First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-0385.02 Kristen Forrestal x4217
SENATE BILL 25-078
Senate Committees House Committees
Health & Human Services
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT HOSPITALS101
TO ENTER INTO COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER102
HEALTH FACILITIES.103
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
.)
In 2023, the general assembly authorized certain public hospitals
to enter into collaborative agreements with other hospitals or hospital
affiliates to engage in activities to increase access to health care. The bill
authorizes private, nonprofit hospitals with fewer than 50 beds to also
enter into collaborative agreements.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Pelton R.,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lukens,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-1-1001, amend2
(2)(e)(II) and (2)(e)(III); and add (2)(e)(IV) as follows:3
25.5-1-1001. Hospital collaborative agreements - review of4
proposed collaborative agreements - immunity - legislative5
declaration - definitions - rules. (2) As used in this section, unless the6
context otherwise requires:7
(e) "Hospital" means a facility with fewer than fifty beds that is:8
(II) A hospital established, maintained, or operated directly or9
indirectly by a health service district; or10
(III) A hospital affiliate;
OR11
(IV) A
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HOSPITAL.12
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25-3-304.513
as follows:14
25-3-304.5. Hospital collaborative agreements - additional15
powers. In addition to the powers specified in section 25-3-304, the board16
of trustees of a county public hospital may enter into a collaborative17
agreement with another county public hospital;
A health service district;18
or
A hospital affiliate; OR A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HOSPITAL in accordance19
with section 25.5-1-1001.20
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-1-1003, amend21
(1)(c.5) as follows:22
32-1-1003. Health service districts - additional powers. (1) In23
addition to the powers specified in section 32-1-1001, the board of any24
health service district has any or all of the following powers for and on25
behalf of such district:26
SB25-078-2- (c.5) To enter into a collaborative agreement with another health1
service district;
A county public hospital; or
A hospital affiliate; OR A2
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HOSPITAL in accordance with section 25.5-1-1001;3
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act4
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the5
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except6
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V7
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this8
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take9
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in10
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the11
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.12
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