Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-1-119. Department of public health and environment--creation

(1) There is hereby created a department of public health and environment. The head of the department shall be the executive director of the department of public health and environment. The governor shall appoint said executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(2) The state board of health, created in part 1 of article 1 of title 25, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.

(3) The water quality control commission, created in part 2 of article 8 of title 25, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and environment. Anything in this article 1 to the contrary notwithstanding, the state board of health has no powers, duties, or functions with respect to water pollution control.

(4) Except for the state board of health, the state department of public health and the office of the executive director thereof, created by part 1 of article 1 of title 25, C.R.S., and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of public health and environment.

(5) The department of public health and environment consists of the following divisions:

(6) The division of administration includes the following:

(6.3) Repealed by Laws 2013, Ch. 150, § 5, eff. Aug. 7, 2013.

(6.5) Repealed by Laws 2004, Ch. 247, § 3, eff. May 21, 2004.

(8) The solid and hazardous waste commission, created in part 3 of article 15 of title 25, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.

(9) Repealed by Laws 2013, Ch. 169, § 19, eff. July 1, 2013.

(10) Repealed by Laws 2013, Ch. 120, § 1, eff. Aug. 7, 2013.

(11) The office of health equity and the director of the office, created in section 25-4-2204, are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.

(12) The primary care office and the director of the office, created in part 4 of article 1.5 of title 25, are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.

(13) The clean fleet enterprise, created in section 25-7.5-103, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.

(14) The nursing home innovations grant board, created in section 25-1-107.5(6)(a), is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.

(15) The Colorado coroners standards and training board, created in section 30-10-601.6, is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(16) The emergency medical practice advisory council, created in section 25-3.5-206, is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(17) The air quality enterprise, created in section 25-7-103.5(3), is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.

(18) The Colorado circular communities enterprise, created in section 25-16.5-109(3), is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and environment.