This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Oral Health Community Grants Program Act”. Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1127, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-261), ch. 404, p. 2367, § 2, effective June 5.
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Statewide, students miss seven million eight hundred thousand school hours each year due to oral pain. Nationwide, workers miss one hundred sixty-four million work hours each year due to dental issues. Forty percent of children in kindergarten and fifty-five percent of children in third grade have a […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: Repealed. “Department” means the department of public health and environment. Repealed. Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1128, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2006: (1) repealed, p. 49, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3)(d) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2107, […]
Subject to available appropriations, the department shall administer a grant program to assist communities with: Implementing population-based, evidence-based strategies, including administering school dental sealant programs, to prevent dental decay in children; Assisting water systems, operators, and personnel, including water districts, with adjusting the level of fluoride in drinking water to optimal levels as a means […]
