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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-112 Certificates of birth - filing - establishment of parentage - notice to collegeinvest
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(1) A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed with the state registrar or as otherwise directed by the state registrar within ten days after such birth and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-112.3 Certificates of stillbirth - filing - delayed registration - rules
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(1) The state registrar shall create a certificate of stillbirth and shall furnish and distribute such form as necessary. The state board of health shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section. (2) (a) A certificate of stillbirth shall be offered to a mother after t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-112.5 Social security account numbers - acknowledgments of paternity - to be furnished
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(1) Regardless of the marital status of the mother, each parent shall furnish the social security account number or numbers, if the parent has more than one such number, issued to that parent, and the other parent's social security account number, if known, at the time of the chi…
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-112.7

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Birth parent" means a parent who gave birth to a child born in this state. "Birth parent" also includes a person presumed to be a parent or an alleged genetic parent in accordance with sections 19-4-105 and …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-113 New certificates of birth following adoption - parentage determination

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(1) (a) The state registrar shall prepare a new certificate of birth as to any person born in this state whenever he or she receives, with respect to such a person, any of the following: A report concerning adoption or parentage as required by section 25-2-107; or a report or cer…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-113.5 Limited access to information upon consent of all parties - voluntary adoption registry - definitions

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(1) Adoption is based upon the legal termination of parental rights and responsibilities of birth parents and the creation of the legal relationship of parent and child between an adoptee and his or her adoptive parents. Under current laws and the social premises underlying adopt…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-113.8 Birth certificate modernization act - new birth certificate following a change in gender designation - short title - definition

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(1) The short title of this section is "Jude's Law". (1.5) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "report of birth" means an electronic or paper document containing information related to a vital event submitted by a person or entity required to submit th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-113.9 Gender selection for death certificates

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On or before January 1, 2026, the department of public health and environment shall add a gender field to the certificate of death form and the electronic death registration system that is required to be utilized by a qualified individual pursuant to section 25-2-110. Source: L. …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-114 Delayed registration of births and deaths

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(1) When a birth, foundling birth, death, or fetal death has occurred in this state but no certificate as to such event has been filed or registered in accordance with the provisions of section 25-2-110 or 25-2-112, a certificate as to such event may be accepted for filing or reg…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-115 Alteration of reports and certificates - amended reports and certificates - rules

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(1) A vital statistics report or certificate shall not ever be altered in any way except in accordance with this article 2 and applicable rules. Except for amended birth certificates issued pursuant to section 25-2-113.8 and amended certificates of death issued pursuant to sectio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-116 Institutions to keep records - persons to furnish information

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(1) Every person in charge of an institution shall keep a record of personal particulars and dates concerning each person admitted or confined to such institution. This record shall include such information as required by the standard certificate of birth, death, and fetal death …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-117 Certified copies furnished - fee

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(1) Vital statistics records shall be treated as confidential, but the department of public health and environment shall, upon request, furnish to any applicant having a direct and tangible interest in a vital statistics record a certified copy of any record registered under the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-118 Penalties

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(1) Except as otherwise provided for in section 25-2-112.7 with respect to misrepresentation of material information in the preparation of a birth certificate, any person who knowingly and willfully makes any false statement in or supplies any false information for or for purpose…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-120 Reports of electroconvulsive treatment

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(1) Any person who performs electroconvulsive treatment in the state of Colorado shall file a report with the department of public health and environment setting forth the data required by subsection (2) of this section. An institution in which electroconvulsive treatment is perf…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-121 Fee adjustments - vital statistics records cash fund created - definition

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(1) This section shall apply to all activities of the office of the state registrar in the department of public health and environment. (2) (a) The office of the state registrar shall propose, as part of its annual budget request, an adjustment in the amount of each fee that the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-2-122 Heirloom birth and marriage certificates - funds created - report - rules - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Heirloom birth certificate" means a birth certificate that is suitable for display and may bear the seal of the state and be signed by the governor. (b) "Heirloom marriage certificate" means a marriage certi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-100.5 Definitions

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As used in this article 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Acute treatment unit" means a facility or a distinct part of a facility for short-term psychiatric care, which may include treatment for substance use disorders, that provides a total, twenty-four-hour, therap…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-101 Hospitals - health facilities - licensed - definitions

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(1) It is unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation to open, conduct, or maintain any general hospital; hospital unit; freestanding emergency department as defined in section 25-1.5-114; critical access hospital as defined in section 25-1.5-114.5; psychiat…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-102 License - application - issuance - waiver - certificate of compliance required - rules

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(1) (a) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(a) is effective until July 1, 2028.] An applicant for a license described in section 25-3-101 shall apply to the department of public health and environment annually upon such form and in such manner as prescribed by the depa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-102.1 Deemed status for certain facilities

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(1) (a) In the licensing of an ambulatory surgical center following the issuance of initial licensure by the department of public health and environment, the voluntary submission of satisfactory evidence that the applicant is accredited by the joint commission, the American assoc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-102.5 Nursing facilities - consumer satisfaction survey - pilot survey

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(1) (a) The department shall develop and implement a consumer satisfaction survey based on the results of the pilot survey implemented pursuant to paragraph (a.5) of this subsection (1). The pilot survey and the resulting consumer satisfaction survey shall be implemented to deter…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-103 License denial or revocation - provisional license - rules

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(1) (a) The department of public health and environment may deny an application for a new or renewal license under this part 1 or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee has not satisfied the requirements of this part 1 or part 6 of this article and the rules of the departm…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-103.1 Health facilities general licensure cash fund

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(1) All fees collected pursuant to this article shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the health facilities general licensure cash fund, which fund is hereby created. (2) The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the health fac…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-103.5 Nondiscrimination - hospital surgical privileges - hospital rules and regulations

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(1) The bylaws of any hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of part 3 of this article or established pursuant to section 32-1-1003, C.R.S., which does not limit staff privileges to employees or contracting physicians of such hospital, shall include provisions for the use o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-103.7 Employment of physicians - when permissible - conditions - definitions

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(1) As used in this section: (a) Repealed. (b) "Department" means the department of public health and environment. (c) "Federally qualified health center" or "FQHC" has the same meaning as set forth in the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4). (d) "Health-c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-104 Reports

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Any person, partnership, association, or corporation maintaining any hospital or other facility for the treatment or care of the sick or injured shall make a report to the department of public health and environment upon request but not more frequently than quarterly. The departm…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-105 License - fee - rules - performance incentive system - penalty

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(1) (a) (I) (A) Subject to the limitations in subsections (1)(a)(I)(B) and (1)(a)(I)(B.5) of this section, the state board of health shall establish a schedule of fees, which must be set at a level sufficient to meet the direct and indirect costs of administration and enforcement…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-106 Unincorporated associations

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An unincorporated association organized and existing for the purpose of providing hospital services for its members shall be governed, managed, and controlled by a board of trustees selected in accordance with the provisions of the state constitution and bylaws of such associatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-107 Disciplinary actions reported to Colorado medical board or podiatry board

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(1) Any disciplinary action to suspend, revoke, or otherwise limit the privileges of a licensed physician or podiatrist that is taken by the governing board of a hospital required to be licensed or certified pursuant to this part 1 or required to obtain a certificate of complianc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-108 Receivership

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(1) It is the purpose of this section to establish a receivership mechanism that will be available as a remedy for such violations of applicable laws and regulations by a licensee of a long-term health-care facility that require facility closure by the department of public health…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-109 Quality management functions - confidentiality and immunity

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the implementation of quality management functions to evaluate and improve patient and resident care is essential to the operation of health-care facilities licensed or certified by the department of public health and enviro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-110 Emergency contraception - definitions

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(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Emergency contraception" means a drug approved by the federal food and drug administration that prevents pregnancy after sexual intercourse, including but not limited to oral contraceptive pills; except…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-111 Authentication of verbal orders - hospital policies or bylaws

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(1) A hospital licensed pursuant to part 3 of this article shall require that all verbal orders be authenticated by a physician or responsible individual who has the authority to issue verbal orders in accordance with hospital and medical staff policies or bylaws. The policies or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-113 Health-care facility stakeholder forum - creation - membership - duties

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(1) There is hereby created in the department of public health and environment the health care facility stakeholder forum, referred to in this section as the "stakeholder forum". The stakeholder forum must consist of representatives from various types of provider facilities licen…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-115 Stroke advisory board - creation - membership - duties - report - definition - repeal

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(1) (a) There is created in the department the stroke advisory board, the purpose of which is to evaluate potential strategies for stroke prevention and treatment and develop a statewide needs assessment identifying relevant resources. The governor shall appoint eighteen members …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-116 Department recognition of national certification - suspension or revocation of recognition

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(1) A hospital that has an accreditation, certification, or designation in stroke or STEMI care from a nationally recognized accrediting body, including a certification as a comprehensive stroke center or primary stroke center by the joint commission or an accreditation as a STEM…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-117 Heart attack database - hospitals to report data on heart attack care

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(1) (a) A hospital that is accredited by the American College of Cardiology Accreditation Services or its successor organization or any nationally recognized accrediting body as a STEMI receiving center shall report to the heart attack database data that is consistent with nation…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-118 Hospital off-campus location - obtain and use unique NPI - definitions

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(1) An off-campus location of a hospital must apply for, obtain, and use on all claims for reimbursement or payment for health-care services provided at the off-campus location submitted on or after January 1, 2020, a unique NPI that is separate and distinct from the hospital's N…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-119 Freestanding emergency departments - required notices - disclosures - rules - definitions

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(1) (a) (I) A freestanding emergency department shall give to every individual seeking treatment at the facility a written notice containing the following statements immediately upon registration: Patient Information This is an emergency medical facility that treats emergency med…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-120 Regulation of surgical smoke - requirement to adopt a policy - definitions - applicability

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(1) On or before May 1, 2021, each hospital with surgical services and each ambulatory surgical center, licensed in accordance with this article 3, shall adopt and implement a policy that prevents human exposure to surgical smoke via the use of a surgical smoke evacuation system …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-121 Health-care facilities - emergency and nonemergency services - required disclosures - balance billing - unfair or deceptive trade practice - rules - definitions

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(1) On and after January 1, 2020, health-care facilities shall develop and provide disclosures to consumers about the potential effects of receiving emergency or nonemergency services from an out-of-network provider providing services at an in-network facility or emergency servic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-122 Out-of-network facilities - emergency medical services - billing - payment - unfair or deceptive trade practice

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(1) If a covered person receives emergency services at an out-of-network facility, the out-of-network facility shall: (a) Submit a claim for the entire cost of the services to the covered person's carrier; and (b) Not bill or collect payment from a covered person for any outstand…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-123 Mental health facility pilot program - establishment - rules - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Mental health facility" means a facility approved to participate in the pilot program pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (b) "Pilot program" means the mental health facility pilot program establishe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-124 Food donations to nonprofit organizations encouraged

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Each hospital is encouraged to donate apparently wholesome food to one or more local nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy or poor individuals. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-090), ch. 127, p. 550, § 5, effective September 14.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-125 Visitation rights - hospital patients - residents in nursing care facilities or assisted living residences - limitations - definitions - short title

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(1) The short title of this section is the "Elizabeth's No Patient or Resident Left Alone Act". (2) (a) Subject to the restrictions and limitations for skilled nursing facility and nursing facility residents' visitation rights specified in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1396r (c)(3)(C); 42 U.S.C…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-126 Health facilities - health-care practitioners - requirements related to labor and childbirth - rules - definitions

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, on and after January 1, 2022, a health facility that provides services related to labor and childbirth shall demonstrate to the department, in the form and manner determined by the department by rule, that the health facil…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-127 Emergency room intake data - marijuana use - annual report

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The department of public health and environment shall create a de-identified report from hospital and emergency room discharge data of patients, including demographic information regarding patients' age, race, ethnicity, gender, and geographic location, presenting with conditions…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-128 Hospitals - nurses, nurse aides, and EMS providers - staffing requirements - enforcement - waiver - rules - definitions

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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Clinical staff nurse" means a practical nurse or registered professional nurse licensed pursuant to article 255 of title 12 who provides direct care to patients. (b) "EMS provider" means an individual who holds a valid certificate or license issu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-129 Office of saving people money on health care - study - report

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(1) The office of saving people money on health care in the lieutenant governor's office shall study: (a) The level of preparedness of health facilities licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 to respond to post-viral illness resulting from the COVID-19 virus; (b) The effects of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3-130 Intimate examination of sedated or unconscious patient - informed consent required - rules - definitions

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(1) (a) (I) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a health-care facility shall not permit a licensed health-care provider, or a student or trainee under the supervision of a licensed health-care provider, to perform an intimate examination of a sedated or uncon…