Colorado Code
Part 2 - Professional Review of Health-Care Providers
§ 12-30-204. Establishment of Professional Review Committees - Function - Rules

(3.5) A professional review committee of a hospital licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a) is encouraged to appoint a consumer to serve as a nonvoting member of the professional review committee, so long as the consumer complies with the hospital's conflict of interest policies, enters into a confidentiality agreement acceptable to the hospital, and enters into a business associate agreement in accordance with the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-191, as amended.

(I) The medical board, as requested by the medical board acting within the scope of its authority or as required or appropriate under this part 2 or article 240 of this title 12;
(II) The nursing board, as requested by the nursing board acting within the scope of its authority or as required or appropriate under this part 2 or part 1 of article 255 of this title 12;
(III) The department of public health and environment acting within the scope of its health facility licensing authority or as the agent of CMS;
(IV) CMS, in connection with the survey and certification processes for federal health-care program participation by an authorized entity; and
(V) The Joint Commission or other entity granted deeming authority by CMS, in connection with a survey or review for accreditation.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 780, § 1, effective October 1; (3.5) and (18) added and (8)(f) repealed, (SB 19-234), ch. 181, p. 2054, § 8, effective October 1. L. 2020: (5)(i) and (12)(a)(II) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 698, § 44, effective July 1.