Colorado § 25-4-1502 - Definitions.
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§ 25-4-1502. Definitions.
As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 487, § 2, effective July 1, 1995.)
(2) "Board" means the state board of health.
(3) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.
(3.5) "Diagnostic screening" means the use of procedures including physical examinations, radiologic imaging, surgical techniques, and any new technologies approved by the board for detecting whether abnormalities of the breast are malignant or benign.
(4) "Fund" means the breast cancer screening fund established in section 25-4-1503.
(5) "Screening" means the conduct of physical examinations, visual inspections, or other medical tests exclusively for the purpose of ascertaining the existence of any physiological abnormality which might be indicative of the presence of disease. "Screening" includes diagnostic screening services.
Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1013, § 1, effective April 7. L. 94: (3) amended, p. 2775, § 469, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) and (5) amended and (3.5) added, p. 487, § 2, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
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