The general assembly declares that: Sexually transmitted infections, regardless of the mode of transmission, impact the public health of the state and are a matter of statewide concern; Coloradans have a right to receive accurate, confidential, and timely information to make informed decisions that promote their individual physical and mental health and well-being. This right […]
As used in this part 4: “Executive director” means the executive director of the state department. “Health-care provider” means a person whose vocation or profession is related to the maintenance of individuals’ health or anyone who provides diagnostic screening tests, medical treatment, or other medical services. “Health officer” means the executive director of the state […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 4 to the contrary, programs and services that provide for the investigation, identification, testing, preventive care, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections are available regardless of a person’s actual or perceived race, creed, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or […]
The state board, with sufficient involvement and consultation from the state department, the community, and other interested stakeholders, shall adopt rules it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this part 4, including rules addressing the control and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. The rules are binding on all public health agencies, health officers, […]
In accordance with the provisions of sections 12-240-139, 25-1-122, 25-4-404, and 25-4-406, for every individual known to the person or entity to have a diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection or have a positive test for a sexually transmitted infection, the following persons and entities shall report any information required by rule of the state […]
The public health reports required pursuant to section 25-4-405 and any records resulting from compliance with that section held by the state department and local public health agencies, or any health-care provider, facility, third-party payer, physician, clinic, laboratory, blood bank, health records database, or other agency, are confidential information. The information may only be released, […]
The state board shall approve an exemption from the reporting requirements of section 25-4-405 for a research activity that meets all of the following criteria: The research activity is fully described by a research protocol; The research activity is subject to review by and is governed by the federal department of health and human services; […]
It is the duty of the executive director, health officers, or local directors to investigate sexually transmitted infections and to use appropriate means to prevent the spread of such sexually transmitted infections. As part of infection control efforts, it is the duty of the executive director, health officers, and local directors to provide public information; […]
A health-care provider or facility, if consulted by a patient who is a minor, shall perform, at the minor’s request, a diagnostic examination for a sexually transmitted infection. The health-care provider or facility shall treat the minor for a sexually transmitted infection, if necessary; discuss, administer, dispense, or prescribe preventive measures or medications, where applicable; […]
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), a health-care provider, hospital, clinic, laboratory, or other private or public institution shall not test, or cause by any means to have tested, any specimen of a patient for a sexually transmitted infection without the knowledge and consent of the patient, which is satisfied as […]
Confidential HIV counseling and testing services are the preferred screening services for the detection of a possible infection. However, the state department shall, consistent with generally accepted practices for the protection of the public health and safety, conduct an anonymous HIV counseling and testing program at selected sites. The state department may operate sites or […]
An order or restrictive measure directed to a person with a sexually transmitted infection must only be used as the last resort when other measures to protect the public health have failed, including all reasonable efforts, which must be documented, to obtain the voluntary cooperation of the person who may be subject to the order […]
When the procedures set forth in section 25-4-412 have been exhausted or cannot be satisfied and the executive director or a local director, within his or her respective jurisdiction, knows or has reason to believe, based on accurate, evidence-based, and medical and epidemiological information, that a person has acquired a sexually transmitted infection and that […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.] A health-care provider, laboratory employee, or other person who is required to make a report pursuant to section 25-4-405 and who fails to make such a report commits a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a […]
