Nothing in this part 5 authorizes a county or district board of health to impose on any person any mode of treatment inconsistent with the creed or tenets of any religious denomination of which he or she is an adherent if the person complies with sanitary and quarantine laws and rules.
Source: L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 2049, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-1-515 as it existed prior to 2008.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 25 - Public Health and Environment
§ 25-1-501. Legislative Declaration
§ 25-1-503. State Board - Public Health Duties
§ 25-1-504. Comprehensive Public Health Plan - Development - Approval - Reassessment - Cash Fund
§ 25-1-505. County and District Public Health Plans - Approval
§ 25-1-506. County or District Public Health Agency
§ 25-1-507. Municipal Board of Health
§ 25-1-508. County or District Boards of Public Health - Public Health Directors
§ 25-1-509. County and District Public Health Directors
§ 25-1-510. County or District Board Unable or Unwilling to Act
§ 25-1-511. County Treasurer - Agency Funds
§ 25-1-512. Allocation of Moneys - Public Health Services Support Fund - Created
§ 25-1-513. Enlargement of or Withdrawal From Public Health Agency
§ 25-1-514. Legal Adviser - County Attorney - Actions
§ 25-1-515. Judicial Review of Decisions
§ 25-1-516. Unlawful Acts - Penalties
§ 25-1-517. Mode of Treatment Inconsistent With Religious Creed or Tenet
§ 25-1-519. Existing Intergovernmental Agreements
§ 25-1-520. Clean Syringe Exchange Programs - Operation - Approval - Reporting Requirements