C.R.S. § 25-17-710 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 7 / Section 25-17-710
25-17-710. Violations - enforcement - administrative penalty - injunction
Status: in_force

25-17-710. Violations - enforcement - administrative penalty - injunction. (1) If the organization, an additional producer responsibility organization, a person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or a producer violates any portion of this part 7, the organization, additional producer responsibility organization, person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or producer is liable for an administrative penalty not to exceed:

(a) For a first violation, an initial penalty of five thousand dollars for the first day of each violation and one thousand five hundred dollars per day for each day the violation continues;

(b) For a second violation committed within twelve months after a prior violation, an initial penalty of ten thousand dollars for the first day of each violation and three thousand dollars per day for each day the violation continues; and

(c) For a third or subsequent violation committed within twelve months after two or more prior violations, an initial penalty of twenty thousand dollars for the first day of each violation and six thousand dollars per day for each day the violation continues.

(2) (a) If the organization, an additional producer responsibility organization, a person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or a producer violates any portion of this part 7, the executive director shall serve by personal service or by certified mail an order that imposes an administrative penalty on the organization, additional producer responsibility organization, person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or producer.

(b) The organization, additional producer responsibility organization, person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or producer may submit a written request for a hearing to the executive director by personal service or by certified mail within thirty-five calendar days after the date of the order imposing an administrative penalty. The commission shall conduct the hearing in accordance with section 24-4-105.

(c) If a request for a hearing is filed, the requirement to pay a penalty is stayed pending a final decision by the commission after a hearing on the merits. The executive director is not precluded from imposing an administrative penalty against the organization, additional producer responsibility organization, person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or producer for subsequent violations of this part 7 committed during the pendency of the stay.

(d) The executive director bears the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence in a hearing held pursuant to this section.

(3) The executive director may enter into a settlement agreement with the organization, additional producer responsibility organization, person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or producer assessed an administrative penalty under this section.

(4) The executive director shall transfer any money collected under this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the Colorado circular communities cash fund created in section 25-16.5-109 (4).

(5) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, nothing in this part 7:

(a) Creates a private right of action; or

(b) Authorizes enforcement of this part 7 against anyone other than the organization, an additional producer responsibility organization, a person administering a plan approved by the executive director pursuant to this part 7, or a producer.
C.R.S. § 25-17-108 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 1 / Section 25-17-108
25-17-108. Statewide education campaign concerning recycling - repeal
Status: repealed

25-17-108. Statewide education campaign concerning recycling - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-1-1202 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 12 / Section 25-1-1202
25-1-1202. Index of statutory sections regarding medical record confidentiality and health
Status: repealed

25-1-1202. Index of statutory sections regarding medical record confidentiality and health information. (1) Statutory provisions concerning policies, procedures, and references to the release, sharing, and use of medical records and health information include the following:

(a) Section 10-16-1003, C.R.S., concerning use of information by health-care cooperatives;

(b) Section 8-43-404, C.R.S., concerning examinations by a physician or chiropractor for the purposes of workers' compensation;

(c) Section 8-43-501, C.R.S., concerning utilization review related to workers' compensation;

(d) Section 8-73-108, C.R.S., concerning the award of benefits for unemployment compensation benefits;

(e) Section 10-3-1104.7, C.R.S., concerning the confidentiality and use of genetic testing information;

(f) Section 10-16-113, C.R.S., concerning the procedures related to the denial of health benefits by an insurer;

(g) Section 10-16-113.5, C.R.S., concerning the use of independent external review when health benefits have been denied;

(h) Section 10-16-423, C.R.S., concerning the confidentiality of medical information in the custody of a health maintenance organization;

(i) Section 12-290-113, concerning disciplinary actions against podiatrists;

(j) Section 12-215-126, concerning confidential communications between a licensed chiropractor and a patient;

(k) Section 12-220-201, concerning disciplinary actions against dentists, dental therapists, and dental hygienists;

(l) Section 12-240-125, concerning disciplinary actions against physicians;

(m) Section 12-240-139 (1), concerning reporting requirements for physicians pertaining to certain injuries;

(n) Section 12-30-204, concerning professional review committees for health-care providers specified in part 2 of article 30 of title 12;

(o) Section 12-30-205, concerning hospital professional review committees;

(p) Section 13-22-704, concerning reporting requirements by physicians related to abortions for minors;

(q) Section 12-255-119, concerning disciplinary proceedings against a practical nurse, a professional nurse, a certified midwife, or a psychiatric technician;

(r) Section 12-245-220, concerning the disclosure of confidential communications by a mental health professional;

(s) Section 12-245-226 (4), concerning disciplinary proceedings against a mental health professional;

(t) Section 13-21-110, C.R.S., concerning confidentiality of information, data, reports, or records of a utilization review committee of a hospital or other health-care facility;

(u) Section 13-21-117, concerning civil liability of a mental health professional, mental health hospital, or behavioral health safety net provider related to a duty to warn or protect;

(v) Sections 13-22-101 to 13-22-106, C.R.S., concerning the age of competence for certain medical procedures;

(w) Section 13-64-502, C.R.S., concerning civil liability related to genetic counseling and screening and prenatal care, or arising from or during the course of labor and delivery, or the period of postnatal care in a health institution;

(x) Repealed.

(y) Section 13-90-107 (1)(d), C.R.S., concerning when a physician, surgeon, or registered professional nurse may testify related to the care and treatment of a person;

(z) Section 14-10-124, C.R.S., concerning the best interests of a child for the purposes of a separation or dissolution of marriage;

(aa) Section 14-10-127, C.R.S., concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities with respect to a child;

(bb) Repealed.

(cc) Section 18-3-203, concerning assault in the second degree and the availability of medical testing for certain circumstances;

(dd) Section 18-4-412, C.R.S., concerning theft of medical records or medical information;

(ee) Repealed.

(ee.5) Section 18-18-406.3, C.R.S., concerning medical marijuana patient records;

(ff) Section 18-18-503, C.R.S., concerning cooperative agreements to control substance abuse;

(gg) Section 19-3-304, C.R.S., concerning persons required to report child abuse or neglect;

(hh) Section 19-3-305, C.R.S., concerning postmortem investigation related to the death of a child;

(ii) Section 19-3-306, C.R.S., concerning evidence of abuse or neglect of a child;

(jj) Section 19-5-103 (2), C.R.S., concerning relinquishment of rights concerning a child;

(kk) Section 19-5-305, C.R.S., concerning access to adoption records;

(ll) Section 22-1-123 (5), C.R.S., concerning the protection of student data;

(mm) Sections 22-32-109.1 (6) and 22-32-109.3 (2), C.R.S., concerning specific powers and duties of the state board of education;

(nn) Repealed.

(oo) Section 24-51-213, C.R.S., concerning confidentiality of records maintained by the public employees' retirement association;

(pp) Section 24-72-204 (3), C.R.S., concerning public records not open to public inspection;

(qq) Section 25-1-122, concerning reporting of certain diseases and conditions for investigation of epidemic and communicable diseases, morbidity and mortality, cancer in connection with the statewide cancer registry, environmental and chronic diseases, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, and rabies and mammal bites by the department of public health and environment;

(rr) Section 25-1-124 (2), concerning health-care facilities and reporting requirements;

(ss) Sections 27-81-110 and 27-81-113, C.R.S., concerning the treatment of intoxicated persons;

(tt) Section 25-1-801, concerning patient records in the care of a health-care facility;

(uu) Section 25-1-802, concerning patient records in the care of individual health-care providers;

(vv) Sections 27-81-109 and 27-81-113, concerning the treatment of persons with substance use disorders;

(vv.5) Section 25-1.5-106, concerning the medical marijuana program;

(ww) Section 25-2-120, concerning reports of electroconvulsive treatment;

(xx) Section 25-3-109, concerning quality management functions of health-care facilities licensed by the department of public health and environment;

(yy) Section 25-3.5-501, concerning records maintained by ambulance services and emergency medical service providers;

(zz) Section 25-3.5-704 (2)(d) and (2)(f), concerning the designation of emergency medical facilities and the statewide trauma system;

(aaa) Sections 25-4-406 and 25-4-409, concerning the reporting of sexually transmitted infections;

(bbb) Section 25-4-1003, concerning newborn screening programs and genetic counseling;

(ccc) Repealed.

(ddd) Section 25-4-1705, concerning immunization information;

(eee) Section 25-4-1905, concerning records collected related to gulf war syndrome;

(fff) Section 25-32-106, concerning the release of medical information to a poison control service provider;

(ggg) Section 26-3.1-102 (2), C.R.S., concerning reporting requirements related to at-risk adults;

(hhh) Section 26-11.5-108, C.R.S., concerning the long-term ombudsman program and access to medical records;

(iii) Section 27-65-103 (2), C.R.S., concerning voluntary applications for mental health services;

(jjj) Sections 27-65-121 (2) and 27-65-122, C.R.S., concerning records related to mental health services for minor children;

(kkk) Section 30-10-606 (6), C.R.S., concerning postmortem investigations and records;

(lll) Section 35-9-109, C.R.S., concerning confidentiality of information released to the commissioner of agriculture related to human exposure to pesticide applications;

(mmm) Section 42-2-112, C.R.S., concerning information supplied to the department of revenue for the purpose of renewing or obtaining a license to operate a motor vehicle; and

(nnn) Section 12-280-406, concerning information entered into the prescription drug monitoring program database.
C.R.S. § 25-1-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-106
25-1-106. Division personnel
Status: in_force

25-1-106. Division personnel. The executive director of the department shall appoint the director of the division of administration, pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. Each subdivision (and section) of the division of administration shall be under the management of a head, and such heads and all other subordinate personnel of the division shall be appointed by the director of the division, subject to the constitution and state personnel system laws of the state, and shall possess qualifications approved by the board. All personnel shall receive such compensation as fixed by the executive director with the approval of the board, subject to the constitution and state personnel system laws of the state and within the limits of funds made available to the department by appropriation of the general assembly or otherwise. With the approval of the executive director, employees shall also be allowed traveling and subsistence expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their official duties when absent from their places of residence.
C.R.S. § 25-3-129 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 25-3-129
25-3-129. Office of saving people money on health care - study - report
Status: in_force

25-3-129. Office of saving people money on health care - study - report. (1) The office of saving people money on health care in the lieutenant governor's office shall study:

(a) The level of preparedness of health facilities licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 to respond to post-viral illness resulting from the COVID-19 virus;

(b) The effects of post-viral illness resulting from the COVID-19 virus on the mental, behavioral, and physical health and the financial security of the people of Colorado; and

(c) The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cost of health care in Colorado and on the ability of Colorado's public health system to respond to emergencies.

(2) On or before January 1, 2023, and on or before January 1 each year thereafter, the office of saving people money on health care shall report its findings to the governor.

(3) The office of saving people money on health care shall coordinate, monitor, and support the efforts to improve the affordability of health care, health outcomes, and public health readiness in state programs and departments.
C.R.S. § 25-37-114 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 37 / Section 25-37-114
25-37-114. Enforcement
Status: in_force

25-37-114. Enforcement. (1) With respect to the enforcement of this article, including arbitration, there shall be available:

(a) Private rights of action at law and in equity;

(b) Equitable relief, including injunctive relief;

(c) Reasonable attorney fees when the health-care provider is the prevailing party in an action to enforce this article, except to the extent that the violation of this article consisted of a mere failure to make payment pursuant to a contract;

(d) The option to introduce as persuasive authority prior arbitration awards regarding a violation of this article.

(2) Arbitration awards related to the enforcement of this article may be disclosed to those who have a bona fide interest in the arbitration.
C.R.S. § 25-25-109 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-109
25-25-109. Notes
Status: in_force

25-25-109. Notes. The authority may issue from time to time its negotiable notes for any corporate purpose, including the payment of all or any part of the cost of any facility, and may renew from time to time any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether the notes to be renewed have or have not matured. The authority may issue notes partly to renew notes or to discharge other obligations then outstanding and partly for any other purpose. The notes may be authorized, sold, executed, and delivered in the same manner as bonds. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing notes of the authority or any issue thereof may contain any provisions which the authority is authorized to include in any resolution or resolutions authorizing bonds of the authority or any issue thereof, and the authority may include in any notes any terms, covenants, or conditions which it is authorized to include in any bonds. All such notes shall be payable from the proceeds of bonds or renewal notes or from the revenues of the authority or other moneys available therefor and not otherwise pledged, subject only to any contractual rights of the holders of any of its notes or other obligations then outstanding.
C.R.S. § 25-27.5-109 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 27.5 / Section 25-27.5-109
25-27.5-109. Enforcement
Status: in_force

25-27.5-109. Enforcement. The department is responsible for the enforcement of this article and the rules adopted pursuant to this article.
C.R.S. § 25-7-109.3 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-109.3
25-7-109.3. Colorado hazardous air pollutant control and reduction program - rules - repeal
Status: repealed

25-7-109.3. Colorado hazardous air pollutant control and reduction program - rules - repeal. (1) The commission shall promulgate appropriate rules pertaining to hazardous air pollutants that are consistent with this section, section 25-7-109.5, and the requirements of and emission standards promulgated pursuant to section 112 of the federal act, including any standard required to be imposed under section 112(r) of the federal act. The commission shall monitor the progress and results of the risk studies performed under section 112 of the federal act to show that Colorado's hazardous air pollutant control and reduction program is at least as protective as the national strategy.

(2) The commission may promulgate rules pertaining to hazardous air pollutants in accordance with this section, section 25-7-109.5, and section 25-7-114.4. In order to minimize additional regulatory and compliance costs to the state's economy, any program created by the commission pursuant to this section may contain a provision that exempts from the requirements of the program those sources or categories of sources that it determines to be of minor significance. Consistent with the provisions of section 25-7-105.1, the commission shall authorize synthetic minor sources of hazardous air pollutants by the issuance of construction permits or prohibitory or other rules. The commission shall expeditiously implement this subsection (2) to ensure that all sources may be able to timely qualify as a synthetic minor source, thereby avoiding the costs of the operating permit program.

(3) (a) (I) As soon as adequate scientific, technological, and hazardous air pollutant emissions information is available, the commission may promulgate regulations for the control of hazardous air pollutants, including utilizing Colorado GACT or Colorado MACT technology-based emission reduction requirements, as defined in section 25-7-103 (6.7) and (6.8).

(II) The division may establish schedules of compliance of up to five years leading to final compliance for any such regulation, which shall be enforced through regulations or conditions in construction permits issued pursuant to section 25-7-114.2 or 25-7-114.5. In determining any schedule of compliance, the division shall consider the current availability of technology, costs of compliance, and the consequence of delay to the public health or environment or economy.

(III) The division shall issue its determination of Colorado GACT or Colorado MACT and the compliance schedule in writing.

(IV) Within thirty calendar days after receipt of a determination by the division requiring installation of Colorado GACT or Colorado MACT and the compliance schedule, pursuant to this subsection (3), a source may appeal such a determination or compliance schedule by filing with the commission a written petition requesting a hearing to review the determination on a de novo basis.

(V) Such hearing shall allow the parties to present evidence and argument on all issues and to conduct cross-examination required for full disclosure of the facts and shall otherwise be conducted in accordance with section 25-7-119.

(b) and (b.1) Repealed.

(c) The commission shall designate by regulation those classes of minor or insignificant sources of emissions of hazardous air pollutants which are exempt from the requirements of this section because their emissions of hazardous air pollutants will result in an inconsequential risk to public health.

(d) (I) A source subject to the requirements of this section may be exempt from installation of Colorado MACT or Colorado GACT or any Colorado health-based requirement if the division makes a determination that an alternative level of control, including no emission controls, will result in an inconsequential risk to public health.

(II) The division shall issue its determination of a source's request for exemption under this paragraph (d) in writing within sixty days of receipt of a complete application for an exemption and shall publish notice of its determination by at least one publication in a newspaper of general distribution in the area of the source requesting the exemption.

(III) Within thirty calendar days after receipt of a determination by the division of a request for exemption by a source under this paragraph (d), the source or any person may appeal such determination by filing with the commission a written petition requesting a hearing to review the exemption request on a de novo basis.

(IV) Such hearing shall allow the parties to present evidence and argument on all issues and to conduct cross-examination required for full disclosure of the facts and shall otherwise be conducted in accordance with section 25-7-119.

(e) Any source as defined in section 112(i) of the federal act, and regulations promulgated thereunder, that participates in the early reduction program pursuant to section 112(i) of the federal act, or this article, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section for the same period of time exemptions from federal requirements or requirements under this article are allowed under the early reduction program.

(f) and (g) Repealed.

(4) (a) (I) The commission may adopt rules pertaining to those sources identified as emitting hazardous air pollutants regulated under this section, which may include additional emission reduction requirements to address any residual risk of health effects with respect to actual persons living in the vicinity of sources after installation of technology-based controls. Imposition of such requirements may be made pursuant to section 25-7-109.5 or upon a determination by the commission that operation of sources without health-based controls does not or will not represent an inconsequential threat to public health. Rules as finally adopted pursuant to this subsection (4) may apply on a source-specific basis.

(II) Repealed.

(b) Repealed.

(c) Subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4), for existing sources not subject to regulation under section 25-7-114.3, or not subject to regulation as a modified source, the commission may promulgate health-based regulations on a source-by-source basis, with the exceptions specified in paragraph (d) of this subsection (4).

(d) The commission may recognize similarities among regulated sources or apply, when appropriate, previous control requirements established by the commission pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) in making a determination about the need for such regulation under this subsection (4). The commission shall also consider fundamentally different factors between sources in making these determinations.

(e) The commission may establish schedules of compliance leading to final compliance for any regulation promulgated pursuant to this subsection (4).

(f) A hearing conducted by the commission under this subsection (4) shall be conducted in accordance with section 25-7-110 or 25-7-119 or article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., as applicable.

(g) In reaching a determination under this subsection (4), the commission shall give consideration to the technical availability of methods of compliance, the costs of compliance, and the consequences of delay. The commission shall also consider cost-benefit analysis and risk-benefit analysis pursuant to section 24-4-103 (4.5), C.R.S.

(h) Temporary exceptional authority. (I) (A) This subparagraph (I) shall apply until such time as the commission is authorized to act pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4). If the executive director of the department of public health and environment finds that a source in a category or subcategory of sources listed or proposed to be listed under section 112 of the federal act for which MACT or GACT is not scheduled for proposal until after 1997 and presents an unacceptable threat of actual health effects, then the executive director may direct the commission to evaluate and, as necessary, study such actual health effects. If the commission finds by a preponderance of the evidence that waiting until the source would be required to install GACT or MACT under section 112 of the federal act will cause an unacceptable incremental threat of actual health effects to persons living in the vicinity of such source, the commission may promulgate regulations for the control of hazardous air pollutants for the source. The control regulations may include the least restrictive control that will adequately protect the public, including but not limited to: Chemical substitution, pollution prevention, work process modifications, additional control technologies, or Colorado MACT or GACT. In promulgating Colorado GACT or MACT for the source, the commission shall consider and be as consistent as possible with GACT or MACT under section 112 of the federal act, minimization of duplicative capital expenditures and minimization of substantial reconstruction time. The commission shall provide a schedule of compliance leading to final compliance which considers matters identified in paragraphs (c), (e), (f), and (g) of this subsection (4).

(B) Any source which is required to install Colorado MACT or GACT under regulations promulgated pursuant to sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (I) only and which subsequently is required to install federal MACT or GACT that is significantly different than Colorado MACT or GACT and imposes a significant capital cost on the source, then the general assembly shall study and consider whether an operating permit fee credit or a state tax credit for the capital costs, or a percentage of the costs, is appropriate.

(II) Until such time as the commission is authorized to act pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) and upon the recommendation of the executive director of the department of public health and environment, the governor may find, as expressed in an executive order, that after an existing source has installed Colorado or federal MACT or GACT, or Colorado MACT or GACT has been proposed for a new source or a modification of an existing source, the source presents an unacceptable threat of actual health effects. The governor may then direct the commission to evaluate and, as necessary, conduct studies on actual health effects. If the commission determines by a preponderance of the evidence that emissions of hazardous air pollutants by the source will cause an unacceptable threat of actual health effects to persons living in the vicinity of such source, the commission may then promulgate additional technology-based control regulations, pollution prevention, or health-based measures to protect the public health. The commission shall provide a schedule of compliance leading to final compliance which considers matters identified in paragraphs (c), (e), (f), and (g) of this subsection (4).

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

(5) (a) The substances listed in or pursuant to section 112(b) of the federal act, and the following substances, are declared to be hazardous air pollutants and are subject to regulation by the commission under this section:

Chemical Abstracts

Service Number Chemical

(I) 50-18-0 Cyclophosphamide

(II) 50-32-8 Benzo(a)pyrene

(III) 52-24-4 Tris(aziridinyl)-phosphine sulfide

(IV) 52-24-4 Thio-tepa

(V) 53-70-3 Dibenz[a,h]anthracene

(VI) 55-98-1 1,4-butanediol dimethanesulphonate

(VII) 56-53-1 Dirthylstulresterol

(VIII) 56-55-3 Benz[a]anthracene

(IX) 70-25-7 N-methyl-n-nitro-n-nitrosoguanidine

(X) 78-98-8 Methylglyoxol

(XI) 115-28-6 Chlorendic acid

(XII) 117-10-2 Chrysazin

(XIII) 122-60-1 Phenyl glycidyl ether

(XIV) 132-27-4 2-biphenylol sodium salt

(XV) 154-93-8 Bischloroethyl nitrosourea

(XVI) 298-81-7 8-methoxypsoralen

(XVII) 299-75-2 Treosulphan

(XVIII) 305-03-3 Clorambucil

(XIX) 370-67-2 Azactidine

(XX) 366-70-1 Procarbazine hydrochloride

(XXI) 446-86-6 Azathioprine

(XXII) 484-20-8 5-methoxypsoralen

(XXIII) 494-03-1 Chlornaphazine

(XXIV) 590-96-5 Methanol, (methyl-onn-azoxy)

(XXV) 607-57-8 2-nitrofluorene

(XXVI) 615-53-2 N-nitroso-n-methylurethane

(XXVII) 817-09-4 Trichlormethine

(XXVIII) 1188-47-2 Nitrilotriacetic

acid, copper(2+)salt(1:1)

(XXIX) 1188-48-3 Nitrilotriacetic

acid, magnesium salt(1:1)

(XXX) 1309-64-4 Antimony oxide

(XXXI) 1317-98-2 Valentinite

(XXXII) 1402-68-2 Aflatoxins

(XXXIII) 2399-81-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

beryllium salt(1:1)

(XXXIV) 2399-83-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

barium salt(1:1)

(XXXV) 2399-85-1 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

tripotassium salt

(XXXVI) 2399-86-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

dipotassium salt

(XXXVII) 2399-87-3 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

beryllium potassium salt(1:1)

(XXXVIII) 2399-88-4 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

potassium magnesium salt(1:1:1)

(XXXIX) 2399-89-5 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

potassium strontium salt(1:1:1)

(XL) 2399-94-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

calcium salt(1:1)

(XLI) 2455-08-5 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

calcium potassium salt(1:1:1)

(XLII) 2475-45-8 Disperse blue 1

(XLIII) 2646-17-5 C1 solvent orange2

(XLIV) 3130-95-8 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

scandium (3+) salt (1:1)

(XLV) 3438-06-0 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

neodymium (3+) salt (1:1)

(XLVI) 5064-31-3 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

trisodium salt

(XLVII) 5522-43-0 1-nitropyrene

(XLVIII) 5798-43-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

disodium salt, compound

with oxo (dihydrogen nit)

(XLIX) 7496-02-8 6-nitrochrysene

(L) 10042-84-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

sodium salt (unspecified)

(LI) 10043-92-2 Radon decay products

(LII) 10413-71-5 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

erbium(3+) salt (3:1)

(LIII) 12412-52-1 Senarmontite

(LIV) 12510-42-8 Erionite

(LV) 13010-47-4 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-

cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea

(LVI) 13909-09-6 1,(2-chloroethyl)-3-(4

methyl-cyclohexyl)-1

nitrosourea

(LVII) 14695-88-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

compound with iron

chloride, as /fecl3/

(LVIII) 14807-96-6 Talc (containing

asbestos fibers)

(LIX) 14981-08-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

calcium salt

(LX) 15414-25-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

yttrium (3+) salt (1:1)

(LXI) 15467-20-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

disodium salt

(LXII) 15663-27-1 Cisplatin

(LXIII) 15844-52-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

copper (2+) complex

(LXIV) 15934-02-8 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

monoammonium salt

(LXV) 16448-54-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

iron (3+) complex

(LXVI) 16568-02-8 Gyromitrin

(LXVII) 18105-03-8 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

mercury (2+) salt (2:3)

(LXVIII) 18432-54-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

cadmium (2+) complex

(LXIX) 18540-29-9 Chromium compounds,

hexavalent

(LXX) 18662-53-8 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

trisodium salt monohydrate

(LXXI) 18946-94-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

neodymium (3+) salt (1:1)

(LXXII) 18983-72-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

beryllium potassium salt (1:1)

(LXXIII) 18994-66-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

monosodium salt

(LXXIV) 19010-73-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

aluminium (3+) complex

(LXXV) 19456-58-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

inidium (3+) complex

(LXXVI) 22965-60-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

nickel (3+) complex

(LXXVII) 23214-92-8 Adrianmycin

(LXXVIII) 23255-03-0 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

disodium salt, monohydrate

(LXXIX) 23319-51-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

cobalt (3+) complex

(LXXX) 23555-96-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

potassium strontium salt

(2:4:1)

(LXXXI) 23555-98-8 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

calcium potassium salt

(2:1:4)

(LXXXII) 25817-24-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

potassium salt

(LXXXIII) 28444-53-3 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

monopotassium salt

(LXXXIV) 28027-38-0 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

holmium salt

(LXXXV) 29027-90-5 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

cerium salt

(LXXXVI) 29507-58-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

zinc (3+) complex sodium salt

(LXXXVII) 32685-17-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

triammonium salt

(LXXXVIII) 34831-02-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

copper (2+) hydrogen complex

(LXXXIX) 34831-03-3 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

nickel (2+) hydrogen

complex

(XC) 36711-58-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

manganese salt

(XCI) 42397-64-8 1,6-dinitropyrene

(XCII) 42397-65-9 1,8-dinitropyrene

(XCIII) 46242-44-8 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

antimony (3+) complex

(XCIV) 50618-02-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

tricadium (2+) complex

(XCV) 53108-47-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

copper (2+) complex sodium

salt

(XCVI) 53108-50-2 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

cobalt (3+) hydrogen

complex

(XCVII) 53818-84-1 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

tin (2+) salt

(XCVIII) 54749-90-5 Chlorozotocin

(XCIX) 57835-92-4 4-nitropyrene

(C) 59865-13-3 Cyclosporin A

(CI) 60034-45-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

calcium sodium salt

(1:1:1)

(CII) 60153-49-3 3-(n-nitrosomethylamino)

propionitrile

(CIII) 61017-62-7 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

iron (2+) complex sodium

salt (1:1:1)

(CIV) 62450-06-0 trp-p-1

(CV) 62450-07-1 trp-p-2

(CVI) 64091-91-4 Ketone, 3-pyridyl3-

(n-methyl-n-nitrosoamino)

propyl

(CVII) 67730-10-3 2-aminodipyrido[1,2-a3,2-

d]imidazole

(CVIII) 66730-11-4 2-amino-6-

methyldipyrido[1,2-a32-

d]imidazole

(CIX) 68006-83-7 2-amino-3-methyl-

9h-pyrido[2,3-b]indole

(CX) 69679-89-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

calcium salt (2:3)

(CXI) 71484-80-5 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

copper (2+) complex

ammonium salt

(CXII) 72629-49-3 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

dilithium salt

(CXIII) 73772-91-5 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

magnesium salt

(CXIV) 76180-96-6 2-amino-3-

methylimadazo[4,5-

f]quinoline

(CXV) 79217-60-0 Cyclosporine

(CXVI) 79849-02-8 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

lead (2+) salt (1:1)

(CXVII) 79915-08-5 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

lead (2+) potassium salt

(1:1:1)

(CXVIII) 79915-09-6 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

lead (2+) salt (2:3)

(CXIX) 80508-23-2 N-nitrosonornicotine

(CXX) 86892-89-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

disodium ammonium salt

(CXXI) 92474-39-0 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

trisilver salt

(CXXII) 92988-11-9 Nitrilotriacetic acid,

strontium sodium salt

(CXXIII) 108171-26-2 Chlorinated paraffins

(c12, 60% chlorine)

(CXXIV) 309-00-2 Aldrin

(CXXV) 60-57-1 Dieldrin

(CXXVI) 55-18-5 N-nitrosodiethylamine

(CXXVII) 319-84-6 L-hexachlorocyclohexane

(CXXVIII) 608-73-1 Hexachlorocyclohexane-tech

(CXXIX) 7644-41-0 1,4 dichloro-2-butene

(CXXX) 924-16-3 N-nitroso-d-n-butyl-amine

(b) The commission may promulgate a regulation which amends by adding to, or deleting from, the list of hazardous air pollutants subject to regulation under this section within the state which are not listed as hazardous air pollutants under the federal act. In amending the list of hazardous air pollutants in paragraph (a) of this subsection (5), the commission shall utilize the same standards and criteria which section 112 of the federal act requires the administrator to utilize in amending the list of hazardous air pollutants under the federal act.

(c) The commission shall by regulation establish de minimis emission levels for each hazardous air pollutant beneath which levels emissions are considered to be of minor significance.

(d) The rule-making authorized under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (5) shall include a hearing to allow the parties to present evidence and argument on all issues and to conduct cross-examination required for full disclosure of the facts and shall otherwise be conducted in accordance with section 25-7-119.

(e) Proceedings of the commission to amend the list of hazardous air pollutants under paragraph (b) of this subsection (5) shall be conducted on a substance-by-substance basis and there shall not be a consolidation of proceedings wherein more than five substances are considered for listing as a hazardous air pollutant in one proceeding.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-317 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 3 / Section 25-3.5-317
25-3.5-317. License - application - inspection - criminal history record check - issuance -
Status: in_force

25-3.5-317. License - application - inspection - criminal history record check - issuance - investigation. (1) An ambulance service license expires after two years. The department shall determine the form and manner of initial and renewal license applications.

(2) (a) To ensure the health, safety, and welfare of ambulance service patients, the department shall inspect an ambulance service, including all vehicles used in providing the ambulance service, in accordance with this part 3 and board rules adopted by the board pursuant to this part 3 and as the department deems necessary. If the department finds one or more violations as a result of an inspection, the ambulance service shall submit to the department in writing, in the form and manner determined by the department, a plan detailing the measures that the ambulance service will take to correct the violations found.

(b) The department shall keep confidential all medical records and personally identifying information obtained during an inspection of an ambulance service.

(3) (a) (I) When submitting an application for a license pursuant to this section, or within ten days after a change in owner or operator of an ambulance service, each owner or operator of an ambulance service shall submit a complete set of the owner's or operator's fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history record check. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks.

(II) Each owner or operator of an ambulance service is responsible for paying the fee established by the Colorado bureau of investigation for conducting the fingerprint-based criminal history record check to the bureau.

(b) The department may deny a license or renewal of a license if the results of a criminal history record check of an owner or operator demonstrate that the owner or operator has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving conduct that the department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of ambulance service patients.

(c) (I) If an ambulance service applying for an initial license is temporarily unable to satisfy all of the requirements for licensure, the department may issue a provisional license to the ambulance service; except that the department shall not issue a provisional license to an ambulance service if operation of the ambulance service will adversely affect the health, safety, or welfare of the ambulance service's patients.

(II) The department may require an ambulance service applying for a provisional license to demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that the ambulance service is taking sufficient steps to satisfy all of the requirements for full licensure. A provisional license is valid for ninety days and may be renewed one time at the department's discretion.

(4) (a) In investigating alleged violations of this part 3 or rules adopted pursuant to this part 3, the department may administer oaths to, or take affirmations of, witnesses, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all relevant records and documents.

(b) Upon the failure of a witness to comply with a subpoena, the department may apply to a district court for an order requiring the person to appear before the department or an administrative law judge, to produce the relevant records or documents, or to give testimony or evidence related to the matter under investigation. When applying for a district court order, the department shall apply to the district court of the county in which the subpoenaed person resides or conducts business. The court may punish a failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the department as a contempt of court.

(5) A person acting as a witness or consultant to the department, a witness testifying, or a person, including an employer, that reports misconduct to the department under this section is immune from liability in any civil action brought for acts occurring while testifying, producing evidence, or reporting misconduct under this section if the person was acting in good faith and with a reasonable belief of the facts testified to, produced as part of evidence, or reported.

(6) All records, documents, testimony, or evidence obtained pursuant to this section remains confidential except to the extent necessary to support the administrative action taken by the department, to refer the matter to another local government, state, or federal agency with regulatory authority, or to refer the matter to a law enforcement agency for criminal prosecution.
C.R.S. § 25-1-124.7 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-124.7
25-1-124.7. Health facilities - employees - adult protective services data system check
Status: in_force

25-1-124.7. Health facilities - employees - adult protective services data system check. On and after January 1, 2019, prior to employment, a health facility licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(I)(A), including health facilities wholly owned and operated by any governmental unit or agency, shall submit the name of a person who will be providing direct care, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (3.5), to an at-risk adult, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (1.5), as well as any other required identifying information, to the department of human services for a check of the Colorado adult protective services data system pursuant to section 26-3.1-111, to determine if the person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult.
C.R.S. § 25-15-210 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 2 / Section 25-15-210
25-15-210. Sites deemed public nuisance - when
Status: in_force

25-15-210. Sites deemed public nuisance - when. Any hazardous waste disposal site that is found to be abandoned or that is operated or maintained in a manner so as to violate any of the provisions of this part 2 or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be deemed a public nuisance, and such violation may be enjoined by the district court for the judicial district wherein the violation occurred in an action brought by the department, the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the violation occurred, or the governing body of the municipality wherein the violation occurred.
C.R.S. § 25-29-113 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-29-113
25-29-113. Bonds and notes
Status: in_force

25-29-113. Bonds and notes. (1) (a) The authority has the power and is authorized to issue from time to time its notes and bonds in such principal amounts as the authority determines to be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving any of its corporate purposes, including the payment of interest on notes and bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure such notes and bonds, and all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers.

(b) (I) The authority has the power, from time to time, to issue:

(A) Notes to renew notes;

(B) Bonds to pay notes, including the interest thereon, and, whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refund any bonds whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured; and

(C) Bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any of its corporate purposes.

(II) Refunding bonds issued pursuant to this paragraph (b) may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded or sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such bonds.

(c) The authority has the power to provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds or notes.

(d) Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the authority, every issue of its notes and bonds shall be general obligations of the authority payable out of any revenues or moneys of the authority, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular notes or bonds pledging any particular revenues.

(2) The notes and bonds shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board of directors.

(3) Any resolution authorizing any notes or bonds or any issue thereof may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders thereof, as to:

(a) Pledging all or any part of the revenues of the authority to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of any issue thereof, subject to such agreements with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist;

(b) Pledging all or any part of the assets of the authority to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of any issue of notes or bonds, subject to such agreements with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist, such assets to include any grant or contribution from the federal government or any corporation, association, institution, or person;

(c) The setting aside of reserves or sinking funds and the regulation and disposition thereof;

(d) Limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of notes or bonds may be applied and pledging such proceeds to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of any issue thereof;

(e) Limitations on the issuance of additional notes or bonds, the terms upon which additional notes or bonds may be issued and secured, and the refunding of outstanding or other notes or bonds;

(f) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with noteholders or bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of notes or bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given;

(g) Limitations on the amount of moneys to be expended by the authority for operating expenses of the authority;

(h) Vesting in a trustee such property, rights, powers, and duties in trust as the authority may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers, and duties of the trustee appointed by the bondholders pursuant to this article, and limiting or abrogating the right of the bondholders to appoint a trustee under this article or limiting the rights, powers, and duties of such trustee;

(i) Defining the acts or omissions to act which shall constitute a default in the obligations and duties of the authority to the holders of the notes or bonds and providing for the rights and remedies of the holders of the notes or bonds in the event of such default, including as a matter of right the appointment of a receiver; except that such rights and remedies shall not be inconsistent with the general laws of this state and the other provisions of this article;

(j) Any other matters, of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the holders of the notes or bonds.

(4) The bonds or notes of each issue may, in the discretion of the board of directors, be made redeemable before maturity at such prices and under such terms and conditions as may be determined by the board of directors. Notes shall mature at such time as may be determined by the board of directors, and bonds shall mature at such time, not exceeding thirty-five years from their date of issue, as may be determined by the board. The bonds may be issued as serial bonds payable in annual installments or as term bonds or as a combination thereof. The notes and bonds shall bear interest at such rate, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place, and be subject to such terms of redemption as such resolution may provide. The notes and bonds of the authority may be sold by the authority, at public or private sale, at such price as the board of directors shall determine.

(5) In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds or notes or coupons attached thereto ceases to be such officer before the delivery thereof, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until such delivery. The board of directors may also provide for the authentication of the bonds or notes by a trustee or fiscal agent.

(6) Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds or notes, the authority may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts or temporary bonds or notes until such definitive bonds or notes have been executed and are available for delivery.

(7) The authority, subject to such agreements with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist, has the power out of any funds available therefor to purchase notes or bonds of the authority, which shall thereupon be canceled at a price not exceeding:

(a) If the notes or bonds are then redeemable, the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment thereon; or

(b) If the notes or bonds are not then redeemable, the redemption price applicable on the first date after such purchase upon which the notes or bonds become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to such date.

(8) In the discretion of the authority, the bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the power of a trust company within or without this state. Such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the exercise of its corporate powers and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys. The authority may provide by such trust indenture for the payment of the proceeds of the bonds and the revenues to the trustee under such trust indenture or other depository and for the method of disbursement thereof, with such safeguards and restrictions as it may determine. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture may be treated as a part of the operating expenses of the authority. If the bonds are secured by a trust indenture, the bondholders shall have no authority to appoint a separate trustee to represent them.

(9) The authority shall not have outstanding, at any one time, bonds, not including bond anticipation notes, or bonds which have been refunded, in an aggregate principal amount exceeding one hundred twenty million dollars without the approval of the city acting by formal resolution of the Denver city council; however, this limitation shall not apply to bonds which are unsecured or secured solely by a pledge of the revenues of the authority and are not in any way secured by a pledge of any of the authority's other assets, including, without limitation, any buildings or real property, and which contain a statement that the bondholders shall not have any recourse against the authority's other assets for repayment of the bonds. Under no circumstances shall the city be liable for any indebtedness incurred by the authority. The general assembly specifically finds there is a substantial public purpose in limiting the indebtedness of the authority in the event the authority assets or the hospital assets are transferred back to or revert to the city.

(10) The authority has the power and is authorized to issue from time to time notes, bonds, and other securities which may be collateralized or otherwise secured in whole or in part by loans or participations or other interests in such loans or which may evidence loans or participations or other interests in such loans to provide net funds that are to be dedicated in whole or in part by resolution of the authority to the carrying out of one or more of the purposes of the authority. The interest on or from such notes, bonds, and other securities may be subject to or exempt from federal income taxation.

(11) Any notes, bonds, or other securities issued pursuant to this section, and the income therefrom, including any profit from the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the state.
C.R.S. § 25-15-201 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 2 / Section 25-15-201
25-15-201. Certificate required - disposal prohibited - exceptions
Status: in_force

25-15-201. Certificate required - disposal prohibited - exceptions. (1) Any person who operates a hazardous waste disposal site shall first obtain a certificate of designation from the board of county commissioners if the site is in the unincorporated portion of any county, or from the governing body of a municipality if the site is in an incorporated area.

(2) Hazardous waste disposal by any person is prohibited except on or at a hazardous waste disposal site for which a certificate of designation has been obtained as provided in this part 2.

(3) Any existing hazardous waste disposal site which has obtained and possesses a certificate of designation pursuant to part 1 of article 20 of title 30, C.R.S., and which meets all applicable requirements and regulations under the federal act shall be deemed to have a certificate of designation issued pursuant to this part 2 and shall be fully subject to the provisions of this part 2 which apply to certificates of designation issued pursuant to this part 2.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, any person other than a governmental unit may dispose of his own hazardous waste on his own property, as long as such hazardous waste disposal site is part of that originally zoned or otherwise approved for the activity that generates the hazardous waste, the owner has notified the local government or the department of the types and methods of hazardous waste disposal, and such disposal complies with the rules and regulations of the commission issued pursuant to this part 2 and does not constitute a public nuisance. For the purposes of this part 2, the site of such hazardous waste disposal shall be an approved site for which obtaining a certificate of designation under the provisions of this part 2 shall be unnecessary. This subsection (4) shall not preclude any person from applying for a certificate of designation for the disposal of his own hazardous waste on his own property.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, any person who is engaged in mining operations pursuant to a permit issued by the mined land reclamation board or office of mined land reclamation which contains an approved plan of reclamation may dispose of hazardous waste generated by such operations within the permitted area for such operations. For the purposes of this part 2, the site of such hazardous waste disposal shall be an approved site for which obtaining a certificate of designation under the provisions of this part 2 shall be unnecessary.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-108 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-3.5-108
25-3.5-108. EMS system sustainability task force - created - powers and duties - membership
Status: repealed

25-3.5-108. EMS system sustainability task force - created - powers and duties - membership - reports - repeal. (1) (a) The EMS system sustainability task force is created in the department.

(b) The task force consists of the following twenty voting members:

(I) The following two legislative members:

(A) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate; and

(B) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(II) The following eight members appointed by the director of the department:

(A) Four individuals representing emergency medical services agencies and representing a mix of fire-department-based ambulance services, hospital-based ambulance services, critical care transport ambulance services, private ambulance services, frontier counties, rural counties, metropolitan counties, volunteer services, and air ambulance services;

(B) One individual who is a board-certified emergency medical services physician;

(C) Two individuals who are certified or licensed emergency medical service providers, one of whom is a licensed or certified paramedic and the other of whom is a licensed or certified emergency medical technician; and

(D) One individual representing a community integrated health-care service agency, as defined in section 25-3.5-1301 (1), that is licensed pursuant to part 13 of this article 3.5;

(III) One member of a statewide group representing emergency medical service providers, as designated by the group;

(IV) The chair of the council created in section 25-3.5-104 (1)(a) or the chair's designee;

(V) One member of a statewide group representing fire chiefs, as designated by the group;

(VI) One member of a statewide group representing professional firefighters, as designated by the group;

(VII) One member of a statewide group representing emergency medical service provider educators, as designated by the group;

(VIII) One member of a statewide group representing special districts, as designated by the group;

(IX) Two members of a statewide group representing counties, as designated by the group;

(X) One member of a statewide group representing municipalities, as designated by the group; and

(XI) One member of a statewide group representing hospitals, as designated by the group.

(c) The director, or the director's designee, serves as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the task force.

(d) Each legislative member of the task force appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section:

(I) Is entitled to compensation in accordance with section 2-2-326;

(II) Must have a party affiliation or nonaffiliation distinct from the other legislative member appointed to the task force; and

(III) Serves until the appointment of a successor legislative member, upon termination of the legislative member's term of office in the general assembly, or upon completion of the task force's work, whichever occurs first.

(e) The membership of the task force must represent both rural and metropolitan areas of the state as equally as possible.

(f) Appointing or designating authorities must appoint or designate members of the task force on or before August 1, 2022.

(g) Members appointed pursuant to subsections (1)(b)(II) to (1)(b)(XI) of this section serve for the duration of the task force. An appointing or designating authority shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the duration of the task force. Members appointed or designated serve at the pleasure of the appointing or designating authority and continue to serve until a successor is appointed or designated. Each nonlegislative member of the task force serves without compensation but is entitled to receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties as a member of the task force.

(2) (a) The legislative members of the task force shall convene the first meeting of the task force no later than September 30, 2022. At the first meeting of the task force, the voting members of the task force shall select one of the legislative members to serve as chair of the task force and the other legislative member to serve as vice-chair of the task force. The legislative members shall alternate between chair and vice-chair each year thereafter for the duration of the task force.

(b) The task force shall meet at least four times each year and at such other times as a majority of the voting members of the task force deem necessary. The chair and vice-chair may designate subcommittees of the task force, which subcommittees may include both task force members and nonmembers, and establish organizational and procedural rules as are necessary for the work of the task force.

(c) The task force may hear presentations from and seek the advice of other individuals, associations, or other organizations when, in the judgment of the task force, it would be helpful to obtain outside expertise to help the task force meet its obligations under this section.

(3) The task force shall make recommendations for statutory, rule, and policy changes required to preserve, promote, and expand consumer access to quality life-preserving emergency medical care and services. To develop the recommendations, the task force's work must reflect at least the following phases of tasks:

(a) Phase one, which includes:

(I) Providing input on the regulatory structure for ambulance service oversight, including input regarding the mechanism by which the department and local jurisdictions will share accountability for ambulance service oversight; and

(II) Overseeing the completion of an environmental scan that will generate a report on the state of emergency medical services in the state, which report is referred to in this subsection (3) as the "state report";

(b) Phase two, which includes:

(I) Reviewing data from the state report; and

(II) Collaborating with stakeholders to formulate recommendations that address inequity or disparity in access to emergency medical services in the state;

(c) Phase three, which, based on the task force's review of the state report, includes collaborating with stakeholders to formulate recommendations addressing emergency medical services workforce recruiting and retention needs in the state;

(d) Phase four, which, based on the task force's review of the state report, includes collaborating with stakeholders to formulate recommendations addressing the financial sustainability of the state's emergency medical services system; and

(e) Phase five, which includes reviewing the implementation status of prior task force recommendations and making recommendations for the long-term sustainability of the emergency medical services system.

(4) The task force shall submit findings and recommendations to the general assembly and the department based on the following schedule:

(a) On or before September 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report summarizing its phase one findings and recommendations regarding the state of emergency medical services in the state;

(b) On or before September 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report summarizing its phase two findings and recommendations regarding equitable access to emergency medical services;

(c) On or before September 1, 2025, the task force shall submit a report summarizing its phase three findings and recommendations regarding workforce recruiting and retention considerations;

(d) On or before September 1, 2026, the task force shall submit a report summarizing its phase four findings and recommendations regarding financial sustainability of the state's emergency medical services system; and

(e) On or before January 1, 2027, the task force shall submit a final report summarizing its phase five findings and recommendations regarding implementation of previous recommendations and its recommendations regarding long-term sustainability of the emergency medical services system.

(5) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 25-5-1303.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 13 / Section 25-5-1303.5
25-5-1303.5. Restriction on use of certain firefighting foams - rules
Status: in_force

25-5-1303.5. Restriction on use of certain firefighting foams - rules. (1) Beginning January 1, 2024, a person that uses class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals shall:

(a) Not allow a release of the class B firefighting foam;

(b) Fully contain the class B firefighting foam by implementing appropriate containment measures, which may include bunds and ponds, that:

(I) Are controlled;

(II) Are impervious to PFAS chemicals; and

(III) Do not allow the class B firefighting foam or any associated firewater, wastewater, runoff, or other waste to be released;

(c) Safely store all class B firefighting foam and any associated firewater, wastewater, runoff, and other waste in a way that prevents their release until the federal environmental protection agency has published guidance on the proper disposal and destruction methods for PFAS chemicals. After the federal environmental protection agency has published guidance on the proper disposal and destruction methods for PFAS chemicals, the person that uses the class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals shall dispose of and destroy the class B firefighting foam in accordance with such guidance.

(d) If there is a release of the class B firefighting foam or any associated firewater, wastewater, runoff, or other waste, report the following information to the water quality spills hotline within twenty-four hours after its release:

(I) The trade name and product name of the class B firefighting foam;

(II) The quantity of class B firefighting foam used that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals;

(III) The amount and type of PFAS chemicals in the class B firefighting foam; and

(IV) The amount of class B firefighting foam or any associated firewater, wastewater, runoff, and other waste that is released; and

(e) Document any measures undertaken pursuant to the requirements of this section. In investigating compliance with the requirements of this section, the attorney general may request that the person provide the documentation created pursuant to the requirements of this subsection (1)(e) to the attorney general.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2024, a person that uses class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals must report the use of the class B firefighting foam to the water quality spills hotline within twenty-four hours after its use.

(3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b) of this section, the restrictions and requirements in subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the use of class B firefighting foam where the inclusion of PFAS chemicals is required or authorized by federal law, including 14 CFR 139, or implemented in accordance with federal aviation administration guidance, or otherwise required for a military purpose.

(b) If the executive director determines by rule that the laws, guidance, or requirements described in subsection (3)(a) of this section no longer apply to a particular industry or sector, the executive director shall provide notice on the department's website of this determination and shall promulgate rules prohibiting users of class B firefighting foam within that industry or sector from using class B firefighting foam in violation of this section, which rules shall apply no sooner than two years after the executive director's determination.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-103 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-3.5-103
25-3.5-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-3.5-103. Definitions. As used in this article 3.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Air ambulance" means a fixed-wing or rotor-wing aircraft that is equipped to provide air transportation and is specifically designed to accommodate the medical needs of individuals who are ill, injured, or otherwise mentally or physically incapacitated and who require in-flight medical supervision.

(1.3) "Air ambulance service" means any public or private entity that uses an air ambulance to transport patients to a medical facility.

(1.5) "Ambulance" means any privately or publicly owned ground vehicle:

(a) Especially constructed or modified and equipped, intended to be used, and maintained or operated by an ambulance service for the transportation, upon the streets and highways in this state, of individuals who are sick, injured, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless; and

(b) That is required to be licensed pursuant to part 3 of this article.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 1330, § 1, effective July 1, 2005.)

(3) "Ambulance service" means the furnishing, operating, conducting, maintaining, advertising, or otherwise engaging in or professing to be engaged in the transportation of patients by ambulance. Taken in context, it also means the person so engaged or professing to be so engaged. The person so engaged and the vehicles used for the emergency transportation of persons injured at a mine are excluded from this definition when the personnel utilized in the operation of said vehicles are subject to the mandatory safety standards of the federal mine safety and health administration, or its successor agency.

(3.1) "Authorization to operate" or "authorized to operate" means a local licensing authority's approval of or act of approving an ambulance service to operate within the jurisdiction of the local licensing authority.

(3.3) "Behavioral health" has the same meaning as set forth in section 27-50-101 (1).

(3.5) "Board" means the state board of health created pursuant to section 25-1-103.

(4) "Board of county commissioners" includes the governing body of any city and county.

(4.3) "Community integrated health-care service" means the provision of certain out-of-hospital medical services, as determined by rule, that a community paramedic may provide.

(4.5) "Community paramedic" means an emergency medical service provider who obtains an endorsement in community paramedicine pursuant to section 25-3.5-206.

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

(6) "Director" means the executive director of the department of public health and environment.

(7) "Emergency" means any actual or self-perceived event which threatens life, limb, or well-being of an individual in such a manner that a need for immediate medical care is created.

(7.5) "Emergency medical practice advisory council" or "advisory council" means the emergency medical practice advisory council created in section 25-3.5-206.

(8) "Emergency medical service provider" means an individual who holds a valid emergency medical service provider certificate or license issued by the department as provided in this article 3.5.

(8.1) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (8.1) is effective until July 1, 2026.] "Emergency medical services facility" means a licensed or certified facility that provides emergency medical services, including but not limited to hospitals, hospital units as defined in section 25-3-101, freestanding emergency departments as defined in section 25-1.5-114, psychiatric hospitals, community clinics, community mental health centers, and acute treatment units.

(8.1) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (8.1) is effective July 1, 2026.] "Emergency medical services facility" means a licensed or certified facility that provides emergency medical services, including but not limited to hospitals, hospital units as defined in section 25-3-101, freestanding emergency departments as defined in section 25-1.5-114, critical access hospitals as defined in section 25-1.5-114.5, psychiatric hospitals, community clinics, community mental health centers, and acute treatment units.

(8.3) "EMS agency patient care database" means the department's database containing records required to be submitted in accordance with section 25-3.5-501.

(8.4) "EMS system sustainability task force" or "task force" means the EMS system sustainability task force created in section 25-3.5-108 (1)(a).

(8.5) "Health information organization network" means an organization that oversees and governs the exchange of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards.

(8.6) "Justifiable medical emergency" means an underlying medical, traumatic, or psychiatric condition posing an immediate safety risk to the individual, emergency medical service provider, or public. Excited delirium, any subsequent term for excited delirium, or any acute psychiatric diagnosis not recognized in the most recent edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders is not a justifiable medical emergency.

(8.7) "Local licensing authority" means the governing body of a city and county or the board of county commissioners in a county in the state.

(8.8) "Medical direction" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Approval of the medical components of treatment protocols and appropriate prearrival instructions;

(b) Routine review of program performance and maintenance of active involvement in quality improvement activities, including access to dispatch tapes as necessary for the evaluation of procedures;

(c) Authority to recommend appropriate changes to protocols for the improvement of patient care; and

(d) Provision of oversight for the ongoing education, training, and quality assurance for providers of emergency care.

(9) "Patient" means any individual who is sick, injured, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless.

(10) "Permit" means the authorization issued by the department with respect to an ambulance used or to be used to provide ambulance service in the state.

(10.3) "Prehospital setting" means one of the following settings in which an emergency medical service provider performs patient care, which care is subject to medical direction by a medical director:

(a) At the site of an emergency;

(b) During emergency transport; or

(c) During interfacility transport.

(10.6) "Refresher course program" means a program establishing a course of instruction designed to keep emergency medical service providers abreast of developments or new techniques in their profession, which course includes an examination administered at any time during or following the course to facilitate continuing evaluation of emergency medical service providers.

(10.8) "Registered emergency medical responder" means an individual who has successfully completed the training and examination requirements for emergency medical responders, who provides assistance to the injured or ill until more highly trained and qualified personnel arrive, and who is registered with the department pursuant to part 11 of this article.

(11) "Rescue unit" means any organized group chartered by this state as a corporation not for profit or otherwise existing as a nonprofit organization whose purpose is the search for and the rescue of lost or injured persons and includes, but is not limited to, such groups as search and rescue, mountain rescue, ski patrols (either volunteer or professional), law enforcement posses, civil defense units, or other organizations of governmental designation responsible for search and rescue.

(11.4) (a) "Secure transportation" or "secure transportation services" means urgent transportation services provided to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

(b) Secure transportation includes:

(I) For an individual being transported pursuant to section 27-65-104 or 27-65-106 (1), transportation from the community to a facility designated by the commissioner of the behavioral health administration in the department of human services for treatment and evaluation pursuant to article 65 of title 27;

(II) For an individual in need of services pursuant to articles 81 and 82 of title 27, transportation from any location to an approved treatment facility, as described in section 27-81-106, or a walk-in crisis center that is operating as part of the behavioral health crisis response system;

(III) For an individual who is receiving transportation across levels of care or to a higher level of care, transportation between any of the following types of facilities:

(A) An emergency medical services facility;

(B) A facility designated by the commissioner of the behavioral health administration in the department of human services for treatment and evaluation pursuant to article 65 of title 27;

(C) An approved treatment facility, as described in section 27-81-106;

(D) A walk-in crisis center that is operating as part of the behavioral health crisis response system; or

(E) A behavioral health entity licensed pursuant to section 25-27.6-106 with a current twenty-four-hour endorsement.

(c) "Secure transportation" does not include urgent transportation services provided by law enforcement or personnel employed by or contracted with a law enforcement agency to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis; except that any member of a co-responder team who is not law enforcement or personnel employed by or contracted with a law enforcement agency and who holds a valid license for secure transportation by the county in which the secure transportation originates, in a vehicle with a valid permit issued by the county in which the secure transportation originates, and which meets the minimum requirements for secure transportation established by rule pursuant to section 25-3.5-311 may provide urgent secure transportation services.

(11.5) "Service agency" means a fixed-base or mobile prehospital provider of emergency medical services that employs emergency medical service providers to render medical care to patients.

(12) "Volunteer emergency medical service provider" means an emergency medical service provider who does not receive direct remuneration for the performance of emergency medical services.
C.R.S. § 25-57-107 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 57 / Section 25-57-107
25-57-107. Record keeping - successor record keeper - applicability
Status: in_force

25-57-107. Record keeping - successor record keeper - applicability. (1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic shall permanently maintain:

(a) Identifying information and medical history for each donor with which it matches or from which it collects gametes for use by a recipient parent or parents who are unknown to the donor at the time of the donation;

(b) Information about the number of families established with each donor's gametes and the efforts of the gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic to obtain that information pursuant to section 25-57-109; and

(c) Records of gamete screening and testing.

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

(3) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, in its application for a license pursuant to section 25-57-110, a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic shall submit a proposed plan to permanently maintain the records described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section in the event of dissolution, insolvency, or bankruptcy. The plan may include identification of a named entity to receive or maintain the records, obtaining a surety bond in favor of a third party in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of permanent record keeping, an obligation to condition any sale on the acquiring entity's obligation to maintain records consistent with this section, or similar methods. The department shall not issue a license pursuant to section 25-57-110 until it approves a plan that it finds sufficient to ensure that the records will be permanently maintained by a viable entity.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, upon dissolution, insolvency, or bankruptcy, a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic shall:

(a) Implement the plan approved by the department pursuant to subsection (3) of this section;

(b) File with the department a statement providing the name and contact information of the successor entity, if any, that will receive and maintain the records described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and

(c) Inform by mail and electronic mail sent to the last-known address on file all gamete donors whose gametes were collected, matched, or received by the gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic, as well as recipient parents who received gametes or embryos from the gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic and reported a pregnancy or live birth, the name and contact information of the successor entity that will receive and maintain the records described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(5) A gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic shall comply with reporting requirements about gamete screening and testing in accordance with federal law and applicable laws of this state other than those set forth in this article 57.

(6) 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 is not subject to the requirements of subsection (1), (3), or (4) of this section.

(7) (a) Subsection (2) of this section applies only to gametes or embryos matched or received on or after July 1, 2024.

(b) Subsections (1), (3), and (4) of this section apply only to gametes matched or collected 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. § 25-5-423 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 25-5-423
25-5-423. Cooperation with federal agencies
Status: in_force

25-5-423. Cooperation with federal agencies. The department is authorized to confer and cooperate with the federal food and drug administration in the enforcement of the federal act and the United States department of agriculture in the enforcement of the "Federal Meat Inspection Act", 21 U.S.C. secs. 603-623, as amended, as they may apply to foods, drugs, devices, and cosmetics received in this state from other states, territories, or foreign countries.
C.R.S. § 25-29-125 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-29-125
25-29-125. General assembly retains authority to enact laws governing Denver health and hos
Status: in_force

25-29-125. General assembly retains authority to enact laws governing Denver health and hospital authority. The general assembly expressly reserves its plenary legislative authority relating to the Denver health and hospital authority, including but not limited to the authority to enact laws relating thereto. Nothing in this part 5 or part 6 of this article or in section 11 of article II of the state constitution or in section 10 of article I of the federal constitution, relating to impairment of the obligation of contract, shall be construed to limit said legislative authority. Any contract or other obligation of the authority is expressly subject to the provisions of this section, and the parties to such contract or obligation shall not assert such contract or obligation as a bar to the general assembly's exercise of legislative authority relating to the Denver health and hospital authority.
C.R.S. § 25-29-116 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-29-116
25-29-116. Bonds eligible for investment
Status: in_force

25-29-116. Bonds eligible for investment. Bonds issued under the provisions of this article are hereby made securities in which all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Public entities, as defined in section 24-75-601 (1), C.R.S., may invest public funds in such bonds only if said bonds satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds, notes, or obligations of the state is authorized by law.
C.R.S. § 25-8-801 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 8 / Section 25-8-801
25-8-801. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-8-801. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Administrator" or "storm water management system administrator" means a nonprofit entity designated by the division to conduct the activities required under this part 8.

(2) "Advisory board" means an oversight group, established as a required element within each storm water management system administrator's program, that is made up of volunteers representing industry sector stakeholders active in the program, including nonprofit administrator representatives, participants, participating MS4s, and third-party auditors. While acting in the capacity of a board of directors, the advisory board has the authority to establish all program policies and procedures, collect and maintain program records, compile annual participant performance summary reports, and take all necessary actions to maintain the department's designation of the administrator.

(3) "CDPS" means the Colorado discharge permit system.

(4) "CDPS MS4 permit" means a CDPS permit for storm water discharges associated with an MS4.

(5) "CDPS storm water construction permit" means a CDPS permit for storm water discharges associated with construction activities.

(6) "MS4" means a municipal separate storm sewer system.

(7) "MS4 permittee" means a governmental entity with a CDPS permit for storm water discharges associated with an MS4.

(8) "Participant" means a person that is required to obtain a CDPS storm water construction permit from the division and that volunteers to participate in a storm water management system program administered by a storm water management system administrator.

(9) "SWMP" means a storm water management plan as defined in the CDPS permit for storm water discharges associated with construction activities.

(10) "Third-party auditor" means a person who meets the professional qualifications defined in the administrator's written program and who operates independently from, and is not an employee of, any participant or MS4 in the administrator's program.
C.R.S. § 25-25-119 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-119
25-25-119. Rents and charges
Status: in_force

25-25-119. Rents and charges. A sufficient amount of the revenues derived in respect of a facility, except such part of such revenues as may be necessary to pay the cost of maintenance, repair, and operation and to provide reserves and for renewals, replacements, extensions, enlargements, and improvements as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds or notes of the authority or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such resolution or trust agreement in a sinking or other similar fund, which is hereby pledged to and charged with the payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds or notes as the same shall become due and the redemption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchase as therein provided. Such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; and the rates, rents, fees, charges, and other revenues or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution, any trust agreement, any other agreement, nor any lease by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority. The use and disposition of moneys to the credit of such sinking or other similar fund shall be subject to the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes or of such trust agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided in such resolution or such trust agreement, such sinking or other similar fund may be a fund for all such bonds or notes issued to finance facilities at a particular health institution without distinction or priority of one over another; except that the authority in any such resolution or trust agreement may provide that such sinking or other similar fund shall be the fund for a particular facility at a health institution and for the bonds issued to finance a particular facility and may, additionally, permit and provide for the issuance of bonds having a lien in respect of the security authorized which is subordinate to other bonds of the authority, and, in such case, the authority may create separate sinking or other similar funds in respect of such subordinate lien bonds.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1004.3 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 10 / Section 25-4-1004.3
25-4-1004.3. Newborn heart defect screening - pulse oximetry - rules - definition
Status: in_force

25-4-1004.3. Newborn heart defect screening - pulse oximetry - rules - definition. (1) (a) On and after January 1, 2016, a birthing facility that is below seven thousand feet of elevation shall test all infants born in the facility for critical congenital heart defects using pulse oximetry.

(b) Upon receipt of the confirmation of the appropriate algorithm for the pulse oximetry reading from the newborn screening committee, the newborn screening committee shall evaluate whether pulse oximetry testing in birthing facilities at or above seven thousand feet elevation meets the criteria in section 25-4-1004. Upon confirmation from the committee that the criteria have been met, the state board of health shall promulgate rules to ensure that all newborns born at or above seven thousand feet elevation are screened for critical congenital heart defects.

(c) The critical congenital heart defect screening using pulse oximetry must be performed on every newborn prior to the newborn's release from the birthing facility.

(2) Each birthing facility shall report the results of the pulse oximetry screenings to the department of public health and environment. The state board of health may promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.

(3) As used in this section, a "birthing facility" means a general hospital or birthing center licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 and that provides birthing and newborn care services.
C.R.S. § 25-8-503.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 5 / Section 25-8-503.5
25-8-503.5. General permits - process for changing permit requirements
Status: in_force

25-8-503.5. General permits - process for changing permit requirements. (1) With respect to a general permit listed in section 25-8-502 (1)(b)(I)(G), when proposing new or amended permit requirements for dischargers to meet, to obtain, or to maintain authorization for discharges under the permit, the division shall:

(a) Prepare a statement of basis and purpose explaining the need for the proposed requirements;

(b) Present evidence supporting the need for the proposed requirements, including information regarding pollutant potential and available controls, incidents of environmental damage, and permit violations;

(c) Before implementing the proposed requirements, provide public notice of, and consider comments received from affected parties about, the proposed requirements; and

(d) Upon request by an affected party, consider and give due weight to a cost-benefit analysis:

(I) Received by the division during the comment phase set forth in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1);

(II) Concerning one or more proposed requirements that are not already required by federal or state statute or rule;

(III) Prepared by a third party chosen from an approved list of analysts, as developed by the division in consultation with representatives of the industries that are subject to general permitting; and

(IV) Paid for by the affected party.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section confers rule-making authority on the division.

(3) A party may appeal a general permit issued under section 25-8-502 (1)(b)(I)(G) pursuant to the appeals process set forth in section 24-4-105, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-7-114.5 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-114.5
25-7-114.5. Application review - public participation
Status: repealed

25-7-114.5. Application review - public participation. (1) Prior to submitting an application for a permit, the applicant may request and, if so requested, the division shall grant a planning meeting with the applicant. At such meeting, the division shall advise the applicant of the applicable permit requirements, including the information, plans, specifications, and data required to be furnished with the permit application.

(2) The division shall evaluate permit applications to determine, for construction permits, whether operation of the proposed new source at the date of start-up and for operating permits, whether the permitted emissions, will comply with all applicable emission control regulations, regulations for the control of hazardous pollutants, and requirements of part 2 or 3 of this article.

(3) The division shall also determine whether applications are for a new source activity that may have an impact upon areas which, as of the projected new source start-up date, are in compliance with national ambient air quality standards as of the date of the permit application, or for new source activity that may have an impact upon areas which, as of the projected new source start-up date, are not in compliance with national ambient air quality standards as of the date of the permit application. In implementing this subsection (3), the division may consider more stringent methods for new sources of oxides of nitrogen in disproportionately impacted communities in the area designated nonattainment for ozone by the United States environmental protection agency.

(4) The division shall prepare its preliminary analysis regarding compliance, as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, and regarding the impact on attainment or nonattainment areas, as set forth in subsection (3) of this section, as expeditiously as possible. For construction permits not subject to part 2 of this article, such preliminary analysis shall be completed no later than sixty calendar days after receipt of a completed permit application. Applicants must be advised within sixty calendar days after receipt of any application, or supplement thereto, if and in what respects the subject application is incomplete. Upon failure of the division to so notify the applicant within sixty calendar days of its filing, the application shall be deemed complete. Applications for construction permits subject to part 2 of this article shall be approved or disapproved within twelve months of receipt of a complete application. Applications for renewable operating permits shall be approved or disapproved within eighteen months after the receipt of the completed permit application; except that those applications submitted within the first year after the effective date of the operating permit program shall be subject to a phased schedule for acting on such permit applications established by the division. The phased schedule shall assure that at least one-third of such permits will be acted on by the division annually over a three-year period. The commission may establish a phased schedule for acting on applications for which a deferral has been granted pursuant to the federal act. A timely and complete permit application operates as a defense to enforcement action for operating without a permit for the period of time during which the division or the commission is reviewing the application and until such time as the division or the commission makes a final determination on the permit application; except that this defense to an enforcement action shall not be available to an applicant which files a fraudulent application.

(5) For those types of projects or activities for which a construction permit application has been filed, defined, or designated by the commission as warranting public comment with respect thereto, the division shall, within fifteen calendar days after it has prepared its preliminary analysis, give public notice of the proposed project or activity by at least one publication in a newspaper of general distribution in the area in which the proposed project or activity, or a part thereof, is to be located or by such other method that is reasonably designed to ensure effective general public notice. The division shall also during such period of time maintain in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the proposed project or activity, or a part thereof, is located a copy of its preliminary analysis and a copy of the application with all accompanying data for public inspection. The division shall receive and consider public comment thereon for a period of thirty calendar days thereafter.

(6) (a) For any construction permit application subject to the requirements of a new or modified major source in a nonattainment area, or for prevention of significant deterioration as provided in part 2 of this article, or for any application for a renewable operating permit, within fifteen calendar days after the issuance of its preliminary analysis, the division shall:

(I) Forward to the applicant written notice of the applicant's right to a formal hearing before the commission with respect to the application; and

(II) Give public notice of the proposed source or modification and the division's preliminary analysis thereof by at least one publication in a newspaper of general distribution in the area of the proposed source or modification, or by such other method that is reasonably designed to ensure effective general public notice. Such notice shall advise of the opportunity for a public hearing for interested persons to appear and submit written or oral comments to the commission on the air quality impacts of the source or modification, the alternatives to the source or modification, the control technology required, if applicable, and other appropriate considerations. Any such notice shall be printed prominently in at least ten-point bold-faced type. The division shall receive and consider any comments submitted.

(b) If within thirty calendar days of publication of such public notice the applicant or an interested person submits a written request for a public hearing to the division, the division shall transmit such request to the commission along with the application, the division's preliminary analysis, and any written comments received by the division, within five calendar days of the end of such thirty-day period. The commission shall, within sixty calendar days after receipt of the application, comments, and analysis, unless such greater time is agreed to by the applicant and the division, hold a public hearing to elicit and record the comment of any interested person regarding the sufficiency of the preliminary analysis and whether the permit application should be approved or denied. At least thirty calendar days prior to such public hearing, notice thereof shall be mailed by the commission to the applicant, printed in a newspaper of general distribution in the area of the proposed source or modification, and submitted for public review with the county clerk and recorder of the county wherein the project or activity is proposed.

(7) (a) Within thirty calendar days following the completion of the division's preliminary analysis for applications for construction permits not subject to part 2 of this article, or within thirty calendar days following the period for public comment provided for in subsection (5) of this section, or for applications for construction permits subject to part 2 of this article and for renewable operating permits, if a hearing is held, within the appropriate time period established pursuant to this article, the division or the commission, as the case may be, shall grant or deny the permit application. Any permit required pursuant to this article shall be granted by the division or the commission, as the case may be, if it finds that:

(I) The source or activity will meet all applicable emission control regulations and regulations for the control of hazardous air pollutants;

(II) The source or activity will meet the requirements of part 2 or 3 of this article, if applicable;

(III) For construction permits, the source or activity will meet any applicable ambient air quality standards and all applicable regulations;

(III.5) For renewable operating permits, the source or activity will meet all applicable regulations; and

(IV) For renewable operating permits, the United States environmental protection agency has not made a timely objection to issuance of such permit pursuant to the federal act.

(b) Failure of the division or commission, as the case may be, to grant or deny the permit application or permit renewal application within the time prescribed shall be treated as a final permit action for purposes of obtaining judicial review in the district court in which the source is located, to require that action be taken on such application by the commission or division, as appropriate, without additional delay. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, judicial review of the division's failure to grant or deny a renewable operating permit required by Title V of the federal act is available until the division grants or denies the permit.

(c) If an applicant has submitted a timely and complete application for a renewable operating permit required by this article, including renewals, but final action has not been taken on such application, and, if required to have a construction permit, such construction permit is in place and valid, the source's failure to have a renewable operating permit shall not be a violation of this article, unless the delay in final action was due to the failure of the applicant to timely submit information required or requested by the division to process the application.

(8) If the division denies a permit or imposes conditions upon the issuance of a permit which are contested by the applicant or if the division revokes a permit pursuant to subsection (12) of this section, the applicant may request a hearing before the commission. The hearing shall be held in accordance with sections 25-7-119 and 24-4-105, C.R.S. The commission may, after review of the evidence presented at the hearing, affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the division but shall, in any event, assure that all the requirements of subsections (6) and (7) of this section are met.

(9) Renewable operating permits shall summarize existing operating restrictions pursuant to section 25-7-114.4 (3).

(10) A permit amendment will not be required to authorize a change in practice which is otherwise permitted pursuant to this article, the state implementation plan, or the federal act merely because an existing permit does not address the practice. Changes in industrial practices and procedures that are not inconsistent with the terms of a renewable operating permit can be made without seeking any change to the terms of said permit.

(11) An order of the division or commission shall be final upon issuance. Any participant in the public comment process and any other person who could obtain judicial review under applicable law shall have standing for purposes of seeking review of any final order of the commission or division regarding applications, renewals, or revisions of any permits. The public participation requirements of subsections (5) and (6) of this section shall apply to all renewable operating permit applications, revisions, and renewals.

(12) (a) A permitted entity shall notify the division within fifteen days after the commencement of any activity for which a construction permit has been issued. Within one hundred eighty days after commencement of operation for which a construction permit has been issued, the source shall demonstrate to the division compliance with the terms and conditions of the construction permit or the division may, pursuant to rules that are adopted by the commission based upon the results of the study conducted under section 25-7-114.7 (2)(a)(V), inspect the project or activity to determine whether or not the terms and conditions of the construction permit have been properly satisfied. At the end of one hundred eighty days after the commencement of operation, the division must:

(I) Revoke the construction permit; or

(II) Continue the construction permit, if applicable; or

(III) Notify the owner or operator that the source has demonstrated compliance with the construction permit.

(b) For those sources subject to the renewable operating permit program, a renewable operating permit will be issued within the appropriate time periods if all requirements for a renewable operating permit are met by the source. The construction permit requirements shall remain in effect until the renewable operating permit is issued.

(12.5) (a) (I) Except for sources involved in agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural production such as farming, seasonal crop drying, animal feeding, or pesticide application, upon determination by the division that the criteria set forth in subsection (12.5)(b) of this section applies to a source that is not required to obtain a renewable operating permit, the division may reopen such construction permit for the purpose of imposing any or all of the following additional terms and conditions:

(A) Enhanced record-keeping requirements;

(B) Enhanced emissions and ambient monitoring requirements;

(C) Operating and maintenance requirements;

(D) Emission control requirements pursuant to section 25-7-109.3; and

(E) Additional monitoring requirements for sources affecting disproportionately impacted communities.

(II) Any such condition which is contested by the permittee may be reviewed by the commission in accordance with the provisions of subsection (7) of this section.

(b) With the exception of those sources involved in agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural production such as farming, seasonal crop drying, animal feeding, and pesticide application, a source's construction permit may be reopened for cause for the purposes of subsection (12.5)(a) of this section only upon a determination by the division that the location of the source is significant in terms of its proximity to residential or business areas or a disproportionately impacted community, and one or more of the following criteria apply to the permitted source:

(I) The control equipment utilized by the source requires an unusually high degree of maintenance or operational sensitivity when compared to control equipment in general;

(II) The design characteristics of the source require an unusually high degree of maintenance or operational sensitivity when compared to the design characteristics of all sources in general;

(III) The application of the control equipment utilized is unique or untested;

(IV) The operational variability of the source may impact the effectiveness of the controls;

(V) The emissions from the source will threaten public health, as determined pursuant to section 25-7-109.3; or

(VI) The emissions from the source will affect a disproportionately impacted community.

(c) Nothing in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (12.5), as amended by House Bill 05-1180, as enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly, shall be construed as changing the property tax classification of property owned by a horticultural or floricultural operation.

(13) The commission shall, wherever practicable, promulgate regulations for renewable operating permit application requirements that combine requirements for construction permits with renewable operating permits to avoid duplicative efforts by the source and the division.

(14) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1042), ch. 209, p. 909, § 3, effective September 1, 2010.)

(15) Repealed.

(16) (a) If the division experiences a backlog in processing air quality permit applications and the department determines or reasonably expects that, as a result, permits would not be issued within statutory time frames, the division shall make available to sources that are not subject to permitting under part C of the federal act the option to have the permit application or the air quality modeling, or both, that is submitted with the applicant's air permit application reviewed for acceptance as demonstrating compliance by a contract consultant selected by the division in lieu of the review being conducted by division staff. The division may also enter into contracts to support the division's air quality permit programs, including the division's general permit program, and modeling to support the air quality permit programs.

(b) The division shall select and contract with qualified nongovernmental air quality consultants, modeling experts, or both to perform permit application reviews, air quality modeling reviews, or other work to support the division's air quality permit programs. The division is not subject to the requirements of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24, in selecting and contracting with the consultants, modeling experts, or both. The division shall review and exclude from consideration as a contract air quality consultant any contractors with a conflict of interest regarding air quality permit applications or modeling. Applicants that choose consultant review of their air quality permit applications or modeling are responsible for both the consultant's costs associated with the review as well as the division's costs associated with the review and determination of the air permit application, to be paid to the division. The division shall transfer the money to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the stationary sources control fund created in section 25-7-114.7 (2)(b)(I).

(c) The division shall use the results of the modeling conducted pursuant to subsection (16)(a) or (16)(b) of this section for purposes of the division's permit program and application analysis.
C.R.S. § 25-3.5-809 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3.5 / Part 8 / Section 25-3.5-809
25-3.5-809. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - funding
Status: in_force

25-3.5-809. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - funding. The programs under this part 8 shall be funded by moneys annually appropriated by the general assembly to the department from the tobacco education programs fund created in section 24-22-117, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-25-110 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-110
25-25-110. Bonds
Status: in_force

25-25-110. Bonds. (1) The authority may issue from time to time its bonds in such principal amount as the authority shall determine for the purpose of financing all or a part of the cost of any health institutions or any facilities authorized by this article or for the refinancing of outstanding obligations. In anticipation of the sale of such bonds, the authority may issue bond anticipation notes and may renew the same from time to time. Such notes shall be paid from any revenues of the authority or other moneys available therefor and not otherwise pledged, or from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds of the authority in anticipation of which they were issued. The notes shall be issued in the same manner as bonds. Such notes and the resolution or resolutions authorizing them may contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations which a bond resolution of the authority may contain.

(2) The bonds may be issued as serial bonds, as term bonds, or as a combination of both types. All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing, mortgaging, or sale by the authority of the facilities concerned or of any part thereof as designated in the resolutions of the authority under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or as designated in a trust indenture authorized by the authority, which trust indenture shall name a bank or trust company in Colorado, or outside of Colorado if it is determined by the authority to be in the best interests of the financing, such determination to be conclusive, as trustee, or out of other moneys available therefor and not otherwise pledged. Such bonds may be issued and delivered by the authority at such times and in such manner, may be in such form and denominations and include such terms and maturities, may be in fully registered form or in bearer form registerable either as to principal or interest or both, may bear such conversion privileges, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding forty years after the date thereof, may be payable at such place or places whether within or without the state of Colorado, may bear interest at such rate or rates per annum as shall be determined by the authority or as shall be determined by any formula prescribed by the authority or as may be determined from time to time by a designated agent of the authority in accordance with specified standards and procedures and without regard to any interest rate limitation appearing in any other law, may be evidenced in such manner, may be in the form of coupon bonds that have attached thereto interest coupons bearing the facsimile signature of an authorized officer of the authority, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this article, all as shall be provided in the resolutions of the authority under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or as is provided in a trust indenture authorized by the authority. Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (2) to the contrary, in the case of short-term notes or other obligations maturing not later than one year after the date of issuance thereof, the board may authorize the executive director, associate executive director, or any officer of the board to fix principal amounts, maturity dates, interest rates, and purchase prices of any particular issue of such short-term notes or obligations, subject to such limitations as to maximum term, maximum principal amount outstanding, and maximum net effective interest rates as the board shall prescribe by resolution, and such authorization shall remain effective for the period of time designated in the initial resolution regardless of whether the composition of the board changes in the interim unless sooner rescinded by the board.

(3) If deemed advisable by the authority, there may be retained in the resolutions or the trust indenture under which any bonds of the authority are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such resolutions or in such trust indenture, at such price or prices, after such notice or notices, and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such resolutions or in such trust indenture and as may be briefly recited on the face of the bonds; but nothing in this article shall be construed to confer on the authority the right or option to redeem any bonds except as may be provided in the resolutions or in such trust indenture under which they are issued.

(4) The bonds or notes of the authority may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices, in such manner, and at such times as may be determined by the authority, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums, and commissions that it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance thereof. The power to fix the date of sale of bonds and notes, to receive bids or proposals, to award and sell bonds and notes, and to take all other necessary action to sell and issue bonds and notes may be delegated to the executive director, associate executive director, or any officer of the board of the authority by resolution of the authority. Pending preparation of the definitive bonds, the authority may issue interim receipts or certificates, which shall be exchanged for the definitive bonds.

(5) (a) Issuance by the authority of one or more series of bonds for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds in connection with the same facilities, any other facilities, or any other purpose under this article, but the resolutions or trust indenture under which any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize the terms and provisions of any prior pledge or mortgage made for any prior issue of bonds and the terms upon which such additional bonds may be issued and secured. Any outstanding bonds of the authority may at any time and from time to time be refunded or advance refunded by the authority by the issuance of its bonds for such purpose and in a principal amount as may be determined by the authority, which may include interest accrued or to accrue thereon with or without giving effect to investment income thereon and other expenses necessary to be paid in connection therewith. If deemed advisable by the authority, such bonds may be refunded or advance refunded for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or enlargements of a facility or any portion thereof.

(b) Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by the exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby with the consent of the holders of the bonds to be so refunded, regardless of whether or not the bonds to be refunded were issued in connection with the same facilities or separate facilities or for any other purpose under this article and regardless of whether or not the bonds proposed to be refunded shall be payable on the same date or different dates or shall be due serially or otherwise. The proceeds of any such bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or at the maturity thereof and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority. Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested or deposited in securities or depositories meeting the requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. The interest, income, and profit, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds or notes to be so refunded or to the payment of principal and interest on the refunding bonds or for any other purpose under this article. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner. The portion of the proceeds of any such bonds issued for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or enlargements of a facility may be invested or deposited in securities or depositories meeting the requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on such investment may be applied to the payment of all or any part of such cost or may be used by the authority in any lawful manner. All such bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this article in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this article.
C.R.S. § 25-58-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 58 / Section 25-58-102
25-58-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-58-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The right of every patient to receive basic information necessary to give full and informed consent is a fundamental tenet of good public health policy and has long been the established law of this state;

(b) Every person having ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting the person's own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting the person's condition and available care;

(c) For nonmedical reasons, some health-care facilities do not provide a full range of health-care services and may prohibit, significantly restrict, or otherwise refuse to provide services such as sterilization, infertility treatments, abortion, end-of-life health-care services, or contraceptive services, including emergency contraception;

(d) Health-care facilities may also deny or selectively restrict care relating to stigmatized populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, for nonmedical reasons even if equivalent procedures are provided for other patients;

(e) Persons seeking health care frequently lack information about which facilities refuse to provide various health-care services for nonmedical reasons and which services they refuse to provide;

(f) Patients are not well positioned to understand what treatment options are available to them when health-care facilities do not disclose which treatment options they refuse to provide for nonmedical reasons;

(g) Consequently, when health-care facilities do not disclose that they restrict or refuse to provide various health-care services for nonmedical reasons, they can deprive patients of a knowledgeable choice as to alternative treatments, which is inconsistent with the underlying principle of informed consent;

(h) Refusal to provide health-care services for nonmedical reasons may:

(I) Have long-term negative consequences, resulting in injury, disability, and death;

(II) Cause trauma to patients;

(III) Impact quality of life; and

(IV) Result in greater health-care expenses for patients and payers; and

(i) Some denials of care violate state and federal law.

(2) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to help ensure that patients are given full and complete information about the health-care services available to them so that they can make well-informed health-care decisions.
C.R.S. § 25-3-107 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 25-3-107
25-3-107. Disciplinary actions reported to Colorado medical board or podiatry board
Status: in_force

25-3-107. Disciplinary actions reported to Colorado medical board or podiatry board. (1) Any disciplinary action to suspend, revoke, or otherwise limit the privileges of a licensed physician or podiatrist that is taken by the governing board of a hospital required to be licensed or certified pursuant to this part 1 or required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(I) or (1)(a)(II) shall be reported to the Colorado medical board or the Colorado podiatry board, whichever board is appropriate, in the form prescribed by said board.

(2) Said hospital shall provide such additional information as is deemed necessary by the Colorado medical board or the Colorado podiatry board to conduct a further investigation and hearing.
C.R.S. § 25-17-403 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 17 / Part 4 / Section 25-17-403
25-17-403. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-17-403. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) "Architectural paint" means an interior or exterior architectural coating sold in a container of five gallons or less.

(b) "Architectural paint" does not include industrial, original equipment manufacturer, or specialty coatings as those terms are defined by the commission by rule.

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

(3) "Curbside service" means a waste collection, recycling, and disposal service that provides pickup of covered architectural paint from residences, including single- and multi-family dwelling units, and small businesses in quantities that a residence or small business would reasonably generate.

(4) "Department" means the department of public health and environment created in section 24-1-119, C.R.S.

(5) "Distributor" means a person who has a contractual relationship with one or more producers to market and sell architectural paint to retailers.

(6) "Energy recovery" means a process by which all or part of architectural paint materials are processed in order to use the heat content or another form of energy from the materials.

(7) "Environmentally sound management practices" means policies that a producer or a stewardship organization implements to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental laws, including laws addressing:

(a) Record keeping;

(b) Tracking and documenting the disposal of architectural paint within and outside the state; and

(c) Environmental liability coverage for professional services and contractor operations.

(8) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee.

(9) "Paint stewardship assessment" means an amount that a producer participating in a paint stewardship program adds to the purchase price of a container of architectural paint sold in Colorado that covers the cost of collecting, transporting, and processing postconsumer architectural paint statewide.

(10) "Paint stewardship program" means a program created in accordance with section 25-17-405.

(11) "Postconsumer architectural paint" means unused architectural paint that the purchaser of the paint no longer wants.

(12) "Producer" means an original producer of architectural paint that sells, offers for sale, or distributes architectural paint within or into Colorado under either the producer's own name or a brand that the producer manufactures.

(13) "Recycling" means a process that transforms discarded products, components, or by-products into new usable or marketable materials that may involve a change in the product's identity. "Recycling" does not mean energy recovery or energy generation by means of combusting discarded products, components, or by-products with or without other waste products.

(14) "Retailer" means a person that sells or offers for sale architectural paint within or into Colorado.

(15) "Reuse" means the return of a product that has already been used into the marketplace for use in the same manner as originally intended without a change in the product's identity.

(16) "Sell" means to transfer title for consideration, including remote sales conducted through sales outlets, catalogs, or online. "Sell" does not include sales or donations of architectural paint in the original container for reuse.

(17) "Stewardship organization" means a corporation, nonprofit organization, or other legal entity created or contracted by one or more producers to implement a paint stewardship program.
C.R.S. § 25-7-122.1 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-122.1
25-7-122.1. Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

25-7-122.1. Criminal penalties. (1) General provisions. (a) Whenever the division has reason to believe that a person has knowingly, as defined in section 18-1-501 (6), violated any requirement or prohibition of an applicable emission control regulation of the commission, state implementation plan, permit required under this article 7, or any provision for the prevention of significant deterioration under part 2 of this article 7; any provision related to attainment under part 3 of this article 7; or section 25-7-105, 25-7-106, 25-7-106.3, 25-7-108, 25-7-109, 25-7-111, 25-7-112, 25-7-113, 25-7-114.2, 25-7-114.5, 25-7-118, 25-7-206, 25-7-403, 25-7-404, 25-7-405, 25-7-407, 42-4-403, 42-4-404, 42-4-405, 42-4-406, 42-4-407, 42-4-409, or 42-4-410, the division may request either the attorney general or the district attorney for the district in which the alleged violation occurs to pursue criminal penalties under this section.

(b) Except for those violations identified in subsections (1)(c), (2), and (3) of this section, any person who knowingly, as defined in section 18-1-501 (6), violates any requirement or prohibition of an applicable emission control regulation of the commission, state implementation plan, permit required under this article 7, or any provision for the prevention of significant deterioration under part 2 of this article 7; any provision related to attainment under part 3 of this article 7; or section 25-7-105, 25-7-106, 25-7-106.3, 25-7-108, 25-7-109, 25-7-109.6, 25-7-111, 25-7-112, 25-7-113, 25-7-114.2, 25-7-114.5, 25-7-118, 25-7-206, 25-7-403, 25-7-404, 25-7-405, 25-7-407, 42-4-403, 42-4-404, 42-4-405, 42-4-406, 42-4-407, 42-4-409, or 42-4-410 commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day of violation. Upon a second conviction for a violation of this subsection (1)(b) within two years, the maximum punishment shall be doubled.

(c) Except for those violations identified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) and subsections (2) and (3) of this section, any person who knowingly, as defined in section 18-1-501 (6), C.R.S., violates any requirement, prohibition, or order respecting an operating permit issued pursuant to section 25-7-114.3, including but not limited to failure to obtain such a permit or to operate in compliance with any term or condition thereof or to pay the permit fee required under section 25-7-114.7 (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per violation per day. Upon a second conviction for a violation of this paragraph (c) within two years, the maximum punishment shall be doubled.

(2) False statements. Any person who knowingly, as defined in section 18-1-501 (6), C.R.S., makes any false material statement, representation, or certification in, or omits material information from, or knowingly alters or conceals any notice, application, record, report, plan, or other document required pursuant to this article to be either filed or maintained or falsifies, tampers with, or renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained or followed under this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than twelve thousand five hundred dollars for each instance of violation. Upon a second conviction for a violation of this subsection (2) within two years, the maximum punishment shall be doubled.

(3) (a) Knowing endangerment. Any person who knowingly, as defined in section 18-1-501 (6), C.R.S., releases into the ambient air any hazardous air pollutant listed pursuant to section 112 of the federal act, or any other hazardous air pollutant as defined by this article, and who knows at the time that such action thereby places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation, or by imprisonment for not more than four years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person committing such violation which is an organization shall, upon conviction under this subsection (3), be subject to a fine of not more than one million dollars for each such violation. Upon a second conviction for a violation of this subsection (3), the maximum punishment shall be doubled. For any air pollutant for which an emissions standard has been set, or for any source for which an operating permit has been issued under this article, a release of such pollutant in accordance with that standard or permit shall not constitute a violation of this subsection (3).

(b) In determining whether a defendant who is an individual knew that the violation placed another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury:

(I) The defendant is responsible only for actual awareness or actual belief possessed; and

(II) Knowledge possessed by a person other than the defendant, but not by the defendant, may not be attributed to the defendant.

(c) (I) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution that the conduct charged was freely consented to by the person endangered and that the danger and conduct charged were reasonably foreseeable hazards of:

(A) An occupation, a business, or a profession; or

(B) Medical treatment or medical or scientific experimentation conducted by professionally approved methods and such other person had been made aware of the risks involved prior to giving consent.

(II) The defendant may establish an affirmative defense under this paragraph (c) by a preponderance of the evidence.

(d) Any person who negligently, as defined in section 18-1-501 (3), C.R.S., violates any requirement or prohibition of an applicable emission control regulation of the commission, state implementation plan, permit required under this article, or any provision for the prevention of significant deterioration under part 2 of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than twelve thousand five hundred dollars per day for each day of violation.

(4) All general defenses, affirmative defenses, and bars to prosecution that may apply with respect to other criminal offenses may apply under this section and shall be determined by the courts of this state according to the principles of common law as they may be interpreted in the light of reason and experience. Concepts of justification and excuse applicable under this section may be developed in the light of reason and experience.

(5) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Organization" means a legal entity, other than a government, established or organized for any purpose, and such term includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, joint-stock company, foundation, institution, trust, society, union, or any other association of persons.

(b) "Person" includes, in addition to the entities referred to in section 25-7-103 (19), any responsible corporate officer.

(c) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
C.R.S. § 25-27-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-27-105
25-27-105. License - application - inspection - issuance
Status: in_force

25-27-105. License - application - inspection - issuance. (1) An application for a license to operate an assisted living residence shall be submitted to the department annually upon such form and in such manner as prescribed by the department.

(2) The department shall investigate and pass on each original application and each renewal application for a license. The department shall inspect or cause to be inspected the residences to be operated by an applicant for an original license before the license is granted and shall annually thereafter inspect or cause to be inspected the residences of all licensees. The department shall make such other inspections as it deems necessary to insure that the health, safety, and welfare of the residents are being protected. The residence shall submit in writing, in a form prescribed by the department, a plan detailing the measures that will be taken to correct any violations found by the department as a result of inspections undertaken pursuant to this subsection (2).

(2.5) (a) On July 1, 2002, as part of an original application and on and after July 1, 2002, on the first renewal of an application for assisted living residences licensed before July 1, 2002, for a license, an owner, applicant, or licensee shall request from a criminal justice agency designated by the department criminal history record information regarding such owner, applicant, or licensee. The information, upon such request and subject to any restrictions imposed by such agency, shall be forwarded by the criminal justice agency directly to the department.

(a.5) On and after July 1, 2002, the department may require that an administrator request from a criminal justice agency designated by the department a criminal history record on such administrator. The information, upon such request and subject to any restrictions imposed by such agency, shall be forwarded by the criminal justice agency directly to the department.

(a.7) When the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check of an applicant performed pursuant to this section reveal a record of arrest without a disposition, the department shall require that applicant to submit to a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section 22-2-119.3 (6)(d).

(b) The information shall be used by the department in ascertaining whether the person applying for licensure has been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor, which felony or misdemeanor involves moral turpitude or involves conduct that the department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, and welfare of residents of the assisted living residence. Information obtained in accordance with this section shall be maintained by the department.

(c) All costs of obtaining any information from a criminal justice agency pursuant to this section shall be borne by the individual who is the subject of such check.

(2.8) No license shall be issued or renewed by the department if the owner, applicant, or licensee of the assisted living residence has been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor, which felony or misdemeanor involves moral turpitude or involves conduct that the department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the assisted living residence.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the department shall issue or renew a license when it is satisfied that the applicant or licensee is in compliance with the requirements set out in this article and the rules promulgated thereunder. Except for provisional licenses issued in accordance with subsection (4) of this section, a license issued or renewed pursuant to this section shall expire one year from the date of issuance or renewal.

(4) The department may issue a provisional license to an applicant for the purpose of operating an assisted living residence for a period of ninety days if the applicant is temporarily unable to conform to all the minimum standards required under this article; except that no license shall be issued to an applicant if the operation of the applicant's residence will adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of such residence. As a condition of obtaining a provisional license, the applicant shall show proof to the department that attempts are being made to conform and comply with applicable standards. No provisional license shall be granted prior to the submission of a criminal background check in accordance with subsection (2.5) of this section. A provisional license shall not be renewed.
C.R.S. § 25-4-510 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 25-4-510
25-4-510. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

25-4-510. Jurisdiction. District courts shall have original jurisdiction under this part 5.
C.R.S. § 25-20-101 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20 / Section 25-20-101
25-20-101. Short title
Status: in_force

25-20-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act".
C.R.S. § 25-4-2209 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 22 / Section 25-4-2209
25-4-2209. Culturally relevant and affirming health-care training - health-care providers -
Status: in_force

25-4-2209. Culturally relevant and affirming health-care training - health-care providers - grants - definitions. (1) As used in this section:

(a) "Priority populations" means people experiencing homelessness; people involved with the criminal justice system; Black people, indigenous people, and people of color; American Indians and Alaska natives; veterans; people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning; people of disproportionately affected sexual orientations and gender identities; people who have AIDS or HIV; older adults; children and families; and people with disabilities, including people who are deaf and hard of hearing, people who are blind and deafblind, people with brain injuries, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people with other co-occurring disabilities; and other populations as deemed appropriate by the behavioral health administration.

(b) "Program" means the culturally relevant and affirming health-care training grant program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(c) "Provider" means an individual licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to title 12 to provide health-care services and an individual certified or licensed as an emergency medical service provider by the department. "Provider" does not include a veterinarian.

(d) "Regulator" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-20-102 (14).

(2) (a) On or before January 1, 2023, the office shall create a culturally relevant and affirming health-care training grant program to provide money to nonprofit entities and statewide associations of health-care providers to develop new, culturally responsive training programs to benefit priority populations.

(b) The director of the office shall contract with a third-party administrator to administer the program. The third-party administrator shall:

(I) Issue a grant application for nonprofit entities and statewide associations of health-care providers who wish to participate in the program to develop culturally relevant and affirming health-care training for providers; and

(II) Submit the list of the qualified applicants for the program to the commission for approval.

(3) In order to be qualified to participate in the program, the nonprofit entity and statewide associations of health-care providers must be able to provide culturally relevant and affirming health-care training that:

(a) Teaches providers how to provide effective, equitable, understandable, safe, quality, and respectful care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs;

(b) Equips providers with the knowledge, skills, and awareness to best serve all patients, regardless of cultural or language background; and

(c) Focuses on:

(I) Culturally responsive and clinically competent care for priority populations; and

(II) Intersectionality, respectful care, implicit biases, and sexual orientation and gender identity data collection.

(4) While creating the list of qualified entities to conduct the culturally relevant and affirming health-care training, the director of the office shall consider the ability of each qualified entity to address the needs of priority populations through its training program.

(5) The commission shall review the list of qualified entities that apply for participation in the grant program, select entities to participate in the grant program, and provide a list of the selected entities to the office.

(6) (a) The office shall provide a list of qualified entities that are selected by the commission, a description of the training offered, and information regarding the grant program to the regulator of each provider.

(b) Each qualified entity that is selected by the commission to provide training is encouraged to work with regulators in each health-care profession to ensure that each provider who completes the training receives continuing education credit where applicable.

(7) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate nine hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the department for allocation to the office for the purposes of this section, including payment for a third-party administrator. Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2022-23 state fiscal year:

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

(b) May be used by the department in subsequent state fiscal years without further appropriation; and

(c) Shall not be used for any other purpose other than the purposes set forth in this section.
C.R.S. § 25-1-134 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 25-1-134
25-1-134. Environmental justice - ombudsperson - advisory board - grant program - definiti
Status: repealed

25-1-134. Environmental justice - ombudsperson - advisory board - grant program - definitions - repeal. (1) Environmental justice ombudsperson. (a) There is hereby created in the department the position of an environmental justice ombudsperson. The ombudsperson reports to the executive director of the department. The department shall provide administrative support for the ombudsperson. The ombudsperson otherwise functions independently in exercising its powers.

(b) The governor shall appoint the ombudsperson as soon as practicable but no later than February 1, 2022, and as necessary thereafter to fill a vacancy. Prior to an appointment, the governor or the governor's designee shall consult with, and may receive recommendations from, the advisory board, the general assembly, representatives of disproportionately impacted communities, and other relevant stakeholders regarding the selection of the ombudsperson.

(c) The ombudsperson must be qualified by training or experience in environmental justice, and should have been a resident of one or more disproportionately impacted communities or have worked to advance environmental justice within disproportionately impacted communities.

(d) The ombudsperson shall:

(I) Collaborate with the advisory board for the purpose of promoting environmental justice for the people of Colorado;

(II) Serve as an advocate for disproportionately impacted communities and as a liaison between disproportionately impacted communities and the department, including with respect to communications regarding the grant program to fund environmental mitigation projects;

(III) Work to improve the relationships and interactions between disproportionately impacted communities and the department;

(IV) Increase the flow of information between the department and disproportionately impacted communities concerning the environment and departmental programs using methods of outreach that include, at a minimum:

(A) Disseminating information through local schools, social media, local social and activity clubs, libraries, or other local services; and

(B) Prioritizing in-person meetings in communities with populations that are predominantly Black, Indigenous, Latino, or Asian American that have a median income below the state's average, or that are in rural locations;

(V) Identify ways to enable meaningful participation by disproportionately impacted communities in the decision-making processes of the department;

(VI) Coordinate with the office of health equity, created in section 25-4-2204;

(VII) Maintain a telephone number, website, e-mail address, and mailing address for the receipt of complaints and inquiries for matters pertaining to environmental justice;

(VIII) Establish procedures to address complaints pertaining to environmental justice to the extent practicable;

(IX) Consult with the division of administration in reporting to the air quality control commission, created in section 25-7-104, on equitable progress toward the state's greenhouse gas reduction goals;

(X) Serve in an advisory capacity, as requested, to other state agencies conducting outreach to and engagement of disproportionately impacted communities in light of a proposed agency action; and

(XI) Advocate for and liaise with mobile home residents in matters of water quality and work with residents on solutions and funding to improve water quality in accordance with part 10 of article 8 of title 25.

(2) Environmental justice advisory board. (a) There is hereby created in the department the environmental justice advisory board.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (2), the members of the advisory board are appointed by the governor. The governor shall make the initial appointments as soon as practicable, but no later than four months after July 2, 2021. An appointing authority may remove a member of the advisory board for malfeasance in office, failure to regularly attend meetings, or any cause that renders the member unable or unfit to discharge the member's duties.

(c) The advisory board consists of the following twelve members who, to the extent practicable, must reside in different geographic areas of the state, reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state, and have experience with a range of environmental issues, including air pollution, water contamination, and public health impacts:

(I) Four voting members appointed by the governor, who must be or have been residents of a disproportionately impacted community;

(II) Three voting members appointed by the governor, one of whom must be from a nongovernmental organization that represents statewide interests to advance racial justice, one of whom must be from a nongovernmental organization that represents statewide interests to advance environmental justice, and one of whom must represent worker interests in disproportionately impacted communities;

(III) The executive director of the department, or the executive director's designee, as a nonvoting member; and

(IV) Four voting members appointed by the executive director of the department, at least one of whom must be a midwife who is practicing in a freestanding birth center, in a rural area, or as a home birth provider.

(d) (I) Except as provided in subsection (2)(d)(II) of this section, each member's term of appointment is four years. Voting members may serve no more than two terms. The governor shall fill any vacancies on the advisory board, including for the remainder of any unexpired term. A member appointed to fill a vacancy may serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled, and this remainder counts as one term for that appointee.

(II) In order to ensure staggered terms of office, the initial term of two members appointed by the governor pursuant to subsection (2)(c)(I) of this section, as specified by the governor, and two members appointed pursuant to subsection (2)(c)(IV) of this section, as specified by the executive director of the department, is two years.

(e) (I) Each voting member of the advisory board appointed pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section is entitled to receive a per diem of two hundred dollars for attendance at regularly scheduled meetings of the board during the 2021-22 state fiscal year. For each state fiscal year thereafter, the per diem amount shall be annually adjusted for inflation based on the percentage change in the United States department of labor's bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items paid by all urban consumers, or its applicable successor index. Voting members of the board are also entitled to receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while performing official duties.

(II) The nonvoting member of the advisory board may not receive a per diem, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while performing official duties.

(f) The advisory board shall elect a chair from among its members every year. The advisory board shall meet at least once every quarter. The chair may schedule all such additional meetings as are necessary for the advisory board to complete its duties.

(g) The advisory board shall:

(I) Serve in an advisory capacity to the ombudsperson in the performance of the duties of the ombudsperson;

(II) Hold a portion of advisory board meetings for the ombudsperson to jointly receive stakeholder input into the activities and priorities of the ombudsperson;

(III) Develop a public complaint process related to the performance of the ombudsperson;

(IV) Develop recommendations to address any other matters relating to adverse environmental effects on disproportionately impacted communities as referred to the advisory board by the governor or the executive director of the department;

(V) Develop policies as are necessary for the conduct of its affairs and its meetings, and post all policies on its website, including a conflict of interest policy for its members, which must require the disclosure of any potential financial interest of any member or relative of any member in a proposed environmental mitigation project. A board member who has a personal or financial interest in an environmental mitigation project under consideration shall recuse the board member from any vote on that project.

(VI) Advise the department on matters to enable the department to interact with disproportionately impacted communities in the best manner possible;

(VII) Support the implementation of a grant program to fund environmental mitigation projects from the community impact cash fund created in section 25-7-129 in accordance with this subsection (2)(g)(VII) by performing the following duties:

(A) The advisory board shall develop guidelines for a grant program to fund environmental mitigation projects, with input from the department. The guidelines must include: Procedures for applicants to submit applications to the board, and for selection of environmental mitigation projects to fund; provisions to ensure that the applications are concise, straightforward, objective, inclusive, and accessible to all interested parties; a requirement that the applicant disclose any conflict of interest, such as a personal or financial relationship with any member of the advisory board; and identification of any information necessary to be included in an application to ensure the advisory board can prepare the report required by subsection (2)(g)(VII)(C) of this section.

(B) The advisory board shall review each application that it receives and may award grants, subject to appropriations and available funding, to applicants to fund environmental mitigation projects in disproportionately impacted communities.

(C) The advisory board shall compile an annual report that details information about the environmental mitigation projects that are awarded grants, including: Details about the disproportionately impacted community in which the project will take place, including information about pollution levels, health disparities, and demographics; the relationship between the community, the project, and any violations that gave rise to penalties paid into the community impact cash fund created in section 25-7-129; the status of the project, the engagement between the project and the community, and the reaction of the disproportionately impacted community to the project; and other details as the advisory board deems appropriate. The annual report shall be made publicly accessible, including on the advisory board's website.

(h) This subsection (2) is repealed, effective September 1, 2027. Before the repeal, the advisory board and its functions are scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.

(3) Records and meetings. The advisory board and the ombudsperson are subject to all the applicable requirements of the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, and the open meetings law contained in part 4 of article 6 of title 24.

(4) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Advisory board" means the environmental justice advisory board created in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) "Environmental mitigation project" means any project that avoids, minimizes, measures, or mitigates adverse environmental impacts in a disproportionately impacted community, including, without limitation, health effects, health disparities, and other environmental impacts or that promotes equitable participation in a rule-making proceeding that may affect a disproportionately impacted community.

(c) "Ombudsperson" means the environmental justice ombudsperson appointed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-113 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-1.5-113
25-1.5-113. Crisis and suicide prevention training grant program - creation - process - repo
Status: in_force

25-1.5-113. Crisis and suicide prevention training grant program - creation - process - reporting requirements - fund - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Department" means the department of public health and environment created and existing pursuant to section 25-1-102.

(b) "Fund" means the crisis and suicide prevention training grant program fund established in subsection (5) of this section.

(c) "Grant program" means the crisis and suicide prevention training grant program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(d) "Office of suicide prevention" means the office of suicide prevention in the department, established pursuant to section 25-1.5-101 (1)(w).

(e) "Public school" means a school of a school district, a district charter school, or an institute charter school.

(f) "School district" means any public school district existing pursuant to law.

(g) "School safety resource center" means the school safety resource center in the office of school safety in the office of the executive director in the department of public safety, established pursuant to section 24-33.5-1803.

(h) "Suicide prevention" or "comprehensive suicide prevention" includes the following components:

(I) Strategies or approaches that seek to prevent the onset of suicidal despair, commonly known as "suicide prevention";

(II) Public health intervention supports, including community training, workforce development, quality improvement and provision of technical assistance to support the adoption of best suicide attempt behavior intervention and postvention practices and policies; and

(III) Postvention responses to and support for individuals and communities affected by the aftermath of suicide attempts and suicide deaths.

(2) (a) There is created in the department the crisis and suicide prevention training grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to provide financial assistance for the provision of comprehensive crisis and suicide prevention training annually, if grant funding is available, for all teachers and staff at public schools and school districts in Colorado who work directly or indirectly with students. Priority for grant awards is for public schools and school districts with educators and staff who have not yet received such training. The grant program may authorize up to four hundred thousand dollars in grants per year in varying amounts based on the size and need of the public school or school district.

(b) On and after January 1, 2019, a public school or a school district may apply to the department for a grant pursuant to the guidelines adopted in subsection (3) of this section to provide crisis and comprehensive suicide prevention training in the public school or school district.

(c) The department shall administer the grant program in consultation with the office of suicide prevention and the school safety resource center.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the department is not required to implement the provisions of this section until sufficient money has been transferred or appropriated to the fund.

(3) (a) On or before November 1, 2018, the office of suicide prevention and the school safety resource center shall make recommendations to the department for the administration of the grant program, and the department shall adopt formal training guidelines for the grant program. The guidelines must include:

(I) Application procedures by which public schools and school districts may apply for a grant pursuant to this section;

(II) Criteria to utilize in selecting public schools and school districts to receive grants and in determining the amount of grant money to be awarded to each grant recipient. The criteria, at a minimum, must include:

(A) That first priority for grant awards is to provide crisis and comprehensive suicide prevention training to public schools and school districts that have not previously received such training;

(B) An emphasis on providing such training to all staff at the public school or school district, not just educators;

(C) A requirement that each application, at a minimum, must describe how the applicant public school or school district will use a grant award to provide comprehensive crisis and suicide prevention training to all educators and staff who have not yet received such training or provide a train-the-trainer program to interested individuals who have not yet received such training; or

(D) An emphasis on providing a train-the-trainer program for employees at the public school or school district that are designed to prepare the program attendees to teach a teen behavioral and mental health training course, as well as improve overall school climate and promote teen behavioral and mental health. For the purposes of this subsection (3)(a)(II)(D), a "teen behavioral and mental health training course" is a course that trains students in high school to identify, understand, and respond to signs of behavioral and mental health disorders among their friends and peers.

(b) If there is money remaining in the fund after grants are made to all public schools or school districts that applied for a grant and that had not previously received crisis and comprehensive suicide prevention training, the department may award grants to a public school or school district that had previously received such training.

(c) The office of suicide prevention and school safety resource center shall assist the department with reviewing grant applications, making recommendations to the department on which public schools and school districts that applied must receive a grant from the grant program and the amount of each grant, and acting as a resource for grantees.

(4) (a) Each grant recipient shall submit a written report to the department not later than six months after the expiration of the term of its grant. The report must include a summary of activities made possible by the grant money.

(b) The department shall include in the report required pursuant to section 25-1.5-101 (1)(w)(III)(A) the following information regarding the administration of the grant program during the preceding year:

(I) The number of public schools and school districts that received a grant from the grant program;

(II) The amount of each grant award by recipient;

(III) The number of pupils who are enrolled at each public school or school district of each grant recipient;

(IV) The number of school staff and educators who were provided training as a result of a grant; and

(V) A copy of the grant recipients' crisis and comprehensive suicide prevention plans.

(5) (a) There is established in the state treasury the crisis and suicide prevention training grant program fund. The fund consists of money transferred or appropriated to it and any other money that may be made available by the general assembly. The money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing the grant program. Any money not provided as grants may be invested by the state treasurer as provided in section 24-36-113. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund must be credited to the fund. Any amount remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year must remain in the fund and not be credited or transferred to the general fund or to any other fund.

(b) No more than three percent of the money annually expended from the fund may be used for the expenses incurred by the department in administering the grant program.

(c) The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations from public and private sources to implement this section; except that the department shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with the provisions of this section or any other law of the state. The department shall transfer all private and public money received through gifts, grants, and donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund.

(d) Nothing in this section requires the department to solicit money for the purposes of implementing the grant program.
C.R.S. § 25-4-1403 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 14 / Section 25-4-1403
25-4-1403. Colorado HIV and AIDS prevention grant program
Status: in_force

25-4-1403. Colorado HIV and AIDS prevention grant program. (1) There is hereby created in the department the Colorado HIV and AIDS prevention grant program to address local community needs in the areas of medically accurate HIV and AIDS prevention and education through a competitive grant process. The department shall administer the program.

(2) Grant applicants must be nonprofit organizations that are governed by a board of directors and have the benefit of tax-exempt status pursuant to section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", or are county, district, or municipal public health agencies.

(3) (a) Preference shall be given to grant applicants that have as one of their primary purposes HIV and AIDS prevention and education.

(b) Grants may be given to organizations that conduct HIV prevention in conjunction with other comorbidities secondary to HIV infections.

(4) Grant applications must include, but need not be limited to:

(a) A statement of the local HIV and AIDS prevention or education issue to be addressed, a description of the constituency that shall be served or targeted, and how the constituency will benefit;

(b) A description of the goals and objectives of the grant applicant in submitting an application under the program; and

(c) A description of the activities planned to accomplish the goals and objectives of the grant applicant and of the outcome measures that will be used by the grant applicant.

(5) Grants must only be given for medically accurate HIV and AIDS prevention and education programs that are based in behavioral and social science theory and research and shall not be used to contribute to existing scholarships, directly to endowments, fund-raising events, annual fund drives, or debt reduction.
C.R.S. § 25-25-120 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-25-120
25-25-120. Fees
Status: in_force

25-25-120. Fees. (1) All expenses of the authority incurred in carrying out the provisions of this article shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this article, and no liability shall be incurred by the authority beyond the moneys which are provided pursuant to this article; except that, for the purposes of meeting the necessary expenses of initial organization and operation until such date as the authority derives moneys from funds provided pursuant to this article, the authority may borrow such moneys as may be required for the necessary expenses of organization and operation. Such borrowed moneys shall be repaid within a reasonable time after the authority receives funds provided pursuant to this article.

(2) An initial planning service fee in an amount determined by the authority shall be paid to the authority by each health institution that applies for financial assistance to provide for its facilities. Such initial planning service fees shall be included in the cost of the facilities to be financed and shall not be refundable by the authority, whether or not any such application is approved, or, if approved, whether or not such financial assistance is accomplished. In addition to such initial fee, an annual planning service fee shall be paid to the authority by each participating health institution in an amount determined by the authority. Such fees shall be paid on dates or in installments as may be satisfactory to the authority. Such fees may be used for:

(a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 417, § 9, effective August 3, 2007.)

(b) Necessary administrative and operating expenses; and

(c) Reserves for anticipated future expenses.

(3) In addition, the authority may retain the services of any other public or private person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation to furnish services and data to be used by the authority in determining the financial feasibility of any facilities for which application is being made or for such other services or surveys as the authority deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The authority may negotiate the fee to be paid to a person or entity that provides these services to the authority.
C.R.S. § 25-15-316 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 3 / Section 25-15-316
25-15-316. Prior acts validated and rules continued
Status: in_force

25-15-316. Prior acts validated and rules continued. (1) All acts, orders, and rules adopted by the state board of health under the authority of this article prior to August 1, 1992, that were valid prior to said date and not otherwise subject to judicial review shall, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with this article, be deemed and held to be legal and valid in all respects, as though issued by the commission under the authority of this article. No provision of this part 3 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.

(2) All acts, orders, and rules adopted by the state board of health under the authority of part 1 of article 20 of title 30, C.R.S., 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 commission under the authority of said provisions. No provision of this part 3 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. § 25-7-409 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 25-7-409
25-7-409. Voluntary no-burn days
Status: in_force

25-7-409. Voluntary no-burn days. Whenever the air quality control division determines, after investigation, that the level of wood stove emissions anticipated will contribute adversely or is likely to have an adverse impact on the air quality in any nonattainment area in the state, the commission should implement and announce a program of voluntary no-burn days.
C.R.S. § 25-1.5-120 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 1.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-1.5-120
25-1.5-120. Natural medicine testing and standards - rules
Status: in_force

25-1.5-120. Natural medicine testing and standards - rules. (1) The department of public health and environment, in coordination with the department of revenue, to ensure consistency between rules, shall promulgate rules concerning testing standards and laboratory certification requirements of natural medicine and natural medicine product regulated by the department of revenue pursuant to article 50 of title 44.

(2) At a minimum, the rules must:

(a) Establish natural medicine and natural medicine product laboratory testing standards and requirements;

(b) Establish a natural medicine independent laboratory testing certification program for licensees pursuant to article 50 of title 44, within an implementation time frame established by the department of revenue, requiring licensees to test natural medicine and natural medicine product to ensure, at a minimum, that products transferred for human consumption by persons licensed pursuant to article 50 of title 44 do not contain contaminants that are injurious to health and to ensure correct labeling;

(c) Establish procedures that require notification to the state licensing authority if test results indicate the presence of quantities of any substance determined to be injurious to health;

(d) Ensure that testing verifies concentration representations and homogeneity for correct labeling;

(e) Establish an acceptable variance for concentration representations and procedures to address concentration misrepresentations; and

(f) Establish the protocols and frequency of natural medicine testing by licensees.
C.R.S. § 25-6.5-101 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 6.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-6.5-101
25-6.5-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-6.5-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and determines that the protection of the natural environment of this state is important to the public health and welfare of the citizens of Colorado.

(2) The general assembly further finds and determines that the environmental laws of this state relating to air quality control in article 7 of this title, water quality control in article 8 of this title, hazardous waste in article 15 of this title, and solid waste in article 20 of title 30, C.R.S., may be highly technical, complex, and subject to varying interpretation.

(3) The general assembly, therefore, declares that the provisions of this article are enacted to enhance public notice and awareness of rules, regulations, and interpretations of the environmental laws of this state and to ensure public confidence in the fairness of the enforcement of any agency requirements.
C.R.S. § 25-42-102 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 42 / Section 25-42-102
25-42-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

25-42-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Eligible elector" means an eligible elector as defined in section 32-1-103 (5)(a)(I), C.R.S., of the taxing area of a unit of government hospital provider.

(2) "Qualified purchaser" means a person domiciled in Colorado who has been issued a direct payment permit number pursuant to section 39-26-103.5, C.R.S.

(3) "Taxing area" means:

(a) In the case of the Denver health and hospital authority, the city and county of Denver;

(b) In the case of a county hospital, the county in which the hospital is located;

(c) In the case of a hospital within a health service district, the health service district;

(d) In the case of the university of Colorado hospital authority, the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, and Jefferson and the city and county of Broomfield; and

(e) In the case of a municipal hospital, the county in which the hospital is located.

(4) "Unit of government hospital care provider" means:

(a) The Denver health and hospital authority created pursuant to section 25-29-103;

(b) The board of any county hospital created pursuant to section 25-3-301;

(c) A health service district within the meaning of section 32-1-103 (9), C.R.S.;

(d) The university of Colorado hospital authority created pursuant to part 5 of article 21 of title 23, C.R.S.; or

(e) A municipally owned hospital created pursuant to section 31-15-711 (1)(e), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-5-408 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 25-5-408
25-5-408. Discretion as to warning
Status: in_force

25-5-408. Discretion as to warning. Nothing in this part 4 shall be construed as requiring the department to report, for the institution of proceedings under this part 4, minor violations of this part 4 whenever the department believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.
C.R.S. § 25-8-402 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 8 / Part 4 / Section 25-8-402
25-8-402. Procedures to be followed in classifying state waters and setting standards and
Status: in_force

25-8-402. Procedures to be followed in classifying state waters and setting standards and control regulations. (1) Prior to the classification of state waters and promulgating any water quality standard or any control regulation authorized in this article, the commission shall conduct a public hearing thereon as provided in section 24-4-103, C.R.S. Notice of any such hearing shall conform to the requirements of section 24-4-103, C.R.S., but such notice shall be given at least sixty days prior to the hearing and shall include each proposed standard or regulation.

(2) Any person desiring to propose a standard or regulation differing from the standard or regulation proposed by the commission shall file such other written proposal with the commission not less than twenty days prior to the hearing, and, when on file, such proposal shall be open for public inspection.

(3) Witnesses at the hearing shall be subject to cross-examination by or on behalf of the commission, by or on behalf of persons who have proposed standards or regulations pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, and by or on behalf of persons who have obtained party status to the proceeding.

(4) Standards or regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall take effect as provided in section 24-4-103 (5), C.R.S.

(5) Any emergency rule-making proceedings by the commission shall be conducted pursuant to section 24-4-103 (6), C.R.S., and not pursuant to this section. Any rule adopted pursuant to such proceedings may be effective for a specified period longer than one hundred twenty days, but not later than one year, if the commission determines that such longer period is necessary to complete rule-making pursuant to section 24-4-103, C.R.S., to reconsider the emergency rule.
C.R.S. § 25-9-101 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 9 / Section 25-9-101
25-9-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-9-101. Legislative declaration. To assure adequate operation of water and wastewater facilities, and to preserve the public peace, health, and safety, this article 9 and any rules authorized pursuant thereto are enacted to provide for the examination, classification, and certification of water and wastewater facility operators and to establish minimum standards therefor based upon their knowledge and experience, to provide procedures for certification, to encourage career and technical education for such operators, to provide a penalty for the wrongful use of the title "certified operator", to require each water and wastewater facility to be under the supervision of a certified operator, to provide for the classification of all water and wastewater facilities in the state, and to provide a penalty for the operation of a water or wastewater facility without supervision of a certified operator.
C.R.S. § 25-4-413 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 25-4-413
25-4-413. Emergency public health procedures - injunctions
Status: in_force

25-4-413. Emergency public health procedures - injunctions. (1) When the procedures set forth in section 25-4-412 have been exhausted or cannot be satisfied and the executive director or a local director, within his or her respective jurisdiction, knows or has reason to believe, based on accurate, evidence-based, and medical and epidemiological information, that a person has acquired a sexually transmitted infection and that the person presents an imminent risk to the public health, the executive director or the local director may bring an action in district court, pursuant to rule 65 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure, to enjoin the person from engaging in or continuing to engage in specific conduct that poses an evidence-based risk to the public health. The executive director or the local director shall request the district attorney to file such an action in the district court. However, if the district attorney refuses to act, the executive director may file the action and be represented by the attorney general. The court is authorized to hold an ex parte proceeding when necessary.

(2) (a) Under the circumstances outlined in subsection (1) of this section, in addition to the injunction order, the district court may issue other appropriate court orders, including an order to take the person into custody for a period not to exceed seventy-two hours and place him or her in a facility designated or approved by the executive director. A custody order issued for the purpose of counseling and testing to determine whether the person has a sexually transmitted infection must provide for the immediate release from custody of a person who tests negative and may provide for counseling or other appropriate measures to be imposed on a person who tests positive.

(b) The state department or local public health agency shall give notice of the order, promptly, personally, and confidentially, to the person who is the subject of the order. The order must state the grounds and provisions of the order and notify the person that he or she has the right to refuse to comply with the order, that he or she has the right to be present at a hearing to review the order, and that he or she may have an attorney appear on his or her behalf at the hearing. If a respondent to any such action cannot afford an attorney, one shall be appointed for him or her at the commencement of the proceedings.

(c) If the person contests testing or treatment, invasive medical procedures shall not be carried out prior to a hearing held pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(3) An order issued by a district court pursuant to subsection (2) of this section is subject to review in a court hearing. Notice of the place, date, and time of the court hearing shall be given promptly, personally, and confidentially to the person who is the subject of the court order. The court shall conduct the hearing no later than forty-eight hours after the issuance of the order. The person has the right to be present at the hearing and have an attorney appear on his or her behalf at the hearing. If a respondent to any such action cannot afford an attorney, one shall be appointed for him or her at the beginning of the injunction process. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall issue appropriate orders affirming, modifying, or dismissing the original order.

(4) The state department or local public health agency has the burden of proof to show by clear and convincing evidence that evidence-based grounds exist for the issuance of any court order made pursuant to subsection (2) or (3) of this section.

(5) A hearing conducted by the district court pursuant to this section must be closed and confidential, and any transcripts or records relating to the hearing are also confidential.

(6) An order entered by the district court pursuant to subsection (2) or (3) of this section must impose terms and conditions no more restrictive than necessary to protect the public health.
C.R.S. § 25-7-109.2 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 25-7-109.2
25-7-109.2. Small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistan
Status: repealed

25-7-109.2. Small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program - rules - advisory panel - legislative declaration - repeal. (1) The commission shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary to establish and administer the Colorado small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program consistent with the requirements of the federal act.

(2) There is hereby created a compliance advisory panel, which shall:

(a) Render advisory opinions concerning the effectiveness of the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program, difficulties encountered, degree of enforcement, and severity of penalties;

(b) Make periodic reports to the governor and the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency;

(c) Review information for small business stationary sources to assure such information is understandable by the layperson; and

(d) Advise the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program, which shall serve as the secretariat for the development and dissemination of such reports and advisory opinions.

(3) The panel shall consist of:

(a) Two members who are not owners or representatives of owners of small business stationary sources, appointed by the governor to represent the general public;

(b) Two members who are owners or who represent owners of small business stationary sources, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;

(c) Two members who are owners or who represent owners of small business stationary sources, one appointed by the president of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and

(d) One member appointed by the executive director of the department of public health and environment to represent such department.

(4) Members of the panel shall serve for terms of three years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than four members' terms expire in the same year. Each term commences on February 1 of the year of appointment. Vacancies occurring during the term of office of any member of the panel shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the regular term in the same manner as for the original appointment.

(5) In furtherance of the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program established as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the department of public health and environment shall serve as ombudsman for small business stationary sources. The department shall carry out the ombudsman duties using personnel outside of the air pollution control division.

(6) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this section is enacted for purposes of compliance with the provisions of section 507 of the federal act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 7661f. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section and this subsection (6) are repealed, effective September 1, 2026. Prior to said repeal, the compliance advisory panel shall be reviewed by a legislative committee of reference, designated pursuant to section 2-3-1201, C.R.S., to conduct the review pursuant to section 2-3-1203, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 25-14-206 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 14 / Part 2 / Section 25-14-206
25-14-206. Optional prohibitions
Status: repealed

25-14-206. Optional prohibitions. (1) The owner or manager of any place otherwise exempted under section 25-14-205 may post signs prohibiting smoking. Such posting shall have the effect of including such place in the places where smoking is prohibited or restricted pursuant to this part 2.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 25-13-110 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 13 / Section 25-13-110
25-13-110. Camping duration
Status: in_force

25-13-110. Camping duration. No person may camp in a campsite within recreation areas for a period exceeding two weeks. Any campsite may be closed by the department or other lawful authority for an indefinite period to permit recovery of the campsite to its natural state following excessive use and resulting environmental deterioration.
C.R.S. § 25-27-112 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-27-112
25-27-112. Treatment - religious belief
Status: in_force

25-27-112. Treatment - religious belief. Nothing in this article shall authorize the department to impose any mode of treatment inconsistent with the religious faith or belief of any person.
C.R.S. § 25-4-105 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 25-4-105
25-4-105. Toilet rooms and lavatories
Status: in_force

25-4-105. Toilet rooms and lavatories. Every such building, room, basement, enclosure, or premises occupied, used, or maintained for the production, preparation, manufacture, canning, packing, storage, sale, or distribution of such food shall have adequate and convenient toilet rooms or lavatories. The toilet rooms shall be separate and apart from the rooms where the process of production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storing, canning, selling, and distributing is conducted. The floors of such toilet rooms shall be of cement, tile, wood, brick, or other nonabsorbent material and shall be washed and scoured daily. Such toilets shall be furnished with separate ventilating flues and pipes discharging into soil pipes or shall be on the outside of and well removed from the building. Lavatories and washrooms shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.
C.R.S. § 25-15-314 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 15 / Part 3 / Section 25-15-314
25-15-314. Solid and hazardous waste commission funding
Status: in_force

25-15-314. Solid and hazardous waste commission funding. (1) The commission is hereby authorized to promulgate rules regarding the following:

(a) (I) The establishment of fees to offset the reasonable costs actually associated with the operations of the commission. Such fees may be imposed upon generators and transporters of hazardous wastes and upon facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes. Such fees may be based upon a consideration of the quantity of hazardous wastes that is generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed and the impact on small businesses. The fees imposed by this subparagraph (I) shall not exceed an amount equal to one-half of the appropriation made by the general assembly annually pursuant to section 25-15-315.

(II) In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), an amount equal to one-half of the appropriation made by the general assembly annually pursuant to section 25-15-315 shall be appropriated from the solid waste management fund created in section 30-20-118, C.R.S., to be expended for the commission's direct and indirect costs pursuant to this article.

(b) The establishment of a nominal filing fee to help defray reasonable administrative costs actually associated with processing petitions for interpretive rulings pursuant to sections 25-15-305 and 25-15-308. No filing fee established pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall exceed one hundred dollars.

(2) All moneys collected pursuant to this section by the commission shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the solid and hazardous waste commission fund created pursuant to section 25-15-315.
C.R.S. § 25-4-2402 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 24 / Section 25-4-2402
25-4-2402. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

25-4-2402. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Immunization is one of the most important ways to protect individuals and communities against serious infectious diseases and their consequences, and widespread immunization has virtually eliminated many serious diseases that were once responsible for millions of infections and thousands of deaths each year.

(b) Although immunization rates of infants, children, adolescents, and adults in Colorado have improved over the last several years, there is a need to continue to improve the rates so that fewer individuals are put at risk from vaccine-preventable diseases.

(c) Timely vaccination of children, adolescents, and adults not only protects them against common, sometimes serious, and potentially fatal diseases, but also serves the community as one of the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for the prevention and spread of these infections, and the vaccines are safe and highly protective, particularly when administered according to recommended schedules.

(d) More than twenty percent of preschool-aged children in Colorado are not fully vaccinated and are at increased risk of contracting and spreading vaccine-preventable diseases.

(e) It is unnecessary for children, adolescents, and adults to be subjected to suffering or death from diseases that are immunization preventable.

(f) In 2005, hospital charges for the care of children with vaccine-preventable diseases exceeded twenty-five million dollars. Additionally, tens of millions of dollars were spent on the costs of the outpatient care of affected children, in addition to the costs of the loss of productivity and absences from work for caregivers due to the absences of children from school.

(g) Over the past three decades, the recommended vaccination schedules for children and adults have become increasingly more complex as vaccines have been combined, new vaccines have been added, and the delivery system has incorporated more manufacturers, distributors, and providers. Additionally, local and national vaccine shortages and distribution errors have resulted in compromised vaccination initiatives.

(h) For Colorado to be consistent with the healthy people 2010 initiative and reach the goal of immunizing ninety percent of all children in the state in a timely and expeditious manner, the Colorado immunization information system must be funded and sustained. The Colorado immunization information system may also provide a secure method for authorized individuals and entities to access information collected by public agencies.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly supports the expansion of the Colorado immunization registry and supports increased access to immunizations for persons in Colorado.
C.R.S. § 25-20.5-106 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 20.5 / Part 1 / Section 25-20.5-106
25-20.5-106. State board of health - rules - program duties
Status: repealed

25-20.5-106. State board of health - rules - program duties. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 25-4-1201 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 4 / Part 12 / Section 25-4-1201
25-4-1201. Powers and duties of executive director
Status: in_force

25-4-1201. Powers and duties of executive director. (1) The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall have the authority to:

(a) Establish and administer a culture-testing program to test for streptococcus;

(b) Designate such personnel as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this part 12, disburse and collect such funds as are available for the administration of this part 12, and fix reasonable fees to be charged for services pursuant to this part 12.
C.R.S. § 25-5-305 — CO Code / Title 25 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 25-5-305
25-5-305. Disinfection
Status: repealed

25-5-305. Disinfection. (1) No person engaged in manufacturing, remaking, or renovating bedding for sale or distribution shall use any previously used material which since last used has not been disinfected by a method approved by the department of public health and environment.

(2) No person shall knowingly sell any bedding containing animal material, including but not limited to hair, feathers, down, or wool, which has not been disinfected by a method approved by the department of health prior to being incorporated into such bedding.

(3) Repealed.