2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-56-111) › STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (§§ 23-20-101 — 23-56-111) › Article 21 - UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - CENTERS (§§ 23-21-101 — 23-21-1105) › Part 8 - MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) › Section 23-21-803 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Definitions

As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Advisory board" means the MAT expansion advisory board created in section
23-21-805
.
(1.5)
"Center" means the center for research into substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support strategies established pursuant to section
27-80-118
.
(2)
"College of nursing" means the college of nursing at the university of Colorado Anschutz medical campus, operated by the board of regents of the university of Colorado.
(3)
"Federal act" means section 303 of the federal "Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016", Pub.L. 114-198.
(4)
"Medication-assisted treatment" or "MAT" means a combination of behavioral therapy and medications, such as buprenorphine and all other medications and therapies, approved by the federal food and drug administration to treat opioid use disorder.
(5)
"Nurse practitioner" means an advanced practice registered nurse, as defined in section
12-255-104 (1)
, who is listed on the advanced practice registry in accordance with section
12-255-111
and is authorized by the state board of nursing in accordance with section
12-255-112
to prescribe controlled substances and prescription drugs.
(5.3)
"Pharmacist" means an individual licensed in Colorado to engage in the practice of pharmacy who is prescribing medication-assisted treatment pursuant to part 6 of article 280 of title 12.
(6)
"Physician assistant" means a person licensed as a physician assistant by the Colorado medical board in accordance with section
12-240-113
who is authorized, in accordance with section
12-240-107 (6)
, to perform acts constituting the practice of medicine, including prescribing controlled substances.
(7)
"Pilot program" or "MAT expansion pilot program" means the medication-assisted treatment expansion pilot program created in section
23-21-804
.
(8)
"Pilot program area" means the areas of the state in which the pilot program is available, as specified in section
23-21-804 (1)(b)
.
(9)
"Qualified nurse practitioner or physician assistant" means a nurse practitioner or physician assistant who is a qualifying practitioner, as defined in the federal act and regulations adopted under the federal act, and is registered in accordance with
21 U.S.C. sec. 823 (g)
.
(10)
"San Luis valley" means the counties of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 470,§ 13, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 114,§ 13, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 120, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 173, § 2, eff. 5/14/2019.
Added by 2017 Ch. 226, § 1, eff. 5/22/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-074), ch. 226, p. 872, § 1, effective May 22.
2024 Ch. 470, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Ch. 114, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.