Title 25, Public Health and Environment
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-110 Informed decision required
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(1) An individual with a terminal illness is not a qualified individual and may not receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication unless he or she has made an informed decision. (2) Immediately before writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication under t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-111 Medical record documentation requirements - reporting requirements - department compliance reviews - rules
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(1) The attending provider shall document in the individual’s medical record the following information: (a) Dates of all oral requests; (b) A valid written request; (c) The attending provider’s diagnosis and prognosis, determination of mental capacity, and that the individual is …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-112 Form of written request
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(1) A request for medical aid-in-dying medication authorized by this article 48 must be in substantially the following form: Request for medication to end my life in a peaceful mannerI, am an adult of sound mind. I am suffering from , which my attending provider has determined is…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-113 Standard of care
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(1) Physicians and health-care providers shall provide medical services under this act that meet or exceed the standard of care for end-of-life medical care. (2) If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an eligible individual’s request and the individual tran…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-114 Effect on wills, contracts, and statutes
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(1) A provision in a contract, will, or other agreement, whether written or oral, that would affect whether an individual may make or rescind a request for medical aid in dying pursuant to this article is invalid. (2) An obligation owing under any currently existing contract must…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-115 Insurance or annuity policies
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(1) The sale, procurement, or issuance of, or the rate charged for, any life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy must not be conditioned upon, or affected by, an individual’s act of making or rescinding a request for medical aid-in-dying medication in accordance with…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-116 Immunity for actions in good faith - prohibition against reprisals
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(1) A person is not subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for acting in good faith under this article, which includes being present when a qualified individual self-administers the prescribed medical aid-in-dying medication. (2) Except as prov…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-117 No duty to prescribe or dispense
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(1) A health-care provider may choose whether to participate in providing medical aid-in-dying medication to an individual in accordance with this article. (2) If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an individual’s request for medical aid-in-dying medicatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-118 Health-care facility permissible prohibitions - notice to the public - sanctions if provider violates policy
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(1) A health-care facility may prohibit a provider employed or under contract from writing a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication for a qualified individual who intends to use the medical aid-in-dying medication on the facility’s premises. The health-care facility mus…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-119 Liabilities
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(1) A person commits a class 2 felony and is subject to punishment in accordance with section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. if the person, knowingly or intentionally causes an individual’s death by: (a) Forging or altering a request for medical aid-in-dying medication to end an individual’s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-120 Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications
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(1) A person who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed under this article 48 after a terminally ill individual’s death shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication either by: (a) Returning the unused medical aid-in-dying medication to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-121 Actions complying with article not a crime
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Nothing in this article 48 authorizes a provider or any other person to end an individual’s life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or euthanasia. Actions taken in accordance with this article 48 do not, for any purpose, constitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing, homic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-122 Claims by government entity for costs
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A government entity that incurs costs resulting from self-administration of medication prescribed under this article 48 in a public place has a claim against the estate of the individual to recover the costs and reasonable attorney fees related to enforcing the claim.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-123 No effect on advance medical directives
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(1) Nothing in this article shall change the legal effect of: (1) A declaration made under article 18 of title 15, C.R.S., directing that life-sustaining procedures be withheld or withdrawn; (2) A cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive executed under article 18.6 of title 15, C.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-124 Severability
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If any part of this article 48 is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition for receipt of federal funds, the conflicting part of this section is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the conflict does not affect the operati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-49-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 49 is the “Transparency in Health Care Prices Act”.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-49-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this article 49, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Agency” means a government department or agency or a government-created entity. (2) “CPT code” means the current procedural terminology code, or its successor code, as developed and copyrighted by the Ame…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-49-103 Transparency - charges for services rendered by health-care providers
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(1) (a) (I) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a)(II) or (1)(a)(III) of this section, a health-care provider shall make available to the public, in a single document, either electronically or by posting conspicuously on the provider’s website if one exists, the health-care pric…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-49-104 Transparency - health-care facility charges
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(1) (a) A health-care facility shall make available to the public, in a single document, either electronically or by posting conspicuously on its website if one exists, the health-care prices for at least: (I) The fifty most used, diagnosis-related group codes or other codes for …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-49-105 No review of health-care prices - no punishment for exercising rights - no impairment of contracts
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(1) Nothing in this article 49 requires a health-care facility or health-care provider to report its health-care prices to any agency for review, filing, or other purposes, or for applications for health-care professional loan repayment submitted pursuant to section 25-1.5-503. T…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-49-106 Required disclosure to self-pay recipients - estimate of total cost of health-care services upon request - deceptive trade practice - definition
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(1) (a) Upon the request of a person seeking a health-care service who intends to self-pay for the service, designated billing or patient services personnel representing a health-care provider or a health-care facility shall provide, prior to the provision of the health-care serv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-51-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 51 is the “Colorado Candor Act”.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-51-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this article 51, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Adverse health-care incident” means an objective and definable outcome arising from or related to patient care that results in the death or physical injury of a patient. (2) (a) “Health-care provider” mea…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-51-103 Engaging in an open discussion
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(1) If an adverse health-care incident occurs, a health-care provider involved in the adverse health-care incident, or the health-care provider jointly with the health facility involved in the adverse health-care incident, may provide the patient with written notice of the desire…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-51-104 Payment and financial resolution
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(1) If a patient accepts an offer of compensation made pursuant to section 25-51-103 (5) and receives the compensation, the payment of compensation to the patient is not a payment resulting from: (a) A written claim or demand for payment; (b) A final judgment, settlement, or arbi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-51-105 Confidentiality of open discussions and offers of compensation
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(1) Open discussion communications and offers of compensation made under section 25-51-103 and in substantial compliance with this article 51: (a) Do not constitute an admission of liability; (b) Are privileged and confidential and shall not be disclosed; (c) Are not admissible a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-51-106 Patient safety research and education
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(1) A health-care provider or health facility that participates in open discussions under this article 51 may provide de-identified information about an adverse health-care incident to any patient-safety-centered nonprofit organization for use in patient safety research and educa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 52 is the “Maternal Mortality Prevention Act”.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Colorado’s maternal mortality rate nearly doubled between 2008 and 2013; (b) Maternal deaths affect women statewide and are more common among families living in rural areas than in urban centers and disproportionately h…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-103 Definitions
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(1) As used in this article 52, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Committee” means the Colorado maternal mortality review committee created in section 25-52-104. (2) “Department” means the department of public health and environment. (3) “Designated state perinatal care…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-104 Colorado maternal mortality review committee - creation - members - duties - report to the general assembly
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(1) The Colorado maternal mortality review committee is hereby created in the department for the purposes of: (a) Reviewing specific cases of maternal death that occur in Colorado; (b) Identifying the causes of maternal mortality; and (c) Developing recommendations to address pre…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-105 Access to health records related to maternal mortalities
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the committee may access medical records related to maternal deaths upon request at any time up to seven years after the last treatment of a patient. (b) A health-care provider or a health-care facility licensed or certified pursuant t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-106 Duty to comply with state and federal laws relating to health information
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The committee and the department shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws and rules relating to the transmission of health information.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-106.5 Perinatal health quality improvement program - perinatal health quality improvement engagement program - perinatal quality collaborative duties - data collection - reporting - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Disparities in maternal and infant health-care access, delivery, and outcomes in Colorado persist, such that birthing people who are American Indian/Alaska Native are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-52-107 Repeal of article - review of functions
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This article 52 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. Before the repeal, the functions of the committee are scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-53-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this article 53, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Automated external defibrillator” or “AED” means an automated external defibrillator approved for sale by the federal food and drug administration. (2) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnersh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-53-102 Placement of automated external defibrillator - donations - acquisitions
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(1) Any public school or person who owns, operates, or manages a public place is encouraged to place functional AEDs in sufficient quantities to ensure reasonable availability for use during perceived sudden cardiac arrest emergencies. (2) Any individual is permitted to retrieve …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-53-201 Definitions
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(1) As used in this part 2: (1) “Department” means the department of public health and environment. (2) “Office” means the office of cardiac arrest management created in section 25-53-202. (3) “Public access defibrillator” means an automated external defibrillator approved for sa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-53-202 Office of cardiac arrest management - creation - duties - appropriation - gifts, grants, and donations - rules
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(1) There is hereby created in the department the office of cardiac arrest management. The purpose of the office is to: (a) Promote the use of public access defibrillators and the use of registries to let the public know where a public access defibrillator can be found and used w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-54-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this article 54, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (a) “Advance health-care directive” means: (I) A directive concerning medical orders for scope of treatment executed pursuant to article 18.7 of title 15; (II) A declaration as to medical treatment execute…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-54-102 Statewide system for advance directives created - rules
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(1) The department has the following powers and duties with respect to the provision of a statewide electronic system, referred to in this section as the “system”, that allows qualified individuals to upload and access advance medical directives: (a) To ensure that qualified indi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-55-101 Training on standardized screening tools and standardized assessment tool
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Following the selection of the standardized screening tools, as described in section 27-62-103, and subject to available appropriations, the department of public health and environment shall ensure adequate statewide training on the standardized screening tools for primary care p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-56-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 56 is “Pruitt’s Law”.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-56-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person’s right to health care; (b) The federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., as amended, prohibits discrimination against persons w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-56-103 Definitions
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(1) As used in this article 56, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Anatomical gift” means the donation of part of a human body for the purpose of transplantation to another person. (2) “Auxiliary aids or services” means an aid or service that is used to provide informati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-56-104 Prohibition on discrimination for organ transplants based solely on disability - applicability
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(1) This article 56 applies to all stages of the organ transplant process. (2) A covered entity shall not, solely on the basis of an individual’s disability: (a) Consider the individual ineligible to receive an anatomical gift or organ transplant; (b) Deny medical services or oth…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-56-104.5 Prohibition on discrimination for organ transplants based solely on natural medicine consumption - applicability - definitions
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(1) This article 56 applies to all stages of the organ transplant process. (2) A covered entity shall not, solely on the basis of a person’s consumption of natural medicine or natural medicine product: (a) Consider the individual ineligible to receive an anatomical gift or organ …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-56-105 Injunctive and equitable relief - expedited judicial review - limitations
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(1) Whenever it appears that a covered entity has violated or is violating any of the provisions of this article 56, the affected individual may commence a civil action for injunctive or equitable relief against the covered entity for purposes of enforcing compliance. The action …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-56-106 Enforcement
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(1) An aggrieved person may commence a civil action in the appropriate district court for injunctive or equitable relief against a covered entity for the purpose of enforcing compliance with this article 56. The aggrieved person may commence the civil action in the district court…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-57-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 57 is the “Donor-conceived Persons and Families of Donor-conceived Persons Protection Act”.