Colorado § 6-19-203 - Attorney general review and assessment.

§ 6-19-203. Attorney general review and assessment.

(1) A covered transaction described under this part 2 that will not result in a material change in the charitable purposes, charitable missions, or services to which the assets of the hospital have been dedicated, and will not result in a termination of the attorney general's jurisdiction over those assets caused by a transfer of a material amount of those assets outside of the state, shall proceed without further review. In considering whether a material change results from the transaction, the attorney general shall consider, among other factors, reductions in the availability and accessibility of health-care services in the communities served by the hospital.

(2) When a transaction covered by this part 2 will result in a material change in the charitable purposes to which the assets of a hospital have been dedicated or a termination of the attorney general's jurisdiction over the hospital assets caused by a transfer of a material amount of those assets outside the state of Colorado, the attorney general may exercise the attorney general's common law authority to assess and review or challenge the transaction as deemed appropriate by the attorney general. If the attorney general decides to conduct an assessment or review, the following provisions apply to actions of the attorney general:

(a) The attorney general shall perform a review and assessment to the extent practicable and with due consideration to the financial circumstances of the parties to the transaction. The attorney general is further authorized to:

(I) Hire experts, at the expense of the parties to the transaction, as similarly provided for in section 6-19-406 (1)(b) and to accept and expend grants or donations, or both, as similarly provided for in section 6-19-406 (1)(e);

(II) Contract and consult with other state agencies as similarly provided for in section 6-19-406 (1)(a);

(III) Require production of material documentation, such as the proposed agreements relating to the proposed transaction, agreements regarding collateral transactions relating to the proposed transaction, and any reports of financial and economic analysis that the nonprofit entity reviewed or relied on in negotiating the proposed transaction. These documents shall be treated in the same manner as set forth in section 6-19-404 (4).

(IV) Hold a public hearing as similarly provided for in section 6-19-404 (1). The attorney general shall provide a written determination within the time frames or extended time frames as similarly provided for in section 6-19-402 (2).

(b) The attorney general shall have the authority to allow a transaction that satisfies the following criteria:

(I) The assets continue to be dedicated to charitable purposes;

(II) The directors or trustees of the parties to the transaction have not acted unreasonably in light of the financial circumstances of the parties;

(III) The directors or trustees of the parties to the transaction have not acted unreasonably in accommodating the affected community or communities; and

(IV) The directors or trustees of the parties to the transaction have not breached their fiduciary duties or otherwise engaged in misconduct in such transaction.

(c) The attorney general shall liberally construe the criteria set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) in favor of allowing a transaction to proceed.

Source: L. 98: Entire article added, p. 522, § 1, effective April 30. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 1342, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2026: (1) and IP(2) amended, (HB 26-1426), ch. 334, p. 2016, § 69, effective August 12.

PART 3

FOR-PROFIT TO FOR-PROFIT TRANSACTIONS