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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 10 - STATEWIDE MARIJUANA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (§§ 25-3.5-1001 — 25-3.5-1007) › Section 25-3.5-1003 - [Repealed]

Added by 2014 Ch. 352,§5, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1610, § 5, effective July 1.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2014, p. 1610.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 10 - STATEWIDE MARIJUANA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (§§ 25-3.5-1001 — 25-3.5-1007) › Section 25-3.5-1004 - Ongoing prevention and education campaign - training - marijuana

(1)
Subject to available appropriations, beginning in the 2014-15 state fiscal year, the division shall develop, implement, and evaluate an ongoing statewide prevention and education campaign to address the long-term marijuana education needs in the state. In the prevention and education messaging, the division shall provide information to:
(a)
The general public regarding the law surrounding the legal use of retail marijuana;
(b)
People in the retail marijuana industry regarding restricting youth access to retail marijuana;
(c)
Retail marijuana users and other relevant populations identified as high-risk regarding the potential risks associated with the use of marijuana; and
(d)
The general public regarding the dangers associated with the over-consumption of marijuana-infused products.
(2)
In furtherance of the goals of the ongoing marijuana prevention and education campaign, the division may use television messaging, radio broadcasts, print media, digital strategies, or any other form of messaging deemed necessary and appropriate by the division to reach the target audiences of the campaign.
(3)
In furtherance of the goals of the ongoing marijuana prevention and education campaign, the department of public health and environment shall provide at least five regional training sessions during the 2014-15 fiscal year for community partners to implement youth health development strategies.
Added by 2014 Ch. 352,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1611, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 10 - STATEWIDE MARIJUANA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (§§ 25-3.5-1001 — 25-3.5-1007) › Section 25-3.5-1005 - Website - primary state resource for information

(1)
In furtherance of the goals of the eighteen-month public awareness and education campaign created in section
25-3.5-1003
, as it existed prior to its repeal in 2016, and the ongoing prevention and education campaign created in section
25-3.5-1004
, the division shall create a website that will serve as the state portal for the most accurate and timely information regarding the health effects of marijuana use and the laws regarding marijuana use. The division shall ensure that the website links to the information made available by local governments that have passed additional restrictions on the use of retail marijuana and links to the website of every state agency that contains relevant information regarding retail marijuana, including any youth prevention campaign managed by a state agency.
(2)
The division shall implement a marketing campaign to generate public awareness of the website as the primary state resource for information regarding the legalization and use of retail marijuana in the state.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264,§ 82, eff. 5/25/2017.
Added by 2014 Ch. 352,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1611, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1407, § 82, effective May 25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 10 - STATEWIDE MARIJUANA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (§§ 25-3.5-1001 — 25-3.5-1007) › Section 25-3.5-1006 - Align marijuana messaging - integration of information across state agencies

(1)
The division shall integrate information from each state agency involved in providing retail marijuana information, including the department of human services, the department of transportation, the department of revenue, the department of law, the department of public safety, and the department of education, to align the messaging, branding, and education provided by each agency for the eighteen-month public education and awareness campaign required pursuant to section
25-3.5-1003
, as it existed prior to its repeal in 2016, the ongoing prevention and education campaign required pursuant to section
25-3.5-1004
, and the website required pursuant to section
25-3.5-1005
.
(2)
The division shall provide data, training, educational materials, and resources on effective prevention strategies to local community coalitions and programs addressing marijuana prevention.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 258,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264,§ 83, eff. 5/25/2017.
Added by 2014 Ch. 352,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1612, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1407, § 83, effective May 25; (1) amended, (HB 17-1295), ch. 258, p. 1076, § 2, effective July 1.
Amendments to subsection (1) by SB 17-294 and HB 17-1295 were harmonized.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 10 - STATEWIDE MARIJUANA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (§§ 25-3.5-1001 — 25-3.5-1007) › Section 25-3.5-1007 - Evaluation of marijuana campaigns

(1)
The department shall contract with a respected evaluation partner to develop and implement a three-year evaluation plan assessing the reach and impact of the eighteen-month public education and awareness campaign required pursuant to section
25-3.5-1003
, as it existed prior to its repeal in 2016, and the ongoing prevention and education campaign required pursuant to section
25-3.5-1004
. The evaluation must also assess the department's success in educating the citizens of the state regarding the legal parameters of the use of retail marijuana and preventing negative health impacts from the legalization of retail marijuana.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2017.)
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264,§ 84, eff. 5/25/2017.
Added by 2014 Ch. 352,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-215), ch. 352, p. 1612, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1407, § 84, effective May 25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 11 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS (§§ 25-3.5-1101 — 25-3.5-1105) › Section 25-3.5-1101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds that:
(a)
The department has responsibility for oversight of the emergency medical and trauma services system and the certification or licensure of emergency medical service providers. Emergency medical service providers are certified or licensed by the department to provide treatment and transport to the sick and injured.
(b)
Emergency medical responders are the part of the emergency medical and trauma services system who answer emergency calls, provide effective and immediate care to ill and injured patients, prepare the scene for the arrival of the ambulance and emergency medical service providers, and provide assistance to emergency medical service providers as directed;
(c)
Most emergency medical responders perform their duties in an ethical and professional manner;
(d)
It is in the interests of the citizens of this state that a voluntary process exists whereby individuals may register their training and status as an emergency medical responder with the state; and
(e)
It is in the public interest to place the voluntary registration of emergency medical responders within the state department that has statutory responsibility for the statewide emergency medical and trauma services system.
(2)
Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to:
(a)
Transfer the oversight of emergency medical responders, formerly known as first responders, from the department of public safety to the department of public health and environment; and
(b)
Fund the oversight of the voluntary registration program through the highway users tax fund established in section
42-3-304(21)
, C.R.S., in order to avoid cost-prohibitive registration fees.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 396,§ 22, eff. 5/31/2019.
Added by 2016 Ch. 324,§ 3, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1034), ch. 324, p. 1311, § 3, effective August 10.
Section 29 of chapter 396 (SB 19-242), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after May 31, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 11 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS (§§ 25-3.5-1101 — 25-3.5-1105) › Section 25-3.5-1102 - Definitions

As used in this part 11:
(1)
"Emergency medical responder" means an individual who has successfully completed the training and examination requirements for emergency medical responders and who provides assistance to the injured or ill until more highly trained and qualified personnel arrive.
(2)
"Physician" means a person licensed pursuant to article
240
of title
12
, in good standing, who authorizes and directs, through protocols and standing orders, the performance of students-in-training enrolled in department-recognized emergency medical responder education programs.
(3)
"Registered emergency medical responder" means an individual who has successfully completed the training and examination requirements for emergency medical responders, who provides assistance to the injured or ill until more highly trained and qualified personnel arrive, and who is registered with the department pursuant to this part 11.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 155, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2016 Ch. 324,§ 3, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1034), ch. 324, p. 1312, § 3, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 11 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS (§§ 25-3.5-1101 — 25-3.5-1105) › Section 25-3.5-1104 - Training programs - rules

(1)
The board shall adopt rules regarding the recognition by the department of education programs that provide initial training and continued competency education for emergency medical responders.
(2)
The receipt of a certificate or other document of course completion issued by an education program or national certification organization is not deemed state licensure, approval, or registration.
Added by 2016 Ch. 324,§ 3, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1034), ch. 324, p. 1314, § 3, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 11 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS (§§ 25-3.5-1101 — 25-3.5-1105) › Section 25-3.5-1105 - Investigation and discipline

(1)
The department may administer oaths, take affirmations of witnesses, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all relevant records and documents to investigate alleged misconduct by registered emergency medical responders.
(2)
Upon failure of a witness to comply with a subpoena, the department may apply to a district court for an order requiring the person to appear before the department or an administrative law judge, to produce the relevant records or documents, or to give testimony or evidence touching the matter under investigation or in question. When seeking an order, the department shall apply to the district court of the county in which the subpoenaed person resides or conducts business. The court may punish such failure as a contempt of court.
(3)
A registered emergency medical responder, the employer of a registered emergency medical responder, or a physician shall report to the department any misconduct by a registered emergency medical responder that is known or reasonably believed by the person to have occurred.
(4)
A person acting as a witness or consultant to the department, a witness testifying, and a person or employer who reports misconduct to the department under this section is immune from liability in any civil action brought for acts occurring while testifying, producing evidence, or reporting misconduct under this section if the individual or employer was acting in good faith and with a reasonable belief of the facts. A person or employer participating in good faith in an investigation or an administrative proceeding pursuant to this section is immune from any civil or criminal liability that may result from such participation.
(5)
Records, documents, testimony, or evidence obtained under this section are confidential except to the extent necessary to support the administrative action taken by the department, to refer the matter to another regulatory agency, or to refer the matter to a law enforcement agency for criminal prosecution.
Added by 2016 Ch. 324,§ 3, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1034), ch. 324, p. 1314, § 3, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 12 - COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE REFERRAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES (CARES) › Section 25-3.5-1201 - Short title

The short title of this part 12 is the "Community Assistance Referral and Education Services (CARES) Program Act".
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1064, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 12 - COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE REFERRAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES (CARES) › Section 25-3.5-1202 - Definitions

As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authorized entity" means:
(a)
A licensed ambulance service;
(b)
A fire department of a town, city, or city and county;
(c)
A fire protection district, ambulance district, health assurance district, health service district, or metropolitan district or a special district authority; or
(d)
A health-care business entity, including a licensed or certified health-care facility that is subject to regulation under article
3
of this title.
(2)
"Medical direction" means the supervision over and direction of individuals who perform acts on behalf of a CARES program by a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed in Colorado and in good standing and who is identified as being responsible for assuring the competency of those individuals in the performance of acts on behalf of the CARES program.
(3)
"Program" or "CARES program" means a community assistance referral and education services program established in accordance with this part 12.
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1064, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 12 - COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE REFERRAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES (CARES) › Section 25-3.5-1204 - Reports

(1)
(a)
If an authorized entity develops a program under this article, the authorized entity shall report to the department, in the form and manner determined by the department, on the progress of the program on or before December 31 in the year following the year in which the program commenced and on or before December 31 of each subsequent year in which the program continues to operate.
(b)
An authorized entity's report must include:
(I)
The number of residents who have used program services and the types of program services used;
(II)
A measurement of any reduction in the use of the 911 system for nonemergency, nonurgent medical assistance by residents within the authorized entity's jurisdiction; and
(III)
A measurement of any reduction in visits to the emergency department in a hospital for nonemergency, nonurgent medical assistance by residents within the authorized entity's jurisdiction.
(c)
An authorized entity's report pursuant to this section must not include any personally identifiable information concerning a program client or prospective client.
(2)
On or before March 31 of each year, the department shall compile annual reports received from authorized entities in the previous year into a single report and post the report on its website.
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1066, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 13 - COMMUNITY INTEGRATED HEALTH-CARE SERVICE AGENCIES (§§ 25-3.5-1301 — 25-3.5-1307) › Section 25-3.5-1301 - Definitions

As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Community integrated health-care service agency" or "agency" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, nonprofit entity, special district, governmental unit or agency, or licensed or certified health-care facility that is subject to regulation under article 1.5 or 3 of this title that manages and offers, directly or by contract, community integrated health-care services.
(2)
"Manager" or "administrator" means any person who controls and supervises or offers or attempts to control and supervise the day-to-day operations of a community integrated health-care service agency.
(3)
"Medical direction" means the supervision over and direction of individuals who perform acts on behalf of an agency by a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed in Colorado, is in good standing, and is identified as being responsible for assuring the competency of those individuals in the performance of acts on behalf of the agency; except that, if the agency hires or contracts with a community paramedic, only a licensed physician in good standing may provide medical direction.
(4)
"Owner" means an officer, director, general partner, limited partner, or other person having a financial or equity interest of twenty-five percent or greater.
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1067, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 13 - COMMUNITY INTEGRATED HEALTH-CARE SERVICE AGENCIES (§§ 25-3.5-1301 — 25-3.5-1307) › Section 25-3.5-1302 - Community integrated health- care service agency license required - rules - civil and criminal penalties - liability insurance

(1)
On or after July 1, 2018, a person shall not operate or maintain a community integrated health-care service agency unless the person has submitted to the department a completed application for licensure as a community integrated health-care service agency. On or after December 31, 2018, a person shall not operate or maintain an agency without a community integrated health-care service agency license issued by the department.
(2)
(a)
A person who violates subsection (1) of this section:
(I)
Is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars; and
(II)
May be subject to a civil penalty assessed by the department, after conducting a hearing in accordance with section
24-4-105
, C.R.S., of up to ten thousand dollars for each violation of this section. The department shall transmit all fines collected pursuant to this subparagraph (II) to the state treasurer, who shall credit the moneys to the general fund.
(b)
An owner, manager, or administrator of an agency is subject to the penalties in this subsection (2) for any violation of subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
A license applicant shall submit to the department, in the manner determined by the board by rule, proof that the agency and any staff that it employs or contracts is covered by general liability insurance in an amount determined by the board by rule, but not less than the amount calculated in accordance with section
24-10-114(1)(a)(I) and (1)(b)
, C.R.S.
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1067, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 13 - COMMUNITY INTEGRATED HEALTH-CARE SERVICE AGENCIES (§§ 25-3.5-1301 — 25-3.5-1307) › Section 25-3.5-1304 - Community integrated health care service agencies cash fund - created

There is created the community integrated health care service agencies cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". The department shall transmit fees collected pursuant to this part 13 to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the department's direct and indirect costs in implementing and administering this part 13. Any unencumbered or unexpended money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1069, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 13 - COMMUNITY INTEGRATED HEALTH-CARE SERVICE AGENCIES (§§ 25-3.5-1301 — 25-3.5-1307) › Section 25-3.5-1306 - License denial - suspension - revocation

(1)
Upon denial of an application for an initial license, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial by mailing a notice to the applicant at the address shown on the application. If an applicant, within sixty days after receiving the notice of denial, petitions the department to set a date and place for a hearing, the department shall grant the applicant a hearing to review the denial in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(2)
The department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of a community integrated health-care service agency that is out of compliance with the requirements of this part 13 or rules promulgated pursuant to this part 13. Before taking final action to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license, the department shall conduct a hearing on the matter in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S. The department may implement a summary suspension before a hearing in accordance with section
24-4-104(4)(a)
, C.R.S.
(3)
After conducting a hearing on the matter in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S., the department may revoke or refuse to renew an agency license where the owner, manager, or administrator of the agency has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving conduct that the department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the agency's consumers.
(4)
The department may impose intermediate restrictions or conditions on an agency that may require the agency to:
(a)
Retain a consultant to address corrective measures;
(b)
Be monitored by the department for a specific period;
(c)
Provide additional training to its employees, owners, managers, or administrators;
(d)
Comply with a directed written plan to correct the violation, in accordance with the procedures established under section
25-27.5-108(2)(b)
; or
(e)
Pay a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars per violation. The department, after providing the agency with the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section
24-4-105
, C.R.S., on any penalties assessed, shall transmit all penalties collected pursuant to this paragraph (e) to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the general fund. The agency may request, and the department shall grant, a stay in payment of a civil penalty until final disposition of the restriction or condition.
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1070, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › HOSPITALS (§§ 25-3-100.5 — 25-3.5-1401) › Article 3.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRAUMA SERVICES (§§ 25-3.5-101 — 25-3.5-1401) › Part 13 - COMMUNITY INTEGRATED HEALTH-CARE SERVICE AGENCIES (§§ 25-3.5-1301 — 25-3.5-1307) › Section 25-3.5-1307 - Repeal of part - review of functions

This part 13 is repealed, effective September 1, 2025. Before the repeal, the department's functions under this part 13 shall be reviewed as provided for in section
24-34-104
, C.R.S.
Added by 2016 Ch. 260,§ 4, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-069), ch. 260, p. 1071, § 4, effective June 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-101 - Premises sanitation - food defined

Every building, room, basement, enclosure, or premises occupied, used, or maintained as a bakery, confectionery, cannery, packing house, slaughterhouse, creamery, cheese factory, restaurant, hotel, grocery, meat market factory, shop, or warehouse, or any public place or manufacturing place used for the preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, or distribution of any food, as defined in this section, which is intended for sale shall be properly and adequately lighted, drained, plumbed, and ventilated and shall be conducted with strict regard to the influence of such conditions upon the health of operatives, employees, clerks, or other persons therein employed and the purity and wholesomeness of the food therein produced, prepared, manufactured, packed, stored, sold, or distributed. For the purposes of this part 1, "food" includes all articles used for food, drink, confectionery, or condiment, whether simple, mixed, or compound, and all substances or ingredients used in the preparation thereof.
L. 13: p. 510, § 1. C.L. § 1015. CSA: C. 69, § 21. CRS 53: § 66-13-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-1.
For safety inspections, see articles 1 and 4 of title 9; for the "Custom Processing of Meat Animals Act", see article 33 of title 35.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-102 - Sanitary regulations

The floors, sidewalls, ceilings, furniture, receptacles, utensils, dishes, implements, and machinery of every restaurant, hotel kitchen, and establishment or place where such food intended for sale is produced, prepared, manufactured, packed, stored, sold, or distributed and all cars, trucks, and vehicles used in the transportation of such food products shall at no time be kept or permitted to remain in an unclean, unhealthful, or unsanitary condition. For the purpose of this part 1, unclean, unhealthful, and unsanitary conditions shall be deemed to exist if food in the process of production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, distribution, or transportation is not securely protected from flies, dust, dirt, and all other foreign or injurious contamination, as far as may be necessary by all reasonable means; or if the refuse, dirt, or waste products incident to the manufacture, preparation, packing, selling, distributing, or transportation of such food are not removed daily; or if all trucks, trays, boxes, buckets, or other receptacles or the chutes, platforms, racks, tables, shelves, and knives, saws, cleavers, or other utensils, or the machinery used in moving, handling, cutting, chopping, mixing, canning, or other processes are not thoroughly cleaned daily; or if the clothing of operatives, employees, clerks, or other persons therein employed is unclean; or if all dishes, cups, glasses, knives, forks, and spoons are not thoroughly washed in hot or running water and rinsed after each usage; or if dishes, cups, or glasses are used which are so cracked, chipped, or broken as to be detrimental to health; or if all ice-cream cones and straws are not securely covered.
L. 13: p. 511, § 2. L. 21: p. 675, § 1. C.L. § 1016. CSA: C. 69, § 22. CRS 53: § 66-13-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-103 - Construction requirements

The sidewalls, floors, and ceilings of every bakery, confectionery, creamery, cheese factory, and hotel or restaurant kitchen and every building, room, basement, or enclosure occupied or used for the preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, or distribution of food shall be so constructed that they can easily be kept clean.
L. 13: p. 511, § 3. C.L. § 1017. CSA: C. 69, § 23. CRS 53: § 66-13-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-104 - Protection from dirt

All such factories, buildings, and other places containing food shall be provided with proper doors and screens necessary and adequate to protect against the contamination of the product from flies, dust, or dirt.
L. 13: p. 511, § 4. L. 21: p. 676, § 2. C.L. § 1018. CSA: C. 69, § 24. CRS 53: § 66-13-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-105 - Toilet rooms and lavatories

Every such building, room, basement, enclosure, or premises occupied, used, or maintained for the production, preparation, manufacture, canning, packing, storage, sale, or distribution of such food shall have adequate and convenient toilet rooms or lavatories. The toilet rooms shall be separate and apart from the rooms where the process of production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storing, canning, selling, and distributing is conducted. The floors of such toilet rooms shall be of cement, tile, wood, brick, or other nonabsorbent material and shall be washed and scoured daily. Such toilets shall be furnished with separate ventilating flues and pipes discharging into soil pipes or shall be on the outside of and well removed from the building. Lavatories and washrooms shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.
L. 13: p. 511, § 5. C.L. § 1019. CSA: C. 69, § 25. CRS 53: § 66-13-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-106 - Nuisances - petty offense

If any such building, room, basement, enclosure, or premises occupied, used, or maintained for the purposes stated in sections
25-4-101
to
25-4-105
or if the floors, sidewalls, ceilings, furniture, receptacles, utensils, implements, appliances, or machinery of any such establishment shall be constructed, kept, maintained, or permitted to remain in a condition contrary to any of the provisions of sections
25-4-101
to
25-4-105
, the same is declared a nuisance. Any toilet room, lavatory, or washroom which shall be constructed, kept, maintained, or permitted to remain in a condition contrary to the requirements of section
25-4-105
is declared a nuisance. Any car, truck, or vehicle used in the moving or transportation of any food product which shall be kept or permitted to remain in an unclean, unhealthful, or unsanitary condition is declared a nuisance. Whoever unlawfully maintains, or allows or permits to exist, a nuisance as defined in this section commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 448, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 13: p. 512, § 6. L. 21: p. 677, § 3. C.L. § 1020. CSA: C. 69, § 26. CRS 53: § 66-13-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-6. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3233, p. 3233, § 448, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, 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) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-107 - Rooms not used for sleeping

It is unlawful for any person to sleep or to allow or permit any person to sleep in any workroom of a bakeshop, kitchen, dining room, confectionery, creamery, cheese factory, or other place where food is prepared for sale, served, or sold unless all foods therein handled are at all times in hermetically sealed packages.
L. 13: p. 512, § 7. C.L. § 1021. CSA: C. 69, § 27. CRS 53: § 66-13-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-108 - Work by persons with contagious diseases - forbidden

It is unlawful for any employer to permit any person who works in food preparation and is affected with any contagious or infectious disease that is spread by food to work, or for any person so affected to work, in any capacity in which there is a likelihood that the employee would contaminate food or food-contact surfaces with pathogenic organisms or transmit disease to other persons.
L. 13: p. 512, § 8. C.L. § 1022. CSA: C. 69, § 28. CRS 53: § 66-13-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-8. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-179), ch. 112, p. 467, §1, effective April 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-110 - Prosecutions - disposition of fines

All fines collected under the provisions of this part 1 shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which the prosecution is brought, and it is the duty of the district attorneys in the respective counties to prosecute all persons violating or refusing to obey the provisions of this part 1.
L. 13: p. 514, § 10. C.L. § 1024. CSA: C. 69, § 30. CRS 53: § 66-13-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-111 - Penalty

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part 1 or refuses to comply with any lawful order or requirement of the department of public health and environment, duly made in writing as provided in section
25-4-109
commits a petty offense. Each day of noncompliance after the expiration of the time limit for abating unsanitary conditions and completing improvements to abate such conditions, as ordered by the department of public health and environment, constitutes a separate offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 449, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 13: p. 514, § 11. L. 21: p. 679, § 5. C.L. § 1025. CSA: C. 69, § 31. CRS 53: § 66-13-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-13-11. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2759, § 424, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3234, p. 3234, § 449, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 1 - SANITARY REGULATIONS (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-112) › Section 25-4-112 - Rules

The state board of health, created in section
25-1-103
, may adopt rules as necessary for the implementation of this article.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-179), ch. 112, p. 467, §2, effective April 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 2 - PRENATAL EXAMINATIONS (§§ 25-4-201 — 25-4-205) › Section 25-4-202 - [Repealed]

L. 39: p. 413, § 2. CSA: C. 78, § 170(2). CRS 53: § 66-11-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-11-2. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2760, § 425, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09-179), ch. 112, p. 468, §4, effective April 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 2 - PRENATAL EXAMINATIONS (§§ 25-4-201 — 25-4-205) › Section 25-4-203 - Birth certificate - blood test

In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians and others required to make such reports shall state on the certificate whether a blood test for syphilis and HIV has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child for which a birth or stillbirth certificate is filed and the approximate date when the specimen was taken. In no event shall the birth certificate state the result of the test.
L. 39: p. 413, § 3. CSA: C. 78, § 170(3). CRS 53: § 66-11-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-11-3. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-179), ch. 112, p. 468, §5, effective April 9.
Cross references. For a certificate of birth, see § 25-2-112.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 2 - PRENATAL EXAMINATIONS (§§ 25-4-201 — 25-4-205) › Section 25-4-204 - Penalty

Any licensed physician and surgeon or other person engaged in attendance upon a pregnant woman during the period of gestation or at delivery or any representative of a laboratory who violates the provisions of this part 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars. Every licensed physician and surgeon or other person engaged in attendance upon a pregnant woman during the period of gestation or at delivery who requests such specimen in accordance with the provisions of section
25-4-201
and whose request is refused is not guilty of a misdemeanor.
L. 39: p. 414, § 4. CSA: C. 78, § 170(4). CRS 53: § 66-11-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-11-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 2 - PRENATAL EXAMINATIONS (§§ 25-4-201 — 25-4-205) › Section 25-4-205 - District attorneys to prosecute

The district attorneys in the several districts in the state shall prosecute for violation of this part 2 as for other crimes and misdemeanors.
L. 39: p. 414, § 5. CSA: C. 78, § 170(5). CRS 53: § 66-11-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-11-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 3 - BLINDNESS IN NEWLY BORN (§§ 25-4-301 — 25-4-305) › Section 25-4-301 - Inflammation of eyes

(1)
Any inflammation, swelling, or unusual redness in either one or both eyes of any infant, either apart from or together with any unnatural discharge from the eyes of such infant, independent of the nature of the infection, if any, occurring at any time within two weeks after the birth of such infant shall be known as "inflammation of the eyes of the newly born" (ophthalmia neonatorum).
(2)
It is the duty of any physician, nurse, or other person who assists or is in charge at the birth of an infant or is charged with the care of the infant after birth to treat the eyes of the infant with a prophylaxis in accordance with current standard of care. Such treatment shall be given as soon as practicable after the birth of the infant and always within one hour. If any redness, swelling, inflammation, or gathering of pus appears in the eyes of such infant, or upon the lids or about the eyes, within two weeks after birth, any person charged with care of the infant shall report the same to some competent practicing physician or advanced practice registered nurse within six hours after its discovery.
(3)
Nothing in this section requires medical treatment for the minor child of any person who is a member of a well-recognized church or religious denomination and whose religious convictions, in accordance with the tenets or principles of his or her church or religious denomination, are against medical treatment for disease.
L. 37: p. 618, § 1. CSA: C. 22, § 69. CRS 53: § 66-6-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-6-1. L. 2012: (2) and (3) added, (HB 12-1058), ch. 71, p. 244, § 1, effective March 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 3 - BLINDNESS IN NEWLY BORN (§§ 25-4-301 — 25-4-305) › Section 25-4-302 - [Repealed]

L. 37: p. 618, § 2. CSA: C. 22, § 70. CRS 53: § 66-6-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-6-2. L. 77: (1)(d) and (1)(e) amended, p. 284, § 49, effective July 1. L. 94: IP(1) and (1)(c) amended, p. 2760, § 426, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1)(c) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2093, §90, effective August 11. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (HB 12-1058), ch. 71, p. 244, § 2, effective March 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 3 - BLINDNESS IN NEWLY BORN (§§ 25-4-301 — 25-4-305) › Section 25-4-303 - [Repealed]

L. 37: p. 619, § 3. CSA: C. 22, § 71. CRS 53: § 66-6-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-6-3. L. 77: Entire part added, p. 284, § 50, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2760, § 427, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (HB 12-1058), ch. 71, p. 245, § 3, effective March 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 3 - BLINDNESS IN NEWLY BORN (§§ 25-4-301 — 25-4-305) › Section 25-4-304 - [Repealed]

L. 37: p. 619, § 4. CSA: C. 22, § 72. CRS 53: § 66-6-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-6-4. L. 2010: IP(1) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2093, §91, effective August 11. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (HB 12-1058), ch. 71, p. 245, § 4, effective March 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Article 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (§§ 25-4-101 — 25-4-2504) › Part 3 - BLINDNESS IN NEWLY BORN (§§ 25-4-301 — 25-4-305) › Section 25-4-305 - [Repealed]

L. 37: p. 620, § 5. CSA: C. 22, § 73. CRS 53: § 66-6-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-6-5. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 285, § 51, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (HB 12-1058), ch. 71, p. 245, § 5, effective March 24.