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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5. Health Care Policy and Financing § 25.5-1-701. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Community” means the community that a hospital has defined as the community that it serves pursuant to 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3(b)(3).

(2) “Community benefit implementation plan” means a plan that satisfies the requirements of an implementation strategy, as set forth in 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3(c).

(3) “Community health needs assessment” means a community health needs assessment that satisfies the requirements of 26 CFR 1.501(r)-3.

(4) “Community-identified health need” means a health need of a community that is identified in a community health needs assessment.

(5)(a) “Reporting hospital” means:

(I) A hospital licensed as a general hospital pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25 and exempt from federal taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code;

(II) A hospital established pursuant to section 25-29-103; or

(III) A hospital established pursuant to section 23-21-503.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(a) of this section, “reporting hospital” does not include a hospital that is licensed as a general hospital with the department of public health and environment and that is:

(I) Federally certified or undergoing federal certification as a long-term care hospital pursuant to 42 CFR 412.23(e); or

(II) Federally certified or undergoing federal certification as a critical access hospital pursuant to 42 CFR 485 subpart F.

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