§ 25-29-104 — Mission of authority - action of board of directors

Colorado § 25-29-104

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25: Public
• Art.: Denver Health and Hospital Authority

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(1) The
mission of the authority is to:

(a) Provide access to quality preventive, acute, and chronic health care for all
the citizens of Denver regardless of ability to pay;

(b) Provide high quality emergency medical services to Denver and the
Rocky Mountain region;

(c) Fulfill public health functions in accordance with the agreement entered
into with the city pursuant to the authority granted in section 25-29-105 and the
needs of the citizens of Denver;

(d) Provide for the health education of patients and to participate in the
education of the next generation of health-care professionals; and

(e) Engage in research to the extent that it enhances the ability of the
authority to meet the health-care needs of its patients.

(2) The board of directors shall not transfer assets of the authority or of the
health system to any person or entity except for such grants or transfers as may be
incidental to health system programs and which are consistent with the purposes of
this article.

(3) Upon the dissolution of the authority, all assets of the authority, after the
satisfaction of creditors, shall revert to the city.

(4) The business activities of the authority, including any joint ventures, shall
be primarily in furtherance or in support of the duties and responsibilities of the
health system as specified in subsection (1) of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 658, � 1, effective April 19.