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§ 25-3-100.5. Definitions

As used in this article 3, unless the context otherwise requires: “Acute treatment unit” means a facility or a distinct part of a facility for short-term psychiatric care, which may include treatment for substance use disorders, that provides a total, twenty-four-hour, therapeutically planned and professionally staffed environment for persons who do not require inpatient hospitalization […]

§ 25-3-101. Hospitals – Health Facilities – Licensed – Definitions

[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2022.] It is unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation to open, conduct, or maintain any general hospital; hospital unit; freestanding emergency department as defined in section 25-1.5-114; psychiatric hospital; community clinic; rehabilitation hospital; convalescent center; community mental health center; acute […]

§ 25-3-102.1. Deemed Status for Certain Facilities

In the licensing of an ambulatory surgical center following the issuance of initial licensure by the department of public health and environment, the voluntary submission of satisfactory evidence that the applicant is accredited by the joint commission, the American association for accreditation of ambulatory surgery facilities, inc., the accreditation association for ambulatory health care, the […]

§ 25-3-102.5. Nursing Facilities – Consumer Satisfaction Survey – Pilot Survey

The department shall develop and implement a consumer satisfaction survey based on the results of the pilot survey implemented pursuant to paragraph (a.5) of this subsection (1). The pilot survey and the resulting consumer satisfaction survey shall be implemented to determine the level of satisfaction among residents and residents’ families regarding the quality of care […]

§ 25-3-103. License Denial or Revocation – Provisional License – Rules

The department of public health and environment may deny an application for a new or renewal license under this part 1 or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee has not satisfied the requirements of this part 1 or part 6 of this article and the rules of the department or the state board […]

§ 25-3-103.7. Employment of Physicians – When Permissible – Conditions – Definitions

For purposes of this section: “Community mental health center” means a community mental health center, as defined in section 25-1.5-103 (2), that is currently licensed and regulated by the department pursuant to the department’s authority under section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a). “Department” means the department of public health and environment. “Federally qualified health center” or “FQHC” has […]

§ 25-3-104. Reports

Any person, partnership, association, or corporation maintaining any hospital or other facility for the treatment or care of the sick or injured shall make a report to the department of public health and environment upon request but not more frequently than quarterly. The department of public health and environment shall have power to investigate and […]

§ 25-3-105. License – Fee – Rules – Penalty – Repeal

Subject to the limitations in sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (I), the state board of health shall establish a schedule of fees, which must be set at a level sufficient to meet the direct and indirect costs of administration and enforcement of this article, as appropriated by the general assembly for each fiscal year, less […]

§ 25-3-106. Unincorporated Associations

An unincorporated association organized and existing for the purpose of providing hospital services for its members shall be governed, managed, and controlled by a board of trustees selected in accordance with the provisions of the state constitution and bylaws of such association. Such board of trustees shall have the right to acquire, own, and hold, […]

§ 25-3-107. Disciplinary Actions Reported to Colorado Medical Board or Podiatry Board

Any disciplinary action to suspend, revoke, or otherwise limit the privileges of a licensed physician or podiatrist that is taken by the governing board of a hospital required to be licensed or certified pursuant to this part 1 or required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(I) or (1)(a)(II) shall be […]

§ 25-3-108. Receivership

It is the purpose of this section to establish a receivership mechanism that will be available as a remedy for such violations of applicable laws and regulations by a licensee of a long-term health-care facility that require facility closure by the department of public health and environment in order to safeguard against potential transfer trauma […]

§ 25-3-109. Quality Management Functions – Confidentiality and Immunity

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the implementation of quality management functions to evaluate and improve patient and resident care is essential to the operation of health-care facilities licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a). For this purpose, it is necessary that the collection […]

§ 25-3-110. Emergency Contraception – Definitions

For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Emergency contraception” means a drug approved by the federal food and drug administration that prevents pregnancy after sexual intercourse, including but not limited to oral contraceptive pills; except that “emergency contraception” shall not include RU-486, mifepristone, or any other drug or device that induces a […]

§ 25-3-111. Authentication of Verbal Orders – Hospital Policies or Bylaws

A hospital licensed pursuant to part 3 of this article shall require that all verbal orders be authenticated by a physician or responsible individual who has the authority to issue verbal orders in accordance with hospital and medical staff policies or bylaws. The policies or bylaws shall require that: Authentication of a verbal order occurs […]

§ 25-3-113. Health Care Facility Stakeholder Forum – Creation – Membership – Duties

There is hereby created in the department of public health and environment the health care facility stakeholder forum, referred to in this section as the “stakeholder forum”. The stakeholder forum must consist of representatives from various types of provider facilities licensed by the department, consumers, consumer advocates, ombudsmen, and other interested parties. The department shall […]

§ 25-3-117. Heart Attack Database – Hospitals to Report Data on Heart Attack Care

A hospital that is accredited by the American College of Cardiology Accreditation Services or its successor organization or any nationally recognized accrediting body as a STEMI receiving center shall report to the heart attack database data that is consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on individuals with confirmed heart attacks within the state. Within thirty days […]