Colorado § 25-4-201 - Blood testing during pregnancy - HIV - syphilis - rules.
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§ 25-4-201. Blood testing during pregnancy - HIV - syphilis - rules.
(1) Repealed.
(2) (a) If a person who is pregnant enters a hospital for delivery and has not been tested for HIV during the pregnancy or there is no available record of testing, the hospital shall notify the person who is pregnant that the person will be tested for HIV unless the person objects and declines the test. If the person declines to be tested, the hospital shall document that fact in the person's medical record.
(b) Each licensed health-care provider authorized to provide care to a person who is pregnant in this state shall, for all persons who are pregnant under the care of the licensed health-care provider, take, or cause to be taken, a blood sample and submit the blood sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for HIV. If the person declines to be tested, the licensed health-care provider shall document that fact in the person's medical record.
(3) (a) On or before January 1, 2025, the state board of health created in section 25-1-103 shall promulgate rules concerning prenatal testing standards for syphilis, including frequency of testing.
(b) At least once every three years, the department of public health and environment shall review the rules promulgated pursuant to this section for alignment with national prenatal testing recommendations for sexually transmitted infections as well as the department of public health and environment's infection control duties established in section 25-4-408. Before each review of the rules, the department of public health and environment shall make relevant stakeholders aware of the review, including health-care providers and local public health agencies.
Source: L. 39: p. 413, § 1. CSA: C. 78, § 170(1). CRS 53: § 66-11-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-11-1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-179), ch. 112, p. 467, § 3, effective April 9. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1456), ch. 425, p. 2912, § 2, effective June 5.
Editor's note: Subsection (1)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (1), effective January 1, 2025. (See L. 2024, p. 2912.)
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 24-1456, see section 1 of chapter 425, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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