§ 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:

(a) The division of administration. The division of administration, created in
part 1 of article 1 of title 25, except for the office of the executive director of the
department of public health and environment, 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.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1089, � 5, effective July 1, 1994.)

(c) The prevention services division, created in article 20.5 of title 25, which
is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(6) The division of administration includes the following:

(a) The office of state chemist, created in part 4 of article 1 of title 25. The
office of the state chemist 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 as a section of the division of administration.

(b) The office of state registrar of vital statistics, created in article 2 of title
25. The office of state registrar of vital statistics 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.

(c) Repealed.

(d) The water and wastewater facility operators certification board, created
in section 25-9-103. The water and wastewater facility operators certification board
is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(6.3) and (6.5) Repealed.

(7) (a) The air quality control commission, created in part 1 of article 7 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 air pollution
other than as provided in section 25-7-111 (1).

(b) Repealed.

(c) The technical secretary of the air quality control commission, created in
part 1 of article 7 of title 25, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The
technical secretary of the air quality control commission exercises its powers and
performs its duties and functions under the department of public health and
environment and is allocated to the air quality control commission.

(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) and (10) Repealed.

(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.

Legislative History

Source: L. 68: p. 81, � 19. C.R.S. 1963: � 3-28-19. L. 70: pp. 237, 424, �� 3, 4, 14. L. 71: pp. 104, 657, �� 9, 2. L. 73: p. 751, � 2. L. 74: (6)(c) repealed, p. 277, � 6, effective July 1. L. 79: (7) amended, p. 1058, � 3, effective June 20. L. 82: (5)(b) amended, p. 603, � 4, effective May 2. L. 83: (7) amended, p. 2049, � 10, effective October 14. L. 84: (7)(b) repealed, p. 768, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 885, � 6, effective May 23. L. 92: (8) added, p. 1235, � 1, effective August 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1089, � 5, effective July 1, 1994. L. 2000: (5)(c) added, p. 586, � 13, effective May 18; (9) added, p. 1569, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (6.5) added, p. 1574, � 2, effective June 7; (10) added, p. 427, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2004: (6.5) repealed, p. 862, � 3, effective May 21; (5)(c) amended, p. 113, � 1, effective August 4. L. 2006: (8) amended, p. 1138, � 25, effective July 1. L. 2007: (11) added, p. 904, � 1, effective May 15. L. 2009: (6.3) added, (HB 09-1111), ch. 396, p. 2141, � 4, effective June 2. L. 2013: (9) repealed, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 588, � 19, effective July 1; (6.3) repealed and (12) added, (HB 13-1074), ch. 150, p. 490, � 5, effective August 7; (10) repealed, (HB 13-1139), ch. 120, p. 407, � 1, effective August 7; (11) amended, (HB 13-1088), ch. 25, p. 64, � 9, effective August 7. L. 2021: (13) added, (SB 21-260), ch. 250, p. 1366, � 3, effective June 17; (14) added, (SB 21-128), ch. 302, p. 1818, � 3, June 23. L. 2022: (2), (3), IP(5), (5)(a), (5)(c), IP(6), (6)(a), (6)(b), (6)(d), (7)(a), (7)(c), (8), (11), (12), (13), and (14) amended and (15), (16), (17), and (18) added, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3363, � 39, effective August 10. L. 2024: (18) amended, (HB 24-1449), ch. 192, p. 1129, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2025: (5)(a) amended, (SB 25-300), ch. 428, p. 2448, � 26, effective August 6.