CO Code § 25-3-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 3 - Hospitals|Part 1 - Hospitals|§ 25-3-105. License - Fee - Rules - Penalty - Repeal

    , the department of public health and environment may assess fees in accordance with the fee schedule established by the state board against health facilities licensed by the department. All fees collected pursuant to the fee schedule must be deposited in the health facilities general licensure cash fund created in section 25-3-103.1 (1) and are subject to appropriation by the general assembly in accordance with section 25-3-103.1 (2).    (Deleted by amendment,L. 2007, p. 953, § 2, effective May 17, 2007.)      On and after August 7, 2006, an applicant for licensure for an acute treatment unit shall submit to the department nonrefundable fees with an application for licensure as follows: (c) (I) On and after August 7, 2006, an applicant for licensure for an acute treatment unit shall submit to the department nonrefundable fees with an application for licensure as follows:   A fee of one hundred dollars per available bed in addition to a fee of three thousand five hundred dollars for a license related to new facility operations; except that a facility that converts from a different licensure category to an acute treatment unit shall submit its application and initial licensure fee no later than July 1, 2008;    A fee of twenty dollars per available bed in addition to a fee of one thousand seven hundred dollars to issue a new license when there has been a change of ownership of an existing licensed acute treatment unit;    A fee of twenty dollars per available bed in addition to a fee of one thousand five hundred dollars when the licensee seeks annual renewal of an existing acute treatment unit license.       A licensee shall submit a fee of one hundred dollars for an acute treatment unit in the following circumstances:   When submitting a name change for approval by the department; or    When submitting a request to increase the number of licensed beds for approval by the department.       A licensee shall submit a fee of five hundred dollars for an acute treatment unit in the following circumstances:   For remodeling plan review by the department when the licensee undergoes new construction or substantial remodeling of an acute treatment unit, as defined by rule of the state board of health; or    For remodeling on-site review by the department when the licensee undergoes new construction or substantial remodeling of an acute treatment unit, as defined by rule of the state board of health. Fees for remodeling on-site review shall be in addition to the fees assessed for remodeling plan review.       This subsection (1)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.          The department of public health and environment shall maintain a full, true, and accurate accounting of the costs of providing services under this article, including indirect costs, and, at least annually, shall provide a detailed cost accounting report to the health care facility stakeholder forum created in section 25-3-113. The department shall regularly evaluate and update its cost-accounting methods.    Repealed.    On July 1, 2013, any moneys remaining in the health facilities general licensure cash fund created in section 25-3-103.1 (1) from fees collected by the department of public health and environment for health facility building and structure code plan reviews and inspections are transferred to the health facility construction and inspection cash fund created in section 24-33.5-1207.8, C.R.S.     (B) On or after June 4, 2012, the state board of health may increase the amount of any fee on the schedule of fees established pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(I)(A) of this section that is in effect on June 4, 2012, by an amount not to exceed the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all urban consumers and all goods, or its applicable predecessor or successor index. Nothing in this subsection (1)(a)(I)(B) limits the ability of the state board of health to reduce the amount of any fee on the schedule of fees in effect on such date or to modify fees as necessary to comply with section 24-75-402 .   (C) The department of public health and environment shall institute, by rule, a performance incentive system for licensed health facilities under which a licensed health facility would be eligible for a reduction in its license renewal fee if: The department's on-site relicensure inspection demonstrates that the health facility has no significant deficiencies that have negatively affected the life, safety, or health of its consumers; the licensed health facility has fully and timely cooperated with the department during the on-site inspection; the department has found no documented actual or potential harm to consumers; and, in the case where any significant deficiencies are found that do not negatively affect the life, safety, or health of consumers, the licensed health facility has submitted, and the department has accepted, a plan of correction and the health facility has corrected the deficient practice, as verified by the department, within the period required by the department.    History. Source: L. 09: P. 413, § 6. C.L. § 1058. CSA: C. 78, § 138. CRS 53: § 66-4-5. L. 54: P. 133, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-4-5. L. 71: P. 632, § 5. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1275, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 1025, § 7, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 1333, § 45, effective June 1. L. 2000: (2) amended, p. 461, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2003: (1)(a) amended, p. 1524, § 1, effective May 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1391, § 25, effective August 7. L. 2007: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 953, § 2, effective May 17. L. 2012: (1)(a)(I) and (2) amended,(HB 12-1294), ch. 252, p. 1257, § 7, effective June 4; (4) added(HB 12-1268), ch. 234, p. 1026, § 3, effective July 1, 2013. L. 2018: (1)(a)(I)(B) amended,(HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1714, § 60, effective May 29. L. 2019: (1)(c)(IV) added,(HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3640, § 9, effective July 1, 2021. History. Source: L. 09: P. 413, § 6. C.L. § 1058. CSA: C. 78, § 138. CRS 53: § 66-4-5. L. 54: P. 133, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-4-5. L. 71: P. 632, § 5. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1275, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 1025, § 7, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 1333, § 45, effective June 1. L. 2000: (2) amended, p. 461, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2003: (1)(a) amended, p. 1524, § 1, effective May 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1391, § 25, effective August 7. L. 2007: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 953, § 2, effective May 17. L. 2012: (1)(a)(I) and (2) amended,(HB 12-1294), ch. 252, p. 1257, § 7, effective June 4; (4) added(HB 12-1268), ch. 234, p. 1026, § 3, effective July 1, 2013. L. 2018: (1)(a)(I)(B) amended,(HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1714, § 60, effective May 29. L. 2019: (1)(c)(IV) added,(HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3640, § 9, effective July 1, 2021.    Editor's note:   Subsection (3)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (3), effective July 1, 1996. (See L. 95, p. 1025 .)   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsections (1)(a)(I) and (2), see section 1 of chapter 252, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.