5 Colo. Code Regs. § 1005-2-8.1
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 5 CCR 1005-2-8.1 - Postmortem Specimen Collection8.1.1 Collection of specimens from deceased persons conducted per Section 42-4-1304, C.R.S. will be performed by a person whose training and normal duties include the collection of blood or other bodily substances from deceased persons. 8.1.1.1 Any person collecting specimens pursuant to Section 42-4-1304, C.R.S., must be certified by the Department.8.1.1.2 To become certified, any person collecting specimens pursuant to Section 42-4-1304, C.R.S., will demonstrate in the form and manner required by the Department that they satisfy Rule 8.1.2.8.1.2 Individuals who collect specimens from deceased persons may be certified by the Department when any of the following requirements are met. 8.1.2.1 A medical provider as defined by Section 12-36-106, C.R.S., licensed to practice medicine in the state of Colorado whose scope of practice and normal duties include the collection of specimens from deceased persons. 8.1.2.1.2 Individuals supervised by a medical provider, as defined in 8.1.2.1, whose scope of practice and normal duties include the collection of specimens from deceased persons.8.1.2.2 An individual serving as a Colorado county coroner and whose normal duties include the collection of specimens from deceased persons.8.1.2.2.1 Individuals supervised by a Colorado county coroner, as defined in 8.1.2.2, whose normal duties include the collection of specimens from deceased persons.8.1.2.3 Emergency medical service providers certified by the Department as defined by Section 25-3.5-203, C.R.S., whose normal duties include the collection of specimens from deceased persons.8.1.3 No person having custody of the body of the deceased shall perform any internal embalming procedure until a blood and urine specimen to be tested for alcohol, drugs and carbon monoxide concentrations has been taken.8.1.4 The laboratory must develop and provide detailed guidelines and instructions for the collection of postmortem specimens that include the date and time of collection, the time of the incident and the time of death.8.1.5 Each specimen should be labeled with the name of the subject from whom the specimens were collected together with other appropriate identification; for example, the medical examiner's case number and/or a unique identification number.8.1.6 Whenever possible, the amount of specimen collected should be sufficient to allow for analysis of one or more analytes if needed at a later date.41 CR 04, February 25, 2018, effective 3/17/201842 CR 02, January 25, 2019, effective 2/14/2019