6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1009-10-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 6 CCR 1009-10-1.1 - Definitions

A. "Board" means the State Board of Health.

B. "Advisory Committee" means the seven member committee set forth in Section 25-4-1404(1) (a), C.R.S. that is responsible for overseeing the Colorado Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Prevention Program that shall fund medically accurate and evidence based HIV and AIDS prevention and education programs through a competitive grant process pursuant to Section 25-4-1403,C.R.S.

C. "Office" Means The Office of STI/HIV/Viral Hepatitis

D. "Colorado HIV and AIDS Prevention Grant Program" (CHAPP) means the grant program created to address local community needs in the areas of medically accurate HIV and AIDS prevention and education through a competitive grant process established pursuant to Section 25-4-1403(1), C.R.S. administered by the Office of STI/HIV/VH at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

E. "Conflict of Interest" consists of one or more the following conditions:

1. If a member of the Advisory Committee has an immediate personal, private, or financial interest in any matter pending before the Advisory Committee;

2. If a member of the Advisory Committee has been an employee, consultant, officer, board member, advisor, grant writer, client, or volunteer for any of the agencies (whose grant applications are to be reviewed by the Advisory Committee) within the past twelve months, or has any other reasons that would prevent them from being an unbiased review panelist;

3. All other individuals: a personal or financial interest that could reasonably be perceived as an interest that may influence an individual in their official duties.

F. "Financial interest" means an interest held by an individual which is an ownership or vested interest in an entity or employment, or investment interests, or a prospective employment for which negotiations have begun, or a directorship or officership in an entity, or immediate family members.

G. "Medically accurate HIV and AIDS prevention and education program" means:

1. In accordance with credible medical publications, associations or agencies;

2. Verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, such as the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, National Alliance Of State And Territorial Aids Directors (NASTAD), Or The American Public Health Association (APHA), National Coalition Of Std Directors (NCSD).;

3. Supported by peer-reviewed research which complies with accepted scientific methods, published in or by medical, scientific, psychological, sociological, government or public health publications, organizations or agencies - or information presented or provided by a reputable organization or agency which has expertise relating to sexual health, or;

4. Locally adapted evidence based interventions and methods which:

a. Pertain to the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions.

b. Use scientific data to confirm that the proposed diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are appropriate in light of their high probability of producing the best and most favorable outcome.

c. Include activities that evaluation research has shown to be effective.

d. Are based on the best documented scientific evidence currently available.

e. Are based on systematic reviews of evidence, aimed at showing the relationship of the intervention to particular outcomes and an explicit process for translating the evidence into recommendations.

H. "Comorbidities secondary to HIV infections" includes, but is not limited to, the scope of sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis, tuberculosis, substance abuse and mental health issues.

I. "Urban" shall be a term applied to counties, having within the county boundaries, one or more population centers of 50,000 persons or more, and/or which according to Colorado HIV surveillance data have HIV cases that are 250 cases or more.

J. "Rural" shall be a term applied to counties having fewer than 50,000 persons, or have less than 250 reported HIV cases.

6 CCR 1009-10-1.1

Colorado Register, Vol 37, No. 14. July 25, 2014, effective 8/14/2014

40 CR 08, April 25, 2017, effective 5/15/2017

46 CR 12, June 25, 2023, effective 7/15/2023