C.R.S. Section 25-4-1705
Department of public health and environment

  • powers and duties
  • rules

(1)

The department shall negotiate for the purchase of and shall purchase vaccines to achieve the purposes of this part 17.

(2)

The department shall secure and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the safe and adequate preservation and storage of such vaccines.

(3)

The department shall distribute such vaccines, in accordance with rules promulgated by the board of health, without purchase, shipping, handling, or other charges to practitioners who agree not to impose a charge for such vaccine on the infant recipient, the child’s parent or guardian, third-party payer, or any other person; except that a practitioner may charge a reasonable administrative fee in connection with the administration of a vaccine. The board of health shall determine the amount of such administrative fee that a practitioner may charge.

(4)

The department shall collect epidemiological information and shall establish a system for recording such information pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board of health.

(5)

The board of health, in consultation with the medical services board in the state department of health care policy and financing, and such other persons, agencies, or organizations that the board of health deems advisable, shall formulate, adopt, and promulgate rules governing the implementation and operation of the infant immunization program. Such rules shall address the following:

(a)

The purchase, storage, and distribution of the vaccines by the department;

(b)

Requirements that providers, hospitals, and health-care clinics must meet before entering into a contract with the department, making such provider, hospital, or clinic an agent of the department for the purposes of the infant immunization program;

(c)

Which vaccines shall be required to be administered;

(d)

The route and frequency of the vaccine’s administration;
(e)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 655, § 3, effective April 26, 2007.)(f) The issuance of immunization records to parents or guardians;

(g)

The assessment of the vaccination status of infants;

(h)

The dissemination of information about the operation of the infant immunization program, including the requirement that such information be distributed by hospitals to parents of newborns.

(6)

The department is authorized to accept any gifts or grants or awards of funds from the federal government or private sources for the implementation and operation of the infant immunization program.

(7)

The department is authorized to enter into contracts which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the infant immunization program.

(8)

County, district, or municipal public health agencies and the department shall use the birth certificate of any infant to enroll such infant in an immunization tracking system established in section 25-4-2403. Such use of the infant’s birth certificate shall be considered an official duty of county, district, and municipal public health agencies and the department.
(9)(a)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 2198, § 1, effective August 6, 2003.)(b) The department or any person who contracts with the department pursuant to subsection (7) of this section may establish a purchase system as described in section 25-4-2403 for the procurement of vaccines for privately insured persons under federal government contracts.

(10)

Physicians, licensed health-care practitioners, clinics, schools, licensed child care providers, hospitals, managed care organizations or health insurers in which a student, as defined in section 25-4-901 (3), or an infant is enrolled as a member or insured, persons that have contracted with the department pursuant to subsection (7) of this section, and public health officials may release any immunization records in their possession, whether or not such records are in the immunization tracking system established in section 25-4-2403, to the persons or entities specified in section 25-4-2403 (1) to provide an accurate and complete immunization record for the child in order to verify compliance with state immunization law.

Source: Section 25-4-1705 — Department of public health and environment - powers and duties - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

25‑4‑101
Premises sanitation - food defined
25‑4‑102
Sanitary regulations
25‑4‑103
Construction requirements
25‑4‑104
Protection from dirt
25‑4‑105
Toilet rooms and lavatories
25‑4‑106
Nuisances - petty offense
25‑4‑107
Rooms not used for sleeping
25‑4‑108
Work by persons with contagious diseases - forbidden
25‑4‑109
Enforcement
25‑4‑110
Prosecutions - disposition of fines
25‑4‑111
Penalty
25‑4‑112
Rules
25‑4‑201
Pregnant woman to take blood test
25‑4‑203
Birth certificate - blood test
25‑4‑204
Penalty
25‑4‑205
District attorneys to prosecute
25‑4‑301
Inflammation of eyes
25‑4‑401
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑402
Definitions
25‑4‑403
Eligibility - nondiscrimination
25‑4‑404
Rules
25‑4‑405
Reporting requirements - immunity
25‑4‑406
Reports - confidentiality
25‑4‑407
Reporting requirements - research exemption
25‑4‑408
Infection control - duties
25‑4‑409
Minors - treatment - consent
25‑4‑410
Patient consent - rights of patients, victims, and pregnant women
25‑4‑411
Confidential counseling and testing sites - legislative declaration
25‑4‑412
Public safety - public health procedures - orders for compliance - petitions - hearings
25‑4‑413
Emergency public health procedures - injunctions
25‑4‑414
Penalties
25‑4‑500.3
Definitions
25‑4‑501
Tuberculosis declared to be an infectious and communicable disease
25‑4‑502
Tuberculosis to be reported
25‑4‑506
Investigation and examination of suspected or known tuberculosis cases
25‑4‑507
Isolation order - enforcement - court review
25‑4‑508
Inspection of records
25‑4‑509
Violations - penalty
25‑4‑510
Jurisdiction
25‑4‑511
Duties of board of health and department - confidentiality of records - rules
25‑4‑512
Nondiscrimination in the provision of general services
25‑4‑513
Funding
25‑4‑601
Definitions
25‑4‑602
Notice to health department or officer if animal affected or suspected of being affected by rabies
25‑4‑603
Report of person bitten by animal to health department or health officer
25‑4‑604
Animal attacking or biting person to be confined - examination
25‑4‑605
Animals bitten by animals known or suspected of having rabies to be confined
25‑4‑606
Animals to be confined to prevent spread of rabies
25‑4‑607
Order of board of health requiring inoculation of animals - veterinarian waiver of order
25‑4‑608
Notice of order requiring inoculation of animals
25‑4‑609
Effect of order requiring inoculation of animals
25‑4‑610
Uninoculated animals not to run at large - impounding and disposition of animals
25‑4‑611
Report to state department
25‑4‑612
Enforcement of part 6
25‑4‑613
Liability for accident or subsequent disease from inoculation
25‑4‑614
Penalties
25‑4‑615
Further municipal restrictions not prohibited
25‑4‑701
Definitions
25‑4‑702
Board to establish rules - department to administer
25‑4‑709
Quarantine
25‑4‑710
Right of entry - inspections
25‑4‑712
Unlawful acts
25‑4‑713
Penalty for violations
25‑4‑901
Definitions
25‑4‑902
Immunization prior to attending school - standardized immunization information
25‑4‑902.5
Immunization prior to attending a college or university - tuberculosis screening process development
25‑4‑903
Exemptions from immunization - rules
25‑4‑904
Rules - immunization rules - rule-making authority of state board of health
25‑4‑904.5
Annual alignment evaluation
25‑4‑905
Immunization of indigent children
25‑4‑906
Certificate of immunization - forms
25‑4‑907
Noncompliance
25‑4‑908
When exemption from immunization not recognized
25‑4‑909
Vaccine-related injury or death - limitations on liability
25‑4‑910
Immunization data collection
25‑4‑911
Vaccinated children standard - legislative declaration
25‑4‑912
Confidentiality
25‑4‑1001
Short title
25‑4‑1002
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑1002.5
Definitions
25‑4‑1003
Powers and duties of executive director - newborn screening programs - genetic counseling and education programs - rules
25‑4‑1004
Newborn screening - rules
25‑4‑1004.3
Newborn heart defect screening - pulse oximetry - rules - definition
25‑4‑1004.5
Follow-up testing and treatment - second screening - fee - rules
25‑4‑1004.7
Newborn hearing screening - advisory committee - report - rules
25‑4‑1005
Exceptions
25‑4‑1006
Cash funds
25‑4‑1201
Powers and duties of executive director
25‑4‑1202
Streptococcus cash fund
25‑4‑1301
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑1302
Definitions
25‑4‑1303
Labeling - product modules - take-home containers
25‑4‑1304
Bulk food protection
25‑4‑1305
Bulk food display
25‑4‑1306
Dispensing utensils
25‑4‑1307
Materials
25‑4‑1308
Food-contact surfaces
25‑4‑1309
Non-food-contact surfaces
25‑4‑1310
Accessibility
25‑4‑1311
Equipment sanitization
25‑4‑1312
Violation - penalty
25‑4‑1313
Rules and regulations
25‑4‑1314
Limitation
25‑4‑1401
Drug assistance program - program fund - HIV medications rebate fund - created - legislative declaration - no entitlement created
25‑4‑1402
Definitions
25‑4‑1403
Colorado HIV and AIDS prevention grant program
25‑4‑1404
Grant program - rules - conflict of interest
25‑4‑1405
AIDS and HIV prevention fund - administration - limitation
25‑4‑1501
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑1502
Definitions
25‑4‑1503
Fund created
25‑4‑1504
Allocation of fund
25‑4‑1505
Powers and duties of department and advisory board
25‑4‑1601
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑1602
Definitions
25‑4‑1603
Licensing, certification, and food protection agency
25‑4‑1604
Powers and duties of department - rules
25‑4‑1605
Submission of plans for approval - required
25‑4‑1606
Licensure - exception
25‑4‑1607
Fees
25‑4‑1607.5
Retail food establishment regulation - fees - investigations - stakeholder process
25‑4‑1607.7
Health inspection results - development of a uniform system - communication to the public
25‑4‑1607.9
Department targets - audits - reporting
25‑4‑1608
Food protection cash fund - creation
25‑4‑1609.5
Grievance process
25‑4‑1610
Unlawful acts
25‑4‑1611.5
Violations - penalties - review
25‑4‑1612
Judicial review
25‑4‑1614
Home kitchens - exemption - food inspection - short title - definitions - rules
25‑4‑1615
Pet dogs in retail food establishments - prohibited - exceptions
25‑4‑1616
Food donations to nonprofit organizations encouraged
25‑4‑1617
Animal shares and meat sales by farmers and ranchers - short title - definitions
25‑4‑1701
Short title
25‑4‑1702
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑1703
Definitions
25‑4‑1704
Infant immunization program - delegation of authority to immunize minor
25‑4‑1705
Department of public health and environment - powers and duties - rules
25‑4‑1706
Infant immunization program - eligibility
25‑4‑1707
Moneys targeted for medical assistance for infants - reimbursement
25‑4‑1708
Fund created
25‑4‑1709
Limitations on liability
25‑4‑1801
Short title
25‑4‑1802
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑1803
Definitions
25‑4‑1804
Department designated as certifying and inspecting agency
25‑4‑1805
Powers and duties of department - rules
25‑4‑1806
Shellfish dealers - certificate required - application - fees
25‑4‑1807
Record-keeping requirements
25‑4‑1808
Unlawful acts
25‑4‑1809
Inspections - investigations - access - subpoena
25‑4‑1810
Enforcement
25‑4‑1811
Disciplinary actions - denial of certification
25‑4‑1812
Civil penalties
25‑4‑1813
Criminal penalties
25‑4‑1901
Short title
25‑4‑1902
Definitions
25‑4‑1903
Gulf war syndrome registry - creation - reporting
25‑4‑1905
Confidentiality of information collected
25‑4‑1906
Gulf war syndrome registry fund
25‑4‑2001
Short title
25‑4‑2002
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑2003
Definitions
25‑4‑2004
Powers and duties of executive director - hepatitis C program
25‑4‑2005
Hepatitis C testing - recommendations - definitions
25‑4‑2101
Powers and duties of department - rules
25‑4‑2102
Penalties for violations
25‑4‑2103
Parental consent for minors
25‑4‑2201
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑2202
Definitions
25‑4‑2203
Health disparities and community grant program - rules
25‑4‑2204
Office of health equity - creation
25‑4‑2205
Powers and duties of the office of health equity - rules - working group
25‑4‑2206
Health equity commission - creation - repeal
25‑4‑2208
Necessary document program - report - definition
25‑4‑2209
Culturally relevant and affirming health-care training - health-care providers - grants - definitions
25‑4‑2301
Colorado immunization fund - supplemental tobacco litigation settlement moneys account - creation
25‑4‑2401
Short title
25‑4‑2402
Legislative declaration
25‑4‑2403
Department of public health and environment - powers and duties - immunization tracking system - rules - definitions
25‑4‑2404
Vaccines - access to the public - definitions
25‑4‑2501
Short title
25‑4‑2502
Definitions
25‑4‑2503
Cervical cancer immunization program - rules
25‑4‑2504
Public awareness campaign - fund
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