Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 22-0199.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217
HOUSE BILL 22-1251
House Committees Senate Committees
Health & Insurance
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF CARDIAC ARREST101
MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND102
ENVIRONMENT, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN103
APPROPRIATION.104
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill creates the office of cardiac arrest management (office) in
the department of public health and environment.
The office is required to:
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
May 2, 2022
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 29, 2022
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Roberts, Bernett, Bird, Exum, Herod, Jodeh, Lindsay, Lontine, McCluskie, Michaelson
Jenet, Ricks, Snyder, Valdez A., Valdez D., Young
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. ! Facilitate the registration of defibrillators in this state
through the implementation of a statewide registry;
! Coordinate cardiac arrest data, including outcome data
from facilities that treat cardiac patients and from coroners;
! Implement an outreach campaign to raise public awareness
regarding cardiac arrest;
! Provide training and education programs statewide to teach
the skills necessary to save lives; and
! Employ a statewide cardiac arrest data coordinator, a
defibrillator registry coordinator, and other personnel as
necessary.
The bill requires the general assembly to appropriate $500,000
annually for use by the office.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 2 to article2
53 of title 25 as follows:3
PART 24
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT5
25-53-201. Definitions. AS USED IN THIS PART 2:6
(1) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH7
AND ENVIRONMENT.8
(2) "OFFICE" MEANS THE OFFICE OF CARDIAC ARREST9
MANAGEMENT CREATED IN SECTION 25-53-202.10
(3) "PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATOR" MEANS AN AUTOMATED11
EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR APPROVED FOR SALE BY THE FEDERAL FOOD12
AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE GENERAL13
PUBLIC.14
(4) "SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST" MEANS THE SUDDEN AND15
UNEXPECTED CESSATION OF CARDIAC MECHANICAL ACTIVITY .16
25-53-202. Office of cardiac arrest management - creation -17
duties - appropriation - gifts, grants, and donations - rules. (1) THERE18
1251-2- IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE OFFICE OF SUDDEN CARDIAC1
ARREST MANAGEMENT . THE PURPOSE OF THE OFFICE IS TO:2
(a) PROMOTE THE USE OF PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATORS AND3
THE USE OF REGISTRIES TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHERE A PUBLIC ACCESS4
DEFIBRILLATOR CAN BE FOUND AND USED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS5
SUFFERING FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST ; AND 6
(b) COORDINATE THE COLLECTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST7
DATA FROM HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES .8
(2) THE OFFICE SHALL:9
(a) COORDINATE THE COLLECTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST10
DATA INTO A DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT ,11
INCLUDING OUTCOME DATA FROM HOSPITALS THAT RECEIVE CARDIAC12
PATIENTS TRANSPORTED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ;13
(b) IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO :14
(I) RAISE AWARENESS REGARDING SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND15
THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO SAVE LIVES, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF16
COMPRESSION CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION ;17
(II) RAISE AWARENESS REGARDING THE USE OF PUBLIC ACCESS18
DEFIBRILLATORS;19
(III) DEMONSTRATE HOW TO CALL FOR HELP AND EMERGENCY20
MEDICAL SERVICES; AND21
(IV) ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS OF COLORADO TO ENGAGE IN22
BASIC LIFE-SAVING ACTIONS;23
(c) MAINTAIN A LIST OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS24
OFFERED IN THE STATE THAT:25
(I) TEACH LIFE-SAVING SKILLS, INCLUDING CARDIOPULMONARY26
RESUSCITATION AND THE USE OF A DEFIBRILLATOR ; AND27
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-3- (II) COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN1
HEART ASSOCIATION;2
(d) EMPLOY A STATEWIDE CARDIAC ARREST DATA COORDINATOR3
AND OTHER PERSONNEL AS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF4
THIS SECTION; AND5
(e) COORDINATE THE SUBMISSION OF DATA, INCLUDING THE6
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION OF PUBLIC ACCESS7
DEFIBRILLATORS TO AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRY8
DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT .9
(3) THE OFFICE MAY:10
(a) ACQUIRE, ANALYZE, AND OVERSEE CARDIAC ARREST DATA ;11
(b) RELEASE REPORTS GENERATED FROM THE DATA ; AND12
(c) SHARE THE DATA WITH:13
(I) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS, DISPATCH14
CENTERS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER ENTITIES AS APPROPRIATE TO ASSIST15
WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES ;16
(II) APPROPRIATE ENTITIES AS REQUESTED FOR RESEARCH17
PURPOSES;18
(III) DESIGNATED STATE AND NATIONAL CARDIAC ARREST19
REGISTRIES; AND20
(IV) DESIGNATED STATE AND NATIONAL AUTOMATED EXTERNAL21
DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRIES.22
(4) (a) FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, AND FOR EACH STATE23
FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE24
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE25
DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOCATION TO THE OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS26
SECTION.27
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-4- (b) THE DEPARTMENT MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS,1
GRANTS, AND DONATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION .2
(5) THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO3
IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.4
SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,5
$200,000 is appropriated to the department of public health and6
environment for use by the health facilities and emergency medical7
services division. This appropriation is from the general fund. To8
implement this act, the division may use this appropriation for the office9
of cardiac arrest related to emergency medical services.10
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act11
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the12
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except13
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V14
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this15
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take16
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in17
November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the18
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.19
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