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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-301 — 25-3.5-318) › Section 25-3.5-311 - Secure transportation - rules

(1)
On or before July 1, 2022, the state board of health shall adopt rules establishing the minimum requirements for secure transportation services licensing, including but not limited to:
(a)
Staffing requirements for vehicles;
(b)
Staff training requirements, including verbal de-escalation and trauma-informed care, as well as cultural competencies related to supporting persons with physical or cognitive disabilities;
(c)
Operating procedures, including circumstances when individual physical restraint is allowed;
(d)
Quality improvement and the process used to investigate complaints against a licensee;
(e)
Data collection and reporting on utilization to the department by a licensee;
(f)
Minimum clinical and medical standards and procedures;
(g)
The circumstances under which an individual may be transported; and
(h)
Criteria for pickup and drop-off.
Added by 2021 Ch. 355,§2, eff. 6/27/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1085), ch. 2311, p. 2311, § 2, effective June 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-301 — 25-3.5-318) › Section 25-3.5-312 - Funding

The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations from public or private sources for the purpose of facilitating the rule-making process set forth in section
25-3.5-311
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 355,§2, eff. 6/27/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1085), ch. 2311, p. 2311, § 2, effective June 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-301 — 25-3.5-318) › Section 25-3.5-313 - Reporting

The department shall annually make publicly available the data collected from secure transportation providers.
Added by 2021 Ch. 355,§2, eff. 6/27/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1085), ch. 2311, p. 2311, § 2, effective June 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-301 — 25-3.5-318) › Section 25-3.5-315 - Minimum standards for ambulance services - rules

(1)
On or before January 1, 2024, the board shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the operation of an ambulance service within the state. The rules must address the following:
(a)
Minimum equipment to be carried on an ambulance;
(b)
Staffing requirements for ambulances;
(c)
Medical oversight and quality assurance of ambulance services;
(d)
The issuance of licenses;
(e)
The process used to investigate complaints against an ambulance service;
(f)
Data collection and reporting to the department by an ambulance service;
(g)
Inspection of ambulance services by the department or the department's designated representative;
(h)
Minimum education, training, and experience standards for the administrator of an ambulance service;
(i)
The amount of general liability insurance coverage that an ambulance service shall maintain in accordance with section
25-3.5-314 (3)(b)
and the manner in which an ambulance service shall demonstrate proof of insurance to the department. The board may establish by rule that an ambulance service may obtain a surety bond in lieu of liability insurance coverage.
(j)
Qualifications, training, and roles and responsibilities for a medical director of an ambulance service;
(k)
Communication equipment, reporting capabilities, patient safety, and safety and staffing of crew members;
(l)
Management of patient safety with regard to minimum clinical staffing;
(m)
Administrative and operational standards for governance, patient records and record retention, personnel, and policies and procedures;
(n)
Mandatory incident reporting to the department, including specifying the acts or events that trigger mandatory reporting;
(o)
Fees for ambulance service applications and licenses, if deemed necessary to cover the department's direct and indirect costs in implementing and administering this part 3;
(p)
Requirements for motor vehicle liability insurance, as required by section
10-4-619
;
(q)
Vehicle standards to ensure minimum safety standards;
(r)
Criteria for waivers to the rules; and
(s)
Any other rules as necessary to implement this part 3.
Added by 2022 Ch. 291, § 4, eff. 6/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-301 — 25-3.5-318) › Section 25-3.5-316 - Ambulance services cash fund - created

(1)
There is hereby created the ambulance services cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". The department shall transmit any fees collected pursuant to this part 3 to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fees to the fund. The fund consists of the credited fees and any money that the general assembly may transfer or appropriate to the fund.
(2)
The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the department's direct and indirect costs in implementing and administering this part 3.
(3)
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Any unencumbered or unexpended money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year remains in the fund and is not transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
Added by 2022 Ch. 291,§4, eff. 6/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-301 — 25-3.5-318) › Section 25-3.5-318 - License denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew

(1)
In denying a license application, the department shall issue its denial in accordance with article
4
of title
24
.
(2)
(a)
The department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of an ambulance service that is out of compliance with the requirements of this part 3 or rules adopted pursuant to this part 3. Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, before taking final action to suspend or revoke a license, the department shall conduct a hearing on the matter in accordance with article
4
of title
24
.
(b)
The department may summarily suspend a license before a hearing in accordance with section
24-4-104(4)(a)
.
(3)
After conducting a hearing pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section and in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, the department may revoke or refuse to renew an ambulance service license if an owner or operator of the ambulance service has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving conduct that the department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the ambulance service's patients.
(4)
(a)
The department may impose intermediate restrictions or conditions on an ambulance service, which restrictions or conditions may require the ambulance service to:
(I)
Retain a consultant to address corrective measures;
(II)
Be monitored by the department for a specific period;
(III)
Provide additional training to its employees, contractors, owners, or operators;
(IV)
Comply with a directed written plan to correct the violation in accordance with procedures established pursuant to section
25-27.5-108(2)(b)
; or
(V)
Pay a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars per violation.
(b)
(I)
With respect to any civil penalties that the department assesses against an ambulance service pursuant to subsection (4)(a)(V) of this section, the department, after providing the ambulance service with notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to section
24-4-105
, shall transmit any penalties collected from the ambulance service to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the general fund.
(II)
Upon request of the ambulance service assessed civil penalties pursuant to this subsection (4), the department shall grant a stay of payment of the civil penalties until final disposition of the intermediate restrictions or conditions imposed on the ambulance service pursuant to this subsection (4).
Added by 2022 Ch. 291,§4, eff. 6/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-401 — 25-3.5-403) › Section 25-3.5-401 - Responsibility for coordination

(1)
The telecommunications subsystem shall be used to maintain effective interface with the other components of the system, which shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a)
To dispatch the ambulance;
(b)
To maintain contact while en route to the scene of the emergency;
(c)
To provide for triage at the scene of the emergency;
(d)
To provide for treatment while en route to the primary emergency care center;
(e)
To arrange for transfer to advanced emergency care centers.
(2)
(a)
The department of personnel, in consultation with the office of information technology created in the office of the governor, shall coordinate the telecommunications subsystem with the existing state telecommunications network to the extent possible.
(b)
Repealed.
L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1284, § 2, effective 1/1/1978. L. 81: IP(1) amended, p. 2028, § 29, effective June 7; (2)(b) repealed, p. 2028, § 31, effective July 14. L. 83: (2)(a) amended, p. 889, § 5, effective July 1. L. 84: IP(1) amended, p. 1121, § 26, effective June 7. L. 95: (2)(a) amended, p. 663, § 96, effective July 1. L. 2001: (2)(a) amended, p. 125, § 6, effective March 23. L. 2006: (2)(a) amended, p. 1736, § 25, effective June 6.
(1) For provisions concerning telecommunications coordination within state government and the state telecommunications network, see part 5 of article 37.5 of title 24 . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsection (2)(a), see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-401 — 25-3.5-403) › Section 25-3.5-402 - Local government participation

The department of personnel shall consult with local government entities to ensure that provision is made for their entry into the statewide telecommunications subsystem and that their present resources are being fully utilized.
L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1284, § 2, effective 1/1/1978. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 889, § 6, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1541, § 129, effective June 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-401 — 25-3.5-403) › Section 25-3.5-403 - [Repealed]

L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1056, § 3, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1665, § 2, effective July 1.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1995. (See L. 94, p. 1665.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 5 - DOCUMENTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-501 — 25-3.5-502) › Section 25-3.5-501 - Records - ambulance services to report - access to patient information

(1)
Each ambulance service shall prepare and transmit copies of uniform and standardized records, as specified by regulation adopted by the department, concerning the transportation and treatment of patients in order to evaluate the performance of the emergency medical services system and to plan systematically for improvements in said system at all levels.
(2)
The record forms adopted by the department may distinguish between rural ambulance service and urban ambulance service and between mobile intensive care units and basic ambulance service.
(3)
The department shall make individualized patient information from its EMS agency patient care database available to health information organization networks for uses allowed under the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", as amended, Pub.L. 104-191. The department shall contract with health information organization networks regarding accessing patient information and limiting the use of information to purposes allowed under the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", as amended.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 63, § 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1284, § 2, effective 1/1/1978. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 270, § 84, effective May 23. L. 2018: (3) added, (HB 18-1032), ch. 63, p. 612, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 5 - DOCUMENTATION SUBSYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-501 — 25-3.5-502) › Section 25-3.5-502 - Forms and reports - repeal

(1)
The department shall provide the necessary forms and copies of quarterly statistical report forms for local and state evaluation of ambulance service unless specifically exempted by the board of county commissioners of a particular county for that county.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Repealed by 2022 Ch. 291, § 13, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1285, § 2, effective 1/1/1978. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 271, § 85, effective May 23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 6 - LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-601 — 25-3.5-607) › Section 25-3.5-601 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly recognizes that an efficient and reliable statewide emergency medical and trauma network would serve not only to promote the health, safety, and welfare of Colorado residents, but would also, by increasing safety throughout the state, indirectly serve to facilitate tourism and economic development in the state.
(2)
The general assembly also finds that accident victims are often transported over state highways and that an improved response to accidents through an efficient and reliable statewide emergency medical and trauma network impacts both directly and indirectly on the maintenance and supervision of the public highways of this state.
(3)
Therefore, it is the purpose of this part 6 to enhance emergency medical and trauma services statewide by financially assisting local emergency medical and trauma service providers who operate or wish to operate in the counties in their efforts to improve the quality and effectiveness of local emergency medical and trauma services, including emergency medical and trauma equipment and communications, and by supporting the overall coordination of such efforts by the department.
L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1148, § 2, effective July 1. L. 94: (3) amended, p. 2758, § 421, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 532, § 10, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 6 - LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-601 — 25-3.5-607) › Section 25-3.5-602 - Definitions

As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Council" means the state emergency medical and trauma services advisory council created in section
25-3.5-104
.
(2)
"Department" means the department of public health and environment.
(3)
"EMTS" means emergency medical and trauma services.
(4)
"Local emergency medical and trauma service providers" includes, but is not limited to, local governing boards, training centers, hospitals, special districts, and other private and public service providers that have as their purpose the provision of emergency medical and trauma services.
L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1149, § 2, effective July 1. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2758, § 422, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1), (3), and (4) amended, p. 532, § 11, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 6 - LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-601 — 25-3.5-607) › Section 25-3.5-604 - EMTS grant program - EMS account - role of council and department - rules - awards

(1)
(a)
The council shall make recommendations to the department concerning the application for and distribution of moneys from the EMS account for the development, maintenance, and improvement of emergency medical and trauma services in Colorado and for the establishment of priorities for emergency medical and trauma services grants.
(b)
Any rules that relate to the distribution of grants shall provide that awards shall be made on the basis of a substantiated need and that priority shall be given to those applicants that have underdeveloped or aged emergency medical and trauma services equipment or systems.
(c)
The department, upon recommendations from the council, shall allocate moneys pursuant to section
25-3.5-603
.
(2)
(a)
Applications for grants shall be made to the department commencing January, 2001, and each January thereafter, except as otherwise provided in section
25-3.5-603(3)
.
(b)
The department shall review each application and make awards in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(c)
Grants awarded under this section shall require local matching funds, unless such requirement is waived by the council upon demonstration that local sources of matching funds are not available.
(3)
Grants shall be awarded July 1 of each year.
(4)
The council shall review the adequacy of funding for each RETAC for the period beginning July 1, 2002. The review shall be completed by December 31, 2005. The council may recommend any necessary changes to the department as a result of the review conducted pursuant to this subsection (4).
L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1150, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1145, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2000: (1), (2)(a), and (2)(b) amended and (4) added, p. 535, § 13, effective July 1.
"EMS account" referenced in subsection (1) refers to the "emergency medical services account" created in §
25-3.5-603
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 6 - LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-601 — 25-3.5-607) › Section 25-3.5-606 - Annual report

No later than January 1, 1991, and prior to November 1 of each year thereafter, the department, in cooperation with the council, shall submit a report to the health, environment, welfare, and institutions committees and the joint budget committee of the general assembly on the moneys credited to the emergency medical services account and on the expenditure of such moneys during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall contain a listing of the grant recipients, proposed projects, and a statement of the short-term and long-term planning goals of the department and the council to further implement the provisions of this part 6.
L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1152, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. § 1147, § 5, effective May 29. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 537, § 15, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 461, § 3, effective August 2.
Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 00-180 and House Bill 00-1297 were harmonized.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 6 - LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-601 — 25-3.5-607) › Section 25-3.5-607 - [Repealed]

L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1152, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1147, § 6, effective May 29. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 170, § 1, effective April 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 7 - STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-701 — 25-3.5-709) › Section 25-3.5-701 - Short title

This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the "Statewide Trauma Care System Act".
L. 95: Entire part R&RE, p. 1351, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 7 - STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-701 — 25-3.5-709) › Section 25-3.5-702 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that trauma is the greatest single cause of death and disability in Colorado for persons under the age of forty-five years and that trauma care is a unique type of emergency medical service.
(2)
The general assembly further finds that a trauma system task force made up of various emergency health and trauma care entities submitted a report to the general assembly in 1993 indicating a compelling need to develop and implement a statewide trauma care system in order to assure that appropriate resources are available to trauma victims from the point of injury through rehabilitative care. In addition, a statewide system is essential to provide Colorado residents and visitors with a greater probability of surviving a life-threatening injury and to reduce trauma-related morbidity and mortality in this state.
(3)
The general assembly, therefore, declares that it is necessary to enact legislation directing the board of health to adopt rules that govern the implementation and oversight of the trauma care system. The general assembly further declares that to ensure the availability and coordination of resources necessary to provide essential care, it is necessary to enact legislation that directs the department of public health and environment to collaborate with existing agencies and organizations, including governing bodies for counties and cities and counties, in implementing and monitoring a statewide trauma care system.
L. 95: Entire part R&RE, p. 1351, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 7 - STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-701 — 25-3.5-709) › Section 25-3.5-705 - Creation of fee - creation of trauma system cash fund

(1)
The board is authorized, by rule, to establish a schedule of fees based on the direct and indirect costs incurred in designating facilities. In addition, the department is authorized to collect the appropriate fee on the schedule. The board may adjust fees in amounts necessary to cover such costs. The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the trauma system cash fund created by subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
There is hereby created in the state treasury a statewide trauma care system cash fund. All moneys in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for allocation to the department to administer the trauma system. Any moneys in the fund not appropriated shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund.
L. 95: Entire part R&RE, p. 1359, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 7 - STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-701 — 25-3.5-709) › Section 25-3.5-706 - Immunity from liability

The department, the board, the council as defined in section
25-3.5-703
(3.5), a RETAC as defined in section
25-3.5-703
(6.8), the emergency medical practice advisory council created in section
25-3.5-206
, key resource facilities, any other public or private entity acting on behalf of or under contract with the department, and counties and cities and counties shall be immune from civil and criminal liability and from regulatory sanction for acting in compliance with the provisions of this part 7. Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing any immunity to such entities or any other person in connection with the provision of medical treatment, care, or services that are governed by the medical malpractice statutes, article
64
of title
13
, C.R.S.
L. 95: Entire part R&RE, p. 1360, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 545, § 19, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1260), ch. 403, p. 1948, §12, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 7 - STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-701 — 25-3.5-709) › Section 25-3.5-707 - False representation as trauma facility - penalty

(1)
No facility, or agent or employee of a facility, shall represent that the facility functions as a level I, II, III, IV, or V trauma facility unless the facility possesses a valid certificate of designation issued pursuant to section
25-3.5-704(2)(d)
. In addition, no facility, provider, or person shall violate any rule adopted by the board.
(2)
Any facility, provider, or person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is subject to a civil penalty, which the board shall establish by rule, but which shall not exceed five hundred dollars. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the department. Before a fee is collected, a facility, provider, or person shall be provided an opportunity for review of the assessed penalty. The procedures for review shall be in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S., and board rules. Any penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the statewide trauma care system cash fund created in section
25-3.5-705
.
L. 95: Entire part R&RE, p. 1360, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 545, § 20, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 7 - STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-701 — 25-3.5-709) › Section 25-3.5-708 - Financing for statewide trauma system

(1)
The implementation of the statewide trauma system shall be subject to the availability of:
(a)
Federal transportation highway safety seed moneys that the department of transportation transfers to the department of public health and environment pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between the two agencies;
(b)
Moneys from the emergency medical services account within the highway users tax fund that are unexpended portions of state administrative funds that may be allocated pursuant to section
25-3.5-603(2)(c)
. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall be construed to authorize moneys that may be allocated pursuant to section
25-3.5-603(2)(a)(I) or (2)(b)
to be used for the financing of the administration of the statewide trauma system.
(c)
Moneys from the statewide trauma care system cash fund created in section
25-3.5-705
.
(2)
In addition to any funds available pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the executive director of the department of public health and environment is hereby authorized to accept any grants, donations, gifts, or contributions from any other private or public entity for the purpose of implementing this part 7.
L. 95: Entire part R&RE, p. 1360, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 7 - STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM (§§ 25-3.5-701 — 25-3.5-709) › Section 25-3.5-709 - Annual report

No later than January 1, 1999, and prior to November 1 of each year thereafter, the department, in cooperation with the council, as defined in section
25-3.5-703
(3.5), shall submit a report to the health, environment, welfare, and institutions committees and the joint budget committee of the general assembly on the quality of the statewide emergency medical and trauma care system. Such report shall include an evaluation of each component of the statewide emergency medical and trauma care system and any recommendation for legislation concerning the statewide emergency medical and trauma care system or any component thereof.
L. 95: Entire part R&RE, p. 1361, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 545, § 21, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 462, § 4, effective August 2.
Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 00-180 and House Bill 00-1297 were harmonized.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 25-3.5-801 - Short title

This part 8 shall be known and may be cited as the "Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Act".
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 613, § 13, effective May 18.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 25-3.5-803 - Definitions

As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Division" means the division within the department of public health and environment responsible for prevention services.
(2)
"Entity" means any local government, county, district, or municipal public health agency, political subdivision of the state, county department of human or social services, state agency, state institution of higher education that offers a teacher education program, school, school district, or board of cooperative services or any private nonprofit or not-for-profit community-based organization. "Entity" also means a for-profit organization that applies for a grant for the sole purpose of providing a statewide public information campaign concerning tobacco use prevention and cessation.
(3)
"Master settlement agreement" means the master settlement agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree approved and entered by the court in the case denominated
State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown &Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc.,
Case No. 97 CV 3432, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.
(4)
"Program" means the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation grant program created in section
25-3.5-804
.
(5)
"State board" means the state board of health created in section
25-1-103
.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 38, § 100, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 614, § 13, effective May 18. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 932, § 23, effective June 2. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09 -292), ch. 369, p. 1970, § 85, effective August 5. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10 -1422), ch. 419, p. 2092, § 89, effective August 11. L. 2018: (2) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 441, § 100, effective August 8.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2005 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 241, Session Laws of Colorado 2005. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 25-3.5-806 - Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - reporting requirements

(1)
In adopting rules specifying the reporting requirements for entities that receive grants pursuant to this part 8, the state board shall ensure that such reports, at a minimum, include:
(a)
An evaluation of the implementation of the program, including but not limited to the number of persons served and the services provided;
(b)
The results achieved by the program, specifying the goals of the program and the criteria used in measuring attainment of the goals;
(c)
An explanation of how the results achieved by the program contribute to the achievement of the program goals as stated in section
25-3.5-802
.
(2)
The division shall compile the annual reports received from entities pursuant to this section.
(3)
(a)
The division shall annually review the reports received from entities receiving grants pursuant to this part 8 and shall make recommendations to the state board concerning whether the amount received by an entity should be continued, reduced, or increased. The division may also recommend that the grant for an entity be immediately terminated or not renewed if the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation program funded by the grant does not demonstrate a sufficient level of success, as determined by the division.
(b)
The division may contract with one or more public or private entities to review and compile the reports received pursuant to this section and prepare the recommendations pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).
Amended by 2015 Ch. 104,§ 4, eff. 4/16/2015.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 617, § 13, effective May 18. L. 2015: (2) amended, (SB 15-189), ch. 104, p. 304, § 4, effective April 16.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 25-3.5-807 - [Repealed]

L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 618, § 13, effective May 18. L. 2003: (2)(a) amended, p. 465, § 10, effective March 5; (2)(a) amended, p. 2564, § 7, effective June 5. L. 2004: (2)(a) amended and (2)(b) repealed, pp. 1709, 1713, §§ 7, 16, effective June 4. L. 2005: Entire section repealed, p. 912, § 17, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 25-3.5-807.5 - [Repealed]

L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-208), ch. 149, p. 624, §21, effective April 20.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2009. (See L. 2009, p. 624.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 25-3.5-808 - Administration - limitation

The prevention services division of the department may receive up to five percent of the moneys annually appropriated by the general assembly from the tobacco education programs fund created in section
24-22-117
, C.R.S., for the actual costs incurred in administering the program, including the hiring of sufficient staff within the division to effectively administer the program and reimbursement of review committee members pursuant to section
25-3.5-804(5)
.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 936, § 26, effective June 2.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2005 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 241, Session Laws of Colorado 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 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.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 912, § 18, effective June 2.
This section was originally numbered as §
25-3.5-808
in House Bill 05-1261 but has been renumbered on revision for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 8 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS (§§ 25-3.5-801 — 25-3.5-810) › Section 25-3.5-810 - Nicotine products education, prevention, and cessation programs

The education, prevention, and cessation programs that are funded with money transferred to the tobacco education programs fund in accordance with section
24-22-118 (2)
may also apply to nicotine products.
Added by 2020 Ch. 248, § 23, as passed by voters in the 11/3/2020 election in Proposition EE, eff. 1/1/2021.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1427), ch. 1211, p. 1211, § 23, effective 1/1/2021.
Section 27 of chapter 248 (HB 20-1427), Session Laws of Colorado 2020, provides that this section takes effect on the date of the governor's proclamation or January 1, 2021, whichever is later, only if, at the November 2020 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot issue referred in accordance with § 39-28-401. The ballot issue, referred to the voters as proposition EE, was approved on November 3, 2020, and was proclaimed by the Governor on December 31, 2020. The vote count for the measure was as follows:
FOR: 2,134,608
AGAINST: 1,025,182
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 9 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-3.5-901 — 25-3.5-904) › Section 25-3.5-901 - Short title

This part 9 shall be known and may be cited as the "Carol J. Shanaberger Act".
Added by 2014 Ch. 335,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-162), ch. 335, p. 1489, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 9 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-3.5-901 — 25-3.5-904) › Section 25-3.5-902 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the implementation of quality management functions to evaluate and improve prehospital emergency medical service patient care is essential to the operation of emergency medical services organizations. For this purpose, it is necessary that the collection of information by prehospital medical directors and emergency medical services organizations be reasonably unfettered so that a complete and thorough evaluation and improvement of the quality of patient care can be accomplished. To this end, quality management information relating to the evaluation or improvement of the quality of prehospital emergency medical services is confidential, subject to section
25-3.5-904(3)
, and persons performing quality management functions are granted qualified immunity as specified in section
25-3.5-904(4)
. It is the intent of the general assembly that nothing in this section revise, amend, or alter part 2 of article 30 or article
240
of title
12
.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 154, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2014 Ch. 335,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-162), ch. 335, p. 1489, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 9 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-3.5-901 — 25-3.5-904) › Section 25-3.5-903 - Definitions

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Emergency medical services organization" means:
(a)
Local emergency medical and trauma service providers, as defined in section
25-3.5-602(4)
, excluding a health-care facility licensed or certified by the department pursuant to section
25-1.5-103(1)(a)
that has a quality management program pursuant to section
25-3-109
;
(b)
Regional emergency medical and trauma services advisory councils, as defined in section
25-3.5-703
(6.8) and established under section
25-3.5-704(2)(c)
; and
(c)
Public safety answering points, as defined in section
29-11-101(23)
, performing emergency medical dispatch.
(2)
"Prehospital medical director" or "medical director" means a licensed physician who supervises certified or licensed emergency medical service providers who provide prehospital care.
(3)
"Quality management assessment" means a review and assessment of the performance of prehospital care provided by emergency medical service providers operating under a medical director.
(4)
(a)
"Quality management program" means a program established under this part 9 that is designed to perform quality management assessments for the purpose of improving patient care and includes:
(I)
Quality assurance and risk management activities;
(II)
Peer review of emergency medical service providers; and
(III)
Other quality management functions.
(b)
"Quality management program" does not include review or assessment of the licensing, use, or maintenance of vehicles used by an emergency medical services organization.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 267,§ 13, eff. 7/10/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 396,§ 20, eff. 5/31/2019.
Added by 2014 Ch. 335,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-162), ch. 335, p. 1490, § 1, effective June 5.
Section 29 of chapter 396 (SB 19-242), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after May 31, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 10 - STATEWIDE MARIJUANA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (§§ 25-3.5-1001 — 25-3.5-1007) › Section 25-3.5-1001 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
Many substance abuse, public health, education, regulatory, and law enforcement professionals are concerned about the impact that the legalization of retail marijuana will have on children, youth, and adults in the state;
(b)
Many of these professionals believe that the legalization of retail marijuana may result in:
(I)
An increase in the abuse of marijuana by adults and youth;
(II)
A greater need for early intervention services due to increased use of marijuana by youth and adults;
(III)
A belief among children and youth that the risks associated with marijuana use are low;
(IV)
Health impacts in connection with exposure to secondhand smoke;
(V)
An increase in the instances of impaired driving and the associated increase in crashes;
(VI)
New health concerns regarding pregnant or nursing women who use marijuana or who are exposed to secondhand smoke from marijuana; and
(VII)
Other potential concerns that have not yet been identified.
(c)
Mass-reach health communications strategies have been found to be effective in reducing tobacco and alcohol use among adults and youth, in increasing the use of cessation services, and in limiting tobacco and alcohol initiation by youth; and
(d)
There is substantial evidence that mass media campaigns and community coalitions are effective in preventing marijuana use.
(2)
The general assembly further finds and declares that to protect and improve the health of the citizens of the state, it is a prudent use of state resources to require the Colorado department of public health and environment to implement a campaign to increase the awareness of and education about the impacts of marijuana use.
Added by 2014 Ch. 352,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1609, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 10 - STATEWIDE MARIJUANA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (§§ 25-3.5-1001 — 25-3.5-1007) › Section 25-3.5-1002 - Definitions

As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Division" means the division within the department of public health and environment responsible for prevention services.
(2)
"Retail marijuana" means marijuana that is legal for adults to purchase and use pursuant to section 16 of article XVIII of the state constitution.
Added by 2014 Ch. 352,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1610, § 5, effective July 1.