As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (1) Health-care facility means:

   1. (a) A hospital licensed as a general hospital pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25;
   2. (b) A hospital established pursuant to section 23-21-503 or 25-29-103;
   3. (c) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(c) is effective until July 1, 2026.] Any freestanding emergency department licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-114; or
   4. (c) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(c) is effective July 1, 2026.] Any freestanding emergency department licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-114;
   5. (d) Any outpatient health-care facility that is licensed as an on-campus department or service of a hospital or that is listed as an off-campus location under a hospital's license, except:
   6. (I) A federally qualified health center, as defined in the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa)(4); or
   7. (II) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(d)(II) is effective until July 1, 2026.] A student-learning medical and dental clinic that is established for the purpose of student learning, offering discounted patient care as part of a program of student learning, and is physically situated within a health sciences school.
   8. (II) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(d)(II) is effective July 1, 2026.] A student-learning medical and dental clinic that is established for the purpose of student learning and offering discounted patient care as part of a program of student learning and is physically situated within a health sciences school; or
   9. (e) [Editor's note: Subsection (1)(e) is effective July 1, 2026.] A critical access hospital as defined in section 25-1.5-114.5.
2. (2) Health-care services has the same meaning as set forth in section 10-16-102 (33).
3. (2.5) Inpatient hospital service has the same meaning as set forth in 42 CFR 440.10.
4. (3) Licensed health-care professional means any health-care professional who is registered, certified, or licensed pursuant to title 12 or who provides services under the supervision of a health-care professional who is registered, certified, or licensed pursuant to title 12, and who provides health-care services in a health-care facility.
5. (4) Repealed.
6. (4.5) Outpatient hospital service has the same meaning as set forth in 42 CFR 440.20.
7. (5) Qualified patient means an individual who attests to residing in Colorado whose household income is not more than two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level and who received an inpatient hospital service or outpatient hospital service at a health-care facility.
8. (6) Screen or screening means a process identified in rule by the state department whereby health-care facilities assess a patient's circumstances related to eligibility criteria and determine whether the patient is likely to qualify for public health-care coverage or discounted care, inform the patient of the health-care facility's determination, and provide information to the patient about how the patient can enroll in public health-care coverage.
9. (7) Uninsured means an uninsured individual, as defined in section 10-22-113 (5)(d).

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 435, p. 2874, § 1, effective September 7. L. 2024: (2.5) and (4.5) added, (4) repealed, and (5) amended, (SB 24-116), ch. 300, p. 2040, § 1, effective August 7; (4) repealed, (HB 24-1399), ch. 76, p. 257, § 24, effective July 1, 2025; (1)(c) and (1)(d)(II) amended and (1)(e) added, (SB 24-121), ch. 439, p. 3067, § 5, effective July 1, 2026.

Editor's note: Subsection (4) was repealed in HB 24-1399, effective July 1, 2025. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal of subsection (4) in SB 24-116, effective August 7, 2024.