§ 25-52-103. Definitions

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 quality collaborative” means a statewide nonprofit network of health facilities, clinicians, and public health professionals working to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies through continuous quality improvement.
4. “Health-care provider” means any person licensed, registered, or certified by the state of Colorado to deliver health-care services, including mental and behavioral health-care services and medical marijuana services.

   (4.5) “Health facility” means a health facility licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1).

5. “Maternal death” means a death that occurs during pregnancy or up to one year after the end of a pregnancy.
6. “Maternal mortality” means the incidence of maternal deaths.
7. 1. “Medical record” means the written or graphic documentation, sound recording, or computer record pertaining to health-care services performed at the direction of a health-care provider on behalf of a patient.
   2. “Medical record” includes:
      1. Diagnostic documentation such as X rays, electrocardiograms, electroencephalograms, and other test results;
      2. Data entered into the electronic prescription drug monitoring program under section 12-280-403;
      3. Data entered into the national violent death reporting system or a successor system; and
      4. Autopsy reports.
8. “Pregnancy-related death” means a death caused by issues related to, or aggravated by, a pregnancy or treatment of that pregnancy.

Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1122), ch. 196, p. 2139, § 1, effective May 16. L. 2021: (3) amended and (4.5) added, (SB 21-194), ch. 434, p. 2869, § 4, effective September 7.