Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Powers and Duties
§ 25-1.5-103. Health Facilities - Powers and Duties of Department - Limitations on Rules Promulgated by Department - Definitions

(I) A federally qualified health center, as defined in the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4);
(II) A rural health clinic as defined in section 1861 (aa)(2) of the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(2); or

(3.5) The department of public health and environment may establish physical plant requirements for an occupancy that is contiguous with an acute treatment unit if the occupancy is operated by the acute treatment unit licensee and the services provided by the occupancy are outpatient services certified in accordance with article 65 of title 27 to determine appropriate placement or detoxification services licensed by the department of human services. The services provided by the occupancy must benefit acute treatment unit clients, although the occupancy may also provide such services to other populations. The acute treatment unit licensee may either construct the necessary fire safety separations between the occupancy and the acute treatment unit or assume fiscal and administrative responsibility for assuring that the occupancy meets the life safety code requirements as specified and verified by the department of public safety.

Source: L. 2003: Entire article added with relocations, p. 682, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1)(a)(I), (1)(c)(I), (2), and (2)(b) amended, pp. 1389, 1404, §§ 21, 63, effective August 7. L. 2008: (3.5) added, p. 1947, § 1, effective June 2; (1)(a)(I) amended, p. 2232, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2010: (3.5)(a)(I) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 798, § 59, effective April 29. L. 2011: (2)(a.5) added, (HB 11-1101), ch. 94, p. 277, § 1, effective April 8; (2)(a.5) amended, (HB 11-1323), ch. 265, p. 1198, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2012: (1)(a)(I), (1)(c), and IP(2)(a.5) amended and (2)(b.5) added, (HB 12-1294), ch. 252, p. 1251, § 2, effective June 4; (5) added, (HB 12-1268), ch. 234, p. 1024, § 1, effective July 1, 2013. L. 2013: (5)(a) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1687, § 73, effective August 7; (1)(a)(I)(A) and (2)(c) amended, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1806, § 37, effective March 1, 2014. L. 2017: (2)(b) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1323, § 184, effective May 25. L. 2019: (1)(a)(I)(A) and (2)(a.5)(II) amended and (2)(a.5)(III) added, (HB 19-1010), ch. 324, p. 2997, § 2, effective August 2; (3.5) amended, (HB 19-1060), ch. 10, p. 40, § 3, effective August 2; (1)(a)(I)(A) and (1)(c) amended and (2)(a.3) added, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3639, § 8, effective July 1, 2021. L. 2020: (2)(a.5)(I) amended, (SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 287, § 21, effective September 14.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsections (1)(a)(I) and (1)(c) and the introductory portion to subsection (2)(a.5) and adding subsection (2)(b.5), see section 1 of chapter 252, Session Laws of Colorado 2012. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1060, see section 1 of chapter 10, Session Laws of Colorado 2019. For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.