Colorado § 24-60-3101 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-60-3101 — Legislative declaration

Colorado·Title 24 Government·Art. Interstate Compacts and Agreements

The general assembly hereby finds
that a lack of access to quality, affordable health-care services is an increasing
problem, both in Colorado and nationwide, and contributes to the spiraling costs of
health care for individuals and businesses. This problem could be alleviated by
greater interstate cooperation among, and mobility of, medical professionals
through the use of telemedicine and other means. Therefore, it is desirable to
authorize the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, together
with the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 and the state board
of nursing created in section 12-255-105, and in consultation with representatives
of other relevant state agencies, to negotiate one or more interstate compacts
endorsing model legislati

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The general assembly hereby finds
that a lack of access to quality, affordable health-care services is an increasing
problem, both in Colorado and nationwide, and contributes to the spiraling costs of
health care for individuals and businesses. This problem could be alleviated by
greater interstate cooperation among, and mobility of, medical professionals
through the use of telemedicine and other means. Therefore, it is desirable to
authorize the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, together
with the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 and the state board
of nursing created in section 12-255-105, and in consultation with representatives
of other relevant state agencies, to negotiate one or more interstate compacts
endorsing model legislation to facilitate the efficient distribution of health-care
services across state lines.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 576, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1260), ch. 403, p. 1989, � 83, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1692, � 132, effective October 1.