Title 25, Public Health and Environment

(1) The department of public health and environment and the department of human services, in conjunction with representatives of the nursing home industry, child care operators, and experts on child care programs in nursing home facilities, shall examine and study the existing st…

(1) When any law of this state refers to the executive director of the state department of public health or of the department of health, said law shall be construed as referring to the executive director of the department of public health and environment. (2) Whenever any law of …

The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of health from said reference to the department of public health and environment, as appropriate. In connection with such authority, the revisor of statutes is…

(1) There is hereby created a department of public health and environment. The head of the department shall be the executive director of the department, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint said executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the exe…

(1) (a) There is created the state board of health. The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The board consists of the following members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate: (I) One member from each congressional district in the state; a…

The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice-president, and such other board officers as it shall determine. The executive director of the department, in the discretion of the board, may serve as secretary of the board but shall not be eligible to appointment as a m…

(1) The executive director of the department shall: (a) Have a degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy, be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Colorado, and have at least one of the following qualifications: (I) One year of graduate study in a school of pub…

The executive director of the department shall appoint the director of the division of administration, pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. Each subdivision (and section) of the division of administration shall be under the management…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Benefit residents of nursing facilities" means that a grant has a direct impact on the residents of nursing facilities or has an indirect impact on the residents through education or training of nursing faci…

(1) In addition to all other powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the state board of health by this part 1, the board has the following specific powers and duties: (a) To determine general policies to be followed by the division of administration in administering and enfo…

(1) In addition to the other powers and duties conferred and imposed in this part 1 upon the division of administration, the division, through the director or, upon the director's direction and under the director's supervision, through the other officers and employees of the divi…

Nothing in this part 1 shall prevent any incorporated city, city and county, town, county, or other political subdivision of the state from imposing and enforcing higher standards than are imposed under this part 1. Source: L. 47: p. 513, § 7A. CSA: C. 78, § 21(8). CRS 53: § 66-1…

The attorney general is the legal adviser for the department and shall defend it in all actions and proceedings brought against it. The district attorney of the judicial district in which a cause of action arises shall bring any civil or criminal action requested by the executive…

(1) Any person aggrieved and affected by a decision of the board or the executive director of the department is entitled to judicial review by filing in the district court of the county of his residence, or of the city and county of Denver, within ninety days after the public ann…

(1) It is unlawful for any person, association, or corporation, and the officers thereof: (a) To willfully violate, disobey, or disregard the provisions of the public health laws or the terms of any lawful notice, order, standard, rule, or regulation issued pursuant thereto; or (…

(1) The division of administration of the department may institute a civil action or administrative action, as described in subsection (2.5) of this section, against any person who violates a final enforcement order of the department issued for a violation of any minimum general …

(1) For the purposes of this section, a disclosure of information by a person or entity to any division or agency within the department of public health and environment regarding any information related to an environmental law is voluntary if all of the following are true: (a) Th…

(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and determines that, in order to encourage the regulated community to utilize the environmental self-audit provisions contained in this section and sections 25-1-114.5, 13-25-126.5, and 13-90-107 (1)(j), C.R.S., a pilot project is establi…

Nothing in this part 1 shall authorize the department to impose any mode of treatment inconsistent with the religious faith or belief of any person. Source: L. 47: p. 517, § 15. CSA: C. 78, § 21(14). CRS 53: § 66-1-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-15.

Nothing in this part 1 shall be construed or used to amend or restrict any statute in force pertaining to the scope of practice of any state licensed healing system. Source: L. 47: p. 518, § 16. CSA: C. 78, § 21(15). CRS 53: § 66-1-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-1-16.

The governor of the state of Colorado is authorized, for and on behalf of the state of Colorado, to make application for and secure the transfer to the state of Colorado of federal surplus property for the purpose of establishing state public health facilities in the state of Col…

(1) The department shall require all skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities to adopt and make public a statement of the rights and responsibilities of the patients who are receiving treatment in such facilities and to treat their patients in accordance with t…

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that maintaining the confidentiality of medical records is of the utmost importance to the state and of critical importance to patient privacy for high quality medical care. Most people in the United States consider conf…

(1) Statutory provisions concerning policies, procedures, and references to the release, sharing, and use of medical records and health information include the following: (a) Section 10-16-1003, C.R.S., concerning use of information by health-care cooperatives; (b) Section 8-43-4…

Health plans, health-care clearinghouses, and health-care providers shall develop policies, procedures, and systems to comply with federal regulations promulgated by the federal department of health and human services related to electronic storage and maintenance of medical recor…

A public or private entity, including a nonprofit organization, that facilitates the exchange of health information among emergency medical service providers, doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, home health agencies, health plans, and local health information agencies …

(1) As used in this section, "institution" means every hospital or related facility or institution having in excess of fifty beds and required to be licensed under part 1 of article 3 of this title or required to be certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(II), except skil…

(1) With respect to investigations of epidemic and communicable diseases, morbidity and mortality, cancer in connection with the statewide cancer registry, environmental and chronic diseases, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, and rabies and mammal bites, the board ha…

Notwithstanding any other law concerning public records, any records or information concerning the genetic testing of a person for purposes of the determination of parentage pursuant to article 4 of title 19, C.R.S., shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as othe…

The department, in cooperation with the department of health care policy and financing and the department of human services, shall develop a plan for the restructuring of the health and human services delivery system in the state in accordance with article 1.7 of title 24, C.R.S.…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds that an increasing number of people are faced with the difficult task of choosing a health-care facility for themselves and their family members. This task may be made less difficult by improved access to reliable, helpful, and unbiased infor…

(1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Dementia care facility" or "facility" means a facility that is licensed by the department pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 and that offers on-site and residential services for individuals with dem…

(1) On and after September 1, 1996, prior to employing any person, a nursing care facility or the person seeking employment at a nursing care facility shall make an inquiry to the director of the Colorado bureau of investigation or to private criminal background check companies a…

On and after January 1, 2019, prior to employment, a health facility licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(I)(A), including health facilities wholly owned and operated by any governmental unit or agency, shall submit the name of a person who will be providing direct care…

(1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number. (2) The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or re…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Aftercare" means assistance provided by a caregiver to a patient in the patient's residence after the patient's discharge from a hospital, following an inpatient hospital stay, and may include: Assisting with basic activities of daily living; ass…

(1) On or before August 1, 2020, and until a statewide drug therapy protocol is implemented pursuant to section 12-280-125.7, the department shall implement and maintain a standing order for post-exposure prophylaxis so that pharmacists may prescribe and dispense post-exposure pr…

(1) (a) The office of suicide prevention within the department shall include on a public page of the department's website information about the following: (I) The unlawful storage of a firearm offense described in section 18-12-114 and the unlawful storage of a firearm in a vehic…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Colorado EnviroScreen tool" has the meaning set forth in section 24-4-109 (5)(a)(II). (b) "Contractor" means an academic institution or other party with which the department contracts to develop an EECIA. (c…

(1) (a) There is created in the department the office of environmental justice, the head of which is the director of the office, who shall be appointed by the executive director of the department and may employ staff as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the office. …

(1) Environmental justice ombudsperson. (a) There is hereby created in the department the position of an environmental justice ombudsperson. The ombudsperson reports to the executive director of the department. The department shall provide administrative support for the ombudsper…

(1) On or before December 31, 2023, the department shall convene a task force to establish shared goals, objectives, and guidelines for governmental agencies and community-based agencies to achieve maximum impact in reducing youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk factors f…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Facility-provided medication" or "medication" means a topical medication that a health facility has on hand or is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a surgical procedur…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) A rare disease, sometimes called an "orphan" disease, is a disease that affects fewer than two hundred thousand people in the United States; (b) There are seven thousand known rare diseases affecting approximately thirty milli…

As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Council" means the Colorado rare disease advisory council created in section 25-1-1503. (2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment. (3) "Facilitator" means the person selected by the …

There is created in the department the Colorado rare disease advisory council. The purpose of the council is to study and make findings and recommendations to the general assembly, state agencies, and others, as appropriate, concerning the needs of individuals living in Colorado …