve the grants under this part 8. If the state board disapproves a recommendation for a grant recipient, the review committee may submit a replacement recommendation within thirty days. In reviewing grant applications for programs to provide tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, the division or the review committee shall consult with the programs for public psychiatry at the university of Colorado health sciences center, the national alliance on mental illness, the mental health association of Colorado, and the department of human services.

(b) The state board shall award grants to the selected entities, specifying the amount and duration of the award. No grant awarded pursuant to this part 8 shall exceed three years without renewal. Of the amount awarded each year pursuant to the provisions of this part 8, the state board shall award at least one-third of the amount to entities that provide tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs, solely or in combination with substance abuse programs, to school-age children.

(4) In implementing the program, the division shall survey the need for trained teachers, health professionals, and others involved in providing tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs. To the extent the division determines there is a need, the division may provide technical training and assistance to entities that receive program grants pursuant to this part 8.

(5) (a) There is hereby created the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation grant program review committee, referred to in this part 8 as the "review committee". The review committee is established in the division. The review committee is responsible for ensuring that program priorities are established consistent with the Colorado tobacco prevention and control strategic plan, overseeing program strategies and activities, and ensuring that the program grants are in compliance with section 25-3.5-805.

(b) The review committee shall consist of the following sixteen members:

(I) The director of the department or the director's designee;

(II) Five members who shall be appointed by the director of the department, one of whom shall include the director of the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation program within the division and four of whom shall be staff of the program with expertise in tobacco prevention among youth, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, tobacco cessation, or public education;

(III) Eight members who shall be appointed by the state board as follows:

(A) One member who is a member of the state board;

(B) One member who is a representative of a local public health agency;

(C) One member who is a representative of a statewide association representing physicians;

(D) One member who is a representative of an association representing family physicians;

(E) One member who is a representative of the Colorado department of education;

(F) One member who is a representative of the university of Colorado health sciences center who has expertise in evaluation;

(G) One member who represents a sociodemographic disadvantaged population in Colorado; and

(H) One member who is a representative of a statewide nonprofit organization with a demonstrated expertise in and commitment to tobacco control;

(IV) The president of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate;

(V) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member of the house of representatives.

(c) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (c), members of the review committee shall serve three-year terms; except that of the members initially appointed to the review committee, five members appointed by the state board shall serve two-year terms. Members of the review committee appointed pursuant to subparagraph (III) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (5) shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(II) The terms of the members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate and who are serving on March 22, 2007, shall be extended to and expire on or shall terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the sixty-seventh general assembly. As soon as practicable after such convening date, the speaker and the president shall appoint or reappoint members in the same manner as provided in subparagraphs (IV) and (V) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (5). Thereafter, the terms of members appointed or reappointed by the speaker and the president shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments and reappointments by the speaker and the president shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.

(d) The composition of the review committee shall reflect, to the extent practical, Colorado's ethnic, racial, and geographic diversity.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, members of the review committee shall be reimbursed from money deposited in the tobacco education programs fund created in section 24-22-117 for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this part 8.

(f) The review committee shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice-chair of the committee.

(g) The division shall provide staff support to the review committee.

(h) If a member of the review committee has an immediate personal, private, or financial interest in any matter pending before the review committee, the member shall disclose the fact and shall not vote upon such matter.
C.R.S. § 25-4-410 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 25-4-410
25-4-410. Patient consent - rights of patients, victims, and pregnant women
Status: in_force

25-4-410. Patient consent - rights of patients, victims, and pregnant women. (1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), a health-care provider, hospital, clinic, laboratory, or other private or public institution shall not test, or cause by any means to have tested, any specimen of a patient for a sexually transmitted infection without the knowledge and consent of the patient, which is satisfied as follows:

(I) The patient signs a general consent form for treatment;

(II) The patient is provided with a verbal consultation about sexually transmitted infections, testing, and reporting requirements; and

(III) The patient is provided with the opportunity to opt out of testing, following the verbal consultation.

(b) Knowledge and consent for testing need not be given in the following circumstances:

(I) When a public safety worker, emergency or other health-care provider, first responder, victim of crime, or a staff member of a correctional facility, the state department, or a local public health agency is exposed to blood or other bodily fluids under circumstances that pose an evidence-based risk of transmission of a sexually transmitted infection;

(II) When a patient's medical condition is such that knowledge and consent cannot be obtained;

(III) When the testing is done as part of a seroprevalence survey, but only if all personal identifiers are removed from the specimens prior to the laboratory testing;

(IV) When the patient to be tested is sentenced to and in the custody of the department of corrections or is committed to the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo and confined to the forensic ward or the minimum or maximum security ward of the institute; and

(V) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25-4-201, when a pregnant woman presents in labor in a hospital, and the results of syphilis and HIV tests are not on record, a rapid test will be performed to determine whether to provide prophylaxis to prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections to the infant.

(c) A health-care provider shall notify a patient who was tested for a sexually transmitted infection without his or her knowledge and consent pursuant to section 25-4-408. The notification must be prompt, personal, and confidential and inform the individual that a test sample was taken and that the results of the test may be obtained upon his or her request.

(2) It is the duty of every health-care provider in the state who, during the course of an examination, discovers the existence of a sexually transmitted infection, or who treats a patient for such an infection, to inform the person of the interpretations of laboratory results and counsel the person on measures for preventing transmission to others; prophylaxis and treatment of infections until cured, where possible; treatment to prevent progression of such infections; and the necessity of regular medical evaluations. Such information and laboratory test results are considered medical information and are protected from unauthorized disclosure.

(3) A pregnant woman seeking prenatal care must be informed that syphilis and HIV testing are part of standard prenatal testing and given the opportunity to decline such tests pursuant to section 25-4-201. A pregnant woman must be informed that test results inform the decision as to whether to provide prophylaxis and prevent transmission of a sexually transmitted infection to her infant.

(4) When an adult or minor has been exposed to blood or other bodily fluids as a result of a sexual offense involving sexual penetration, as defined in section 18-3-401 (6), C.R.S., for which there is an evidence-based reason to believe that the sexual offense may have resulted in exposure to a sexually transmitted infection, the state department or local public health agency, within their respective jurisdictions, shall assist in the evaluation and treatment of any involved person by:

(a) Accessing information on the incident and any persons involved to determine whether a potential exposure to a sexually transmitted infection occurred;

(b) When potential for exposure has been confirmed by the state department or a local public health agency, examining and testing any involved person to determine whether or not an involved person has been infected;

(c) Communicating relevant information and laboratory test results on the involved person to his or her attending health-care provider or directly to the involved person if the confidentiality of the information and test results are acknowledged by the recipient and adequately protected, as determined by the state department or local public health agency; and

(d) Providing immediate counseling to any involved person on the potential health risks and available post-exposure treatment.
C.R.S. § 25-17-805 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 8 / Section 25-17-805
25-17-805. Proof of compliance - information on commercial composting environment
Status: in_force

25-17-805. Proof of compliance - information on commercial composting environment. (1) On and after January 1, 2024, at the request of any person, including the attorney general, a producer shall provide information and documentation demonstrating the producer's compliance with this part 8 in a format that is easily understandable and scientifically accurate, which may include providing a certification demonstrating that a product is certified compostable.

(2) At the request of a commercial composting facility, a producer is encouraged to provide the commercial composting facility information regarding the characteristics, such as heat or moisture levels, of the commercial composting environment in which the producer's product has been tested and found to be compostable.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, nothing in this section requires a producer to disclose proprietary information to any person.
C.R.S. § 25-5-1106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 11 / Section 25-5-1106
25-5-1106. Acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations - lead hazard reduction cash fund
Status: in_force

25-5-1106. Acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations - lead hazard reduction cash fund. (1) The department is authorized to accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of implementing this part 11 and part 11 of article 7 of this title.

(2) There is hereby established in the state treasury the lead hazard reduction cash fund, referred to in this part 11 as the "fund". The fund shall consist of any fees, gifts, grants, and donations received from any person or entity. Any interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund and may not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(3) The general assembly shall make appropriations from the fund to the department for the implementation of this part 11 and the implementation of part 11 of article 7 of this title.
C.R.S. § 25-17-302 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 3 / Section 25-17-302
25-17-302. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-17-302. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the solid and hazardous waste commission created in section 25-15-302.

(2) "Consumer" means a person who has purchased an electronic device primarily for personal or home business use.

(3) (a) "Electronic device" means a device that is marketed by a manufacturer for use by a consumer and that is:

(I) A computer, peripheral, printer, facsimile machine, digital video disc player, video cassette recorder, or other electronic device specified by rule promulgated by the commission; or

(II) A video display device or computer monitor, including a laptop, notebook, ultrabook, or netbook computer, television, tablet or slate computer, electronic book, or other electronic device specified by rule promulgated by the commission that contains a cathode ray tube or flat panel screen with a screen size that is greater than four inches, measured diagonally.

(b) "Electronic device" does not include:

(I) A device that is part of a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle, including replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle;

(II) A device, including a touch-screen display, that is functionally or physically part of or connected to a system or equipment designed and intended for use in any of the following settings, including diagnostic, monitoring, or control equipment:

(A) Industrial;

(B) Commercial, including retail;

(C) Library checkout;

(D) Traffic control;

(E) Security, sensing, monitoring, or counterterrorism;

(F) Border control;

(G) Medical; or

(H) Governmental or research and development;

(III) A device that is contained within any of the following:

(A) A clothes washer or dryer;

(B) A refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator and freezer;

(C) A microwave oven or conventional oven or range;

(D) A dishwasher;

(E) A room air conditioner, dehumidifier, or air purifier; or

(F) Exercise equipment;

(IV) A device capable of using commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 CFR 20.3, that does not contain a video display area greater than four inches, measured diagonally; or

(V) A telephone.

(4) "Landfill" means a solid wastes disposal site and facility, as that term is defined in section 30-20-101 (8), C.R.S.

(5) "Peripheral" means a keyboard, mouse, or other device that is sold exclusively for external use with a computer and provides input or output into or from a computer.

(6) "Processing for reuse" means a method, technique, or process by which electronic devices that would otherwise be disposed of or discarded are instead separated, processed, and returned to their original intended purposes or to other useful purposes as electronic devices.

(7) "Recycle" or "recycling" means processing, including disassembling, dismantling, shredding, and smelting, an electronic device or its components to recycle a useable component, commodity, or product, including processing for reuse. "Recycling", with respect to electronic devices, does not include any process defined as incineration under applicable laws or rules.

(8) "State agency" means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.

(9) (a) "Video display device" means:

(I) An electronic device with an output surface that displays or is capable of displaying moving graphical images or visual representations of image sequences or pictures that show a number of quickly changing images on a screen to create the illusion of motion; or

(II) An electronic device with a viewable screen of four inches or larger, measured diagonally, that contains a tuner that locks on to a selected carrier frequency or cable signal and is capable of receiving and displaying television or video programming via broadcast, cable, or satellite.

(b) "Video display device" includes a device that is an integral part of the display and cannot easily be removed from the display by the consumer and that produces the moving image on the screen. A video display device may use a cathode ray tube, liquid crystal display, gas plasma, digital light processing, or other image-projection technology.

(c) "Video display device" does not include a device that is part of a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle assembled by, or for, a vehicle manufacturer or franchised dealer, including replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle.
C.R.S. § 25-7-512 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 5 / Section 25-7-512
25-7-512. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

25-7-512. Repeal of part. This part 5 is repealed, effective September 1, 2027. Before the repeal, the functions of the division under this part 5 are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 25-2-119 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-119
25-2-119. Tax on court action affecting vital statistics
Status: repealed

25-2-119. Tax on court action affecting vital statistics. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-4-1701 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 17 / Section 25-4-1701
25-4-1701. Short title
Status: in_force

25-4-1701. Short title. This part 17 shall be known and may be cited as the "Infant Immunization Act".
C.R.S. § 25-7-405 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 25-7-405
25-7-405. Certification required for sale
Status: in_force

25-7-405. Certification required for sale. (1) On or after January 1, 1987, a person shall not advertise to sell, offer to sell, or sell a new wood stove in Colorado unless:

(a) The particular model of wood stove or the particular configuration of wood stove appliance has been evaluated to determine its emission performance and has been certified by the air quality control division under the program established under this part 4; and

(b) An emission performance label is attached to the wood stove.
C.R.S. § 25-37-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 37 / Section 25-37-103
25-37-103. Health-care contracts - required provisions - permissible provision
Status: in_force

25-37-103. Health-care contracts - required provisions - permissible provision. (1) (a) A person or entity shall provide, with each health-care contract, a summary disclosure form disclosing, in plain language, the following:

(I) The terms governing compensation and payment;

(II) Any category of coverage for which the health-care provider is to provide service;

(III) The duration of the contract and how the contract may be terminated;

(IV) The identity of the person or entity responsible for the processing of the health-care provider's claims for compensation or payment;

(V) Any internal mechanism required by the person or entity to resolve disputes that arise under the terms or conditions of the contract; and

(VI) The subject and order of addenda, if any, to the contract.

(b) The summary disclosure form required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall be for informational purposes only and shall not be a term or condition of the contract; however, such disclosure shall reasonably summarize the applicable contract provisions.

(c) If the contract provides for termination for cause by either party, the contract shall state the reasons that may be used for termination for cause, which terms shall not be unreasonable, and the contract shall state the time by which notice of termination for cause shall be provided and to whom the notice shall be given.

(d) The person or entity shall identify any utilization review or management, quality improvement, or similar program the person or entity uses to review, monitor, evaluate, or assess the services provided pursuant to a contract. The policies, procedures, or guidelines of such program applicable to a provider shall be disclosed upon request of the health-care provider within fourteen days after the date of the request.

(e) (I) The summary disclosure form required by subsection (1)(a) of this section must include a disclosure that a person or entity shall not terminate a health-care contract with a health-care provider solely for the provision of, or assistance in the provision of, a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(d).

(II) A person or entity that is a religious organization is not subject to the requirements of this subsection (1)(e) if the provision of, or assistance in the provision of, a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(d), conflicts with the religious organization's bona fide religious beliefs and practices.

(2) (a) The disclosure of payment and compensation terms pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include information sufficient for the health-care provider to determine the compensation or payment for the health-care services and shall include the following:

(I) The manner of payment, such as fee-for-service, capitation, or risk sharing;

(II) (A) The methodology used to calculate any fee schedule, such as relative value unit system and conversion factor, percentage of medicare payment system, or percentage of billed charges. As applicable, the methodology disclosure shall include the name of any relative value system; its version, edition, or publication date; any applicable conversion or geographic factor; and any date by which compensation or fee schedules may be changed by such methodology if allowed for in the contract.

(B) The fee schedule for codes reasonably expected to be billed by the health- care provider for services provided pursuant to the contract, and, upon request, the fee schedule for other codes used by or which may be used by the health-care provider. Such fee schedule shall include, as may be applicable, service or procedure codes such as current procedural terminology (CPT) codes or health care common procedure coding system (HCPCS) codes and the associated payment or compensation for each service code.

(C) The fee schedule required in sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (II) may be provided electronically.

(D) A fee schedule for the codes described by sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (II) shall be provided when a material change related to payment or compensation occurs. Additionally, a health-care provider may request that a written fee schedule be provided up to twice per year, and the person or entity must provide such fee schedule promptly.

(III) The person or entity shall state the effect of edits, if any, on payment or compensation. A person or entity may satisfy this requirement by providing a clearly understandable, readily available mechanism, such as through a website, that allows a health-care provider to determine the effect of edits on payment or compensation before service is provided or a claim is submitted.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (2) to the contrary, disclosure of a fee schedule or the methodology used to calculate a fee schedule is not required:

(I) From a person or entity if the fee schedule is for a plan for dental services, its providers include licensed dentists, the fee schedule is based upon fees filed with the person or entity by dental providers, and the fee schedule is revised from time to time based upon such filings. Specific numerical parameters are not required to be disclosed.

(II) If the fee schedule is for pharmacy services or drugs such as a fee schedule based on use of national drug codes.

(3) When a proposed contract is presented by a person or entity for consideration by a health-care provider, the person or entity shall provide in writing or make reasonably available the information required in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. If the information is not disclosed in writing, it shall be disclosed in a manner that allows the health-care provider to timely evaluate the payment or compensation for services under the proposed contract. The disclosure obligations in this article shall not prevent a person or entity from requiring a reasonable confidentiality agreement regarding the terms of a proposed contract.

(4) Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the renegotiation of a contract in existence before the applicable compliance date in this article, and any disclosure required by this article for such contracts may be by notice to the health-care provider.

(5) A contract subject to this article may include an agreement for binding arbitration.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-202 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 2 / Section 25-1.5-202
25-1.5-202. Water - minimum general sanitary standards
Status: in_force

25-1.5-202. Water - minimum general sanitary standards. (1) The phrase "minimum general sanitary standards" as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h) means the minimum standards reasonably consistent with assuring adequate protection of the public health, and, in the case of minimum general sanitary standards as to the quality of water supplied to the public, the same shall be established by rule and regulation and shall be appropriate to promote and protect the public health from endangerment presented by carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, pathogenic, or toxic contaminants or substances. Such standards shall be based on the best available endangerment assessment evidence and the best available treatment technology or methodology. The word "standards" as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h) means standards reasonably designed to promote and protect the public health.

(2) Minimum general sanitary standards for the quality of water supplied to the public shall be no more stringent than the drinking water standards promulgated pursuant to the federal "Safe Drinking Water Act", if such standards exist. If no standards have been promulgated pursuant to the federal "Safe Drinking Water Act" regarding the permissible concentration of any contaminant or any substance in drinking water, the department may recommend to the water quality control commission for promulgation minimum general sanitary standards regarding such contaminant or substance.

(3) (a) The department shall annually establish and revise a priority list of contaminants or substances for which standards may be considered and shall submit said list to the water quality control commission for review and approval.

(b) The priority list of contaminants or substances, together with the department's evaluation of the considerations listed in this paragraph (b), shall be submitted to the water quality control commission for review and approval. The priority list shall be prepared according to a ranking process that incorporates the following considerations:

(I) The actual presence of a contaminant or substance in a drinking water supply system or the relative imminence of threat of contamination of a drinking water supply source;

(II) The identifiability of a potential pathway or continued pathway of contamination;

(III) The availability of analytical techniques for measuring and identifying the contaminant or substance in a reasonable manner;

(IV) Sufficient available information concerning the contaminant or substance to allow an appropriate standard to be developed, including information on the health effects of the contaminant or substance as well as available treatment technology;

(V) The magnitude of potential health risks of the contaminant or substance at reasonably anticipated exposure levels, utilizing the same exposure considerations, criteria for health risk, and criteria for data availability which are used by the criteria and standards division of the office of drinking water, United States environmental protection agency, in establishing the federal drinking water priority list;

(VI) The fact that the contaminant or substance will be the subject of a national primary drinking water regulation in the near future;

(VII) An analysis of the environmental fate and transport mechanisms within relevant environmental media;

(VIII) Identification, characterization, and analysis of the populations and drinking water supplies at risk; and

(IX) The level of effort and scope of work that will be necessary to develop sufficient data for the purpose of supporting an appropriate standard.

(4) (a) Following the department's submission of recommended standards to the water quality control commission, the commission may promulgate standards for contaminants or substances that are not the subject of a standard set pursuant to the federal "Safe Drinking Water Act".

(b) In the promulgation of such standards, the water quality control commission shall find that the standards are necessary to protect public health and have a demonstrated medical, technological, and scientific basis and that:

(I) Based on credible medical and toxicological evidence that has been subjected to peer review, there exists a substantial risk to the public health;

(II) The analytical techniques for measuring and identifying the contaminant or substance are reasonably available;

(III) The adverse health effects posed by the contaminant or substance are known to a reasonable degree of scientific certainty; and

(IV) Compliance with such standard is feasible utilizing the best technology or methodology which is generally available.

(5) All acts, orders, and rules adopted by the state board of health under the authority of this part 2 prior to July 1, 2006, that were valid prior to said date and not otherwise subject to judicial review shall, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with said provisions, be deemed and held to be legal and valid in all respects, as though issued by the water quality control commission under the authority of this part 2. No provision of this part 2 shall be construed to validate any actions, orders, or rules that were not valid when adopted by the board of health prior to such date.
C.R.S. § 25-7-1302 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 13 / Section 25-7-1302
25-7-1302. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-7-1302. Definitions. As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the Southern Ute Indian tribe/state of Colorado environmental commission established by this part 13.

(2) "Division" means the division in the department of public health and environment that pertains to air pollution control.

(3) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.

(4) "Fee land" means real property located within the reservation that is owned in fee by non-Indians.

(5) "Intergovernmental agreement" means the agreement entered into by the Southern Ute Indian tribe and the state of Colorado, as set forth in House Bill 00-1324, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-second general assembly.

(6) "Reservation" means the Southern Ute Indian reservation, the exterior boundaries of which were confirmed in the act of May 21, 1984, Pub.L. 98-290, 98 Stat. 201, 202 (found at "other provisions" note to 25 U.S.C. sec. 668).

(7) "Reservation air program" means the regulatory air quality program established by the commission for all persons, lands, and air pollution sources within the exterior boundaries of the reservation.

(8) "State" means the state of Colorado.

(9) "Tribe" means the Southern Ute Indian tribe.

(10) "Trust land" means land within the reservation held in trust by the United States of America for the benefit of the tribe or individual Indians.
C.R.S. § 25-5-1102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 11 / Section 25-5-1102
25-5-1102. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-5-1102. Definitions. As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Child-occupied facility" has the same meaning as that set forth in section 25-7-1102 (2).

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

(3) "Lead-based paint" has the same meaning as that set forth in section 25-7-1102 (5).
C.R.S. § 25-3-602 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 25-3-602
25-3-602. Health facility reports - advisory committee - creation - duties
Status: repealed

25-3-602. Health facility reports - advisory committee - creation - duties. (1) (a) A health facility specified by the department shall collect data on health-care-associated infection rates for specific clinical procedures and health-care-associated infections as determined by the department.

(b) The advisory committee may define criteria to determine when data on a procedure or health-care-associated infection described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall be collected.

(c) An individual who collects data on health-care-associated infection rates shall take the test for the appropriate national certification for infection control and become certified within six months after the individual becomes eligible to take the certification test, as recommended by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., or its successor. Mandatory national certification requirements shall not apply to individuals collecting data on health-care-associated infections in hospitals licensed for fifty beds or less, licensed ambulatory surgical centers, licensed dialysis treatment centers, licensed long-term care facilities, and other licensed or certified health facilities specified by the department. Qualifications for these individuals may be met through ongoing education, training, experience, or certification, as defined by the department.

(2) Each health-care provider who performs a clinical procedure subject to data collection as determined by the department pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall report to the health facility at which the clinical procedure was performed a health-care-associated infection that the health-care provider diagnoses at a follow-up appointment with the patient using standardized criteria and methods consistent with guidelines determined by the advisory committee. The reports made to the health facility under this subsection (2) shall be included in the reporting the health facility makes under subsection (3) of this section.

(3) (a) A health facility shall routinely submit its health-care-associated infection data to the national healthcare safety network in accordance with national healthcare safety network requirements and procedures. The data submissions shall begin on or before July 31, 2007, and continue thereafter.

(b) If a health facility is a division or subsidiary of another entity that owns or operates other health facilities or related organizations, the data submissions required under this part 6 shall be for the specific division or subsidiary and not for the other entity.

(c) Health facilities shall authorize the department to have access to health-facility-specific data contained in the national healthcare safety network database consistent with the requirements of this part 6.

(4) (a) The executive director of the department shall appoint an advisory committee. The advisory committee shall consist of:

(I) One representative from an urban hospital;

(II) One representative from a rural hospital;

(III) One board-certified or board-eligible physician licensed in the state of Colorado, who is affiliated with a Colorado hospital or medical school, who is an active member of a national organization specializing in health-care epidemiology or infection control, and who has demonstrated an interest and expertise in health facility infection control;

(IV) Four infection control practitioners as follows:

(A) One from a stand-alone ambulatory surgical center;

(B) One health-care professional certified by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., or its successor;

(C) One from a long-term care setting; and

(D) One other health-care professional.

(V) Either one medical statistician with an advanced degree in such specialty or one clinical microbiologist with an advanced degree in such specialty;

(VI) One representative from a health consumer organization;

(VII) One representative from a health insurer; and

(VIII) One representative from a purchaser of health insurance.

(b) The advisory committee shall assist the department in development of the department's oversight of this article and the department's methodology for disclosing the information collected under this part 6, including the methods and means for release and dissemination.

(c) The department and the advisory committee shall evaluate on a regular basis the quality and accuracy of health-facility information reported under this part 6 and the data collection, analysis, and dissemination methodologies.

(d) The advisory committee shall elect a chair of the advisory committee annually. The advisory committee shall meet no less than four times per year in its first year of existence and no less than two times in each subsequent year. The chair shall set the meeting dates and times. The members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation.

(5) (a) The advisory committee shall recommend additional clinical procedures based upon the criteria set forth in paragraph (c) of this subsection (5) and other health-care-associated infections that must be reported pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The recommendations of the advisory committee must be consistent with information that may be collected by the national healthcare safety network.

(b) Repealed.

(c) In making its recommendations under paragraph (a) of this subsection (5), the advisory committee shall recommend clinical procedures and other health-care-associated infections to monitor and report, using the following considerations:

(I) Whether the procedure contains a high risk for infection contraction;

(II) Whether the type or types of infection present a serious risk to the patient's health or life; and

(III) Any other factors determined by the advisory committee.

(d) Repealed.

(6) The advisory committee may recommend that health facilities report process measures to the advisory committee, in addition to those listed in subsections (1) and (5) of this section, to accommodate best practices for effective prevention of infection.

(7) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 25-59-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 59 / Section 25-59-103
25-59-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-59-103. Definitions. As used in this article 59, unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(2) "Health-care provider" means a hospital or other health facility licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a).

(3) "Health-care services related to living organ donation" means an organ donation recovery operation and all services required before and after the operation.

(4) "Living organ donation" means the donation of an organ by a living organ donor.

(5) "Living organ donor" means a living individual who has donated all or part of an organ.

(6) "Major surgery" means a:

(a) Surgical intervention that penetrates or exposes a body cavity;

(b) Procedure that has the potential for inducing permanent anatomic or physiologic impairment; or

(c) Procedure associated with orthopedics or extensive tissue dissection or transection.

(7) "Nondirected living organ donor" means a living organ donor who does not have an intended recipient of the donated organ at the time of the donation.

(8) "Organ" means all or part of a kidney, a lung, the liver, the pancreas, the intestine, or any other organ that requires major surgery to be donated and that, when donated, may lead to a life-saving organ donation, as determined by the department.

(9) "Organ donation recovery operation" means a procedure to recover an organ from a living organ donor.

(10) "Organ voucher program" means a program, as defined by each organization offering a program, that allows a nondirected living organ donor to designate individuals to be voucher holders who will be prioritized for a viable organ transplant from another nondirected living organ donor if the voucher holder is placed on a transplant waiting list and another voucher holder has not already redeemed a voucher.

(11) "Transplant center" means a health-care provider that performs organ donation recovery operations or transplantation of organs recovered from a living organ donor.
C.R.S. § 25-5.5-117 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-5.5-117
25-5.5-117. Raw milk
Status: in_force

25-5.5-117. Raw milk. (1) The acquisition of raw milk from cows or goats by a consumer for use or consumption by the consumer shall not constitute the sale of raw milk and shall not be prohibited if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The owner of a cow, goat, cow shares, or goat shares shall receive raw milk directly from the farm or dairy where the cow, goat, or dairy herd is located and the farm or dairy is registered pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. A person who is the owner of a cow share or goat share in a cow, goat, or dairy herd may receive raw milk on behalf of another owner of the same cow, goat, or dairy herd. A person who is not an owner of a cow share or goat share in the same cow, goat, or dairy herd shall not receive raw milk on behalf of the owner of a cow share or goat share.

(b) The milk is obtained pursuant to a cow share or a goat share. A cow share or a goat share is an undivided interest in a cow, goat, or herd of cows or goats, created by a written contractual relationship between a consumer and a farmer that includes a legal bill of sale to the consumer for an interest in the cow, goat, or dairy herd and a boarding contract under which the consumer boards the cow, goat, or dairy herd in which the consumer has an interest with the farmer for care and milking, and under which the consumer is entitled to receive a share of milk from the cow, goat, or dairy herd.

(c) A prominent warning statement that the milk is not pasteurized is delivered to the consumer with the milk or is displayed on a label affixed to the milk container; and

(d) Information describing the standards used by the farm or dairy with respect to herd health, and in the production of milk from the herd, is provided to the consumer by the farmer together with results of tests performed on the cows or goats that produced the milk, tests performed on the milk, and an explanation of the tests and test results.

(2) Registration of a farm or dairy as required by paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall be accomplished by delivering to the Colorado department of public health and environment a written statement containing:

(a) The name of the farmer, farm, or dairy;

(b) A valid, current address of the farmer, farm, or dairy; and

(c) A statement that raw milk is being produced at the farm or dairy.

(3) Retail sales of raw, unpasteurized milk shall not be allowed. Resale of raw milk obtained from a cow share or goat share is strictly prohibited. Raw milk that is not intended for pasteurization shall not be sold to, or offered for sale at, farmers' markets, educational institutions, health-care facilities, nursing homes, governmental organizations, or any food establishment.

(4) No person who, as a consumer, obtains raw milk in accordance with this section shall be entitled to sell or redistribute the milk.

(5) No producer of raw milk shall publish any statement that implies approval or endorsement by the Colorado department of public health and environment.
C.R.S. § 25-5-301 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 25-5-301
25-5-301. Short title
Status: in_force

25-5-301. Short title. This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Bedding Act".
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-706 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 7 / Section 25-3.5-706
25-3.5-706. Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

25-3.5-706. Immunity from liability. The department, the board, the council as defined in section 25-3.5-703 (3.5), a RETAC as defined in section 25-3.5-703 (6.8), the emergency medical practice advisory council created in section 25-3.5-206, key resource facilities, any other public or private entity acting on behalf of or under contract with the department, and counties and cities and counties shall be immune from civil and criminal liability and from regulatory sanction for acting in compliance with the provisions of this part 7. Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing any immunity to such entities or any other person in connection with the provision of medical treatment, care, or services that are governed by the medical malpractice statutes, article 64 of title 13, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-18.9-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 18.9 / Section 25-18.9-103
25-18.9-103. Determination of surface area of a principal display panel
Status: in_force

25-18.9-103. Determination of surface area of a principal display panel. (1) For a cylindrical or nearly cylindrical package, the surface area of the principal display panel constitutes forty percent of the product package as measured by multiplying the height of the container by the circumference.

(2) For a flexible film package in which a rectangular prism or nearly rectangular prism stack of wipes is housed within the film, the surface area of the principal display panel is measured by multiplying the length by the width of the side of the package when the flexible packaging film is pressed flat against the stack of wipes on all sides of the stack.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-613 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 6 / Section 25-1.5-613
25-1.5-613. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

25-1.5-613. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this part 6, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
C.R.S. § 25-15-214 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 2 / Section 25-15-214
25-15-214. Hazardous waste disposal site fund - fees
Status: in_force

25-15-214. Hazardous waste disposal site fund - fees. (1) Any hazardous waste disposal site which is issued a certificate of designation on or after July 1, 1981, or which receives approval for a substantial change in ownership as required in section 25-15-206 (1) on or after said date shall be required, contingent upon the issuance of a federal or state permit by the county or municipality in which it is located, to pay to the county or municipality in which it is located an annual fee for the purpose of offsetting the estimated direct costs of increased state, county, and municipal services created by the hazardous waste disposal site, including, but not limited to, the improvement and maintenance of roads and bridges, fire protection, law enforcement, monitoring by county or municipal health officials, and emergency preparation and response. The amount of the fee shall be two percent of the annual estimated gross revenue received by the hazardous waste disposal site. Out of the annual fee, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality shall provide for the reimbursement of governmental units for their estimated direct costs of increased services created by the hazardous waste disposal site. In the event that the site owner or operator fails to pay the annual fee, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality may suspend the site's certificate of designation until the annual fee has been paid.

(2) Any county or municipality is authorized to establish a hazardous waste disposal site fund. All fees collected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited to the credit of said fund and appropriated for the purposes for which collected.
C.R.S. § 25-7-104 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-104
25-7-104. Air quality control commission created
Status: in_force

25-7-104. Air quality control commission created. (1) There is created in the department of public health and environment the air quality control commission, which consists of nine citizens of this state appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The air quality control commission is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(2) Appointments to the commission shall be made so as to include persons with appropriate scientific, technical, industrial, labor, agricultural, and legal training or with experience on the commission; although no specific number of its members shall be required to be so trained or experienced, three members shall have appropriate private sector, technical, or industrial employment experience. No more than five commissioners shall be members of one political party.

(3) Terms of members shall be for three years, and said terms shall commence on February 1 of the year of appointment. Any vacancy occurring during the term of office of any member shall be filled by appointment by the governor of a qualified person for the unexpired portion of the regular term.

(4) The governor may remove any member of the commission for malfeasance in office, failure to regularly attend meetings, or any cause that renders such a member incapable or unfit to discharge the duties of his office, and any such removal, when made, shall not be subject to review. If any member of the commission is absent from two consecutive meetings, the chairman of the commission shall determine whether the cause of such absences was reasonable. If he determines that the cause of the absences was unreasonable, he shall so notify the governor, who shall appoint a qualified person for the unexpired portion of the regular term.

(5) Each member of the commission not otherwise in full-time employment of the state shall receive a per diem of forty dollars for each day actually and necessarily spent in the discharge of official duties, but not to exceed twelve hundred eighty-four dollars in any one year; and all members shall receive traveling and other necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties.

(6) Each year the commission shall select from its own membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary. The secretary of the commission shall keep a record of its proceedings. The commission shall hold regular public monthly meetings and may hold special meetings on the call of the chairman or vice-chairman at such other times as deemed necessary. Written notice of the time and place of all meetings shall be mailed by the secretary at least five days in advance of any such meetings to each member.

(7) All members shall have a vote. Two-thirds of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of the commission in any matter within its powers and duties shall be required for any determination made by the commission.

(8) The commission shall have at least a majority of members who represent the public interest and do not derive a significant portion of their income from persons subject to permits or enforcement orders under this article or under the federal act. The members of the commission shall disclose any potential conflicts of interest to the governor and the committee of reference of the general assembly prior to confirmation and shall disclose any potential conflicts of interest which arise during their terms of membership to the governor and to the other commission members in a public meeting of the commission.

(9) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 1169, § 6, effective July 1, 1992.)
C.R.S. § 25-29-119 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-29-119
25-29-119. Members of authority not personally liable on bonds
Status: in_force

25-29-119. Members of authority not personally liable on bonds. Neither the members of the board of directors nor any authorized person executing bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be personally liable for such bonds by reason of the execution or issuance thereof.
C.R.S. § 25-48-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 48 / Section 25-48-106
25-48-106. Attending provider responsibilities
Status: in_force

25-48-106. Attending provider responsibilities. (1) The attending provider shall:

(a) Make the initial determination of whether an individual requesting medical aid-in- dying medication has a terminal illness, has a prognosis of six months or less, is mentally capable, is making an informed decision, and has made the request voluntarily;

(b) Request that the individual demonstrate Colorado residency by providing documentation as described in section 25-48-102 (14);

(c) Provide care that conforms to established medical standards and accepted medical guidelines;

(d) Refer the individual to a consulting provider for medical confirmation of the diagnosis and prognosis and for a determination of whether the individual is mentally capable, making an informed decision, and acting voluntarily;

(e) Provide full, individual-centered disclosures to ensure that the individual is making an informed decision by discussing with the individual:

(I) His or her medical diagnosis and prognosis of six months or less;

(II) The feasible alternatives or additional treatment opportunities, including comfort care, palliative care, hospice care, and pain control;

(III) The potential risks associated with taking the medical aid-in-dying medication to be prescribed;

(IV) The probable result of taking the medical aid-in-dying medication to be prescribed; and

(V) The possibility that the individual can obtain the medical aid-in-dying medication but choose not to use it;

(f) Refer the individual to a licensed mental health professional pursuant to section 25-48-108 if the attending provider observes signs that the individual may not be capable of making an informed decision;

(g) Confirm that the individual's request does not arise from coercion or undue influence by another person by discussing with the individual, outside the presence of other persons, whether the individual is feeling coerced or unduly influenced by another person;

(h) Educate the individual about the importance of:

(I) Having another person present when the individual self-administers the medical aid-in-dying medication prescribed pursuant to this article;

(II) Not taking the medical aid-in-dying medication in a public place;

(III) Safe-keeping and proper disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medication in accordance with section 25-48-120; and

(IV) Notifying the individual's next of kin or any person who plays a significant role in the individual's life, which may include a person not legally related to the individual, of the request for medical aid-in-dying medication;

(i) Inform the individual that the individual may rescind the request for medical aid-in-dying medication at any time pursuant to this article 48;

(j) Verify, immediately prior to writing the prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication, that the individual is making an informed decision;

(k) Ensure that all appropriate steps are carried out in accordance with this article before writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication; and

(l) Either:

(I) Dispense medical aid-in-dying medications directly to the qualified individual, including ancillary medications intended to minimize the individual's discomfort, if the attending provider has a current drug enforcement administration certificate and complies with any applicable administrative rule; or

(II) Deliver the written prescription personally, by mail, or through authorized electronic transmission in the manner permitted under article 280 of title 12, to a licensed pharmacist, who shall dispense the medical aid-in-dying medication to the qualified individual, the attending provider, or an individual expressly designated by the qualified individual.
C.R.S. § 25-48-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 48 / Section 25-48-102
25-48-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

25-48-102. Definitions. As used in this article 48, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Adult" means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older.

(1.5) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-255-104 (1).

(2) "Attending provider" means a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who has primary responsibility for the care of a terminally ill individual and the treatment of the individual's terminal illness.

(3) "Consulting provider" means a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who is qualified by specialty or experience to make a professional diagnosis and prognosis regarding a terminally ill individual's illness.

(4) "Health-care provider" or "provider" means a person who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to administer health care or dispense medication in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.

(5) "Informed decision" means a decision by a mentally capable individual to request and obtain a prescription for medication pursuant to this article 48, that the qualified individual may self-administer to bring about death, after being fully informed by the attending provider and the consulting provider of:

(a) The individual's diagnosis and prognosis;

(b) The potential risks associated with taking the medication to be prescribed;

(c) The probable result of taking the medication to be prescribed;

(d) The feasible end-of-life care and treatment options for the individual's terminal disease, including comfort care, palliative care, hospice care, and pain control, and the risks and benefits of each of these options; and

(e) The individual's right to withdraw a request pursuant to this article 48 or withdraw consent for any other treatment at any time.

(6) "Licensed mental health professional" means a psychiatrist licensed under article 240 of title 12 or a psychologist licensed under part 3 of article 245 of title 12.

(7) "Medical aid-in-dying" means the practice of evaluating a request, the determining of qualification, the performing of the duties in sections 25-48-106 and 25-48-107, and the providing of a prescription to a qualified individual pursuant to this article 48.

(8) Repealed.

(9) "Medically confirmed" means a consulting provider has examined the terminally ill individual and the individual's relevant medical records and has confirmed the medical opinion of the attending provider.

(10) "Mental capacity" or "mentally capable" means that in the opinion of an individual's attending provider, consulting provider, psychiatrist, or psychologist, the individual has the ability to make and communicate an informed decision to health-care providers.

(11) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy licensed to practice medicine by the Colorado medical board.

(12) "Prognosis of six months or less" means a terminal illness will, within reasonable medical judgment, result in death within six months.

(13) (a) "Qualified individual" means a resident of the state who is a capable adult and who has satisfied the requirements of this article 48 in order to obtain a prescription for medication to bring about a death.

(b) An individual is not a "qualified individual" based solely on the individual's age or disability.

(14) "Resident" means an individual who is able to demonstrate residency in Colorado by providing any of the following documentation to his or her attending physician:

(a) A Colorado driver's license or identification card issued pursuant to article 2 of title 42, C.R.S.;

(b) A Colorado voter registration card or other documentation showing the individual is registered to vote in Colorado;

(c) Evidence that the individual owns or leases property in Colorado; or

(d) A Colorado income tax return for the most recent tax year.

(15) (a) "Self-administer" means when a qualified individual performs an affirmative, conscious, voluntary act to ingest medication prescribed pursuant to this article 48 to bring about the individual's death.

(b) "Self-administer" does not include administration by parenteral injection or infusion.

(16) "Terminal illness" means an incurable and irreversible disease that has been medically confirmed and will, within reasonable medical judgment, result in death within six months.
C.R.S. § 25-4-109 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 25-4-109
25-4-109. Enforcement
Status: in_force

25-4-109. Enforcement. (1) It is the duty of the department of public health and environment to enforce this part 1, and, for that purpose, the department has full power at all times to enter every such building, room, basement, enclosure, or premises occupied or used or suspected of being occupied or used for the production, preparation, or manufacture for sale, or the storage, sale, distribution, or transportation of such food, to inspect the premises and all utensils, fixtures, furniture, and machinery used pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (1). Any refusal to permit such inspection shall be deemed a violation of this part 1. If upon inspection any such food producing or distributing establishment, conveyance, or employer, employee, clerk, driver, or other person is found to be violating any of the provisions of this part 1, or if the production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, distribution, or transportation of such food is being conducted in a manner detrimental to the health of the employees and operatives or to the character or quality of the food therein produced, prepared, manufactured, packed, stored, sold, distributed, or conveyed, the department of public health and environment shall issue a written order to the person, firm, or corporation responsible for the violation or condition to abate such condition or violation or to make such changes or improvements as may be necessary to abate them within a reasonable time. Notice of such order may be served by delivering a copy thereof to said person, firm, or corporation or by sending a copy thereof by registered mail, and the receipt thereof through the post office shall be prima facie evidence that notice of said order has been received.

(2) Such person, firm, or corporation has the right to appear in person or by attorney before the department of public health and environment, or the person appointed by it for such purpose, within the time limited in the order and shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such order or instructions should not be obeyed. Such hearing shall be under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the department. If after such hearing it appears that the provisions or requirements of this part 1 have not been violated, said order shall be rescinded. If it appears that the requirements or provisions of this part 1 are being violated and that the person, firm, or corporation notified is responsible therefor, said previous order shall be confirmed or amended, as the facts shall warrant, and shall thereupon be final, but such additional time as is necessary may be granted within which to comply with said final order. If such person, firm, or corporation is not present or represented when such final order is made, notice thereof shall be given as provided in subsection (1) of this section. Upon failure of the parties to comply with the first order of the department within the time prescribed when no hearing is demanded or upon failure to comply with the final order within the time specified, the department of public health and environment shall certify the facts to the district attorney of the county in which such violation occurred, and such district attorney shall proceed against the parties for the fines and penalties provided by this part 1 and also for the abatement of the nuisance. The proceedings prescribed in this section for the abatement of nuisance as defined in section 25-4-106 shall not in any manner relieve the violator from prosecution in the first instance for any such violation or from the penalties for such violation prescribed by section 25-4-111.
C.R.S. § 25-2-114 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-114
25-2-114. Delayed registration of births and deaths
Status: in_force

25-2-114. Delayed registration of births and deaths. (1) When a birth, foundling birth, death, or fetal death has occurred in this state but no certificate as to such event has been filed or registered in accordance with the provisions of section 25-2-110 or 25-2-112, a certificate as to such event may be accepted for filing or registration, or both, in accordance with applicable regulations concerning certificates that have not been timely or properly filed or registered. The state registrar shall endorse on the certificate a summary statement of the evidence submitted to substantiate the facts asserted in such certificate. If a certificate is not registered until more than a year after the event, the state registrar shall mark the word "Delayed" on the face thereof.

(2) When the state registrar finds the certificate or such supplementary evidence as may be required by regulations to be deficient or invalid, the certificate shall not be registered, and the person who requested the registration shall be advised in writing both as to the basis for the alleged deficiency or invalidity and also as to such person's right of appeal. Judicial review of the action of the state registrar may be had in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-106, C.R.S., but an action for judicial review shall be commenced within sixty days after the date the state registrar gives his notice in writing of his decision. If no action for judicial review is commenced within said period, the state registrar shall return the certificate and all documents submitted in support thereof to the person submitting the same if registration of the certificate has been refused.
C.R.S. § 25-16-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 16 / Part 1 / Section 25-16-103
25-16-103. Authorization to participate - implementation
Status: in_force

25-16-103. Authorization to participate - implementation. (1) The general assembly hereby authorizes the department of public health and environment to participate in federal implementation of the federal act and the OPA and, for such purpose, the department has the authority to participate in the selection and performance of responses and remedial actions and to enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government providing for remedial actions and responses. The department, with the consent of the governor, has the authority to decline to participate with the federal government on remedial actions which the department determines are not in the interest of the state. Any cooperative agreements entered into under this article may provide assurances acceptable to the federal government that:

(a) The state will assure all future maintenance of the removal and remedial actions provided for the expected life of such actions;

(b) The state will assure the availability of an acceptable hazardous waste disposal facility for any necessary off-site storage, destruction, treatment, or secure disposition of the hazardous substances.

(2) Any state matching payment required by a cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to this section must be approved by the general assembly acting by bill.
C.R.S. § 25-2-112.3 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-112.3
25-2-112.3. Certificates of stillbirth - filing - delayed registration - rules
Status: in_force

25-2-112.3. Certificates of stillbirth - filing - delayed registration - rules. (1) The state registrar shall create a certificate of stillbirth and shall furnish and distribute such form as necessary. The state board of health shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.

(2) (a) A certificate of stillbirth shall be offered to a mother after the occurrence of any stillbirth. If the mother decides to have a certificate of stillbirth filed, it shall be filed with the state registrar within three days after the stillbirth occurs and shall be registered by the state registrar if it has been completed and filed in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 25-2-112.

(b) If the mother decides not to place a name on the certificate of stillbirth, the person preparing the certificate of stillbirth shall leave this option on the certificate blank.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in subsection (2) of this section, if a certificate of stillbirth is not registered after one year from the date the stillbirth occurs, a certificate marked "Delayed" may be filed and registered in accordance with the provisions of section 25-2-114.
C.R.S. § 25-15-323 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 3 / Section 25-15-323
25-15-323. Registry of environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restriction
Status: in_force

25-15-323. Registry of environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions. The department shall create and maintain a registry of all environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions, including any modification or termination thereof.
C.R.S. § 25-5-410 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 25-5-410
25-5-410. Definitions of "adulterated"
Status: in_force

25-5-410. Definitions of "adulterated". (1) A food is deemed to be adulterated:

(a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but, in case the substance is not an added substance, such food shall not be considered adulterated under this paragraph (a) if the quantity of such substance in such food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health;

(b) (I) If it bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance which is unsafe within the meaning of section 25-5-413; except that a pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity, a food additive, or a color additive shall not be deemed a poisonous or deleterious substance within the meaning of this paragraph (b);

(II) If it is a raw agricultural commodity and it bears or contains a pesticide chemical which is unsafe within the meaning of section 25-5-413 (1); but, if a pesticide chemical has been used in or on a raw agricultural commodity in conformity with an exemption granted or tolerance prescribed under section 25-5-413 (2) and such raw agricultural commodity has been subjected to processing such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydrating, or milling, the residue of such pesticide chemical remaining in or on such processed food, notwithstanding the provisions of section 25-5-413 (1) and this subparagraph (II), shall not be deemed unsafe if such residue in or on the raw agricultural commodity has been removed to the extent possible in good manufacturing practice and the concentration of such residue in the processed food when ready to eat is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the raw agricultural commodity; or

(III) If it is, or it bears or contains any food additive which is, unsafe within the meaning of section 25-5-413 (1);

(c) If it consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or if it is otherwise unfit for food;

(d) If it is produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may be contaminated with filth or rendered diseased, unwholesome, or injurious to health;

(e) If it is, in whole or in part, the product of a diseased animal or an animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter or which has been fed upon the uncooked offal from a slaughterhouse;

(f) If its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health;

(g) If it has been intentionally subjected to radiation unless the use of the radiation was in conformity with a regulation or exemption in effect pursuant to section 25-5-413 or 21 U.S.C. sec. 348;

(h) (I) If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom;

(II) If any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor;

(III) If damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner;

(IV) If any substance has been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight, or reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it is;

(i) If it is confectionery and:

(I) Has partially or completely imbedded therein any nonnutritive object; but this subparagraph (I) shall not apply in the case of any nonnutritive object if, in the judgment of the department as provided by regulations, such object is of practical functional value to the confectionery product and does not render the product injurious or hazardous to health;

(II) Bears or contains any alcohol other than alcohol not in excess of six and twenty-five hundredths percent by volume or five percent by weight; or

(III) Bears or contains any nonnutritive substance; but this subparagraph (III) shall not apply to a safe nonnutritive substance which is in or on confectionery by reason of its use for some practical functional purpose in the manufacture, packaging, or storage of such confectionery if the use of the substance does not promote deception of the consumer or otherwise result in adulteration or misbranding in violation of any provision of this part 4; and, furthermore, the department, for the purpose of avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to the application of this subparagraph (III), may issue regulations allowing or prohibiting the use of particular nonnutritive substances;

(j) If it is, or it bears or contains a color additive which is, unsafe within the meaning of section 25-5-413 (1) or the federal act;

(k) If it is chopped or ground beef or hamburger and it contains any meat other than the voluntary striated muscle of beef, or the total fat content, derived solely from beef, is in excess of thirty percent, or it contains any substance other than those which the department has by regulation declared to be permitted optional ingredients;

(l) If it is fresh meat or a fresh meat product, or fresh poultry, parts thereof, or fresh poultry products, and contains any antiseptic or chemical preservative;

(m) If it is meat or a meat product and contains any artificial coloring or if it is contained in an artificially colored casing or wrapper; except that the department may by regulation establish the conditions of the use of artificial color in casings and wrappers;

(n) If it is pork sausage or pork breakfast sausage and the total fat content is in excess of fifty percent.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-403 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 4 / Section 25-20.5-403
25-20.5-403. Definitions
Status: repealed

25-20.5-403. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "County department" means the county or district department of human or social services.

(2) "Local or regional review team" means a local or regional child fatality prevention review team established pursuant to section 25-20.5-404.

(3) "State review team" means the Colorado state child fatality prevention review team created pursuant to section 25-20.5-406.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 25-57-104 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 57 / Section 25-57-104
25-57-104. Collection of identifying information and medical history - applicability
Status: in_force

25-57-104. Collection of identifying information and medical history - applicability. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic that collects gametes from a donor or matches a donor with a recipient shall collect the donor's identifying information and medical history and shall make a good faith effort to maintain current contact information and updates on the medical history of the donor by requesting updates from the donor at least once every three years.

(2) A gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic that receives gametes or embryos collected by a different gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic shall collect the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic from which it received the gametes or embryos at the time it receives the gametes or embryos. A gamete bank or fertility clinic that collects gametes from a donor who was matched with a recipient by a gamete agency that is a separate entity shall collect and maintain the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of that gamete agency.

(3) A fertility clinic that collects gametes from a donor who was matched with a recipient by a gamete agency that is a separate entity is not subject to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, but shall provide copies of any and all medical and screening records of the donor, including the results of genetic testing, to the gamete agency that matched the donor.

(4) A gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic shall disclose the information collected pursuant to subsections (1) to (3) of this section pursuant to the requirements of section 25-57-106.

(5) This section applies only to gametes collected and embryos formed with gametes collected by a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic on or after January 1, 2025, for use by a recipient parent or parents who are unknown to the donor at the time of the donation.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1613 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 16 / Section 25-4-1613
25-4-1613. General fund moneys - repeal
Status: repealed

25-4-1613. General fund moneys - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-5-503 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 5 / Section 25-5-503
25-5-503. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

25-5-503. Prohibited acts. (1) The following acts and the causing thereof are hereby prohibited:

(a) The introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce of any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance;

(b) The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal of the whole or any part of the label of, or the doing of any other act with respect to, a hazardous substance if such act is done while the substance is in commerce, or while the substance is held for sale (whether or not the first sale) after shipment in commerce, and results in the hazardous substance being a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance;

(c) The receipt in commerce of any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance and the delivery or proffered delivery thereof for pay or otherwise;

(d) The giving of a guarantee or undertaking referred to in section 25-5-504 (2), which guarantee or undertaking is false, except by a person who relied upon a guarantee or undertaking to the same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the United States from whom he received in good faith the hazardous substance;

(e) The failure to permit entry, inspection, or sampling as authorized by section 25-5-509 or to permit access to and copying of any record as authorized by section 25-5-510;

(f) The removing or disposing of a detained or embargoed article by sale or otherwise without permission of an authorized agent or court;

(g) The introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce or the receipt in commerce and subsequent delivery or proffered delivery, for pay or otherwise, of a hazardous substance in a reused food, drug, or cosmetic container or in a container which, though not a reused container, is identifiable as a food, drug, or cosmetic container by its labeling or by other identification. The reuse of a food, drug, or cosmetic container as a container for a hazardous substance shall be deemed to be an act which results in the hazardous substance being a misbranded hazardous substance. As used in this paragraph (g), the terms "food", "drug", and "cosmetic" shall have the same meanings as in the "Colorado Food and Drug Act".

(h) The use by any person to his own advantage or the revealing, other than to the executive director or officers or employees of the department or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding under this part 5, of any information acquired under authority of section 25-5-509 concerning any method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1901 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 19 / Section 25-4-1901
25-4-1901. Short title
Status: in_force

25-4-1901. Short title. This part 19 shall be known and may be cited as the "Gulf War Syndrome Registry Act".
C.R.S. § 25-29-122 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-29-122
25-29-122. Agreement of this state
Status: in_force

25-29-122. Agreement of this state. This state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under this article that this state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the said holders thereof or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such notes and bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders are fully met and discharged. The authority is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of this state in any agreement with the holders of such notes or bonds.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-807 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 8 / Section 25-3.5-807
25-3.5-807. Tobacco program fund - created
Status: repealed

25-3.5-807. Tobacco program fund - created. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-301 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-1.5-301
25-1.5-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-1.5-301. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Administration" means assisting a person in the ingestion, application, inhalation, or, using universal precautions, rectal or vaginal insertion of medication, including prescription drugs, according to the legibly written or printed directions of the attending physician or other authorized practitioner or as written on the prescription label and making a written record thereof with regard to each medication administered, including the time and the amount taken, but "administration" does not include judgment, evaluation, or assessments or the injections of medication, the monitoring of medication, or the self-administration of medication, including prescription drugs and including the self-injection of medication by the resident. "Administration" also means ingestion through gastrostomy tubes or naso-gastric tubes, if administered by a person authorized pursuant to sections 25.5-10-204 (2)(j) and 27-10.5-103 (2)(i), C.R.S., as part of residential or day program services provided through service agencies approved by the department of health care policy and financing and supervised by a licensed physician or nurse.

(2) "Facility" means:

(a) The correctional facilities under the supervision of the executive director of the department of corrections including, but not limited to:

(I) Those facilities provided for in article 20 of title 17, C.R.S.;

(II) Minimum security facilities provided for in article 25 of title 17, C.R.S.;

(III) Jails provided for in article 26 of title 17, C.R.S.;

(IV) Community correctional facilities and programs provided for in article 27 of title 17, C.R.S.;

(V) The regimented inmate discipline and treatment program provided for in article 27.7 of title 17, C.R.S.; and

(VI) The Denver regional diagnostic center provided for in article 40 of title 17, C.R.S.;

(b) Institutions for juveniles established in part 15 of article 2.5 of title 19;

(b.5) Assisted living residences as defined in section 25-27-102 (1.3);

(c) Adult foster care facilities provided for in section 26-2-122.3, C.R.S.;

(d) Alternate care facilities provided for in section 25.5-6-303 (3), C.R.S.;

(e) Residential child care facilities for children as defined in section 26-6-903;

(f) Secure residential treatment centers as defined in section 26-6-903;

(g) Facilities that provide treatment for persons with mental health disorders as defined in section 27-65-102, except for those facilities that are publicly or privately licensed hospitals;

(h) All services funded through and regulated by the department of health care policy and financing pursuant to article 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S., in support of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and

(i) Adult day care facilities providing services in support of persons as defined in section 25.5-6-303 (1), C.R.S.

(3) "Monitoring" means:

(a) Reminding the resident to take medication or medications at the time ordered by the physician or other authorized licensed practitioner;

(b) Handing a resident a container or package of medication lawfully labeled previously for the individual resident by a licensed physician or other authorized licensed practitioner;

(c) Visual observation of the resident to ensure compliance;

(d) Making a written record of the resident's compliance with regard to each medication, including the time taken; and

(e) Notification to the physician or other authorized practitioner if the resident refuses to or is not able to comply with the physician's or other practitioner's instructions with regard to the medication.

(4) "Qualified manager" means a person who:

(a) Is the owner or operator of the facility or a supervisor designated by the owner or operator of the facility for the purpose of implementing section 25-1.5-303; and

(b) Has completed training in the administration of medications pursuant to section 25-1.5-303 or is a licensed nurse pursuant to part 1 of article 255 of title 12, a licensed physician pursuant to article 240 of title 12, or a licensed pharmacist pursuant to article 280 of title 12. Every unlicensed person who is a "qualified manager" within the meaning of this subsection (4) shall successfully complete a competency evaluation pertaining to the administration of medications.

(5) "Self-administration" means the ability of a person to take medication independently without any assistance from another person.
C.R.S. § 25-6.5-201 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6.5 / Part 2 / Section 25-6.5-201
25-6.5-201. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-6.5-201. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Division" means the division of administration of the department of public health and environment.

(2) (a) "Pollution control equipment" means any personal property, including equipment, machinery, devices, systems, buildings, or structures, that is installed, constructed, or used in or as a part of a facility that creates a product in a manner that generates less pollution by the utilization of an alternative manufacturing or generating technology.

(b) "Pollution control equipment" includes:

(I) Gas or wind turbines and associated compressors or equipment;

(II) Solar, thermal, or photovoltaic equipment;

(III) Equipment used as part of a system that uses geothermal energy for water heating or space heating or cooling in a single building, for space heating for more than one building through a pipeline network, or for electricity generation; or

(IV) Wastewater thermal energy equipment.

(3) "Wastewater thermal energy equipment" means equipment used as part of a system that uses thermal energy in wastewater, to heat or cool a space, or for any other useful thermal purpose that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of gas in customer end uses.
C.R.S. § 25-11-202 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 25-11-202
25-11-202. Disposal of foreign radioactive waste prohibited
Status: in_force

25-11-202. Disposal of foreign radioactive waste prohibited. The disposal of any radioactive waste which originates or has been used outside this state and has not been used in this state is prohibited except as provided in section 25-11-203.
C.R.S. § 25-20-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20 / Section 25-20-103
25-20-103. Identifying devices for persons having certain conditions
Status: in_force

25-20-103. Identifying devices for persons having certain conditions. (1) A person who suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition, or any other type of illness that causes temporary blackouts, semiconscious periods, or complete unconsciousness, or who suffers from a condition requiring specific medication or medical treatment, is allergic to certain medications or items used in medical treatment, wears contact lenses, has religious objections to certain forms of medication or medical treatment, or is unable to communicate coherently or effectively in the English language, is authorized and encouraged to wear an identifying device.

(2) Any person may carry an identification card bearing his name, type of medical condition, physician's name, and other medical information.

(3) By wearing an identifying device a person gives his consent for any peace officer or medical practitioner who finds him in a disabled condition to make a reasonable search of his clothing or other effects for an identification card of the type described in subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 25-7-143 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-143
25-7-143. Emergency stationary engine exception - legislative declaration - rules - notice
Status: repealed

25-7-143. Emergency stationary engine exception - legislative declaration - rules - notice to revisor - repeal. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds that:

(I) The United States armed forces protect the United States, including the people of Colorado, from threats domestic and abroad;

(II) Colorado is home to the North American aerospace defense command, U.S. strategic command, U.S. air force space command, and U.S. northern command;

(III) These command and military facilities play a critical role in aerospace defense, including defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction; and

(IV) Regulations promulgated under the federal act authorize emergency stationary engines to operate during an emergency event.

(b) Therefore, the general assembly hereby declares that:

(I) Maintaining the operating capacity of Colorado's military facilities is critical to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Colorado;

(II) Although regulation of emissions is important to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Colorado, failure to maintain operation at all times of these critical facilities during an emergency event could lead to severe loss of life and devastating environmental consequences in Colorado;

(III) Emergency stationary engines are critical to providing power and other services necessary to maintain the operation of these military facilities at all times;

(IV) This section is self-executing; and

(V) Creation of an exemption for emergency stationary engine use at military installations requires a change to Colorado's state implementation plan, which must be approved by the administrator of the federal environmental protection agency.

(2) Notwithstanding any requirements or emission limits established by state statute or rule, a person may operate an emergency stationary engine, as authorized by the federal act, if:

(a) The emergency stationary engine is providing electric power to or mechanical work for military facilities or facilities under the control of the United States department of defense;

(b) The emergency stationary engine is in compliance with 40 CFR 60, subparts IIII and JJJJ, as in effect on January 1, 2022;

(c) The emergency stationary engine's air pollution control and monitoring equipment is installed, operated, and maintained in compliance with the manufacturer's standards; and

(d) The emergency stationary engine is:

(I) Undergoing routine maintenance or testing; or

(II) Providing primary electrical power or mechanical work during an emergency event pursuant to 40 CFR 60 or 63, as in effect on January 1, 2022, for the duration of the emergency event.

(3) (a) A person that operates an emergency stationary engine at military facilities or facilities under the control of the United States department of defense shall:

(I) Minimize the use of emergency stationary engines as much as practicable, consistent with the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Colorado;

(II) Report an emergency event to the division within the later of forty-eight hours or by noon on the next business day after commencing operation of an emergency stationary engine because of the emergency event; and

(III) Each time an emergency stationary engine is operated, record:

(A) That the emergency stationary engine was operated;

(B) The date that the operation began;

(C) The duration of the operation;

(D) The reason for each operation, including an emergency event, maintenance, or testing; and

(E) Whether any action was taken to mitigate the use of the emergency stationary engine during the emergency event.

(b) A person that installs an emergency stationary engine shall retain for five years and make available for inspection the installation, maintenance, and operation records and data of the emergency stationary engine, including, at a minimum:

(I) Monitoring results;

(II) Operation and maintenance procedures; and

(III) Operation and maintenance records.

(4) A person that operates an emergency stationary engine at military facilities or facilities under the control of the United States department of defense shall submit a compliance report to the division annually on the date the person regularly submits reports in accordance with any permits held by the person. Each compliance report must include the following information:

(a) The installation name and address;

(b) The date of the report and the beginning and end dates of the reporting period;

(c) The information required to be recorded in subsection (3)(a)(III) of this section;

(d) Any action taken to minimize the operation of the emergency stationary engine; and

(e) A statement by the reporting person, including the person's name, title, and signature, certifying the accuracy of the report.

(5) Compliance with this section is a condition of every air quality permit issued or renewed by the division for emergency stationary engines for military facilities or facilities under the control of the United States department of defense.

(6) (a) No later than September 1, 2022, the governor or the governor's designee shall submit this section to the administrator for inclusion in Colorado's state implementation plan.

(b) This section will take effect only if the administrator approves this section's inclusion in the state implementation plan. The division shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the condition specified in this subsection (6)(b) has occurred by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. This section takes effect on the effective date identified in the notice that the administrator approved this section's inclusion in Colorado's state implementation plan or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.

(7) If the administrator fails to approve inclusion of this section into Colorado's state implementation plan by September 1, 2025:

(a) This section is repealed, effective October 1, 2025; and

(b) The governor or the governor's designee shall withdraw this section as a state implementation plan revision.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-602 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 6 / Section 25-1.5-602
25-1.5-602. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-1.5-602. Definitions. In this part 6:

(1) "Disaster management agency" means the department of public health and environment.

(2) "Disaster relief organization" means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and that:

(A) Is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the federal government or the disaster management agency; or

(B) Regularly plans and conducts its activities in coordination with an agency of the federal government or the disaster management agency.

(3) "Emergency" means an event or condition that is an emergency, disaster, incident of bioterrorism, emergency epidemic, pandemic influenza, or other public health emergency under section 24-33.5-704.

(4) "Emergency declaration" means a declaration of emergency issued by the governor pursuant to section 24-33.5-704.

(5) "Emergency management assistance compact" means the interstate compact approved by congress by Pub.L. 104-321, 110 Stat. 3877, part 29 of article 60 of title 24.

(6) "Entity" means a person other than an individual.

(7) "Health facility" means an entity licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health or veterinary services.

(8) "Health practitioner" means an individual licensed under the laws of this or another state to provide health or veterinary services.

(9) "Health services" means the provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, or other services, or supplies, related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:

(A) The following, concerning the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or affecting the structure or function of the body:

(i) Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care; and

(ii) Counseling, assessment, procedures, or other services;

(B) Sale or dispensing of a drug, a device, equipment, or another item to an individual in accordance with a prescription; and

(C) Funeral, cremation, cemetery, or other mortuary services.

(10) "Host entity" means an entity operating in this state that uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency.

(11) "License" means authorization by a state to engage in health or veterinary services that are unlawful without the authorization. The term includes authorization under the laws of this state to an individual to provide health or veterinary services based upon a national certification issued by a public or private entity.

(12) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(13) "Scope of practice" means the extent of the authorization to provide health or veterinary services granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including any conditions imposed by the licensing authority.

(14) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(15) "Veterinary services" means the provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance, or other services, or supplies, related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:

(A) Diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of an animal disease, injury, or other physical or mental condition by the prescription, administration, or dispensing of vaccine, medicine, surgery, or therapy;

(B) Use of a procedure for reproductive management; and

(C) Monitoring and treatment of animal populations for diseases that have spread or demonstrate the potential to spread to humans.

(16) "Volunteer health practitioner" means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. The term does not include a practitioner who receives compensation pursuant to a preexisting employment relationship with a host entity or affiliate that requires the practitioner to provide health services in this state, unless the practitioner is not a resident of this state and is employed by a disaster relief organization providing services in this state while an emergency declaration is in effect.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1607 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 16 / Section 25-4-1607
25-4-1607. Fees
Status: repealed

25-4-1607. Fees. (1) Except as provided in subsections (1)(d.5) and (14) of this section, effective January 1 of the year following the increases specified in subsection (1.5)(a) of this section, each retail food establishment in this state shall be assessed an annual license fee as follows:

(a) A retail food establishment preparing or serving food in individual portions for immediate on- or off-premises consumption shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Seating Capacity Fee

0 to 100 $ 385

101 to 200 430

Over 200 465

(a.5) A retail food establishment limited to preparing or serving food that does not require time or temperature control for safety, providing self-service beverages, offering prepackaged commercially prepared food and beverages requiring time or temperature control, or only reheating commercially prepared foods that require time or temperature control for safety for retail sale to consumers shall be assessed an annual fee of two hundred seventy dollars.

(b) A retail food establishment only offering prepackaged commercially prepared food and beverages, including those that are required to be held at refrigerated or frozen time or temperature control for safety for retail sale to consumers for off-premises consumption, shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Square Footage Fee

Less than 15,001 $ 195

Over 15,000 353

(c) A retail food establishment offering food for retail sale to consumers for off-premises consumption and preparing or serving food in individual portions for immediate consumption either on- or off-premises shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Square Footage Fee

Less than 15,001 $ 375

Over 15,000 715

(c.5) A retail food establishment offering food at a temporary living quarter for workers associated with oil and gas shall be assessed an annual fee of eight hundred fifty-five dollars.

(d) A retail food establishment is subject to only one of the fees established in this subsection (1); except that effective September 1, 2016, the license fees established for retail food establishments at a special event, as defined in section 25-4-1602 (16), must be established by the county or district public health agency.

(d.5) The fees established in this subsection (1) are effective September 1, 2018, for any new retail food establishment that was not licensed and in operation prior to that date.

(e) (I) Retail food establishment license fees shall be established pursuant to this subsection (1); except that:

(A) The city and county of Denver may establish such fees by ordinance; and

(B) A county or district board of health may establish fees that are lower than the fees listed in subsection (1.5) of this section if the county or district board of health is in compliance with this part 16;

(II) Notwithstanding subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (e), the fees established in this subsection (1) or by ordinance of the city and county of Denver shall be the only annual license fees charged by the state or any county, district, local, or regional inspection authority and shall cover all inspections of a retail food establishment pursuant to this subsection (1) throughout an annual license period.

(1.5) (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (VI) of this paragraph (a) and subsection (14) of this section, effective January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018, each retail food establishment in this state shall be assessed an annual license fee as follows:

(I) A retail food establishment preparing or serving food in individual portions for immediate on- or off-premises consumption shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Seating Capacity Fee

0 to 100 $ 360

101 to 200 400

Over 200 435

(II) A retail food establishment preparing or serving food that does not require time or temperature control for safety, providing self-service beverages, offering prepackaged commercially prepared food and beverages requiring time or temperature control or only reheating commercially prepared foods that require time or temperature control for safety for retail sale to consumers shall be assessed an annual fee of two hundred fifty-three dollars.

(III) A retail food establishment only offering prepackaged commercially prepared food and beverages, including those that are required to be held at refrigerated or frozen time or temperature control for safety for retail sale to consumers for off-premises consumption, shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Square Footage Fee

Less than 15,001 $ 183

Over 15,000 330

(IV) A retail food establishment offering food for retail sale to consumers for off-premises consumption and preparing or serving food in individual portions for immediate consumption either on- or off-premises shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Square Footage Fee

Less than 15,001 $ 350

Over 15,000 665

(V) A retail food establishment offering food at a temporary living quarter for workers associated with oil and gas shall be assessed an annual fee of eight hundred dollars.

(VI) The fees established in this subsection (1.5) are effective September 1, 2017, for any new retail food establishment that was not licensed and in operation prior to that date.

(b) Effective January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017, each retail food establishment in this state shall be assessed an annual license fee as follows:

(I) A retail food establishment preparing or serving food in individual portions for immediate on- or off-premises consumption shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Seating Capacity Fee

0 to 100 $ 330

101 to 200 370

Over 200 405

(II) A retail food establishment limited to preparing or serving food that does not require time or temperature control for safety, providing self-service beverages, offering prepackaged commercially prepared food and beverages requiring time or temperature control or only reheating commercially prepared foods that require time or temperature control for safety for retail sale to consumers shall be assessed an annual fee of two hundred thirty-five dollars.

(III) A retail food establishment only offering prepackaged commercially prepared food and beverages, including those that are required to be held at refrigerated or frozen time or temperature control for safety for retail sale to consumers for off-premises consumption, shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Square Footage Fee

Less than 15,001 $ 170

Over 15,000 305

(IV) A retail food establishment offering food for retail sale to consumers for off-premises consumption and preparing or serving food in individual portions for immediate consumption either on- or off-premises shall be assessed an annual fee based on the following schedule:

Square Footage Fee

Less than 15,001 $ 325

Over 15,000 620

(V) A retail food establishment offering food at a temporary living quarter for workers associated with oil and gas shall be assessed an annual fee of seven hundred forty dollars.

(VI) Repealed.

(c) A retail food establishment is subject to only one of the fees established in this subsection (1.5) per year.

(d) Retail food establishment license fees shall be established pursuant to this subsection (1.5); except that:

(I) The city and county of Denver may establish such fees by ordinance; and

(II) A county or district board of health may establish fees that are lower than the fees listed in this subsection (1.5) if the county or district board of health is in compliance with this part 16.

(2) At the time a plan is submitted for review, an application fee of one hundred dollars shall be paid to the department or a county or district board of health. The fee for plan review and preopening inspection of a new or remodeled retail food establishment shall be the actual cost of such review, which shall not exceed five hundred eighty dollars. Such costs shall be payable at the time the plan is approved and an inspection is completed to determine compliance.

(3) At the time an equipment review is submitted, an application fee of one hundred dollars shall be paid to the department. The fee for equipment review by the department to determine compliance with applicable standards shall be the actual cost of such review, which shall not exceed five hundred dollars. Such costs shall be payable when the review is completed.

(4) The fee for an HACCP plan review of a specific written process shall be the actual cost of such review, which shall not exceed one hundred dollars. The review of an HACCP plan for a process already conducted at a facility shall be the actual cost of such review, which shall not exceed four hundred dollars. Costs shall be paid at the time the plan is approved and an inspection is completed.

(5) The fee for services requested by any person seeking department or county or district board of health review of a potential retail food establishment site shall be seventy-five dollars or the actual cost of such review, whichever is greater. Seventy-five dollars of such fee shall be billed at the time the review is requested, and the remainder shall be payable when services are completed.

(6) The fee for food protection services provided to special events shall not exceed the actual cost of such services and shall be paid by the organizer of such special event when services are completed.

(7) The fee for any requested service not specifically set forth in this section shall not exceed the actual cost of such service.

(8) The actual cost of a service shall be established by the department or a county or district board of health, whichever provided the service.

(9) (a) A certificate of license may be issued to and in the name and address of any:

(I) Public or nonpublic school for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade or any portion thereof;

(II) Penal institution;

(III) Nonprofit organization that provides food solely to people who are food insecure, including, but not limited to, a soup kitchen, food pantry, or home delivery service; and

(IV) Local government entity or nonprofit organization that donates, prepares, or sells food at a special event, including, but not limited to, a school sporting event, firefighters' picnic, or church supper, that takes place in the county in which the local government entity or nonprofit organization resides or is principally located.

(b) No institution or organization listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection (9) shall pay any fee imposed on a retail food establishment pursuant to this section.

(10) (a) County or district boards of health created in part 5 of article 1 of this title 25 shall collect fees under this section if the county or district boards of health are authorized by the department to enforce this part 16 and any rules promulgated pursuant to this part 16.

(b) Repealed.

(11) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-223), ch. 255, p. 1155, § 7, effective May 15, 2009.)

(12) Notwithstanding the amount specified for any fee in this section, the state board of health by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of one or more of the fees 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 one or more of the fees is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the state board of health by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of one or more of the fees as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.

(13) Legislative declaration - disposition of fee revenue. (a) The general assembly does not intend for the fees paid by retail food establishments as outlined in subsections (1) and (1.5) of this section to subsidize inspection or other costs associated with entities exempt from fees under paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of this section.

(b) Counties may only spend the increased revenue from the increase of retail food establishment fees on retail food health-related activities. Prior to January 1, 2019, supplanting funds for other county programs is prohibited.

(14) (a) The fee increase in subsection (1.5) of this section does not take effect until the department and all local public health agencies contracted by the department to perform inspections and enforce regulations regarding retail food establishments prove compliance with section 25-4-1607.7 (2). If the department and all local public health agencies are not in compliance on January 1, 2018, the increase does not take effect until January 1 in the year following proven compliance.

(b) The fee increase in subsection (1) of this section does not take effect until the department proves compliance with section 25-4-1607.9 (1). If the department is not in compliance on January 1 following the fee increase specified in subsection (1.5) of this section, the increase in subsection (1) does not take effect until January 1 in the year following proven compliance.

(c) The executive director of the department shall notify the revisor of statutes, in writing, when the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (14) have been satisfied.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-703 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 7 / Section 25-3.5-703
25-3.5-703. Definitions
Status: repealed

25-3.5-703. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 537, § 16, effective July 1, 2000.)

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

(3) Repealed.

(3.5) "Council" means the state emergency medical and trauma services advisory council created by section 25-3.5-104.

(4) "Designation" means the process undertaken by the department to assign a status to a health-care facility based on the level of trauma services the facility is capable of and committed to providing to injured persons. Facilities may be designated at one of the following levels:

(a) Nondesignated, which is for facilities that do not meet the criteria required for level I to V facilities, but that receive and are accountable for injured persons, which accountability includes having a transfer agreement to transfer persons to level I to V facilities as determined by rules promulgated by the board;

(a.5) Level V, which is for basic trauma care in rural areas, including resuscitation, stabilization, and arrangement for the transfer of all patients with potentially life- or limb-threatening injuries, consistent with triage and transport protocols as recommended by the council and adopted by the board. Level V facilities shall transfer patients within their own region or to a higher level facility in another region, as described in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this subsection (4).

(b) Level IV, which is for basic trauma care, including resuscitation, stabilization, and arrangement for appropriate transfer of persons requiring a higher level of care based upon patient criticality and triage practices within each facility, which are consistent with triage criteria and transport protocols as recommended by the council and adopted by the board. These facilities must transfer appropriate patients to a higher level facility within their own region or to a higher level facility in another region, as described in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this subsection (4).

(c) Level III, which is for general trauma care, including resuscitation, stabilization, and assessment of injured persons, and either the provision of care for the injured person or arrangement for appropriate transfer based upon patient criticality and triage practices within each facility, which are consistent with triage criteria and transport protocols as recommended by the council and adopted by the board. The facilities must transfer appropriate patients to a higher level facility within its own region or to a higher level facility in another region, as described in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this subsection (4).

(d) Level II, which is for major trauma care based upon patient criticality and triage practices within each facility, which are consistent with triage criteria and transport protocols as recommended by the council and adopted by the board. This type of facility may serve as a resource for lower level facilities when a level I facility, as described in paragraph (e) of this subsection (4), is not available within its region, but it is not a facility required to conduct research or provide comprehensive services through subspecialty units such as, but not limited to, burn units, spinal cord injury centers, eye trauma centers, and reimplantation centers.

(e) Level I, which is for comprehensive trauma care, including the acute management of the most severely injured patients, which is a facility that may serve as the ultimate resource for lower level facilities or as the key resource facility for a trauma area and which is a facility that provides education in trauma-related areas for health-care professionals and performs trauma research;

(f) Regional pediatric trauma center, which is a facility that provides comprehensive pediatric trauma care, including acute management of the most severely injured pediatric trauma patients, and is a facility that may serve as an ultimate resource for lower level facilities on pediatric trauma care, and which is a facility that performs pediatric trauma research and provides pediatric trauma education for health-care professionals. No facility shall be deemed a regional pediatric trauma center unless the facility predominately serves children and is a facility where at least eighty-five percent of hospital admissions are for individuals who are under eighteen years of age. A separate administrative unit within a general hospital or hospital system shall not be deemed a regional pediatric trauma center.

(5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 537, § 16, effective July 1, 2000.)

(6) "Interfacility transfer" means the movement of a trauma victim from one facility to another.

(6.5) "Key resource facility" means a level I or level II certified trauma facility that provides consultation and technical assistance to a RETAC, as such term is defined in subsection (6.8) of this section, regarding education, quality, training, communication, and other trauma issues described in this part 7 that relate to the development of the statewide trauma care system.

(6.8) "Regional emergency medical and trauma services advisory council" or "RETAC" means the representative body appointed by the governing bodies of counties or cities and counties for the purpose of providing recommendations concerning regional area emergency medical and trauma service plans for such counties or cities and counties.

(7) Repealed.

(8) "Statewide trauma registry" means a statewide database of information concerning injured persons and licensed facilities receiving injured persons, which information is used to evaluate and improve the quality of patient management and care and the quality of trauma education, research, and injury prevention programs. The database integrates medical and trauma systems information related to patient diagnosis and provision of care. Such information includes epidemiologic and demographic information.

(9) "Trauma" means an injury or wound to a living person caused by the application of an external force or by violence. Trauma includes any serious life-threatening or limb-threatening situations.

(10) "Trauma care system" means an organized approach to providing quality and coordinated care to trauma victims throughout the state on a twenty-four-hour per day basis by transporting a trauma victim to the appropriate trauma designated facility.

(11) "Trauma transport protocols" means written standards adopted by the board that address the use of appropriate resources to move trauma victims from one level of care to another on a continuum of care.

(12) "Triage" means the assessment and classification of an injured person in order to determine the severity of trauma injury and to prioritize care for the injured person.

(13) "Verification process" means a procedure to evaluate a facility's compliance with trauma care standards established by the board and to make recommendations to the department concerning the designation of a facility.
C.R.S. § 25-12-107 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 12 / Section 25-12-107
25-12-107. Powers of local authorities
Status: in_force

25-12-107. Powers of local authorities. (1) Counties or municipalities may adopt resolutions or ordinances prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles within their respective jurisdictions that produce noise in excess of the sound levels in decibels, measured on the "A" scale on a standard sound level meter having characteristics established by the American national standards institute, publication S1.4 - 1971, and measured at a distance of fifty feet from the center of the lane of travel and within the speed limits specified in this section:

Speed limit

of more

Speed limit than 35 mph

of 35 mph but less

or less than 55 mph

(a) Any motor vehicle with a manufacturer's

gross vehicle weight rating of six thousand

pounds or more, any combination of vehicles

towed by such motor vehicle, and any

motorcycle other than a low-power scooter:

(I) Before January 1, 1973 88 db(A) 90 db(A)

(II) On and after January 1, 1973 86 db(A) 90 db(A)

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 2102, § 3, effective July 1, 2010.)

(2) The governing board shall adopt resolutions establishing any test procedures deemed necessary.

(3) This section applies to the total noise from a vehicle or combination of vehicles.

(4) For the purpose of this section, a truck, truck tractor, or bus that is not equipped with an identification plate or marking bearing the manufacturer's name and manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating shall be considered as having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of six thousand pounds or more if the unladen weight is more than five thousand pounds.
C.R.S. § 25-4-901 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 9 / Section 25-4-901
25-4-901. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-4-901. Definitions. As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Certificate of immunization" means one of the following forms of documentation that include the dates and types of immunizations administered to a student:

(a) A paper document that includes information transferred from the records of a licensed physician, registered nurse, or public health official; or

(b) An electronic file or a hard copy of an electronic file provided to the school directly from the immunization tracking system, established pursuant to section 25-4-2403.

(1.5) "Child" means any student less than eighteen years of age.

(1.7) "Nonmedical exemption" means an immunization exemption based upon a religious belief whose teachings are opposed to immunizations or a personal belief that is opposed to immunizations.

(2) (a) "School" means, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, a public, private, or parochial nursery school, day care center, child care facility or child care center as defined in section 26-6-903 or 26.5-5-303, family child care home, foster care home, head start program, kindergarten, elementary or secondary school through grade twelve, or college or university.

(b) "School" does not include:

(I) A public services short-term child care facility as defined in section 26.5-5-303;

(I.5) A guest child care facility as defined in section 26.5-5-303 or a ski school as defined in section 26.5-5-307 (7); or

(II) College or university courses of study that are offered off-campus, or are offered to nontraditional adult students, as defined by the governing board of the institution, or are offered at colleges or universities that do not have residence hall facilities.

(3) "Student" means any person enrolled in a Colorado school or child care center as defined in subsection (2) of this section. "Student" does not include a child who enrolls and attends a licensed child care center, as defined in section 26.5-5-303, which is located at a ski area, for up to fifteen days or less in a fifteen-consecutive-day period, no more than twice in a calendar year, with each fifteen-consecutive-day period separated by at least sixty days.
C.R.S. § 25-27-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-27-103
25-27-103. License required - criminal and civil penalties
Status: in_force

25-27-103. License required - criminal and civil penalties. (1) On or after July 1, 2002, it is unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation to conduct or maintain an assisted living residence without having obtained a license therefor from the department of public health and environment. Any person who violates this provision:

(a) Commits a civil infraction;

(b) May be subject to a civil penalty assessed by the department of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each day the residence violates this section. The assessed penalty shall accrue from the date the residence is found by the department to be in violation of this section. The assessment, enforcement, and collection of the penalty shall be by the department in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for credit to the assisted living residence cash fund created pursuant to section 25-27-107.5. Enforcement and collection of the penalty shall occur following the decision reached in accordance with procedures set forth in section 24-4-105, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-29-108 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-29-108
25-29-108. Retirement benefits - rights of former city employees
Status: in_force

25-29-108. Retirement benefits - rights of former city employees. (1) Any former city employee who elects to become an employee of the authority shall be eligible for membership in the authority's retirement plan.

(2) The authority shall qualify its retirement plan under section 401 (a) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, as a governmental plan under section 414 (d) of such code.
C.R.S. § 25-1-104 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-104
25-1-104. State board - organization
Status: in_force

25-1-104. State board - organization. The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice-president, and such other board officers as it shall determine. The executive director of the department, in the discretion of the board, may serve as secretary of the board but shall not be eligible to appointment as a member. All board officers shall hold their offices at the pleasure of the board. Regular meetings of the board shall be held not less than once every three months at such times as may be fixed by resolution of the board. Special meetings may be called by the president, by the executive director of the department, or by a majority of the members of the board at any time on three days' prior notice by mail or, in case of emergency, on twenty-four hours' notice by telephone or other telecommunications device. The board shall adopt, and at any time may amend, bylaws in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business. A majority shall constitute a quorum of the board. Members shall receive the same per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses as those provided for members of boards and commissions in the division of professions and occupations pursuant to section 12-20-103 (6). All meetings of the board, in every suit and proceeding, shall be taken to have been duly called and regularly held, and all orders and proceedings of the board to have been authorized, unless the contrary is proved.