Colorado § 25-1.5-402 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-1.5-402 — Definitions

Colorado § 25-1.5-402

Title 25Public

Art.Powers and Duties of the Department

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-402 (2026).

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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program means the program established in 8 U.S.C. sec. 1184 (l)(1)(D)(ii), allowing foreign-trained physicians who meet certain criteria to practice in communities designated as medically underserved areas, medically underserved populations, or health professional shortage areas.

(2)Department means the department of public health and environment, created in section 25-1-102.

(3)Executive director means the executive director of the department.

(4)Health-care professional means a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse registered pursuant to section 12-255-111, a mental health practitioner, a licensed physician assistant, or any other licensed health-care provider f

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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver program means the program established in 8
U.S.C. sec. 1184 (l)(1)(D)(ii), allowing foreign-trained physicians who meet certain
criteria to practice in communities designated as medically underserved areas,
medically underserved populations, or health professional shortage areas.

(2) Department means the department of public health and environment,
created in section 25-1-102.

(3) Executive director means the executive director of the department.

(4) Health-care professional means a licensed physician, an advanced
practice registered nurse registered pursuant to section 12-255-111, a mental health
practitioner, a licensed physician assistant, or any other licensed health-care
provider for which the federal government authorizes participation in a federally
matched state loan repayment program to encourage health-care professionals to
provide services in underserved communities.

(5) Health professional shortage area has the same meaning as provided in
42 U.S.C. sec. 254e.

(6) Medically underserved area means a medically underserved community
as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 295p.

(7) Medically underserved population has the same meaning as provided in
42 U.S.C. sec. 254b.

(8) National health service corps means the program established in 42
U.S.C. sec. 254d.

(9) National interest waiver program means the program established in 8
U.S.C. sec. 1153 (b)(2)(B)(ii) allowing foreign-trained physicians who meet certain
criteria to practice in communities designated as medically underserved areas,
medically underserved populations, or health professional shortage areas.

(10) State board means the state board of health created in section 25-1-103.

(11) State-designated health professional shortage area means an area of
the state designated by the primary care office, in accordance with state-specific
methodologies established by the state board by rule pursuant to section 25-1.5-404 (1)(a), as experiencing a shortage of health-care professionals or behavioral
health-care providers.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2013: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 13-1074), ch. 150, p. 480, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2018: (11) added, (SB 18-024), ch. 222, p. 1411, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2019: (4) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1699, � 146, effective October 1.