Title 25, Public Health and Environment
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-58-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 58 is the “Patients’ Right to Know Act”.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-58-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The right of every patient to receive basic information necessary to give full and informed consent is a fundamental tenet of good public health policy and has long been the established law of this state; (b) Every pers…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-58-103 Definitions
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(1) As used in this article 58, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Covered entity” means any general hospital, hospital unit as defined in section 25-3-101, community clinic as defined in section 25-3-101, freestanding emergency department as defined in section 25-1.5-11…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-58-104 Department duties - service availability form - public access to information - rules
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(1) Not later than August 1, 2024, the department, in consultation with stakeholders, including a statewide hospital association, patient advocacy groups, physicians, and groups representing populations that are frequently subject to denial of care, shall: (a) Identify reproducti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-58-105 Requirements for covered entities - penalty for noncompliance
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(1) Not later than sixty days after the department issues or updates the service availability form, each covered entity shall submit a completed service availability form to the department. A covered entity shall also submit an updated service availability form within thirty days…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-58-106 Construction
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(1) This article 58 does not: (a) Permit or authorize denial of care or discrimination in the provision of health-care services; or (b) Limit any cause of action under state or federal law, or limit any remedy in law or equity, against a covered entity, health-care facility, or h…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-58-107 Severability
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If any provision of this article 58 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this article 58 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the prov…