The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: State and local governmental hospital care providers form a critical part of the health-care delivery system in Colorado; and Federal programs require the state to further define a unit of government for certain state and local governmental hospital care providers. Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Eligible elector” means an eligible elector as defined in section 32-1-103 (5)(a)(I), C.R.S., of the taxing area of a unit of government hospital provider. “Qualified purchaser” means a person domiciled in Colorado who has been issued a direct payment permit number pursuant to section 39-26-103.5, […]
Each unit of government hospital care provider, upon the affirmative action of its governing body, shall have the authority to levy and collect a sales tax as follows: Upon the approval of the eligible electors of the unit of government hospital care provider’s taxing area at an election held in accordance with section 20 of […]
The revenues derived by a unit of government hospital care provider from the levy and collection of the sales tax authorized by this article shall be in addition to and shall not be used to replace any state funding that the unit of government hospital care provider or any other state or local government entity […]
The authority granted in this article shall be subject to affirmative action of the governing body of a unit of government hospital care provider to avail itself of this authority and shall be contingent upon electoral approval at an election held pursuant to sections 25-42-103 (1)(a) and 25-42-106. The enactment of this article shall not […]
An election held pursuant to this article may be conducted under the provisions of either the “Uniform Election Code of 1992”, articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., or the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965”, article 10 of title 31, C.R.S. Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1184, § 1, effective May […]
The authority granted by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to, and not in lieu of, the authority granted by other laws. Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1184, § 1, effective May 22.
