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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act". Source: L. 2010: Entire article R&RE, (HB 10-1025), ch. 113, p. 375, § 1, effective August 11.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Colorado law has traditionally recognized the right of an adult to accept or reject medical or surgical treatment; (b) Recent advances in medical science have made it possible to prolong the dying process t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18-103 Definitions
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As used in this article 18, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Adult" means any person eighteen years of age or older. (2) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a nurse who is included in the advanced practice registry pursuant to section 12-255-111. (3) "Artificial…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18-104 Declaration as to medical treatment
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(1) Any adult with decisional capacity may execute a declaration directing that life-sustaining procedures be withheld or withdrawn if, at some future time, he or she has a terminal condition or is in a persistent vegetative state, and lacks decisional capacity to accept or rejec…