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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › FINANCING OF CRITICAL STATE NEEDS (§§ 24-115-101 — 24-116-102) › Article 116 - Prohibition on Government Resources for Out-of-state Investigation into Legally Protected Health-care Activity (§§ 24-116-101 — 24-116-102) › Section 24-116-101 - Prohibition on providing information or expending government resources - legally protected health-care activity

A public agency, or employee, appointee, officer, official, or any other person acting on behalf of a public agency, shall not provide any information or expend or use time, money, facilities, property, equipment, personnel, or other resources in furtherance of any out-of-state investigation or proceeding seeking to impose civil or criminal liability or professional sanction upon a person or entity for engaging in a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section
12-30-121 (1)(d)
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 68,§ 22, eff. 4/14/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › FINANCING OF CRITICAL STATE NEEDS (§§ 24-115-101 — 24-116-102) › Article 116 - Prohibition on Government Resources for Out-of-state Investigation into Legally Protected Health-care Activity (§§ 24-116-101 — 24-116-102) › Section 24-116-102 - Prohibition on assisting another state - legally protected health-care activity

(1)
A state agency or executive department shall not provide information or data, including patient medical records, patient-level data, or related billing information, or expend time, money, facilities, property, equipment, personnel, or other resources for the purpose of assisting or furthering an investigation or proceeding initiated in or by another state that seeks to impose criminal or civil liability or professional sanction upon a person or entity for engaging in a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section
12-30-121 (1)(d)
.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an agency or executive department may provide information or assistance in connection with an investigation or proceeding in response to a written request from the subject of the investigation or proceeding.
(3)
This section does not apply to an investigation or proceeding that would be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional sanction under Colorado law if the action was committed in Colorado.
Added by 2023 Ch. 68,§ 22, eff. 4/14/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-101 - Construction of terms

(1)
When any law of this state refers to the executive director of the state department of public health or of the department of health, said law shall be construed as referring to the executive director of the department of public health and environment.
(2)
Whenever any law of this state refers to the state department of public health or to the department of health, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of public health and environment.
L. 68: p. 106, § 73. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1095, § 9, effective 7/1/1994.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-101.5 - Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected statutory provisions

The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of health from said reference to the department of public health and environment, as appropriate. In connection with such authority, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the renaming of the department to the department of public health and environment.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1095, § 10, effective 7/1/1994.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-102 - Department created - executive director - divisions

(1)
There is hereby created a department of public health and environment, referred to in this part 1 and article
1.5
of this title as the "department". The head of the department shall be the executive director of the department of public health and environment, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint said executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section
24-20-109
, C.R.S. The executive director shall administer the department, subject to the authority of the state board of health, the air quality control commission, the state water quality control commission, and the solid and hazardous waste commission.
(2)
The department consists of the following divisions:
(a)
The division of administration, and such sections and units established as provided by law. The division is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
.
(b)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1095, § 11, effective July 1, 1994.)
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 40, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 47: p. 505, § 2. CSA: C. 78, § 21 (2). CRS 53: § 66-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-2. L. 68: p. 106, § 74. L. 70: p. 237, §§ 2, 4. L. 71: pp. 106, 657, §§ 16, 3. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1058, § 4, effective June 20. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 888, § 18, effective May 23. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 1235, § 2, effective August 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1095, § 11, effective 7/1/1994. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 706, § 29, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1138, § 26, effective July 1.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-103 - State board of health created

(1)
(a)
There is created the state board of health, referred to in this part 1 as the "board". The board is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
. The board consists of the following members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate:
(I)
One member from each congressional district in the state; and
(II)
Two members from the state at large.
(b)
A vacancy on the board occurs whenever any member moves out of the congressional district from which the member was appointed. A member who moves out of such congressional district shall promptly notify the governor of the date of the member's move, but the notice is not required for the vacancy to occur. The governor shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term.
(c)
No more than a minimum majority of the members of the board may be affiliated with the same political party.
(d)
The term of office for each appointed member is four years. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall ensure that no business or professional group constitutes a majority of the board. In making appointments to the board, the governor is encouraged to include representation by at least one member who is a person with a disability, as defined in section
24-34-301
, a family member of a person with a disability, or a member of an advocacy group for persons with disabilities if the other requirements of this subsection (1) are met.
(2)
There shall always be one county commissioner member on the board. Whenever a county commissioner ceases to hold the office of county commissioner, the commissioner ceases to hold a position as a member of the board. A county commissioner shall not vote on any matter coming before the board that affects the commissioner's county in a manner significantly different from the manner in which it affects other counties.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 269,§ 7, eff. 5/25/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 41, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 2, § 73, eff. 2/25/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 351, § 6, eff. 7/1/2018.
L. 47: p. 505, § 3. CSA: C. 78, § 21 (3). CRS 53: § 66-1-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-3. L. 68: p. 106, § 75. L. 72: p. 549, § 12. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1257, § 1, effective July 1. L. 82: (1) amended, p. 356, § 15, effective April 30. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09 -1281), ch. 399, p. 2154, § 3, effective August 5. L. 2018: (1) amended, (HB 18-1364), ch. 351, p. 2081, § 6, effective July 1.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the transfer of the state board of health to an administrative department, see § 24-1-119 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-104 - State board - organization

The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice-president, and such other board officers as it shall determine. The executive director of the department, in the discretion of the board, may serve as secretary of the board but shall not be eligible to appointment as a member. All board officers shall hold their offices at the pleasure of the board. Regular meetings of the board shall be held not less than once every three months at such times as may be fixed by resolution of the board. Special meetings may be called by the president, by the executive director of the department, or by a majority of the members of the board at any time on three days' prior notice by mail or, in case of emergency, on twenty-four hours' notice by telephone or other telecommunications device. The board shall adopt, and at any time may amend, bylaws in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business. A majority shall constitute a quorum of the board. Members shall receive the same per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses as those provided for members of boards and commissions in the division of professions and occupations pursuant to section
12-20-103(6)
. All meetings of the board, in every suit and proceeding, shall be taken to have been duly called and regularly held, and all orders and proceedings of the board to have been authorized, unless the contrary is proved.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 137, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 316,§ 68, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 47: p. 505, § 3. CSA: C. 78, § 21 (3). CRS 53: § 66-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-4. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1298, § 1, effective June 9. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 1686, p. 1686, § 68, effective August 7. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1694, p. 1694, § 137, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-105 - Executive director - chief medical officer - qualifications - salary - office

(1)
The executive director of the department shall:
(a)
Have a degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy, be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Colorado, and have at least one of the following qualifications:
(I)
One year of graduate study in a school of public health;
(II)
Not less than two years' experience in an administrative capacity in a health-care organization;
(III)
Four years of said experience when one year of graduate study in a school of public health has not been completed; or
(b)
Have, at a minimum, experience or education in public administration and public or environmental health.
(2)
(a)
If the governor appoints an executive director who does not have the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, the executive director of the department shall, pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, upon consultation with the governor, and with the consent of a majority of the members of the senate, appoint a chief medical officer. The chief medical officer shall have the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The executive director shall initially appoint the chief medical officer no later than three months after the executive director's appointment has been confirmed by the senate.
(b)
The chief medical officer shall provide independent medical judgment, guidance, and advice to the governor and to the executive director regarding medical and public health issues in all areas identified in article
1.5
of this title.
(c)
The chief medical officer shall be afforded direct access to the governor and the governor's staff.
(3)
The executive director shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the board subject to the state constitution and state laws and within the limits of funds made available to the department by appropriation of the general assembly or otherwise. The executive director shall be allowed traveling and subsistence expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of the executive director's official duties when absent from his or her place of residence. The executive director shall be custodian of all property and records of the department.
L. 47: p. 506, § 4. CSA: C. 78, § 21 (4). CRS 53: § 66-1-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-5. L. 68: p. 106, § 76. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 999, § 1, effective May 25. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 785, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2)(b) amended, p. 706, § 30, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-106 - Division personnel

The executive director of the department shall appoint the director of the division of administration, pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. Each subdivision (and section) of the division of administration shall be under the management of a head, and such heads and all other subordinate personnel of the division shall be appointed by the director of the division, subject to the constitution and state personnel system laws of the state, and shall possess qualifications approved by the board. All personnel shall receive such compensation as fixed by the executive director with the approval of the board, subject to the constitution and state personnel system laws of the state and within the limits of funds made available to the department by appropriation of the general assembly or otherwise. With the approval of the executive director, employees shall also be allowed traveling and subsistence expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their official duties when absent from their places of residence.
L. 47: p. 506, § 4. CSA: C. 78, § 21(4). CRS 53: § 66-1-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-6. L. 71: p. 106, § 17.
For the state personnel system, see article 50 of title 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-108.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2015 Ch. 104,§1, eff. 4/16/2015.
L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 592, § 2, effective May 18. L. 2002: (5) amended, p. 778, § 2, effective May 30. L. 2003: (5) amended, p. 1665, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2007: IP(3)(a) amended, p. 2040, § 63, effective June 1. L. 2010: (1), IP(2), and (5) amended, (SB 10-073), ch. 386, p. 1807, §2, effective June 30. L. 2013: (1)(a), (1)(c), and IP(2) amended, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 589, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2015: Entire section repealed, (SB 15-189), ch. 104, p. 301, § 1, effective April 16.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-108.7 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2022 Ch. 381,§37, eff. 1/1/2023.
Repealed by 2022 Ch. 179,§11, eff. 5/18/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§138, eff. 10/1/2019.
L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 466, § 1, effective April 14. L. 2008: (2), (5), and (9) amended and (6)(h) added, pp. 688, 689, §§ 1, 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (6)(c) amended, (HB 10-1260), ch. 1990, p. 1990, § 85, effective July 1. L. 2019: (6)(c) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1695, p. 1695, § 138, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-109 - Powers and duties of division of administration

(1)
In addition to the other powers and duties conferred and imposed in this part 1 upon the division of administration, the division, through the director or, upon the director's direction and under the director's supervision, through the other officers and employees of the division, has the following powers and duties:
(a)
To administer and enforce the public health laws of the state of Colorado and the standards, orders, rules, and regulations established, issued, or adopted by the board;
(b)
To exercise all powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the department not expressly delegated to the board by the provisions of this part 1;
(c)
To hold hearings, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and take testimony in all matters relating to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in or imposed upon the division of administration. The director may designate an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to part 10 of article
30
of title
24
, C.R.S., to conduct hearings pursuant to section
24-4-105
, C.R.S.
(d)
Repealed.
(e)
To supervise all subdivisions and boards of the department to determine that publications of the department and of any subdivisions thereof circulated in quantity outside the executive branch are issued in accordance with the provisions of section
24-1-136
, C.R.S.;
(f)
To appoint, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, a chief health inspector and such deputy inspectors as may be authorized. Such inspectors have the power to enter any workplace as provided in section
8-1-116
, C.R.S. All expenses incurred by the division and its employees, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be paid from the funds appropriated for its use, upon approval of the director.
(g)
Repealed.
(h)
To administer and enforce the minimum general sanitary standards and regulations adopted pursuant to section
25-1.5-202
.
L. 47: p. 513, § 7. CSA: C. 78, § 21(7). CRS 53: § 66-1-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-9. L. 64: p. 140, § 68. L. 73: p. 917, § 1. L. 77: (1)(h) added, p. 1261, § 2, effective June 9; (1)(c) amended, p. 308, § 13, effective June 10. L. 80: (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) repealed, pp. 450, 451, §§ 5, 6, effective April 13. L. 83: (1)(d) and (1)(e) amended, p. 839, § 58, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(c) amended, p. 967, § 77, effective March 13. L. 96: (1)(d) repealed, p. 1256, § 145, effective August 7. L. 2003: IP(1) and (1)(h) amended, p. 706, § 31, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-110 - Higher standards permissible

Nothing in this part 1 shall prevent any incorporated city, city and county, town, county, or other political subdivision of the state from imposing and enforcing higher standards than are imposed under this part 1.
L. 47: p. 513, § 7A. CSA: C. 78, § 21(8). CRS 53: § 66-1-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-111 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2019 Ch. 15,§3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 47: p. 514, § 9. CSA: C. 78, § 21(10). CRS 53: § 66-1-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-11. L. 87: (1) repealed, p. 1124, § 1, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration in SB 19-082, see section 1 of chapter 15, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-112 - Legal adviser - attorney general - actions

The attorney general is the legal adviser for the department and shall defend it in all actions and proceedings brought against it. The district attorney of the judicial district in which a cause of action arises shall bring any civil or criminal action requested by the executive director of the department to abate a condition that exists in violation of, or to restrain or enjoin any action that is in violation of, or to prosecute for the violation of or for the enforcement of, the public health laws and the standards, orders, and rules of the department established by or issued under the provisions of this part 1. If the district attorney fails to act, the executive director may bring any such action and shall be represented by the attorney general or by special counsel.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 3,§ 2, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 47: p. 514, § 10. CSA: C. 78, § 21(11). CRS 53: § 66-1-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-12. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-021), ch. 20, p. 20, § 2, effective August 2.
For the legislative declaration in SB 19-021, see section 1 of chapter 3, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-113 - Judicial review of decisions

(1)
Any person aggrieved and affected by a decision of the board or the executive director of the department is entitled to judicial review by filing in the district court of the county of his residence, or of the city and county of Denver, within ninety days after the public announcement of the decision, an appropriate action requesting such review. The court may make any interested person a party to the action. The review shall be conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the record, if a complete record is presented; except that, in cases of alleged irregularities in the record or in the procedure before the board or the division of administration, testimony may be taken in the court. The court may affirm the decision or may reverse or modify it if the substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced as a result of the findings and decisions of the board being: Contrary to constitutional rights or privileges; or in excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the board or the executive director of the department; or affected by any error of law; or made or promulgated upon unlawful procedure; or unsupported by substantial evidence in view of the entire record as submitted; or arbitrary or capricious.
(2)
Any party may have a review of the final judgment or decision of the district court by appellate review in accordance with law and the Colorado appellate rules.
L. 47: p. 514, § 11. CSA: C. 78, § 21(12). CRS 53: § 66-1-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-115 - Treatment - religious belief

Nothing in this part 1 shall authorize the department to impose any mode of treatment inconsistent with the religious faith or belief of any person.
L. 47: p. 517, § 15. CSA: C. 78, § 21(14). CRS 53: § 66-1-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-116 - Licensed healing systems not affected

Nothing in this part 1 shall be construed or used to amend or restrict any statute in force pertaining to the scope of practice of any state licensed healing system.
L. 47: p. 518, § 16. CSA: C. 78, § 21(15). CRS 53: § 66-1-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-16.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-117 - Acquisition of federal surplus property

The governor of the state of Colorado is authorized, for and on behalf of the state of Colorado, to make application for and secure the transfer to the state of Colorado of federal surplus property for the purpose of establishing state public health facilities in the state of Colorado; and to do and perform any acts and things which may be necessary to carry out the above, including the preparing, making, and filing of plans, applications, reports, and other documents, and the execution, acceptance, delivery, and recordation of agreements, deeds, and other instruments pertaining to the transfer of said property. The governor is further authorized to expend available general revenue funds, or such other funds as may be made available by the general assembly, for the purpose of making the above application and securing the transfer of said property in accordance with federal laws and with rules and regulations and requirements of the United States department of health, education, and welfare.
L. 59: p. 473, § 1. CRS 53: § 66-1-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-22.
For changes relating to the structure of the United States department of health, education, and welfare, see Public Law 96-88, Title III, section 301, and Title V, section 509, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 695.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-118 - [Repealed]

L. 60: p. 145, § 1. CRS 53: § 66-1-23. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-23. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 2701, § 253, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1345, § 2, effective May 27.
Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section effective July 1, 2008. (See L. 2008, p. 1345.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-119 - [Repealed]

L. 60: p. 145, § 2. CRS 53: § 66-1-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-24. L. 94: (1)(a) amended, p. 2701, § 254, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section repealed, p. 1345, § 3, effective May 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-121 - Patient grievance mechanism - institution's obligations to patient

(1)
As used in this section, "institution" means every hospital or related facility or institution having in excess of fifty beds and required to be licensed under part 1 of article
3
of this title or required to be certified pursuant to section
25-1.5-103(1)(a)(II)
, except skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities which are subject to the provisions of section
25-1-120
.
(2)
The department shall require every institution to submit to the department a plan for a patient grievance mechanism and a policy statement with respect to the obligations of the institution to patients using the facilities of such institution. The plan and policy statement must meet with the approval of the department prior to certification of compliance or issuance or renewal of a license.
(3)
A patient grievance mechanism plan shall include, but not be limited to:
(a)
A provision for a patient representative to serve as a liaison between the patient and the institution;
(b)
A description of the qualifications of the patient representative;
(c)
An outline of the job description of the patient representative;
(d)
A description of the amount of decision-making authority given to the patient representative;
(e)
A method by which each patient will be made aware of the patient representative program and how the representative of the program may be contacted.
(4)
The policy statement with respect to the obligations of the institution to patients using facilities of such an institution shall be posted conspicuously in a public place on its premises and made available to each patient upon admission. Such policy statement shall include, but need not be limited to, a clarification of a physician's duty to provide informed consent, admission procedures, staff identification, privacy, medical records, billing procedures, and the obligation of the physician to provide information regarding research, experimental, or educational projects relating to the patient's own case. Nothing in this section shall apply to any nursing institution conducted by or for the adherents of any well-recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care and treatment of the sick who depend exclusively upon spiritual means through prayer for healing in the practice of the religion of such church or denomination.
L. 76: Entire section added, p. 640, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 708, § 33, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-122.5 - Confidentiality of genetic testing records - "Uniform Parentage Act"

Notwithstanding any other law concerning public records, any records or information concerning the genetic testing of a person for purposes of the determination of parentage pursuant to article
4
of title
19
, C.R.S., shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as otherwise provided in section
19-1-308
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1549, § 28, effective May 31. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1175, § 14, effective 1/1/1997.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-123 - Restructure of health and human services - development of plan - participation of department required

The department, in cooperation with the department of health care policy and financing and the department of human services, shall develop a plan for the restructuring of the health and human services delivery system in the state in accordance with article
1.7
of title
24
, C.R.S.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1097, § 14, effective 7/1/1994.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-124.7 - Health facilities - employees - adult protective services data system check

On and after January 1, 2019, prior to employment, a health facility licensed pursuant to section
25-1.5-103(1)(a)(I)(A)
, including health facilities wholly owned and operated by any governmental unit or agency, shall submit the name of a person who will be providing direct care, as defined in section
26-3.1-101
(3.5), to an at-risk adult, as defined in section
26-3.1-101
(1.5), as well as any other required identifying information, to the department of human services for a check of the Colorado adult protective services data system pursuant to section
26-3.1-111
, to determine if the person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult.
Added by 2017 Ch. 272,§ 9, eff. 5/30/2017.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1284), ch. 272, p. 1504, § 9, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-125 - Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules

(1)
Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number.
(2)
The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or revoke any license pursuant to the provisions of section
26-13-126
, C.R.S., and any rules promulgated in furtherance thereof, if the department or agent thereof receives a notice to deny, suspend, or revoke from the state child support enforcement agency because the licensee or applicant is out of compliance with a court or administrative order for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance or because the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with a properly issued subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Any such denial, suspension, or revocation shall be in accordance with the procedures specified by rule of the department, rules promulgated by the state board of human services, and any memorandum of understanding entered into between the department or an authorized agent thereof and the state child support enforcement agency for the implementation of this section and section
26-13-126
, C.R.S.
(3)
(a)
The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state child support enforcement agency, which memorandum shall identify the relative responsibilities of the department and the state child support enforcement agency in the department of human services with respect to the implementation of this section and section
26-13-126
, C.R.S.
(b)
The appropriate rule-making body of the department is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
(4)
For purposes of this section, "license" means any recognition, authority, or permission that the department or any authorized agent of the department is authorized by law to issue for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity. "License" may include, but is not necessarily limited to, any license, certificate, certification, letter of authorization, or registration issued for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1285, § 28, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting this section, see section 51 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-126 - [Repealed]

L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 2093, § 3, effective 7/1/2008.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2010. (See L. 2007, p. 2093.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-127 - [Repealed]

L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 2093, § 3, effective 7/1/2008.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2010. (See L. 2007, p. 2093.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-129 - [Repealed]

Added by 2018 Ch. 221,§8, eff. 5/21/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-022), ch. 221, p. 1407, § 8, effective May 21.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2020. (See L. 2018, p. 1407.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-130 - Standing order - post-exposure prophylaxis - definition

(1)
On or before August 1, 2020, and until a statewide drug therapy protocol is implemented pursuant to section
12-280-125.7
, the department shall implement and maintain a standing order for post-exposure prophylaxis so that pharmacists may prescribe and dispense post-exposure prophylaxis pursuant to section
12-280-125.7
.
(2)
As used in this section, "post-exposure prophylaxis" has the same meaning as set forth in section
12-280-125.7
.
Added by 2020 Ch. 281,§6, eff. 7/13/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1061), ch. 1377, p. 1377, § 6, effective July 13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-132 - Two-year appropriation to the department - repeal

(1)
For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall annually appropriate ten million dollars per fiscal year from the general fund to the department, for distribution to local public health agencies.
(2)
For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall annually appropriate eleven million ninety thousand one hundred forty-nine dollars per fiscal year from the general fund to the department, for use by the division of disease control and public health response for administration and support.
(3)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
Added by 2021 Ch. 317,§2, eff. 6/24/2021.
For the legislative declaration in SB 21-243, see section 1 of chapter 317, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-133.5 - Office of environmental justice - created - powers and duties - definitions

(1)
(a)
There is created in the department the office of environmental justice, the head of which is the director of the office, who shall be appointed by the executive director of the department and may employ staff as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the office. The office is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department.
(b)
In carrying out its powers and duties, the office may collaborate with the environmental justice ombudsperson appointed pursuant to section 25-1-134 (1)(b), the environmental justice advisory board created in section 25-1-134 (2)(a), disproportionately impacted communities, local governments, other state agencies, the federal government, and other interested parties.
(2)
the office shall:
(a)
Increase state government engagement with and responsiveness to disproportionately impacted communities;
(b)
Develop and manage the department's environmental justice goals, metrics, and objectives;
(c)
Work with the environmental divisions within the department, the environmental justice ombudsperson, and the environmental justice advisory board to implement statutory environmental justice mandates, including benchmarks and targets set forth in the "Environmental Justice Act", as enacted in 2021 by House Bill 21-1266;
(d)
Work with the division of administration to implement part 10 of article 8 of this title 25 concerning mobile home water quality by leading community engagement efforts with mobile home park residents;
(e)
Coordinate environmental justice work within the department and with other state agencies as well as federal, local, and tribal government partners;
(f)
Advance the department's language justice goals by providing translation and interpretation services for the department's environmental divisions; and
(g)
Identify disproportionately impacted communities based on the best-available data and spatial analysis technology, including the Colorado EnviroScreen tool.
(3)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Colorado EnviroScreen tool" has the meaning set forth in section 24-4-109 (5)(a)(II).
(b)
"Disproportionately impacted community" has the meaning set forth in section 24-4-109 (2)(b)(II).
(c)
"office" means the office of environmental justice created in subsection (1)(a) of this section.
Added by 2024 Ch. 259,§ 2, eff. 5/28/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-138) › Section 25-1-138 - Health facilities - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Facility-provided medication" or "medication" means a topical medication that a health facility has on hand or is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a surgical procedure or a visit to a health facility.
(b)
"Health facility" means a hospital licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 and an ambulatory surgical center licensed pursuant to article 3 of this title 25.
(2)
(a)
A health facility or hospital pharmacy may offer any unused portion of a facility-provided medication to a patient upon the patient's discharge from the health facility if the medication is required for continued treatment, the medication does not contain a controlled substance, and the medication was administered to the patient during the patient's visit to the health facility. A health facility shall document within the patient's medical record that the patient must continue the medication at home, including the patient's dosage and directions for use.
(b)
A health facility or hospital pharmacy shall:
(I)
Label a facility-provided medication with, at a minimum, the facility name, the prescribing health-care provider's name, the patient's name, the drug identification, and the directions for use if the instructions are not provided to the patient at the time of discharge from the facility; or
(II)
If the facility-provided medication's container includes only the name and strength of the medication, include the facility name, the prescribing health-care provider's name, the patient's name, and the directions for use with education materials provided to the patient at the time of discharge from the facility.
(3)
If a facility-provided medication is used for a patient in an operating room or emergency department setting or for a visit to a health facility and the facility-provided medication is provided to the patient for continuity of treatment, the health facility or hospital pharmacy, whichever provides the medication, is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use of the medication, and a pharmacist's requirement to counsel the patient concerning the medication pursuant to section 12-280-138 is waived.
Added by 2024 Ch. 120,§ 2, eff. 4/22/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 2 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§ 25-1-201) › Section 25-1-201 - to 25-1-217 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire part repealed, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 675, §1, effective April 29.
(1) This part 2 was numbered as article 36 of chapter 66, C.R.S. 1963.
(2) The provisions of this part 2 were relocated to article
80
of title
27
in 2010.
(3) Section 25-1-201(4) was amended by House Bill 10-1422 and section 25-1-217(3)(a) was amended by House Bill 10-1347. Said bills were harmonized with Senate Bill 10-175 and relocated to sections
27-80-101
and
27-80-117
, respectively.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 3 - ALCOHOLISM AND INTOXICATION TREATMENT (§ 25-1-301) › Section 25-1-301 - to 25-1-316 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire part repealed, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 675, §1, effective April 29.
(1) This part 3 was numbered as article 45 of chapter 66, C.R.S. 1963.
(2) The provisions of this part 3 were relocated to article
81
of title
27
in 2010.