Colorado § 25-1.5-504 - Colorado health service corps advisory council - creation - membership - duties.

§ 25-1.5-504. Colorado health service corps advisory council - creation - membership - duties.

(1) There is hereby created in the primary care office the Colorado health service corps advisory council to review applications for participation in the Colorado health service corps and for scholarships under section 25-1.5-503.5 and to make recommendations to the primary care office pursuant to section 25-1.5-503 (2) and 25-1.5-503.5 (4).

(2) The advisory council consists of sixteen members appointed by the governor as provided in this subsection (2). In appointing members of the advisory council, the governor shall ensure that the advisory council includes at least one representative from each of the following organizations or practice areas:

(a) The commission on family medicine created pursuant to part 6 of article 1 of title 25.5;

(b) A nonprofit statewide membership organization that provides programs and services to enhance rural health care in Colorado;

(c) A membership organization representing federally qualified health centers in Colorado;

(d) A foundation that funds a health-care professional loan forgiveness program in Colorado;

(e) An economic development organization in Colorado;

(f) A membership organization representing community behavioral health-care providers;

(g) An advanced practice registered nurse in a faculty position at an educational institution with health-care professional programs, who is licensed to practice in Colorado;

(h) A physician who has experience in rural health, safety net clinics, or health equity;

(i) A nurse who has experience in rural health, safety net clinics, or health equity;

(j) A mental health provider who has experience in rural health, safety net clinics, or health equity;

(k) An oral health provider who has experience in rural health, safety net clinics, or health equity;

(l) A physician who is a faculty member of a medical school in Colorado;

(m) A citizen representative who has knowledge in rural health, safety net clinics, or health equity;

(n) A membership organization representing substance use disorder service providers;

(o) A licensed or certified addiction counselor who has experience in rural health, safety net clinics, or health equity; and

(p) A physician who provides geriatric care or a geriatric advanced practice provider.

(3) (a) Members appointed to the advisory council may serve terms of three years.

(b) The governor may appoint the same person to serve as a member of the advisory council for consecutive terms.

(4) (a) Advisory council members shall serve without compensation and without reimbursement for expenses.

(b) The primary care office shall provide staff assistance to the advisory council as necessary for the advisory council to complete the duties specified in this section.

(5) (a) The advisory council shall review applications received from health-care professionals, behavioral health-care providers, candidates for licensure, geriatric advanced practice providers, nursing faculty members, and health-care professional faculty members to participate in the Colorado health service corps. Subject to available appropriations and federal requirements concerning eligibility for federal loan repayment matching funds, the advisory council shall annually select health-care professionals, behavioral health-care providers, candidates for licensure, geriatric advanced practice providers, nursing faculty members, and health-care professional faculty members to participate in the Colorado health service corps and shall forward its list of selected participants to the primary care office.

(b) The advisory council shall review applications received for participation in the scholarship program. Subject to available appropriations, the advisory council shall annually select addiction counselors to participate in the scholarship program and shall forward its list of selected participants to the primary care office.

(6) Repealed.

Source: L. 2013: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 13-1074), ch. 150, p. 486, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2017: (6) repealed, (SB 17-137), ch. 139, p. 467, § 1, effective April 18; (2)(a) amended, (HB 17-1024), ch. 7, p. 22, § 3, effective August 9. L. 2018: (1), IP(2), (2)(l), and (5) amended and (2)(n) and (2)(o) added, (SB 18-024), ch. 222, p. 1417, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2021: IP(2), (2)(n), (2)(o), and (5)(a) amended and (2)(p) added, (SB 21-158), ch. 427, p. 2831, § 5, effective September 7.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-20.5-704 as it existed prior to 2013.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-024, see section 1 of chapter 222, Session Laws of Colorado 2018. For the legislative declaration in SB 21-158, see section 1 of chapter 427, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.