Colorado Revised Statutes Title 38. Property Real and Personal § 38-27.5-101. Legislative declaration

(a) Residents of the state who are injured as the result of the negligence or wrongful acts of another person should receive timely medical services and care for their injuries, even if they have limited or no health insurance;

(b) Health-care providers sometimes provide medical services and care to injured persons and agree to delay payment for their services in exchange for a lien on any money received as a result of a claim or claims that the injured person asserts against third parties or under an uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance policy;

(c) It is in the best interests of the residents of the state to ensure that:

(d) This article 27.5 is intended to encourage health-care providers to promptly treat people who have limited or no health insurance and who have been injured as the result of the negligent or wrongful acts of another person, provide injured persons equal access to health care, and protect injured persons from excessive, unreasonable, or inflated health-care service charges and surcharges associated with health-care provider liens.