Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-1-701

Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 25.5-1-701 - Definitions

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Community" means the community that a hospital has defined as the community that it serves pursuant to 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3 (b)(3).
(2) "Community benefit implementation plan" means a plan that satisfies the requirements of an implementation strategy, as set forth in 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3 (c).
(3) "Community health needs assessment" means a community health needs assessment that satisfies the requirements of 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3.
(4) "Community-identified health need" means a health need of a community that is identified in a community health needs assessment.
(5)
(a) "Reporting hospital" means:
(I) A hospital licensed as a general hospital pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25 and exempt from federal taxation pursuant to section 501 (c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code;
(II) A hospital established pursuant to section 25-29-103; or
(III) A hospital established pursuant to section 23-21-503.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(a) of this section, "reporting hospital" does not include a hospital that is licensed as a general hospital with the department of public health and environment and that is:
(I) Federally certified or undergoing federal certification as a long-term care hospital pursuant to 42 CFR 412.23 (e); or
(II) Federally certified or undergoing federal certification as a critical access hospital pursuant to 42 CFR 485 subpart F.

C.R.S. § 25.5-1-701

Added by 2019 Ch. 191, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1320), ch. 2106, p. 2106, § 1, effective August 2.