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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-106.1 Medical marijuana use in health facilities - short title - definitions
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(1) Short title. The short title of this section is "Ryan's Law". (2) Definitions. (a) In addition to the definitions set forth in section 14 (1) of article XVIII of the state constitution and in section 25-1.5-106 (2), as used in this section, unless the context otherwise requir…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-106.5 Medical marijuana health research grant program
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(1) Legislative intent. There is a need for objective scientific research regarding the efficacy of marijuana and its component parts as part of medical treatment. It is the intent of the general assembly that the department gather objective scientific research regarding the effi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-107 Pandemic influenza - purchase of antiviral therapy - definitions
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(1) The department may enter into partnerships with one or more authorized purchasers to purchase antiviral therapy in order to acquire a ready supply or stockpile of antiviral drugs in the event of an epidemic emergency, including pandemic influenza. If an entity wishes to purch…
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-108

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Dialysis treatment clinic" means a health facility or a department or unit of a licensed hospital that is planned, organized, operated, and maintained to provide outpatient hemodialysis treatment or hemodial…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-109 Food allergies and anaphylaxis form for schools - powers and duties of department

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The department has, in addition to all other powers and duties imposed upon it by law, the duty to develop, maintain, and make available to school districts and institute charter schools a standard form to be used by school districts and institute charter schools to gather inform…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-110 Monitor health effects of marijuana - report

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(1) The department shall monitor changes in drug use patterns, broken down by county or region, as determined by the department, and race and ethnicity, and the emerging science and medical information relevant to the health effects associated with marijuana use. (2) (a) The depa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-111 Suicide prevention commission - created - responsibilities - gifts, grants, or donations - reimbursement for expenses - definition - repeal

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(1) The suicide prevention commission, referred to in this section as the "commission", is created for the purpose of: (a) Providing public and private leadership for comprehensive suicide prevention, as that term is defined in subsection (7) of this section, in Colorado; (b) Set…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-112 Colorado suicide prevention plan - established - goals - responsibilities - funding - definition

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(1) The Colorado suicide prevention plan, referred to in this section as the "Colorado plan", is created in the office of suicide prevention within the department. The goal and purpose of the Colorado plan is to reduce suicide rates and numbers in Colorado through system-level im…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-113 Crisis and suicide prevention training grant program - creation - process - reporting requirements - fund - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Department" means the department of public health and environment created and existing pursuant to section 25-1-102. (b) "Fund" means the crisis and suicide prevention training grant program fund established…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-113.5 Behavioral health first aid training program - creation - appropriation - report - rules - definitions - repeal

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Behavioral health first aid training program" means the behavioral health first aid training program created in subsection (2) of this section. (b) "Candidate" means an individual who attends the behavioral …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-114 Freestanding emergency departments - licensure - requirements - rules - definitions

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(1) On or after December 1, 2021, a person that wishes to operate a freestanding emergency department must submit to the department on an annual basis a completed application for licensure as a freestanding emergency department. On or after July 1, 2022, a person shall not operat…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-114.5 Critical access hospitals - licensure - rules - definitions

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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Board" means the state board of health created in section 25-1-103. (b) "Critical access hospital" means a hospital that is federally designated or undergoing federal designation as a critical access hospital pursuant to 42 CFR 485, subpart F. (2…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-115 Opioid antagonist bulk purchase fund - creation - rules - report - appropriation - definitions

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(1) (a) The opioid antagonist bulk purchase fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of payments made to the department by participating eligible entities for the purchase of opioid antagonists; gifts, grants, and donations credited to the fund pursuant to subsect…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-115.1 Opioid antagonist distribution - eligible entity list - standing order - annual youth overdose prevention report

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(1) The state board of health created in section 25-1-103 shall establish an eligible entity list of entities eligible to be prescribed or dispensed, directly or in accordance with standing orders and protocols, an opioid antagonist from a prescriber. (2) The state's chief medica…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-115.5 Fentanyl prevention and education campaign - website

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(1) Subject to available appropriations, beginning in the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the department shall develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing statewide prevention and education campaign to address the fentanyl education needs in the state. In the prevention and education …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-117 Hospitals - standardized health benefit plan - participation - penalties

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(1) The commissioner of insurance may require a hospital licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, after a hearing pursuant to section 10-16-1306 (3) concerning the premium rate requirements and network adequacy, to participate in a standardized health benefit plan described in se…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-118 Training for staff providing direct-care services to residents with dementia - rules - definitions

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(1) By January 1, 2024, the state board of health shall adopt rules requiring covered facilities to provide dementia training for direct-care staff members. The rules must specify the following, at a minimum: (a) The date on which the dementia training requirement is effective; (…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-120 Natural medicine testing and standards - rules

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(1) The department of public health and environment, in coordination with the department of revenue, to ensure consistency between rules, shall promulgate rules concerning testing standards and laboratory certification requirements of natural medicine and natural medicine product…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-120.5 Natural medicine health effects - data collection - pilot data collection study - report - rules - definitions - repeal

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(1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Health-care facility" has the meaning set forth in section 44-50-103 (7). (b) "Natural medicine" has the meaning set forth in section 44-50-103 (13). (c) "Natural medicine product" has the meani…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-121 Arie P. Taylor sickle cell disease outreach program - contracts - administration - report - legislative declaration - definition - repeal

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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic disorder of the hemoglobin in red blood cells that causes red blood cells that carry oxygen to stick together after the oxygen is released, causing blockages in the small blood vessels; (b) The …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-122 Pharmacy labels - prescription accessibility grant program - repeal

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(1) The prescription accessibility grant program is created in the department. The purpose of the grant program is to provide hardship grants to pharmacies for the purchase of equipment used to create accessible prescription labels. (2) Grant recipients may use the money received…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-123 Colorado offender identification program

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[Editor's note: This section is effective January 1, 2027.] The department shall collaborate with the department of corrections to operate the program established in section 17-33-102 to provide state-issued identification for offenders. Source: L. 2026: Entire section added, (HB…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-201 Definitions

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Minimum general sanitary standards", as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h), means the minimum standards reasonably consistent with assuring adequate protection of the public health, and, in the case …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-202 Water - minimum general sanitary standards

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(1) Repealed. (2) Minimum general sanitary standards for the quality of water supplied to the public shall be no more stringent than the drinking water standards promulgated pursuant to the federal "Safe Drinking Water Act", if such standards exist. If no standards have been prom…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-203 Water - powers and duties of department - rules

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(1) The department has, in addition to all other powers and duties imposed upon it by law, the powers and duties provided in this section as follows: (a) Construction of community water facilities. To examine plans, specifications, and other related data pertaining to the propose…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-204 Inspection for violations of minimum general sanitary standards relating to quality of drinking water

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(1) Upon presentation of proper credentials, authorized inspectors of the department may enter and inspect, at any reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, any property, premises, or place for the purpose of investigating any actual, suspected, or potential violations of minim…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-205 Advice to other entities

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The department may advise municipalities, utilities, institutions, organizations, and individuals concerning the methods or processes believed best suited to provide the protection or purification of water to meet minimum general sanitary standards adopted pursuant to section 25-…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-206 Applicability

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in the federal "Safe Drinking Water Act", the provisions of this part 2 shall apply to each public water system in this state; except that the provisions of this part 2 shall not apply to a public water system that: (a) Consists only of distributi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-207 Damages and injunctive relief to prevent or abate release of contaminants in water

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(1) (a) Except as provided in section 25-1-114.1 (3), any political subdivision or public water system which stores, releases, carries, conveys, supplies, or treats water for human consumption may bring suit to collect damages and for injunctive relief, in addition to all remedie…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-208 Grant program for public water systems and domestic wastewater treatment works - small communities water and wastewater grant fund - rules - repeal

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(1) The department has, in addition to all other powers and duties imposed upon it by law, the powers and duties provided in this section as follows: (a) To assist suppliers of water that serve a population of not more than five thousand people with meeting their responsibilities…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-209 Drinking water fee - drinking water cash fund

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(1) Repealed. (2) (a) The drinking water cash fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The general assembly shall annually appropriate money in the cash fund to the department for allocation to the division of administration to operate the drinking water program established …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-210 Best practices for residential rooftop precipitation collection

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(1) With respect to the use of a rain barrel, as defined in section 37-96.5-102 (1), C.R.S., to collect precipitation from a residential rooftop pursuant to section 37-96.5-103, C.R.S., the department, to the extent practicable within existing resources, shall develop best practi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-301 Definitions

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Administration" means assisting a person in the ingestion, application, inhalation, or, using universal precautions, rectal or vaginal insertion of medication, including prescription drugs, according to the legib…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-302 Administration of medications - powers and duties of department - record checks - rules

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(1) The department has, in addition to all other powers and duties imposed upon it by law, the power to establish and maintain by rule a program for the administration of medications in facilities. The department of human services, the behavioral health administration, the depart…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-303 Medication reminder boxes or systems - medication cash fund - repeal

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(1) Medication reminder boxes or systems may be used if such containers have been filled and properly labeled by a pharmacist licensed pursuant to article 280 of title 12, a nurse licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 255 of title 12, or an unlicensed person trained pursuant to …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-401 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) There is a shortage of qualified health-care professionals in most areas of the state, particularly in rural and low-income communities; (b) Lack of access to health care increases health inequities in Colorado and incr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-402 Definitions

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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program" means the program established in 8 U.S.C. sec. 1184 (l)(1)(D)(ii), allowing foreign-trained physicians who meet certain criteria to practice in communities designated as medical…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-403 Primary care office - creation

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(1) There is hereby created in the department the primary care office for the purpose of assessing and addressing unmet needs concerning health-care professionals, resources, and infrastructure across the state. The executive director of the department, subject to the provisions …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-404 Primary care office - powers and duties - rules

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(1) The primary care office has, at a minimum, the following powers and duties: (a) To assess the health-care professional, geriatric advanced practice provider, and behavioral health-care professional needs of areas throughout the state and create and administer state-designated…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-405 Visa waiver program fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the visa waiver program fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", that consists of the application fees collected pursuant to section 25-1.5-404 (1)(e) and any additional moneys that the general assembly may appropriate to the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-406 School nurse grant program - creation - eligibility - award of grants - rules - report - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) (a) The general assembly finds that: (I) School nurses play a vital role in a child's health and educational welfare in school, acting as a health-care safety net for children; (II) When a school nurse is in a school, fewer children are sent home sick or miss school, fewer ch…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-407 Practice-based health education grant program - creation - primary care office to administer

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(1) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall implement the practice-based health education grant program, referred to in this section as the "grant program", to increase practice-based training opportunities necessary for health profession students enrolled in ac…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-501 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that there are areas of Colorado that suffer from a lack of health-care professionals, geriatric advanced practice providers, or behavioral health-care providers to serve, and a lack of nursing or other health-care professional faculty to tra…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-502 Definitions

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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Advanced practice provider" means an advanced practice registered nurse, as defined in section 12-255-104 (1), or a physician assistant licensed pursuant to article 240 of title 12. (1.2) "Advisory council" means…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-503 Colorado health service corps - program - creation - conditions

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(1) (a) (I) The primary care office shall maintain and administer, subject to available appropriations, the Colorado health service corps. Subject to available appropriations, the Colorado health service corps shall provide loan repayment for certain eligible: (A) Health-care pro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-503.5 Scholarship program for addiction counselors - creation - eligibility - conditions

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(1) Beginning in the 2018-19 state fiscal year, the primary care office shall maintain and administer a scholarship program to assist in increasing the population of certified addiction counselors providing behavioral health-care services in health professional shortage areas. Su…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-504 Colorado health service corps advisory council - creation - membership - duties

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(1) There is hereby created in the primary care office the Colorado health service corps advisory council to review applications for participation in the Colorado health service corps and for scholarships under section 25-1.5-503.5 and to make recommendations to the primary care …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-505 Advisory council - report

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(1) On or before December 1, 2011, and on or before December 1 every two years thereafter, the primary care office, with assistance from the advisory council, shall submit to the governor, the health and human services committee of the senate and the health and insurance and publ…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-506 Colorado health service corps fund - created - acceptance of grants and donations - annual appropriation from marijuana tax cash fund

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(1) The Colorado health service corps fund is hereby created in the state treasury, which fund consists of: (a) All general fund money appropriated by the general assembly for the Colorado health service corps, the first five hundred thousand dollars of which shall be used solely…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-601 Short title

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The short title of this part 6 is the "Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act". Source: L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 17-1240), ch. 244, p. 1006, § 1, effective August 9.