Colorado § 23-20.5-101 - Dental school tuition.
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§ 23-20.5-101. Dental school tuition.
(1) Tuition for students enrolled in dental programs under the university of Colorado as dental hygiene, dental assistants, or dental lab technician students shall be the same as those as are established for the school of nursing. Tuition for students enrolled as dental students or dental clinical specialty students shall be established by the board of regents of the university of Colorado.
(2) (a) The regents of the university of Colorado are hereby authorized to reduce, by an amount not to exceed eighty-seven and one-half percent, the yearly tuition charged to dental students who qualify as resident students pursuant to article 7 of this title, for each such student who shall agree to practice dentistry upon graduation for one year, for each year in which a reduction is made, in an area of the state determined by the regents to be in need of additional dentists. The regents shall adopt the necessary rules, regulations, and contractual procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection (2), as determined by the attorney general to be enforceable under the laws of Colorado. The provisions of this paragraph (a) apply to students enrolled in dental programs prior to September 30, 1982.
(b) The regents of the university of Colorado, in setting dental school tuition policy, shall require that, among any other requirements that may be established for graduation, a matriculated dental student who enrolls in the dental program on or after September 30, 1982, shall devote not less than one academic year to the provision of direct clinical dental services to any area or location within the state determined by the regents to be in need of additional dentists or dental services. In no event shall a dental student receive a degree from the university of Colorado in the field of dentistry unless such requirement has been fulfilled.
(c) Students enrolled in the dental program and paying tuition under the tuition policy program pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) may, at their option, participate in the dental program established pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (2).
Source: L. 73: p. 163, § 3. L. 82: Entire section amended, p. 345, § 1, effective April 2.
Cross references: For classification of students for tuition purposes, see article 7 of this title.
ARTICLE 21
University of Colorado - University Hospital - Centers
PART 1
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
23-21-101 to
23-21-114. (Repealed)
PART 2
SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA TREATMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER
23-21-201. Legislative declaration.
23-21-202. Definitions.
23-21-203. Center created - committee established.
23-21-204. Duties of the school of medicine.
PART 3
HEMOPHILIA TREATMENT CENTER
23-21-301. Legislative declaration.
23-21-302. Definitions.
23-21-303. Center created - committee established.
23-21-304. Duties of the school of medicine.
PART 4
OPERATION OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
23-21-401 to
23-21-411. (Repealed)
PART 5
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
23-21-501. Legislative declaration.
23-21-502. Definitions.
23-21-503. University of Colorado hospital authority.
23-21-504. Mission of the authority - obligation to provide uncompensated care - action of the board of directors.
23-21-505. Authorization for transfer of hospital assets and liabilities to authority.
23-21-506. Relationship between authority and regents.
23-21-507. Personnel.
23-21-508. Retirement benefits - rights of former state employees - PERA membership.
23-21-509. Status of part 4 corporation - effect of actions taken by part 4 corporation - validation of certain actions.
23-21-510. Records of board of directors.
23-21-511. Meetings of board of directors.
23-21-512. Disclosure of interests required.
23-21-513. General powers of the authority.
23-21-514. Bonds and notes.
23-21-515. Remedies.
23-21-516. Negotiable instruments.
23-21-517. Bonds eligible for investment.
23-21-518. Refunding bonds.
23-21-519. Nonliability of state for bonds.
23-21-520. Members of authority not personally liable on bonds.
23-21-521. Annual report.
23-21-522. Powers of the authority - investments.
23-21-523. Agreement of this state.
23-21-524. This part 5 not a limitation of powers.
23-21-525. Exemption from property taxation.
23-21-526. Psychiatric hospital.
23-21-527. General assembly retains authority to enact laws governing university hospital.
23-21-528. Severability.
PART 6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND PENSION STATUS OF EMPLOYEES OF REORGANIZED UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
23-21-601. Legislative declaration.
23-21-602. Personnel - election to return to state personnel system.
23-21-603. Pension status of part 4 corporation employees.
23-21-604. Transfers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part 6.
PART 7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE CENTER
23-21-701. Legislative declaration.
23-21-702. Definitions.
23-21-703. Center created.
23-21-704. Duties of the school of medicine.
PART 8
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) EXPANSION PILOT PROGRAM
23-21-801. Short title.
23-21-802. Legislative declaration.
23-21-803. Definitions.
23-21-804. Medication-assisted treatment expansion pilot program - created - pilot program location - eligible grant recipients - rules.
23-21-805. MAT expansion advisory board - created - duties.
23-21-806. Grant application - criteria - awards.
23-21-807. Reporting requirements.
23-21-808. Funding for pilot program.
23-21-809. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
PART 9
REGIONAL HEALTH CONNECTOR WORKFORCE PROGRAM
23-21-901. (Repealed)
PART 10
MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER
23-21-1001. Medication for opioid use disorder - consultation - stipends - school of medicine duties - legislative declaration.
PART 11
COLORADO MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER ACCESS TRAINING PROGRAM
23-21-1101. Legislative declaration.
23-21-1102. Definitions.
23-21-1103. Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program - created.
23-21-1104. Colorado multidisciplinary health-care provider access training program advisory committee - created - training.
23-21-1105. Reporting.
23-21-1106. Repeal of part.
PART 1
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
23-21-101 to 23-21-114. (Repealed)
Source: L. 91: Entire part repealed, p. 589, § 14, effective October 1.
Editor's note: (1) This part 1 was repealed in House Bill 89-1143, enacted by the General Assembly at its first regular session in 1989, as a conforming amendment necessitated by the authorization for the operation of the university of Colorado university hospital by a nonprofit-nonstock corporation. The Colorado Supreme Court subsequently declared House Bill 89-1143 unconstitutional in its entirety. See Colorado Association of Public Employees v. Board of Regents, 804 P.2d 138 (Colo. 1990). Senate Bill 91-225, enacted by the General Assembly at its first regular session in 1991, authorized the operation of university hospital by a newly created university of Colorado hospital authority. Since the previous act was declared unconstitutional in its entirety, the General Assembly elected to make a similar conforming amendment to this part 1 in Senate Bill 91-225. For further explanation of the circumstances surrounding the enactment of Senate Bill 91-225, see the legislative declaration contained in section 1 of chapter 99, Session Laws of Colorado 1991.
(2) This part 1 was numbered as article 4 of chapter 124, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this part 1 prior to its repeal in 1991, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
PART 2
SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA TREATMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER
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