Colorado § 25-52-103 - Definitions.

§ 25-52-103. Definitions.

As used in this article 52, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Committee" means the Colorado maternal mortality review committee created in section 25-52-104.

(2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(3) "Designated state perinatal care quality collaborative" or "perinatal quality collaborative" means a statewide nonprofit network of health facilities, clinicians, and public health professionals working to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies through continuous quality improvement.

(4) "Health-care provider" means any person licensed, registered, or certified by the state of Colorado to deliver health-care services, including mental and behavioral health-care services and medical marijuana services.

(4.5) "Health facility" means a health facility licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1).

(5) "Maternal death" means a death that occurs during pregnancy or up to one year after the end of a pregnancy.

(6) "Maternal mortality" means the incidence of maternal deaths.

(6.5) "Medical assistance program" means the medical assistance program established pursuant to articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5.

(7) (a) "Medical record" means the written or graphic documentation, sound recording, or computer record pertaining to health-care services performed at the direction of a health-care provider on behalf of a patient.

(b) "Medical record" includes:

(I) Diagnostic documentation such as X rays, electrocardiograms, electroencephalograms, and other test results;

(II) Data entered into the electronic prescription drug monitoring program under section 12-280-403;

(III) Data entered into the national violent death reporting system or a successor system; and

(IV) Autopsy reports.

(8) "Pregnancy-related death" means a death caused by issues related to, or aggravated by, a pregnancy or treatment of that pregnancy.

Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1122), ch. 196, p. 2139, § 1, effective May 16. L. 2021: (3) amended and (4.5) added, (SB 21-194), ch. 434, p. 2869, § 4, effective September 7. L. 2024: (3) amended and (6.5) added, (SB 24-175), ch. 433, p. 3035, § 3, effective June 5.