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Colorado Statutes, Title 25

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Title 25, Public Health and Environment

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2401 Short title
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This part 24 shall be known and may be cited as the "Immunization Registry Act". Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 659, § 6, effective April 26.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2402 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Immunization is one of the most important ways to protect individuals and communities against serious infectious diseases and their consequences, and widespread immunization has virtually eliminated many serious disease…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2403 Department of public health and environment - powers and duties - immunization tracking system - rules - definitions
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(1) In order to expand the immunization registry and increase access to immunizations, the department may address: (a) Mechanisms for: (I) Maximizing federal funds to purchase, distribute, and deliver vaccines for individuals in Colorado; and (II) Statewide purchase, distribution…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2404 Vaccines - access to the public - definitions
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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Independent pharmacy" means a prescription drug outlet privately owned by at least one licensed pharmacist with no ownership interest by or affiliation with a chain or publicly owned pharmacy. (b) "Practitioner" means a physician or a physician a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2501 Short title

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This part 25 shall be known and may be cited as the "Cervical Cancer Immunization Act". Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1346, § 1, effective May 29.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2502 Definitions

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As used in this part 25, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board of health" means the state board of health. (2) "Cervical cancer vaccine" or "cervical cancer immunization" means the series of human papillomavirus vaccines to prevent cervical and other cancers as determ…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2503 Cervical cancer immunization program - rules

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(1) There is created in the department the cervical cancer immunization program. The department is directed to investigate manners in which the cervical cancer vaccine may be administered in an economical fashion. The board of health is authorized to adopt rules to assist the dep…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2504 Public awareness campaign - fund

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(1) Subject to the moneys being available in the fund created in subsection (2) of this section, on and after January 1, 2008, the department shall conduct a public awareness campaign on cervical cancer immunization and the benefits, disadvantages, and possible side effects of re…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2601 Short title

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The short title of this part 26 is the "Adult Immunization Act". Source: L. 2026: Entire part added, (SB 26-032), ch. 24, p. 115, § 15, effective March 27.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2602 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds and determines that: (a) Vaccine-preventable diseases represent a serious public health threat to people in the state; (b) It has been well documented that vaccines and other immunizing agents are an effective way to prevent sickness and debilitatin…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2603 Definitions

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As used in this part 26, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "ACIP" means the advisory committee on immunization practices to the centers for disease control and prevention in the United States department of health and human services, or its successor entity. (2) "Adult" m…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2604 Rules - adult immunization rules - rule-making authority of state board of health

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(1) The board of health shall adopt rules establishing a schedule of recommended adult immunizations, including: (a) The vaccines or other immunizing agents recommended for adults, after taking into consideration the recommendations of the ACIP, the American Academy of Pediatrics…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2605 Limitations on liability - repeal

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(1) A person that administers a vaccine or other immunizing agent to an adult is not liable for injuries sustained pursuant to the vaccine or other immunizing agent if: (a) The vaccine or other immunizing agent was administered in accordance with the schedule of recommended adult…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-301 Inflammation of eyes

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(1) Any inflammation, swelling, or unusual redness in either one or both eyes of any infant, either apart from or together with any unnatural discharge from the eyes of such infant, independent of the nature of the infection, if any, occurring at any time within two weeks after t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-401 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly declares that: (a) Sexually transmitted infections, regardless of the mode of transmission, impact the public health of the state and are a matter of statewide concern; (b) Coloradans have a right to receive accurate, confidential, and timely information …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-402 Definitions

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As used in this part 4: (1) "Executive director" means the executive director of the state department. (2) "Health-care provider" means a person whose vocation or profession is related to the maintenance of individuals' health or anyone who provides diagnostic screening tests, me…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-403 Eligibility - nondiscrimination

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 4 to the contrary, programs and services that provide for the investigation, identification, testing, preventive care, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are available regardless of a person's actual or perceived race…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-404 Rules

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(1) The state board, with sufficient involvement and consultation from the state department, the community, and other interested stakeholders, shall adopt rules it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this part 4, including rules addressing the control and treatment of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-405 Reporting requirements - immunity

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(1) (a) In accordance with sections 12-240-139, 25-1-122, 25-4-404, and 25-4-406, and except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, for every individual known to the person or entity to have a diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection or to have a positive test for…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-406 Reports - confidentiality

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(1) The public health reports required pursuant to section 25-4-405 and any records resulting from compliance with that section held by the state department and county and district public health agencies, or any health-care provider, facility, third-party payer, physician, clinic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-407 Reporting requirements - research exemption

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(1) The state board shall approve an exemption from the reporting requirements of section 25-4-405 for a research activity that meets all of the following criteria: (a) The research activity is fully described by a research protocol; (b) The research activity is subject to review…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-408 Infection control - duties

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(1) It is the duty of the executive director, health officers, or local directors to investigate sexually transmitted infections and to use appropriate means to prevent the spread of such sexually transmitted infections. (2) As part of infection control efforts, it is the duty of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-409 Minors - treatment - consent

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(1) (a) A health-care provider or facility, if consulted by a patient who is a minor, shall perform, at the minor's request, a diagnostic examination for a sexually transmitted infection. The health-care provider or facility shall treat the minor for a sexually transmitted infect…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-410 Patient consent - rights of patients, victims, and pregnant women

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(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), a health-care provider, hospital, clinic, laboratory, or other private or public institution shall not test, or cause by any means to have tested, any specimen of a patient for a sexually transmitted infection wi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-411 Confidential counseling and testing sites - legislative declaration

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(1) Confidential HIV counseling and testing services are the preferred screening services for the detection of a possible infection. However, the state department shall, consistent with generally accepted practices for the protection of the public health and safety, conduct an an…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-412 Public safety - public health procedures - orders for compliance - petitions - hearings

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(1) An order or restrictive measure directed to a person with a sexually transmitted infection must only be used as the last resort when other measures to protect the public health have failed, including all reasonable efforts, which must be documented, to obtain the voluntary co…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-413 Emergency public health procedures - injunctions

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(1) When the procedures set forth in section 25-4-412 have been exhausted or cannot be satisfied and the executive director or a local director, within his or her respective jurisdiction, knows or has reason to believe, based on accurate, evidence-based, and medical and epidemiol…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-414 Penalties

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(1) A health-care provider, laboratory employee, or other person who is required to make a report pursuant to section 25-4-405 and who fails to make such a report commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars. (2) A health-car…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-500.3 Definitions

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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Active tuberculosis" means a diagnosis of tuberculosis demonstrated by clinical, bacteriologic, or diagnostic imaging evidence, or a combination thereof. A person who has been diagnosed as having active tuberculo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-501 Tuberculosis declared to be an infectious and communicable disease

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It is hereby declared that tuberculosis is an infectious and communicable disease, that it endangers the population of this state, and that the treatment and control of such disease is a state and local responsibility. It is further declared that the emergence of multidrug-resist…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-502 Tuberculosis to be reported

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(1) Every attending physician and other persons either treating or having knowledge of active or suspected tuberculosis in this state shall make a report to the department in accordance with section 25-1-122 (1) on every person known by said physician or other person to have acti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-506 Investigation and examination of suspected or known tuberculosis cases

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(1) The state chief medical officer and all local health officers are directed to use every available means to investigate immediately and ascertain the existence of all reported or suspected cases of active tuberculosis within the health officer's jurisdiction, to determine the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-507 Isolation order - enforcement - court review

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(1) (a) Whenever a health officer determines that isolation of a person in a particular tuberculosis case is necessary for the preservation and protection of the public health, the health officer shall make an isolation order in writing. (b) When a health officer is determining w…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-508 Inspection of records

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Authorized department personnel may inspect and have access to all medical records of all medical practitioners, hospitals, institutions, and clinics, both public and private, where persons with known or suspected tuberculosis are treated and shall provide consultation services r…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-509 Violations - penalty

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(1) Any person who, after service upon him or her of an order of a health officer directing his or her isolation or examination as provided in sections 25-4-506 and 25-4-507, violates or fails to comply with the order commits a petty offense. (2) Any person, firm, or corporation …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-510 Jurisdiction

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District courts shall have original jurisdiction under this part 5. Source: L. 67: R&RE, p. 726, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-12-10. L. 2008: Entire part amended, p. 318, § 1, effective April 7.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-511 Duties of board of health and department - confidentiality of records - rules

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(1) The board of health is authorized to adopt such rules as are deemed necessary, appropriate, and consistent with good medical practice in the state of Colorado for the treatment and control of persons with tuberculosis. (2) Subject to available appropriations, the department m…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-512 Nondiscrimination in the provision of general services

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 5 to the contrary, programs and services that provide for the investigation, identification, testing, preventive care, or treatment of tuberculosis shall be available to a person regardless of his or her race, religion, gender, eth…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-513 Funding

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The department shall provide funding to local public health agencies for tuberculosis treatment and control and shall consider the number of active, suspected, and latent tuberculosis cases undergoing therapy in each agency's jurisdiction when determining funding levels. Source: …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-601 Definitions

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As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "County board of health" means the body acting as the county or district board of health under the provisions of section 25-1-508. (2) "Health department" means the department of public health and environment or a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-602 Notice to health department or officer if animal affected or suspected of being affected by rabies

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Whenever a dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal is affected by rabies or suspected of being affected by rabies or has been bitten by an animal known or suspected to be affected by rabies, the owner of the dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal, or any person having kn…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-603 Report of person bitten by animal to health department or health officer

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Every physician after his first professional attendance upon a person bitten by a dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal, or any person having knowledge thereof, shall report to the health department or health officer in accordance with the provisions of section 25-1-122 (1)…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-604 Animal attacking or biting person to be confined - examination

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The health department or health officer shall serve notice upon the owner of a dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal which has attacked or bitten a person to confine the animal at the expense of the owner upon his premises or at a pound or other place designated in the noti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-605 Animals bitten by animals known or suspected of having rabies to be confined

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The health department or health officer shall serve notice in writing upon the owner of a dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal known to have been bitten by an animal known or suspected of having rabies requiring the owner to immediately treat and confine such animal by pro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-606 Animals to be confined to prevent spread of rabies

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Whenever the board of health of a health department or the county board of health has reason to believe or has been notified by the department of public health and environment that there is imminent danger that rabies may spread within that county or district, such board shall se…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-607 Order of board of health requiring inoculation of animals - veterinarian waiver of order

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(1) (a) When it is deemed advisable in the interest of public health and safety, the board of health of an organized health department or a county board of health may order that all dogs, cats, other pet animals, or other mammals in the county or district be vaccinated against ra…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-608 Notice of order requiring inoculation of animals

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The order of a board of health of a health department or a county board of health requiring inoculation of all dogs, cats, other pet animals, or other mammals shall not become effective until twenty-four hours after notice of adoption of the order requiring inoculation of all dog…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-609 Effect of order requiring inoculation of animals

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Sections 25-4-610 and 25-4-611 shall be in force and effect only in those counties, districts, or portions of counties or districts where an order requiring inoculation of all dogs, cats, other pet animals, or other mammals is in effect. Source: L. 63: p. 547, § 1. CRS 53: § 66-2…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-610 Uninoculated animals not to run at large - impounding and disposition of animals

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It is unlawful for any owner of any dog, cat, other pet animal, or other mammal which has not been inoculated as required by the order of the county board of health or board of health of a health department to allow it to run at large. The health department or health officer may …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-611 Report to state department

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Each health department or health officer shall furnish information to the department of public health and environment concerning all cases of rabies and the prevalence of rabies within the county at any time such information is requested by the department of public health and env…