As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: “Active tuberculosis” means a diagnosis of tuberculosis demonstrated by clinical, bacteriologic, or diagnostic imaging evidence, or a combination thereof. A person who has been diagnosed as having active tuberculosis and has not completed a course of antituberculosis treatment is still considered to have active […]
It is hereby declared that tuberculosis is an infectious and communicable disease, that it endangers the population of this state, and that the treatment and control of such disease is a state and local responsibility. It is further declared that the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis requires that this threat be addressed with a coherent and […]
Every attending physician and other persons either treating or having knowledge of active or suspected tuberculosis in this state shall make a report to the department in accordance with section 25-1-122 (1) on every person known by said physician or other person to have active or suspected tuberculosis. Any health-care facility or other similar private […]
Source: L. 67: R&RE, p. 724, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-12-3. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2762, § 434, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire part amended, p. 315, § 1, effective April 7. Editor’s note: This section was deleted by amendment in 2008. (See L. 2008, p. 315 .)
Source: L. 67: R&RE, p. 724, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-12-4. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2763, § 435, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire part amended, p. 315, § 1, effective April 7. Editor’s note: This section was deleted by amendment in 2008. (See L. 2008, p. 315 .)
Source: L. 67: R&RE, p. 724, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-12-5. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2763, § 436, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire part amended, p. 316, § 1, effective April 7. Editor’s note: This section was deleted by amendment in 2008. (See L. 2008, p. 316 .)
The state chief medical officer and all local health officers are directed to use every available means to investigate immediately and ascertain the existence of all reported or suspected cases of active tuberculosis within the health officer’s jurisdiction, to determine the sources of such infections, and to identify and evaluate the contacts of such cases […]
Whenever a health officer determines that isolation of a person in a particular tuberculosis case is necessary for the preservation and protection of the public health, the health officer shall make an isolation order in writing. When a health officer is determining whether to issue an isolation order for a person, the health officer shall […]
Authorized department personnel may inspect and have access to all medical records of all medical practitioners, hospitals, institutions, and clinics, both public and private, where persons with known or suspected tuberculosis are treated and shall provide consultation services regarding the control of tuberculosis and the care of persons having tuberculosis to health-care providers or any […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Any person who, after service upon him or her of an order of a health officer directing his or her isolation or examination as provided in sections 25-4-506 and 25-4-507, violates or fails to comply with the order is guilty of […]
District courts shall have original jurisdiction under this part 5. Source: L. 67: R&RE, p. 726, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-12-10. L. 2008: Entire part amended, p. 318, § 1, effective April 7. Editor’s note: This section was not amended in 2008, although it was contained in a 2008 act that amended this entire […]
The board of health is authorized to adopt such rules as are deemed necessary, appropriate, and consistent with good medical practice in the state of Colorado for the treatment and control of persons with tuberculosis. Subject to available appropriations, the department may contract with local public health agencies to provide assistance with tuberculosis treatment and […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 5 to the contrary, programs and services that provide for the investigation, identification, testing, preventive care, or treatment of tuberculosis shall be available to a person regardless of his or her race, religion, gender, ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status. Source: L. 73: p. 696, § 2. C.R.S. […]
The department shall provide funding to local public health agencies for tuberculosis treatment and control and shall consider the number of active, suspected, and latent tuberculosis cases undergoing therapy in each agency’s jurisdiction when determining funding levels. Source: L. 73: p. 696, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-12-13. L. 2008: Entire part amended, p. 320, […]
