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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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-109 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Death certificate

(1)
Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the attending provider or the hospice medical director shall sign the death certificate of a qualified individual who obtained and self-administered medical aid-in-dying medication.
(2)
When a death has occurred in accordance with this article, the cause of death shall be listed as the underlying terminal illness and the death does not constitute grounds for post-mortem inquiry under section
30-10-606 (1)
, C.R.S.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 8, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2808, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-110 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Informed decision required

(1)
An individual with a terminal illness is not a qualified individual and may not receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication unless he or she has made an informed decision.
(2)
Immediately before writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication under this article, the attending physician shall verify that the individual with a terminal illness is making an informed decision.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2808, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-110 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Informed decision required

(1)
An individual with a terminal illness is not a qualified individual and may not receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication unless he or she has made an informed decision.
(2)
Immediately before writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication under this article 48, the attending provider shall verify that the individual with a terminal illness is making an informed decision.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 9, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2808, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-111 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Medical record documentation requirements - reporting requirements - department compliance reviews - rules

(1)
The attending physician shall document in the individual's medical record, the following information:
(a)
Dates of all oral requests;
(b)
A valid written request;
(c)
The attending physician's diagnosis and prognosis, determination of mental capacity and that the individual is making a voluntary request and an informed decision;
(d)
The consulting physician's confirmation of diagnosis and prognosis, mental capacity and that the individual is making an informed decision;
(e)
If applicable, written confirmation of mental capacity from a licensed mental health professional;
(f)
A notation of notification of the right to rescind a request made pursuant to this article; and
(g)
A notation by the attending physician that all requirements under this article have been satisfied; indicating steps taken to carry out the request, including a notation of the medical aid-in-dying medications prescribed and when.
(2)
(a)
The department of public health and environment shall annually review a sample of records maintained pursuant to this article to ensure compliance. The department shall adopt rules to facilitate the collection of information defined in subsection (1) of this section. Except as otherwise required by law, the information collected by the department is not a public record and is not available for public inspection. However, the department shall generate and make available to the public an annual statistical report of information collected under this subsection (2).
(b)
The department shall require any health-care provider, upon dispensing a medical aid-in-dying medication pursuant to this article, to file a copy of a dispensing record with the department. The dispensing record is not a public record and is not available for public inspection.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2809, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-111 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Medical record documentation requirements - reporting requirements - department compliance reviews - rules

(1)
The attending physician shall document in the individual's medical record, the following information:
(a)
Dates of all oral requests;
(b)
A valid written request;
(c)
The attending provider's diagnosis and prognosis, determination of mental capacity, and that the individual is making a voluntary request and an informed decision;
(d)
The consulting provider's confirmation of diagnosis and prognosis, mental capacity, and that the individual is making an informed decision;
(e)
If applicable, written confirmation of mental capacity from a licensed mental health professional;
(f)
A notation of notification of the right to rescind a request made pursuant to this article; and
(g)
A notation by the attending provider that all requirements under this article 48 have been satisfied and indicating steps taken to carry out the request, including a notation of the medical aid-in-dying medications prescribed and when.
(2)
(a)
The department of public health and environment shall annually review a sample of records maintained pursuant to this article to ensure compliance. The department shall adopt rules to facilitate the collection of information defined in subsection (1) of this section. Except as otherwise required by law, the information collected by the department is not a public record and is not available for public inspection. However, the department shall generate and make available to the public an annual statistical report of information collected under this subsection (2).
(b)
The department shall require any health-care provider, upon dispensing a medical aid-in-dying medication pursuant to this article, to file a copy of a dispensing record with the department. The dispensing record is not a public record and is not available for public inspection.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 10, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2809, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-112 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Form of written request

(1)
A request for medical aid-in-dying medication authorized by this article must be in substantially the following form:
Request for medication to end my life in a peaceful manner
I, ___________________ am an adult of sound mind. I am suffering from ___________________, which my attending physician has determined is a terminal illness and which has been medically confirmed. I have been fully informed of my diagnosis and prognosis of six months or less, the nature of the medical aid-in-dying medication to be prescribed and potential associated risks, the expected result, and the feasible alternatives or additional treatment opportunities, including comfort care, palliative care, hospice care, and pain control.
I request that my attending physician prescribe medical aid-in-dying medication that will end my life in a peaceful manner if I choose to take it, and I authorize my attending physician to contact any pharmacist about my request.
I understand that I have the right to rescind this request at any time.
I understand the seriousness of this request, and I expect to die if I take the aid-in-dying medication prescribed.
I further understand that although most deaths occur within three hours, my death may take longer, and my attending physician has counseled me about this possibility. I make this request voluntarily, without reservation, and without being coerced, and I accept full responsibility for my actions.
Signed: ___________________
Dated: ___________________
Declaration of witnesses
We declare that the individual signing this request:
Is personally known to us or has provided proof of identity;
Signed this request in our presence;
Appears to be of sound mind and not under duress, coercion, or undue influence; and
I am not the attending physician for the individual.
___________________ witness 1/date
___________________ witness 2/date
Note: Of the two witnesses to the written request, at least one must not:
Be a relative (by blood, marriage, civil union, or adoption) of the individual signing this request; be entitled to any portion of the individual's estate upon death; or own, operate, or be employed at a health-care facility where the individual is a patient or resident.
And neither the individual's attending physician nor a person authorized as the individual's qualified power of attorney or durable medical power of attorney shall serve as a witness to the written request.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2809, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-112 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Form of written request

(1)
A request for medical aid-in-dying medication authorized by this article 48 must be in substantially the following form:
Request for medication to end my life in a peaceful manner
I, am an adult of sound mind. I am suffering from, which my attending provider has determined is a terminal illness and which has been medically confirmed. I have been fully informed of my diagnosis and prognosis of six months or less, the nature of the medical aid-in-dying medication to be prescribed and potential associated risks, the expected result, and the feasible alternatives or additional treatment opportunities, including comfort care, palliative care, hospice care, and pain control.
I request that my attending provider prescribe medical aid-in-dying medication that will end my life in a peaceful manner if I choose to take it, and I authorize my attending provider to contact any pharmacist about my request.
I understand that I have the right to rescind this request at any time.
I further understand that although most deaths occur within three hours, my death may take longer, and my attending provider has counseled me about this possibility. I make this request voluntarily, without reservation, and without being coerced, and I accept full responsibility for my actions.
Signed: ________
Dated: _________
Declaration of witnesses
We declare that the individual signing this request:
Is personally known to us or has provided proof of identity;
Signed this request in our presence;
Appears to be of sound mind and not under duress, coercion, or undue influence; and
I am not the attending provider for the individual.
_________ witness 1/date
_________ witness 2/date
Note: Of the two witnesses to the written request, at least one must not:
Be a relative (by blood, marriage, civil union, or adoption) of the individual signing this request; be entitled to any portion of the individual's estate upon death; or own, operate, or be employed at a health-care facility where the individual is a patient or resident.
And neither the individual's attending or consulting provider nor a person authorized as the individual's qualified power of attorney or durable medical power of attorney shall serve as a witness to the written request.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 11, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2809, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-113 - Standard of care

(1)
Physicians and health-care providers shall provide medical services under this act that meet or exceed the standard of care for end-of-life medical care.
(2)
If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an eligible individual's request and the individual transfers care to a new health-care provider, the health-care provider shall coordinate transfer of the individual's medical records to a new health-care provider.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2811, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-114 - Effect on wills, contracts, and statutes

(1)
A provision in a contract, will, or other agreement, whether written or oral, that would affect whether an individual may make or rescind a request for medical aid in dying pursuant to this article is invalid.
(2)
An obligation owing under any currently existing contract must not be conditioned upon, or affected by, an individual's act of making or rescinding a request for medical aid-in-dying medication pursuant to this article.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2811, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-115 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Insurance or annuity policies

(1)
The sale, procurement, or issuance of, or the rate charged for, any life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy must not be conditioned upon, or affected by, an individual's act of making or rescinding a request for medical aid-in-dying medication in accordance with this article.
(2)
A qualified individual's act of self-administering medical aid-in-dying medication pursuant to this article does not affect a life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy.
(3)
An insurer shall not deny or otherwise alter health-care benefits available under a policy of sickness and accident insurance to an individual with a terminal illness who is covered under the policy, based on whether or not the individual makes a request pursuant to this article.
(4)
An individual with a terminal illness who is a recipient of medical assistance under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles
4
,
5
, and
6
of title
25.5
, C.R.S. shall not be denied benefits under the medical assistance program or have his or her benefits under the program otherwise altered based on whether or not the individual makes a request pursuant to this article.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2811, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-115 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Insurance or annuity policies

(1)
The sale, procurement, or issuance of, or the rate charged for, any life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy must not be conditioned upon, or affected by, an individual's act of making or rescinding a request for medical aid-in-dying medication in accordance with this article.
(2)
A qualified individual's act of self-administering medical aid-in-dying medication pursuant to this article does not affect a life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy.
(3)
An insurer shall not deny or otherwise alter health-care benefits available under a policy of sickness and accident insurance to an individual with a terminal illness who is covered under the policy, based on whether or not the individual makes a request pursuant to this article.
(4)
An individual with a terminal illness who is a Member of medical assistance under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles
4
,
5
, and
6
of title
25.5
, shall not be denied benefits under the medical assistance program or have the member's benefits under the program otherwise altered based on whether or not the Member makes a request pursuant to this article 48.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 152,§ 103, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2811, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 152, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-116 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Immunity for actions in good faith - prohibition against reprisals

(1)
A person is not subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for acting in good faith under this article, which includes being present when a qualified individual self-administers the prescribed medical aid-in-dying medication.
(2)
Except as provided for in section
25-48-118
, a health-care provider or professional organization or association shall not subject an individual to any of the following for participating or refusing to participate in good-faith compliance under this article:
(a)
Censure;
(b)
Discipline;
(c)
Suspension;
(d)
Loss of license, privileges, or membership; or
(e)
Any other penalty.
(3)
A request by an individual for, or the provision by an attending physician of, medical aid-in-dying medication in good-faith compliance with this article does not:
(a)
Constitute neglect or elder abuse for any purpose of law; or
(b)
Provide the basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.
(4)
This section does not limit civil or criminal liability for negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-116 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Immunity for actions in good faith - prohibition against reprisals

(1)
A person is not subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for acting in good faith under this article, which includes being present when a qualified individual self-administers the prescribed medical aid-in-dying medication.
(2)
Except as provided for in section
25-48-118
, a health-care provider or professional organization or association shall not subject an individual to any of the following for participating or refusing to participate in good-faith compliance under this article:
(a)
Censure;
(b)
Discipline;
(c)
Suspension;
(d)
Loss of license, privileges, or membership; or
(e)
Any other penalty.
(3)
A request by an individual for, or the provision by an attending provider of, medical aid-in-dying medication in good faith compliance with this article 48 does not:
(a)
Constitute neglect or elder abuse for any purpose of law; or
(b)
Provide the basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.
(4)
This section does not limit civil or criminal liability for negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 12, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-117 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] No duty to prescribe or dispense

(1)
A health-care provider may choose whether to participate in providing medical aid-in-dying medication to an individual in accordance with this article.
(2)
If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an individual's request for medical aid-in-dying medication made in accordance with this article, and the individual transfers his or her care to a new health-care provider, the prior health-care provider shall transfer, upon request, a copy of the individual's relevant medical records to the new health-care provider.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-117 - [Effective 8/7/2024] No duty to prescribe or dispense

(1)
A health-care provider may choose whether to participate in providing medical aid-in-dying medication to an individual in accordance with this article.
(2)
If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an individual's request for medical aid-in-dying medication made in accordance with this article 48, the provider shall inform the individual of the provider's inability or unwillingness.
(3)
If the individual transfers the individual's care to a new health-care provider, the prior health-care provider shall transfer, upon request, a copy of the individual's relevant medical records to the new health-care provider.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 13, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-118 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Health-care facility permissible prohibitions - sanctions if provider violates policy

(1)
A health-care facility may prohibit a physician employed or under contract from writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication for a qualified individual who intends to use the medical aid-in-dying medication on the facility's premises. The health-care facility must notify the physician in writing of its policy with regard to prescriptions for medical aid-in-dying medication. A health-care facility that fails to provide advance notice to the physician shall not be entitled to enforce such a policy against the physician.
(2)
A health-care facility or health-care provider shall not subject a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other person to discipline, suspension, loss of license or privileges, or any other penalty or sanction for actions taken in good-faith reliance on this article or for refusing to act under this article.
(3)
A health-care facility must notify patients in writing of its policy with regard to medical aid-in-dying. A health-care facility that fails to provide advance notification to patients shall not be entitled to enforce such a policy.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-118 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Health-care facility permissible prohibitions - notice to the public - sanctions if provider violates policy

(1)
A health-care facility may prohibit a provider employed or under contract from writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication for a qualified individual who intends to use the medical aid-in-dying medication on the facility's premises. The health-care facility must notify the providers and staff at the time of hiring, contracting with, or privileging and on a yearly basis thereafter in writing of its policy with regard to prescriptions for medical aid-in-dying medication. A health-care facility that fails to provide explicit advance notice to the providers and staff shall not enforce such a policy.
(2)
A health-care facility or health-care provider shall not subject a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other person to discipline, suspension, loss of license or privileges, or any other penalty or sanction for actions taken in good-faith reliance on this article or for refusing to act under this article.
(2.5)
A health-care facility shall not prohibit a provider from providing information to an individual regarding the individual's health status, including diagnosis, prognosis, recommended treatment, and treatment alternatives, including the risks and benefits of the recommended treatment and each treatment alternative.
(2.7)
A health facility that is a covered entity, as defined in section 25-58-103 (1), shall comply with section 25-58-105 (3) and rules promulgated pursuant to section 25-58-105 regarding the facility's availability of end-of-life health-care services.
(3)
A health-care facility must notify patients in writing of its policy with regard to medical aid-in-dying. A health-care facility that fails to provide advance notification to patients shall not be entitled to enforce such a policy.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 14, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-119 - Liabilities

(1)
A person commits a class 2 felony and is subject to punishment in accordance with section
18-1.3-401
, C.R.S. if the person, knowingly or intentionally causes an individual's death by:
(a)
Forging or altering a request for medical aid-in-dying medication to end an individual's life without the individual's authorization; or
(b)
Concealing or destroying a rescission of a request for medical aid-in-dying medication.
(2)
A person commits a class 2 felony and is subject to punishment in accordance with section
18-1.3-401
, C.R.S. if the person knowingly or intentionally coerces or exerts undue influence on an individual with a terminal illness to:
(a)
Request medical aid-in-dying medication for the purpose of ending the terminally ill individual's life; or
(b)
Destroy a rescission of a request for medical aid-in-dying medication.
(3)
Nothing in this article limits further liability for civil damages resulting from other negligent conduct or intentional misconduct by any person.
(4)
The penalties specified in this article do not preclude criminal penalties applicable under the "Colorado Criminal Code", title 18, C.R.S., for conduct that is inconsistent with this article.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2813, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-120 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications

A person who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed under this article that the terminally ill individual decides not to use or that remains unused after the terminally ill individual's death shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in- dying medication either by:
(1)
Returning the unused medical aid-in-dying medication to the attending physician who prescribed the medical aid-in-dying medication, who shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication in the manner required by law; or
(2)
Lawful means in accordance with section
25-15-328
, C.R.S. or any other state or federally approved medication take-back program authorized under the federal "Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010", Pub.L. 111-273, and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2813, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-120 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications

A person who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed under this article that the terminally ill individual decides not to use or that remains unused after the terminally ill individual's death shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in- dying medication either by:
(1)
A person who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed under this article 48 after a terminally ill individual's death shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication either by:
(a)
Returning the unused medical aid-in-dying medication to the attending provider who prescribed the medical aid-in-dying medication, who shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication in the manner required by law; or
(b)
Lawful means in accordance with section
25-15-328
, or any other state or federally approved medication take-back program authorized under the federal "Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010", Pub.L. 111-273, and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.
(2)
Lawful means in accordance with section
25-15-328
, C.R.S. or any other state or federally approved medication take-back program authorized under the federal "Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010", Pub.L. 111-273, and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 15, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2813, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-121 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Actions complying with article not a crime

Nothing in this article authorizes a physician or any other person to end an individual's life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or euthanasia. Actions taken in accordance with this article do not, for any purpose, constitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing, homicide, or elder abuse under the "Colorado Criminal Code", as set forth in title 18, C.R.S.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2814, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-121 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Actions complying with article not a crime

Nothing in this article 48 authorizes a provider or any other person to end an individual's life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or euthanasia. Actions taken in accordance with this article 48 do not, for any purpose, constitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing, homicide, or elder abuse under the "Colorado Criminal Code", as set forth in title 18.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 16, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2814, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-122 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Claims by government entity for costs

A government entity that incurs costs resulting from an individual terminating his or her life pursuant to this article in a public place has a claim against the estate of the individual to recover the costs and reasonable attorney fees related to enforcing the claim.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2814, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-122 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Claims by government entity for costs

A government entity that incurs costs resulting from self-administration of medication prescribed under this article 48 in a public place has a claim against the estate of the individual to recover the costs and reasonable attorney fees related to enforcing the claim.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 17, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2814, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, 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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-123 - No effect on advance medical directives

Nothing in this article shall change the legal effect of:
(1)
A declaration made under article
18
of title
15
, C.R.S., directing that life-sustaining procedures be withheld or withdrawn;
(2)
A cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive executed under article
18.6
of title
15
, C.R.S.; or
(3)
An advance medical directive executed under article
18.7
of title
15
, C.R.S.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2814, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
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 48 - END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS (§§ 25-48-101 — 25-48-124) › Section 25-48-124 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Severability

If any part of this article 48 is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition for receipt of federal funds, the conflicting part of this section is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the conflict does not affect the operation of the remainder of this article 48.
Added by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 18, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 406, 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) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 49 - TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH-CARE PRICES (§§ 25-49-101 — 25-49-106) › Section 25-49-101 - Short title

The short title of this article 49 is the "Transparency in Health Care Prices Act".
Added by 2017 Ch. 113, § 1, eff. 1/1/2018.
L. 2017: Entire article added, (SB 17-065), ch. 113, p. 403, § 1, effective 1/1/2018.
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 49 - TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH-CARE PRICES (§§ 25-49-101 — 25-49-106) › Section 25-49-104 - Transparency - health-care facility charges

(1)
(a)
A health-care facility shall make available to the public, in a single document, either electronically or by posting conspicuously on its website if one exists, the health-care prices for at least:
(I)
The fifty most used, diagnosis-related group codes or other codes for in-patient health-care services used by the health-care facility for billing or, if those codes are not used, the codes under another coding system for in-patient health-care services commonly used by the facility and accepted as a national standard for billing; and
(II)
The twenty-five most used out-patient CPT codes or health-care services procedure codes used for billing or, if those codes are not used, the codes under another coding system for out-patient health-care services commonly used by the facility and accepted as a national standard for billing.
(b)
If a health-care facility did not use fifty codes for in-patient health-care services at least eleven times in the previous twelve months or did not use twenty-five codes for out-patient health-care services at least eleven times in the previous twelve months, the health-care facility shall make available the health-care price for only those most common in-patient and out-patient health-care services or procedure codes that the health-care facility used at least eleven times in the previous twelve months.
(c)
A health-care facility shall include with the health-care price provided pursuant to this subsection (1) a plain English description of the service for which the health-care price is provided.
(d)
The health-care facility shall update the document as frequently as it deems appropriate, but at least annually.
(2)
The health-care facility shall include:
(a)
A disclosure specifying that the health-care price for any given health-care service is an estimate and that the actual charges for the health-care service are dependent on the circumstances at the time the service is rendered; and
(b)
The following statement or a statement containing substantially similar information:
If you are covered by health insurance, you are strongly encouraged to consult with your health insurer to determine accurate information about your financial responsibility for a particular health-care service provided at this health-care facility. If you are not covered by health insurance, you are strongly encouraged to contact (insert office name and telephone number) to discuss payment options prior to receiving a health-care service from this health-care facility since posted health-care prices may not reflect the actual amount of your financial responsibility.
(3)
A health-care facility may disclose the basis for its health-care prices and may take into consideration all payer sources when determining a health-care price.
Added by 2017 Ch. 113, § 1, eff. 1/1/2018.
L. 2017: Entire article added, (SB 17-065), ch. 113, p. 406, § 1, effective 1/1/2018.
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 49 - TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH-CARE PRICES (§§ 25-49-101 — 25-49-106) › Section 25-49-105 - No review of health-care prices - no punishment for exercising rights - no impairment of contracts

(1)
Nothing in this article 49 requires a health-care facility or health-care provider to report its health-care prices to any agency for review, filing, or other purposes, or for applications for health-care professional loan repayment submitted pursuant to section
25-1.5-503
. This article 49 does not grant any agency the authority to approve, disapprove, or limit a health-care facility's or health-care provider's health-care prices or changes to its health-care prices. The department of public health and environment is not authorized to take any action regarding or pursuant to this article 49.
(2)
This article 49 is intended to make health-care prices and payments, and participating in or exercising rights under this article 49, free from paperwork, punishment, reporting, and regulation to the fullest extent permissible under the state constitution and state and federal law. A person, entity, agency, or health insurer shall not punish a recipient, health-care provider, health-care facility, person, entity, or employer for participating directly in, exercising rights under, or complying with this article 49. The health-care price for a given health-care service that a health-care provider or health-care facility makes available to the public pursuant to this article 49 shall not be used as the basis for determining payment rates from a public or private third party for that health-care service.
(3)
Nothing in this article 49 impairs contracts between private parties.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 435, § 5, eff. 9/7/2021.
Added by 2017 Ch. 113, § 1, eff. 1/1/2018.
L. 2017: Entire article added, (SB 17 -065), ch. 407, p. 407, § 1, effective 1/1/2018. L. 2021: (1) amended, (HB 21-1198), ch. 2885, p. 2885, § 5, effective September 7.
2021 Ch. 435, 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) › HEALTH CARE (§§ 25-21-101 — 25-59-106) › Article 50 - CANCER CURE CONTROL (§ 25-50-101) › Section 25-50-101 - to 25-50-112 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Ch. 29,§2, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§176, eff. 10/1/2019.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-30-101 and amended by 2017 Ch. 244,§2, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2019: Entire article repealed, (HB 19-1070), ch. 92, p. 92, §2, effective August 2.
(1) This article 50 was added in 2017 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2019.
(2) Section 25-50-101(3) and (4) were amended in HB 19-1172, effective October 1, 2019. However, those amendments were superseded by the repeal of this article 50 in HB 19-1070, effective August 2, 2019.
For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1070, see section 1 of chapter 29, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
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 51 - COMMUNICATION AND RESOLUTION AFTER AN ADVERSE HEALTH-CARE INCIDENT (§§ 25-51-101 — 25-51-106) › Section 25-51-101 - Short title

The short title of this article 51 is the "Colorado Candor Act".
Added by 2019 Ch. 144,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (SB 19-201), ch. 1752, p. 1752, § 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 51 - COMMUNICATION AND RESOLUTION AFTER AN ADVERSE HEALTH-CARE INCIDENT (§§ 25-51-101 — 25-51-106) › Section 25-51-102 - Definitions

As used in this article 51, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Adverse health-care incident" means an objective and definable outcome arising from or related to patient care that results in the death or physical injury of a patient.
(2)
(a)
"Health-care provider" means any person who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise permitted by state law to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or in the practice of a profession.
(b)
"Health-care provider" includes a professional service corporation, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership organized pursuant to state law for the practice of a health-care profession.
(3)
"Health facility" means a facility licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section
25-1.5-103(1)(a)
.
(4)
(a)
"Open discussion" means all communications that are made under section
25-51-103
and includes memoranda, work product, documents, and other materials that:
(I)
Are prepared for, or submitted in the course of or in connection with, communications under section
25-51-103
; and
(II)
Are not materials described in subsection (4)(b) of this section.
(b)
"Open discussion" does not include communications, memoranda, work product, documents, or other materials that are otherwise subject to discovery and that were not prepared specifically for use in an open discussion under section
25-51-103
as specified in section
25-51-105(2)
.
(5)
"Patient" means a person who receives health care from a health-care provider, or the person's legal representative if the person is an unemancipated minor under the age of eighteen, deceased, or incapacitated. If the patient is deceased, "patient" includes the parties recognized under section
13-21-201
.
(6)
"Public employee" has the same meaning as in section
24-10-103(4)
.
(7)
"Public entity" has the same meaning as in section
24-10-103(5)
.
Added by 2019 Ch. 144,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (SB 19-201), ch. 1752, p. 1752, § 1, effective July 1.