Title 23, Postsecondary Education
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-1001 Medication for opioid use disorder - consultation - stipends - school of medicine duties - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Many health-care providers who have completed the training required by the federal drug enforcement agency and are eligible to provide medication for opioid use disorder are not actively providing medication for opioid use dis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-1101 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Over the past decade, Colorado has had the second-fastest-growing rate of residents over sixty-five years of age in the United States, growing at roughly fifty-one percent; (b) Currently, twenty-one percent of the population i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-1102 Definitions
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As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Clinical health professions graduate degree program means a program of study that prepares graduate students to become health-care professionals. (2) Clinical health professions graduate student or student means …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-1103 Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program - created
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(1) There is created the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program located at the university of Colorado Anschutz medical campus. The purpose of the program is to develop, implement, and administer geriatric training opportunities that will attract c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-1104 Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program advisory committee - created - training
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(1) (a) There is created the Colorado multidisciplinary health-care access training program advisory committee to ensure that training for the program is consistent and collaborative across university departments, participating institutions of higher education, and health-care co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-1105 Reporting
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(1) By July 1, 2025, and no later than July 1 each year thereafter, a representative of the program shall submit a report containing the data collected pursuant to section 23-21-1103 (6) and recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to facilitate effective implementat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-201 Legislative declaration
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In order to foster the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state and to facilitate the research and treatment of sickle-cell anemia and related diseases, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to achieve the maximum practical degree of care and treatme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-202 Definitions
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Committee means the sickle-cell anemia advisory committee. (2) Sickle-cell anemia means an inherited blood disease caused by abnormal hemoglobin (oxygen-carrying pigment) in the red blood cells, causing the red bl…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-203 Center created - committee established
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(1) There is hereby established the sickle-cell anemia treatment and research center within the university of Colorado school of medicine. Such treatment center shall use existing facilities and staff of the university of Colorado school of medicine and may establish programs for…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-204 Duties of the school of medicine
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(1) It is the duty of the school of medicine, with the advice of the committee, to: (a) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this part 2; (b) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-301 Legislative declaration
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In order to foster the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state and to facilitate the research and treatment of hemophilia and related diseases, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to achieve the maximum practical degree of care and treatment for p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-302 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Committee means the hemophilia advisory committee. (2) Hemophilia means a bleeding tendency resulting from a genetically determined deficiency factor in the blood. Source: L. 73: p. 770, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-43-…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-303 Center created - committee established
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(1) There is hereby established the hemophilia treatment center within the university of Colorado school of medicine. Such treatment center shall use existing facilities and staff of the university of Colorado school of medicine and may establish programs for the care and treatme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-304 Duties of the school of medicine
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(1) It is the duty of the school of medicine, with the advice of the committee, to: (a) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this part 3; (b) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-501 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The mission of the university of Colorado university hospital is to facilitate and support the education, research, and public service activities of the health sciences schools operated by the regents of the university …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-502 Definitions
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As used in this part 5 and part 6 of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Authority means the political subdivision and body corporate called the university of Colorado hospital authority created by this part 5. (2) Board of directors means the board of direct…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-503 University of Colorado hospital authority
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(1) There is hereby created the university of Colorado hospital authority, which shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state, which shall not be an agency of state government, and which shall not be subject to administrative direction or control by the rege…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-504 Mission of the authority - obligation to provide uncompensated care - action of the board of directors
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(1) The mission of the authority shall be the operation of university hospital as a state of the art teaching and research hospital providing comprehensive medical care, including tertiary care, and patient care of limited availability. The authority shall also provide space and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-505 Authorization for transfer of hospital assets and liabilities to authority
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(1) Following the creation of the authority and on the transfer date under this part 5, the regents shall have the authority to lease, convey, or otherwise transfer to the authority some or all hospital assets, except land which may be leased to the authority for a term not to ex…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-506 Relationship between authority and regents
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(1) Following the creation of the authority and on the transfer date under this part 5, and except for the power of the regents to appoint members of the board of directors, the regents shall have no further control over the operation of university hospital but shall be authorize…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-507 Personnel
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(1) Any employee of university hospital who is a state employee on the transfer date under this part 5 may elect to remain a state employee or become an employee of the authority. Said employee may elect to become an employee of the authority at any time but shall not thereafter …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-508 Retirement benefits - rights of former state employees - PERA membership
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(1) Any employee initially employed by the authority on and after the transfer date under this part 5 shall be eligible for membership in the authority ‘s qualified retirement plan. (2) (a) Any employee of university hospital who was a member of PERA on the transfer date under th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-509 Status of part 4 corporation - effect of actions taken by part 4 corporation - validation of certain actions
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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this section to address the status of the part 4 corporation, and actions taken by such corporation on and after October 1, 1989, as said status and actions relate to the operation of university hospital by the authority. N…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-510 Records of board of directors
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All resolutions and orders shall be recorded and authenticated by the signature of the secretary or any assistant secretary of the board of directors. Every legislative act of the board of directors of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-511 Meetings of board of directors
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All meetings of the board of directors shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-6-402, C.R.S. No business of the board of directors shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least a majority of the total membership of th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-512 Disclosure of interests required
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Any member of the board of directors and any employee or other agent or adviser of the authority, who has a direct or indirect interest in any contract or transaction with the authority, shall disclose this interest to the authority. This interest shall be set forth in the minute…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-513 General powers of the authority
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(1) In addition to any other powers granted to the authority in this part 5, the authority shall have the following powers: (a) To have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities of a body corporate and political subdivision of the state; (b) To hav…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-514 Bonds and notes
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(1) (a) The authority has the power and is authorized to issue from time to time its notes and bonds in such principal amounts as the authority determines to be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving any of its corporate purposes, including the payment of interest on…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-515 Remedies
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Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this part 5, or any coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, except to the extent the rights under this part 5 may be restricted by such trust a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-516 Negotiable instruments
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Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this part 5 or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this part 5, all such bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto shall be negotiable instruments under the laws of this state, subject only to any appli…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-517 Bonds eligible for investment
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Bonds issued under the provisions of this part 5 are hereby made securities in which all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and le…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-518 Refunding bonds
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(1) The board of directors may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations of the authority for the purpose of refunding any obligations then outstanding which have been issued under the provisions of this part 5, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-519 Nonliability of state for bonds
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Neither the state of Colorado nor the regents shall be liable for bonds of the authority, and such bonds shall not constitute a debt of the state or of the regents. The bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 575, �…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-520 Members of authority not personally liable on bonds
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Neither the members of the board of directors nor any authorized person executing bonds issued pursuant to this part 5 shall be personally liable for such bonds by reason of the execution or issuance thereof. Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 576, � 2, effective June 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-521 Annual report
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Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the authority shall submit to the governor and the joint budget committee within six months after the end of the fiscal year a report which shall set forth a complete and detailed operating and financial statement of the authority duri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-522 Powers of the authority - investments
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(1) The authority has the power: (a) To invest any funds not required for immediate disbursement in property or in securities which meet the standard for investments established in section 15-1-304, C.R.S., provided such investment assists the authority in carrying out its public…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-523 Agreement of this state
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This state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under this part 5 that this state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the said holders thereof or in any way imp…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-524 This part 5 not a limitation of powers
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Nothing in this part 5 shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any other powers which the authority might otherwise have under any other law of this state, and this part 5 is cumulative to any such powers. This part 5 does and shall be construed to provide a comple…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-525 Exemption from property taxation
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The authority shall be exempt from any general ad valorem taxes upon any property of the authority acquired and used for its public purposes. The authority may enter into agreements to pay annual sums in lieu of taxes to any county, municipality, or other taxing entity with respe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-526 Psychiatric hospital
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The university of Colorado psychiatric hospital established under article 22 of this title shall remain the integrated psychiatric service for university hospital, and the department of public health and environment shall issue a single license for the university of Colorado psyc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-527 General assembly retains authority to enact laws governing university hospital
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The general assembly expressly reserves its plenary legislative authority relating to the university of Colorado university hospital, including but not limited to the authority to enact laws relating thereto. Nothing in this part 5 or part 6 of this article or in section 11 of ar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-528 Severability
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Any provision of this part 5 declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid shall not impair the remaining provisions of this part 5 or the provisions of part 6 of this article. Any provision of part 6 of this article declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid sha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-601 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares: (a) That through the passage of House Bill No. 1143 at its first regular session in 1989, the general assembly intended to authorize the reorganization of the university of Colorado university hospital by its operation through a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-602 Personnel - election to return to state personnel system
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(1) (a) Any employee of university hospital who was a member of the state personnel system and was employed by university hospital on September 30, 1989, and who elected to become an employee of the part 4 corporation may become an employee of the authority on the authority's tra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-603 Pension status of part 4 corporation employees
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(1) Employees who elected to become employees of the part 4 corporation and rolled over PERA contributions to the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan - election to return to PERA. (a) Any employee of university hospital on September 30, 1989, who elected to become an e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-604 Transfers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part 6
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(1) The trustee of the part 4 corporation's qualified retirement plan shall transfer all reserves to the authority's qualified retirement plan as soon as practicable after the authority's transfer date and consistent with sound actuarial practices. (2) (a) (I) The reserves held b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-701 Legislative declaration
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To foster the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state and to facilitate the research and treatment of dementia diseases and related disabilities, it is declared to be the policy of this state to achieve the maximum practical degree of care and treatment for person…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-702 Definitions
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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Dementia diseases and related disabilities has the same meaning set forth in section 25-1-502 (2.5). Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-211), ch. 341, p. 1516, � 1, effective June 5. L. 2018: (1) amended, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-703 Center created
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There is established the dementia diseases and related disabilities treatment and research center within the university of Colorado school of medicine. The treatment center must use existing facilities and staff of the university of Colorado school of medicine and may establish p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-21-704 Duties of the school of medicine
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(1) The school of medicine shall: (a) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this part 7; (b) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from dementia diseases and related disabilities, i…