Colorado § 26-1-141 - Departments - report required - hepatitis and HIV tests - definitions.

§ 26-1-141. Departments - report required - hepatitis and HIV tests - definitions.

(1) On or before December 31, 2019, the executive directors of the department of human services, the department of health care policy and financing, and the department of corrections shall submit a report to the public health care and human services committee and the health and insurance committee of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee of the senate concerning:

(a) The amount of federal funds that each department is eligible to receive or is currently receiving that may be used for testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV;

(b) The number of individuals currently being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section; and

(c) Whether each department is planning to increase the number of people being tested for each disease listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(2) The departments specified in subsection (1) of this section shall prepare materials describing the eligibility standards currently in use for treatment of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV and distribute materials to primary care providers in the state. The departments may distribute the materials by providing the materials to the relevant professional association for the providers, at professional association meetings and conferences, or by other appropriate means as determined by each department.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Arranging for the provision" means demonstrating established referral relationships with health-care providers for any of the comprehensive primary care services not directly provided by an entity.

(b) (I) "Primary care" means the basic entry-level health care provided by physician or nonphysician health-care practitioners that is generally provided in an outpatient setting.

(II) "Primary care" includes:

(A) Providing or arranging for the provision of primary health care;

(B) Maternity care, including prenatal care;

(C) Preventive, developmental, and diagnostic services for infants and children;

(D) Adult preventive services;

(E) Diagnostic laboratory and radiology services;

(F) Emergency care for minor trauma;

(G) Pharmaceutical services; and

(H) Coordination and follow-up for hospital care.

(III) "Primary care" may also include optional services based on a patient's needs.

Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-228), ch. 276, p. 2603, § 8, effective May 23.