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Department 1000 - Department of Public Health and EnvironmentDivision 1011 - Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division (1011, 1015 Series)Rule 6 CCR 1015-3 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Chapter 4 - RULES PERTAINING TO LICENSURE OF GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES
Section 6 CCR 1015-3-4-8 - Denial, Revocation, Suspension, or Summary Suspension of Licenses and Vehicle Permits, and Civil Penalties

6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1015-3-4-8

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1015-3-4-8 - Denial, Revocation, Suspension, or Summary Suspension of Licenses and Vehicle Permits, and Civil Penalties
8.1 The Department may deny the license of an ambulance service if:
8.1.1 The applicant is out of compliance with the requirements of Sections 25-3.5-314 -318, C.R.S., or the requirements set forth in these rules; or
8.1.2 If the results of a criminal history record check of an owner or operator demonstrate that the owner or operator has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving conduct that the Department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of ambulance service patients.
8.2 The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of an ambulance service if:
8.2.1 It is out of compliance with Section 25-3.5-301, et seq., C.R.S., or the requirements set forth in these rules; or
8.2.2 The results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check of an owner or operator demonstrate that the owner or operator has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving conduct that the Department determines could pose a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of ambulance service patients.
8.3 The Department may summarily suspend a license before a hearing in accordance with Section 24-4-104(4)(a), C.R.S.
8.4 Notice of Appeal. The Department shall notify the ambulance service of:
8.4.1 The right to appeal the denial, revocation, suspension, summary suspension, or limitation; and
8.4.2 The procedure for appealing Departmental denials, revocations, suspensions, summary suspensions, or limitations, which shall be conducted in accordance with the state Administrative Procedure Act, Section 24-4-101, et seq., C.R.S.
8.5 Except as provided in Section 8.3 of these rules, the Department shall conduct a hearing in accordance with Article 4 of Title 24 before it takes final action to suspend, revoke, or to refuse renewal of a license.
8.6 An owner or operator of an ambulance service or other person who violates Section 25-3.5-301, et seq., C.R.S., or a provision of these rules, or who operates without a valid license, is subject to a civil penalty assessed by the Department of:
8.6.1 Up to five hundred dollars ($500) per violation; or
8.6.2 For each day of a continuing violation, up to five hundred dollars ($500) per day.
8.6.3 If the Department assesses civil penalties against a licensed ambulance service pursuant to Section 3.7.7, Section 7.1, and/or Section 8.6 of these rules, the Department shall:
A) Provide the ambulance service with notice and an opportunity for hearing pursuant to Section 24-4-105, C.R.S.; and
B) Upon request of the ambulance service, the Department shall grant a stay of payment of the civil penalties until final disposition of the intermediate restrictions or conditions imposed.

6 CCR 1015-3-4-8

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40 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 1/1/2018
40 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 1/1/2018
41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/14/2019
43 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 1/1/2021
44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/2021
45 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/14/2022
47 CR 02, January 25, 2024, effective 2/14/2024