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CO HB1027
Bill
Status
Passed
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kyle Brown
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the Governor, Executive Director, and Chief Medical Officer to jointly activate crisis standards of care during public health emergencies, requiring assembly of subject matter experts to develop standards for health-care providers and facilities
- Requires the State Board of Health to review and amend the department's internal emergency response and recovery plan every three years, addressing bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, and epidemics caused by novel infectious agents
- Abolishes the Governor's Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee (GEEERC) and transfers related advisory functions to the State Board of Health and department officers
- Updates school immunization requirements by extending the compliance deadline from 14 to 30 days, creating standardized "official certificate of immunization" forms, and shifting the annual school immunization reporting deadline from February 15 to April 15
- Requires the State Board of Health to adopt rules for hepatitis C screening standards aligned with CDC recommendations, effective July 1, 2026, replacing the current birth-year-based screening recommendation that expires on that date
Legislative Description
Update Disease Control Statutes
Health Care & Health Insurance
Last Action
Governor Signed
4/10/2025
Committee Referrals
Committee of the Whole3/5/2025
Health and Human Services2/12/2025
Committee of the Whole2/4/2025
Health and Human Services1/8/2025
Full Bill Text
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