Colorado § 25-3-601 - Definitions.
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§ 25-3-601. Definitions.
As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee created pursuant to section 25-3-602 (4).
(2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.
(2.5) "Health-care-associated infection" means a localized or systemic condition that results from an adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or its toxins that was not present or incubating at the time of admission to the health facility.
(3) "Health facility" means a hospital, a hospital unit, an ambulatory surgical center, a dialysis treatment clinic currently licensed or certified by the department pursuant to the department's authority under section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a), or other state licensed or certified facility that submits data to the national healthcare safety network, or its successor.
(4) Repealed.
(5) "Infection" means the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing disease by local cellular injury, secretion of a toxin, or antigen-antibody reaction in the host.
Source: L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1569, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2007: IP added, p. 2041, § 65, effective June 1. L. 2016: (2.5) added, (3) amended, and (4) repealed, (HB 16-1236), ch. 105, p. 302, § 1, effective April 15.
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