1. (1) This article 37 does not apply to:

   1. (a) An exclusive contract with a single medical group in a specific geographic area to provide or arrange for health-care services; however, this article shall apply to contracts for health-care services between the medical group and other medical groups;
   2. (b) A contract or agreement for the employment of a health-care provider or a contract or agreement between health-care providers;
   3. (c) A contract or arrangement entered into by a hospital or health-care facility that is licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-3-101;
   4. (d) A contract between a health-care provider and the state or federal government or their agencies for health-care services provided through a program for workers' compensation, medicaid, medicare, or the children's basic health plan provided for in article 8 of title 25.5;
   5. (e) Contracts for pharmacy benefit management, such as with a pharmacy benefit management firm as defined in section 10-16-102, C.R.S.; except that this exclusion shall not apply to a contract for health-care services between a person or entity and a pharmacy, pharmacist, or professional corporation or corporate entity consisting of pharmacies or pharmacists as permitted by the laws of this state; or
   6. (f) A contract or arrangement entered into by a hospital or health-care facility that is licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-3-101, or any outpatient service provider that has entered into a joint venture with the hospital or is owned by the hospital or health-care facility.

Source: L. 2010: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 10-1332), ch. 300, p. 1425, § 1, effective May 26. L. 2024: IP(1) and (1)(d) amended, (HB 24-1399), ch. 76, p. 256, § 20, effective July 1, 2025.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-37-101 (16) and (18) as they existed prior to 2010.