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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 13 - COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-1301 — 25-20.5-1303) › Section 25-20.5-1301 - Definitions

As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Community behavioral health disaster preparedness and response program" or "program" means the community behavioral health disaster preparedness and response program created in section
25-20.5-1302
.
(2)
"Community behavioral health disaster response coordinator" or "response coordinator" means an individual who is designated by a community mental health center or other behavioral health provider to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the response coordinator pursuant to section
25-20.5-1302
.
(3)
"Disaster" has the same meaning as set forth in section
24-33.5-703
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 361,§2, eff. 6/28/2021.
L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1281), ch. 2357, p. 2357, § 2, effective June 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 13 - COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-1301 — 25-20.5-1303) › Section 25-20.5-1303 - Community behavioral health disaster preparedness and response cash fund

(1)
The community behavioral health disaster preparedness and response cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of gifts, grants, and donations and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.
(2)
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.
(3)
Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year remains in the fund and must not be transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
(4)
Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes described in section
25-20.5-1302
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 361,§2, eff. 6/28/2021.
L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1281), ch. 2359, p. 2359, § 2, effective June 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 14 - HEALTH-CARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE AND RETENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-1401 — 25-20.5-1404) › Section 25-20.5-1401 - Definitions

As used in this part 14, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Community partners" means health-care providers, health-care provider trade associations, and health-care-focused nonprofit organizations.
(2)
"Peer support" means programs and services that match a person with lived or occupational experience to an individual with a similar lived or occupational experience.
(3)
"Pre-clinical" means nonemergency programs or services that do not require a formal referral from a primary care provider.
Added by 2022 Ch. 179,§2, eff. 5/18/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 14 - HEALTH-CARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE AND RETENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-1401 — 25-20.5-1404) › Section 25-20.5-1402 - Health-care workforce resilience and retention program - implementation - duties

(1)
Subject to available appropriations, the department shall implement the health-care workforce resilience and retention program, referred to in this section as the "program", using existing initiatives to ensure that Colorado's health-care workforce is supported in order to meet the health-care demands of Coloradans.
(2)
The program is intended to support the resilience, well-being, and retention of health-care workers. Activities may include:
(a)
Providing technical assistance, guidance, and funding support to community partners specific to the development of programs and services aimed at retaining health-care workers, such as best practices and strategies:
(I)
That promote healthy work cultures;
(II)
That promote the adoption of internal employee assistance programs;
(III)
That promote external third-party support and resilience programs; and
(IV)
For greater partnerships between care providers and facility and system executive leadership;
(b)
Collaborative partnerships with community partners, such as the development, implementation, and evaluation of:
(I)
Peer support programs and services;
(II)
Pre-clinical in-person and telehealth services;
(III)
Training programs; and
(IV)
Recovery and resilience coaching for staff and leadership;
(c)
Planning, research, and evaluation that supports the resilience, well-being, and retention of health-care workers.
(3)
The department may use gifts, grants, or donations to support the program or matching funds from health-care employers.
Added by 2022 Ch. 179,§2, eff. 5/18/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 14 - HEALTH-CARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE AND RETENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-1401 — 25-20.5-1404) › Section 25-20.5-1403 - Health-care workforce resilience and retention cash fund

(1)
The health-care workforce resilience and retention cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. The general assembly shall appropriate two million dollars to the fund from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in section
24-75-228
. The fund consists of gifts, grants, and donations and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.
(2)
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.
(3)
Any unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year remains in the fund and is not transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
(4)
Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes described in section
25-20.5-1402
.
Added by 2022 Ch. 179, § 2, eff. 5/18/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 14 - HEALTH-CARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE AND RETENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-1401 — 25-20.5-1404) › Section 25-20.5-1404 - Exemption from the procurement code

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the program and the expenditure of money from the fund are not subject to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles
101
to
112
of title
24
.
Added by 2022 Ch. 179,§2, eff. 5/18/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 16 - OVERDOSE DETECTION MAPPING APPLICATION PROGRAM (§ 25-20.5-1601) › Section 25-20.5-1601 - Overdose detection mapping application program

On or before January 1, 2023, emergency medical service providers, emergency departments, state and local law enforcement agencies, sheriffs' offices, and coroners may participate in the web-based overdose detection mapping application program to report incidences of fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses and synthetic opiate poisonings. Emergency departments, state and local law enforcement agencies, sheriffs' offices, and coroners are encouraged to report data not more than twenty-four hours after the incident or after receiving the incident toxicology report. All incident data must be made available to the department. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, law enforcement shall not use data from the overdose detection mapping application program for welfare checks, warrant checks, or criminal investigations.
Added by 2022 Ch. 225,§48, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 17 - OVERDOSE TRENDS REVIEW COMMITTEE (§ 25-20.5-1701) › Section 25-20.5-1701 - Colorado overdose trends review committee - recommendations - report - repeal

(1)
The department shall convene interested stakeholders for the purpose of developing recommendations for the establishment of an overdose trends review committee that would be responsible for:
(a)
Identifying and reviewing certain cases of nonfatal and fatal drug-related overdoses that occur in Colorado;
(b)
Identifying the causes of overdoses and overdose-related deaths and conducting a review of other factors including, but not limited to, housing status or criminal justice system involvement;
(c)
Developing evidence-based recommendations to address preventable overdose-related deaths, including legislation, policies, areas for scientific research, rules, training, and best practices that support the health and safety of individuals who use substances that may cause overdoses in Colorado and prevent overdose-related deaths;
(d)
Making annual policy-related and funding-related recommendations to the governor and the general assembly about drug trends, including synthetic drugs that may impact the health and well-being of Coloradans and that present a high risk for causing overdose-related deaths; and
(e)
Establishing a process for data sharing between state departments, counties, and other relevant entities in order to access necessary data concerning nonfatal and fatal drug-related overdoses in Colorado.
(2)
In convening the interested stakeholders pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the department shall invite a variety of interested stakeholders, including public health experts, physicians, law enforcement, coroners, and persons who have experienced an overdose.
(3)
On or before September 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report of its recommendations regarding the establishment of an overdose trends review committee to the joint budget committee and any substance use interim committee existing at that time.
(4)
The department shall establish an overdose trends review committee by September 1, 2024.
Added by 2022 Ch. 225,§49, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 21 - DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-2101 — 25-20.5-2104) › Section 25-20.5-2101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a)
Eating disorders are increasingly recognized as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality;
(b)
In 2015, Colorado had the fifth highest rate of eating disorders in the country among youth;
(c)
People of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals; youth; and older Coloradans are more likely to suffer from disordered eating but less likely to receive eating disorder treatment, creating a disproportionate gap in eating disorder prevention and care; and
(d)
There is limited state-specific research on disordered eating and its impacts on the state of Colorado.
(2)
The general assembly finds, therefore, that to understand disordered eating and its impacts on Coloradans, the state must focus on developing research and resources to educate Coloradans on the severity of disordered eating, prevent disordered eating in Colorado, and support Coloradans who develop disordered eating. It is also important to recognize that disordered eating harms and increases the mortality rate of people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals; youth; and older Coloradans.
Added by 2023 Ch. 274,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 274, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 21 - DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-2101 — 25-20.5-2104) › Section 25-20.5-2102 - Definitions

As used in this part 21, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Disordered eating" means a range of irregular eating disorders that may warrant a diagnosis.
(2)
"Disordered eating prevention program" or "program" means the disordered eating prevention program created in section
25-20.5-2103
.
(3)
"Disordered eating prevention research grant program" or "grant program" means the disordered eating prevention research grant program created in section
25-20.5-2104
.
(4)
"Youth" means an individual who is less than twenty-five years of age.
Added by 2023 Ch. 274,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 274, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 21 - DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-2101 — 25-20.5-2104) › Section 25-20.5-2103 - Disordered eating prevention program - creation - reports

(1)
On or before July 1, 2024, the disordered eating prevention program is created in the department within the prevention services division, established in section
25-20.5-103
.
(2)
The division shall:
(a)
Create and maintain an external-facing resource that is updated annually and includes key information about disordered eating, including risk factors and prevention factors. The external-facing resource must be culturally sensitive, and, when possible, available in both English and Spanish.
(b)
Collaborate with the office of suicide prevention, created in section
25-1.5-101 (1)(w)
, and other programs within the division to align work focused on disordered eating, facilitate public outreach, and increase awareness regarding disordered eating prevention with a focus on impacted communities, such as youth, older Coloradans, people of color, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals;
(c)
Partner with the department of education to inform teachers, administrators, school staff, students, and parents on disordered eating prevention; and
(d)
Coordinate the disordered eating prevention research grant program.
(3)
The division may:
(a)
Contract with a third party to conduct focus groups, interview key individuals, conduct surveys, and establish a collaborative group to discuss key issues regarding disordered eating prevention;
(b)
Partner with the behavioral health administration, created in section
27-50-102
; and
(c)
Identify disordered eating prevention strategies, including dismantling discrimination and bias with regard to weight.
(4)
The division may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section.
(5)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I)
, on or before November 1, 2025, and every November 1 thereafter, the division shall submit to the health and human services committee of the senate and the public and behavioral health and human services committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a report that summarizes the recommendations from the information the division receives regarding the disordered eating prevention research grant program pursuant to section
25-20.5-2104 (3)(b)
. The division shall include in the report any findings and recommendations it has to improve disordered eating prevention in the state.
Added by 2023 Ch. 274,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 274, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 21 - DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-2101 — 25-20.5-2104) › Section 25-20.5-2104 - Disordered eating prevention research grant program - creation - process - reporting requirements - definitions - repeal

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Eligible applicant" means an individual, nonprofit organization, or for-profit organization that conducts research on disordered eating and prevention in youth, adults, and older Coloradans or serves youth, adults, and older Coloradans who have disordered eating traits.
(b)
"Grant recipient" means an eligible applicant that the division selects to receive money through the grant program.
(2)
(a)
There is created in the division the disordered eating prevention research grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants to conduct research on the root causes of disordered eating and examine the risk factors and protective factors for disordered eating in youth, adults, and older Coloradans.
(b)
On or before October 1, 2024, the division shall adopt guidelines for the grant program. The guidelines must include:
(I)
Application procedures by which eligible applicants may apply for a grant pursuant to this section;
(II)
Criteria to use in selecting eligible applicants to receive grant money and determining the amount of grant money to be awarded to each grant recipient;
(III)
Procedures for the administration of the grant program, including the dates the department and the office of disordered eating prevention announce the grant program, begin accepting applications, allow eligible applicants to submit applications, and begin distributing grant money to the grantees; and
(IV)
Reporting procedures for grant recipients.
(3)
(a)
Each grant recipient shall submit a written report to the division. The report must include a summary of the research made possible by the grant money.
(b)
The division shall include in the report required pursuant to section
25-20.5-2103 (5)
the following information regarding the administration of the grant program during the preceding year:
(I)
The number of grant recipients that received money from the grant program;
(II)
The amount of each grant awarded to each grant recipient;
(III)
A summary of grant recipients' written reports described in subsection (3)(a) of this section.
(4)
The division may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section.
(5)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Added by 2023 Ch. 274,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 274, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 22 - [MULTIPLE VERSIONS] HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVES PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-2201 — 25-20.5-2202) › Section 25-20.5-2201 - [Multiple versions] Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a)
A recent survey found that one in three Coloradans are "food insecure", that is, lacking reliable access to nutritious food;
(b)
In addition, more than one in three adults living with children have reported regularly cutting back or skipping meals to allow their children to have enough to eat;
(c)
Childhood hunger can have lifelong impacts, such as interfering with developmental and educational progress;
(d)
Certain communities, including communities of color, seniors, and lower-income Coloradans, are prone to higher-than-average rates of food insecurity;
(e)
Food security and housing security are closely related issues: Both are basic needs that a family must account for, and the two can become competing priorities on a limited budget. A family's ability to pay for food is directly related to the family's ability to pay for housing, and improving one will necessarily improve the other.
(f)
Improving the capacity of existing small, local retailers to store and sell nutritious food can improve access, lower prices, and reduce food insecurity, particularly for Colorado families most at risk of food insecurity, while keeping more of the proceeds of economic activity in the local community; and
(g)
Expanding the number of retailers selling fresh produce may also create new market opportunities for Colorado agricultural producers.
(2)
Therefore, the general assembly determines that enacting legislation to further support existing nutrition access efforts will improve access to nutritious food for Coloradans, assist small businesses, and foster Colorado's agricultural industry.
Added by 2024 Ch. 135,§ 1, eff. 4/29/2024.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 22 - [MULTIPLE VERSIONS] HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVES PROGRAM (§§ 25-20.5-2201 — 25-20.5-2202) › Section 25-20.5-2202 - [Multiple versions] Healthy food incentives program - creation - nonprofit organization

(1)
There is created the healthy food incentives program in the department to be administered by the division.
(2)
The division shall partner with a statewide nonprofit organization to provide healthy food incentives that benefit Colorado's low-income populations. The incentives provided pursuant to the healthy food incentives program must attempt to improve access to fresh Colorado-grown fruits and vegetables within Colorado's low-income communities.
(3)
The statewide nonprofit organization selected by the division for the partnership described in subsection (2) of this section must have experience supporting programs that provide healthy food incentives, such as programs at local farmers' markets, and experience with coordinating healthy food programs and coordinating funding between local, state, and federal programs.
(4)
In providing the program incentives, both the division and the nonprofit organization shall minimize administrative expenses. The division shall not use more than ten thousand dollars of, and the nonprofit organization shall not use more than five percent of, The amount appropriated for the program to pay for administrative expenses.
Added by 2024 Ch. 135,§ 1, eff. 4/29/2024.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 22 - [MULTIPLE VERSIONS] LOCAL OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW (§§ 25-20.5-2201 — 25-20.5-2207) › Section 25-20.5-2201 - [Multiple versions] Definitions

As used in this part 22, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Behavioral health entity" has the same meaning as set forth in section 27-50-101 (4).
(2)
"Health-care facility" means a facility licensed or certified by the department pursuant to section 25-1.5-103.
(3)
"Local team" means a multidisciplinary and multiagency drug overdose fatality review team established by a local or district public health agency.
(4)
"Overdose fatality review" means a process in which a multidisciplinary team performs a series of individual overdose fatality reviews toeffectivelyidentifysystemgaps andinnovative community-specific overdose prevention and intervention strategies.
Added by 2024 Ch. 440,§ 7, eff. 6/6/2024.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 22 - [MULTIPLE VERSIONS] LOCAL OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW (§§ 25-20.5-2201 — 25-20.5-2207) › Section 25-20.5-2202 - [Multiple versions] Establishment of overdose fatality review teams

(1)
County or district public health agencies within the state may establish a multidisciplinary and multiagency overdose fatality review local team. A local team must be created pursuant to this part 22.
(2)
Two or more counties may agree to jointly establish a single multicounty team.
(3)
Multicounty or multidistrict team members shall enter into a memorandum of understanding among the counties or districts regarding team membership, staffing, and operations.
Added by 2024 Ch. 440,§ 7, eff. 6/6/2024.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 22 - [MULTIPLE VERSIONS] LOCAL OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW (§§ 25-20.5-2201 — 25-20.5-2207) › Section 25-20.5-2204 - Purposes and duties of overdose fatality review teams

(1)
(a)
The purpose of each local team is to:
(I)
Promote cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in the investigation of drug overdose fatalities;
(II)
Develop an understanding of the causes and incidence of drug overdose fatalities in the jurisdiction where the local team operates;
(III)
Plan for and recommend changes within the agencies represented on the local team to prevent drug overdose fatalities; and
(IV)
Advise local, regional, and state policymakers about potential changes to law, policy, funding, or practice to prevent drug overdoses.
(b)
To achieve its purpose, each local team shall:
(I)
Establish and implement protocols and procedures;
(II)
Conduct a multidisciplinary review of information received pursuant to section 25-20.5-2205 regarding a decedent, which shall include, but not be limited to:
(A)
Consideration of the decedent's points of contact with health-care systems, social services, educational institutions, child and family services, the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, and any other systems with which the decedent had contact prior to the decedent's death; and
(B)
Identification of the specific factors and social determinants of health that put the decedent at risk for an overdose;
(III)
Recommend prevention and intervention strategies to improve coordination of services and investigations among member agencies to reduce overdose deaths; and
(IV)
Collect, analyze, interpret, and maintain local data on overdose deaths.
(c)
The local team shall aggregate all information and may not share or otherwise disseminate personally identifiable information without a signed consent form from the decedent's next of kin.
(2)
Each local team shall submit an annual report to the county or district public health agency or agencies served by the local team containing de-identified information specified in subsection (1) of this section.
Added by 2024 Ch. 440,§ 7, eff. 6/6/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Article 20.5 - PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (§§ 25-20.5-101 — 25-20.5-2207) › Part 22 - [MULTIPLE VERSIONS] LOCAL OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW (§§ 25-20.5-2201 — 25-20.5-2207) › Section 25-20.5-2207 - Prohibition against any law enforcement use

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, law enforcement shall not use information from any overdose fatality review for any law enforcement purpose, including surveillance, increased law enforcement presence, welfare checks, warrant checks, or criminal investigations.
Added by 2024 Ch. 440,§ 7, eff. 6/6/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21 - [Repealed] (§ 25-21-101) › Section 25-21-101 - to 25-21-109 - [Repealed]

(1) This article 21 was added in 1977.
(2) Section 25-21-109 provided for the repeal of this article 21, effective January 1, 2016. (See L. 2014, p. 1364.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21.5 - CHILDREN'S DENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FLUORIDATION PROGRAM (§§ 25-21.5-101 — 25-21.5-109) › Section 25-21.5-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Oral Health Community Grants Program Act".
Amended by 2013 Ch. 404,§ 2, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1127, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-261), ch. 404, p. 2367, § 2, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21.5 - CHILDREN'S DENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FLUORIDATION PROGRAM (§§ 25-21.5-101 — 25-21.5-109) › Section 25-21.5-103 - Definitions

As used in this article 21.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of public health and environment.
(2)
"Department of education" means the department of education created in section 24-1-115.
(3)
"Local education provider" means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind described in section 22-80-102, or a board of cooperative services created and operating pursuant to article 5 of title 22.
(4)
"Oral health screener" or "screener" means a person or persons selected by the department to provide oral health screening under the oral health screening pilot program.
(5)
"Oral health screening pilot program" or "pilot program" means the program to award oral health community grants for oral health screening created in section 25-21.5-104 (3).
Amended by 2024 Ch. 481,§ 2, eff. 6/7/2024.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 404, § 4, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1128, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2006: (1) repealed, p. 49, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3)(d) amended, (HB 10 -1422), ch. 419, p. 2107, § 131, effective August 11. L. 2013: (3) repealed, (SB 13-261), ch. 404, p. 2369, § 4, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21.5 - CHILDREN'S DENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FLUORIDATION PROGRAM (§§ 25-21.5-101 — 25-21.5-109) › Section 25-21.5-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 404,§6, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1129, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2006: (3) amended, p. 49, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-261), ch. 404, p. 2370, § 6, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21.5 - CHILDREN'S DENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FLUORIDATION PROGRAM (§§ 25-21.5-101 — 25-21.5-109) › Section 25-21.5-106 - [Repealed]

L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1129, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 49, § 4, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21.5 - CHILDREN'S DENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FLUORIDATION PROGRAM (§§ 25-21.5-101 — 25-21.5-109) › Section 25-21.5-107 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 404,§6, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1130, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-261), ch. 404, p. 2370, § 6, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21.5 - CHILDREN'S DENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FLUORIDATION PROGRAM (§§ 25-21.5-101 — 25-21.5-109) › Section 25-21.5-108 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 404,§6, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1130, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-261), ch. 404, p. 2370, § 6, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 21.5 - CHILDREN'S DENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FLUORIDATION PROGRAM (§§ 25-21.5-101 — 25-21.5-109) › Section 25-21.5-109 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 404,§6, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1131, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-261), ch. 404, p. 2370, § 6, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 22 - STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (§ 25-22-101) › Section 25-22-101 - to 25-22-104 - [Repealed]

L. 2007: Entire article repealed, p. 2109, § 3, effective June 4.
This article was added in 1991 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2007. For the text of this article prior to 2007, consult the 2006 Colorado Revised Statutes.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 23 - DENTAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (§§ 25-23-101 — 25-23-106) › Section 25-23-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
As resolved in the 2000 legislative session, children's oral health remains a priority for health equity in Colorado;
(b)
Oral health equity for children can be advanced by improved access to care, but also through evidenced-based prevention activities;
(c)
Dentists and dental hygienists are critical partners in addressing the oral health-care needs of children and underserved Coloradans in rural and low-income communities;
(d)
However, Colorado communities often encounter difficulty recruiting and retaining dental professionals to serve these communities;
(e)
Many dental health professionals, particularly dentists, graduate with large education loans needed to finance their professional education;
(f)
Further, dental care is provided predominantly through individual and small group practices, which can limit the opportunity for dental health professionals to provide a substantial volume of oral heath services at reduced cost while still maintaining revenues necessary to support the fixed costs of operating a dental practice; and
(g)
When partnered with the state, dental health professionals provide access to oral health care for people in need of services, and reducing the education loan debt of these professionals ensures they have more resources to care for underserved children and communities.
(2)
The general assembly further finds and declares that Colorado will continue its commitment to provide support to dental health professionals who request education loan repayment and to also use funds to support children's oral health through community public health interventions.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 186, § 1, eff. 5/18/2022.
L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 923, § 1, effective June 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 23 - DENTAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (§§ 25-23-101 — 25-23-106) › Section 25-23-102 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Definitions

As used in this article 23, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the state board of health.
(2)
"Eligible dental professional" means a person who is:
(a)
A dentist licensed in Colorado pursuant to article
220
of title
12
; or
(b)
A dental hygienist licensed in Colorado pursuant to article
220
of title
12
.
(3)
"Loan repayment assistance" means financial assistance in paying all or part of the principal, interest, and other related expenses of a loan for professional education in either dentistry or dental hygiene, whichever is appropriate.
(4)
"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.
(5)
"Underserved population" includes but is not limited to:
(a)
Individuals eligible for medical assistance under articles
4
,
5
, and
6
of title
25.5
, C.R.S.;
(b)
Individuals enrolled in the children's basic health plan pursuant to article
8
of title
25.5
, C.R.S.;
(c)
Individuals eligible for medical services pursuant to the Colorado indigent care program set forth in part 1 of article
3
of title
25.5
, C.R.S.;
(d)
Individuals who are provided services by a dental professional and who are charged fees on a sliding scale based upon income or who are served without charge.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 169, eff. 10/1/2019.
L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 924, § 1, effective June 4. L. 2006: (5)(a) to (5)(c) amended, p. 2015, § 92, effective July 1. L. 2019: IP and (2) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1705, p. 1705, § 169, effective October 1.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 23 - DENTAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (§§ 25-23-101 — 25-23-106) › Section 25-23-102 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Definitions

As used in this article 23, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the state board of health.
(2)
"Eligible dental professional" means a person who is:
(a)
A dentist licensed in Colorado pursuant to article
220
of title
12
; or
(b)
A dental hygienist licensed in Colorado pursuant to article
220
of title
12
.
(3)
"Loan repayment assistance" means financial assistance in paying all or part of the principal, interest, and other related expenses of a loan for professional education in either dentistry or dental hygiene, whichever is appropriate.
(4)
"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.
(5)
"Underserved population" includes but is not limited to:
(a)
Individuals eligible for medical assistance under articles
4
,
5
, and
6
of title
25.5
, C.R.S.;
(b)
Individuals enrolled in the children's basic health plan pursuant to article
8
of title
25.5
, C.R.S.;
(c)
[Repealed by 2024 amendment.]
(d)
Individuals who are provided services by a dental professional and who are charged fees on a sliding scale based upon income or who are served without charge.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 76,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2025.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 169, eff. 10/1/2019.
L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 924, § 1, effective June 4. L. 2006: (5)(a) to (5)(c) amended, p. 2015, § 92, effective July 1. L. 2019: IP and (2) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1705, p. 1705, § 169, effective October 1.
2024 Ch. 76, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 23 - DENTAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (§§ 25-23-101 — 25-23-106) › Section 25-23-105 - Board - rule-making authority

The board is authorized to promulgate rules necessary to implement the loan repayment program authorized in this article, including determining the amount of financial assistance available; establishing the criteria in section
25-23-103(2)
for loan repayment assistance and the criteria for determining what constitutes a significant level of service to underserved populations for purposes of qualifying for loan repayment assistance; and establishing criteria for prioritizing the repayment of loans if there are insufficient moneys in the state dental loan repayment fund.
L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 927, § 1, effective June 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 23 - DENTAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (§§ 25-23-101 — 25-23-106) › Section 25-23-106 - Reporting - repeal

(1)
On or before October 1, 2023, and on or before each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2028, the department of public health and environment shall report to the joint budget committee for the preceding state fiscal year:
(a)
(I)
The money allocated to the state dental loan repayment program;
(II)
The number of qualified dental professionals who applied to the dental loan repayment program; and
(III)
The number of qualified dental professionals who received a contract for loan repayment assistance; and
(b)
The proportion of money appropriated from the state dental loan repayment and oral health programs fund for oral health programs, reported by, as applicable:
(I)
Use;
(II)
County;
(III)
Patients served, including payer source; and
(IV)
The process for allocating funding.
(2)
The October 1, 2023, report must also include the information required in subsection (1) of this section for the 2021-22 state fiscal year.
(3)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2029.
Added by 2022 Ch. 186,§4, eff. 5/18/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 25 - COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY (§§ 25-25-101 — 25-25-131) › Section 25-25-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Health Facilities Authority Act".
L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1304, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 25 - COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY (§§ 25-25-101 — 25-25-131) › Section 25-25-102 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for the benefit of the people of the state of Colorado and the improvement of their health, welfare, and living conditions:
(a)
It is essential that the people of this state have adequate medical care and health facilities;
(b)
It is important that medical care and health facilities are made readily available by networks and organizations of health institutions, whether such networks and organizations are located within the state of Colorado or have facilities located both within and outside the state of Colorado;
(c)
It is a benefit to the people of the state of Colorado to serve such multistate institutions, as such service will create health-care-related employment opportunities;
(d)
It is essential that health institutions that have headquarters in Colorado or that operate or manage health facilities in Colorado, and affiliates of such health institutions, be provided with appropriate additional means to assist in the development and maintenance of public health, health care, hospitals, and related facilities wherever such health institutions are located in order that they can provide more adequate medical care and health facilities to the people of Colorado;
(e)
It is the purpose of this article to provide a measure of assistance to enable health institutions in the state to refund or refinance outstanding indebtedness incurred for health facilities and to provide additional facilities and structures that are greatly needed to accomplish the purposes of this article; and
(f)
The exemption of bonds and notes issued pursuant to this article from all taxation and assessments in the state of Colorado benefit only the residents of the state of Colorado.
(2)
It is the intent of the general assembly to create the Colorado health facilities authority to lend money to health institutions and to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, alter, improve, extend, own, lease, and dispose of properties so that the authority may be able to promote the health and welfare of the people of this state and develop health-care-related employment opportunities for the people of this state. In enacting this article, it is the intent of the general assembly to vest the authority with the powers necessary to accomplish these purposes. However, it is not the intent of the general assembly to authorize the authority to operate a health facility.
(3)
This article shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intentions expressed in this section.
L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1304, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 418, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 410, § 1, effective August 3.