Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2502

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session

Section 25-4-2502 - Definitions

As used in this part 25, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board of health" means the state board of health.

(2) "Cervical cancer vaccine" or "cervical cancer immunization" means the series of vaccines to prevent cervical cancer as determined by the board of health to be necessary to conform to recognized standard medical practices.

(3) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(4) "FQHC" means a provider designated as a federally qualified health center, as defined in the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x(aa)(4).

(5) "Local public health agency" means a county or district public health agency established pursuant to section 25-1-506.

(6) "Program" means the cervical cancer immunization program, created in section 25-4-2503.

C.R.S. § 25-4-2502

Amended by 2020 Ch. 70,§ 24, eff. 9/14/2020.

L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1346, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2008: (5) amended, p. 2054, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2020: (4) amended, (SB 20-136), ch. 288, p. 288, § 24, effective September 14.

For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.