Colorado § 25-3.5-1105 Investigation and discipline

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-3.5-1105 — Investigation and discipline

Colorado § 25-3.5-1105

Title 25Public

Art.Emergency Medical and Trauma Services

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-3.5-1105 (2026).

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(1)The department may administer oaths, take affirmations of witnesses, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all relevant records and documents to investigate alleged misconduct by registered emergency medical responders.

(2)Upon failure of a witness to comply with a subpoena, the department may apply to a district court for an order requiring the person to appear before the department or an administrative law judge, to produce the relevant records or documents, or to give testimony or evidence touching the matter under investigation or in question. When seeking an order, the department shall apply to the district court of the county in which the subpoenaed person resides or conducts business. The court may punish such failure as a co

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(1) The department may
administer oaths, take affirmations of witnesses, and issue subpoenas to compel
the attendance of witnesses and the production of all relevant records and
documents to investigate alleged misconduct by registered emergency medical
responders.

(2) Upon failure of a witness to comply with a subpoena, the department may
apply to a district court for an order requiring the person to appear before the
department or an administrative law judge, to produce the relevant records or
documents, or to give testimony or evidence touching the matter under
investigation or in question. When seeking an order, the department shall apply to
the district court of the county in which the subpoenaed person resides or conducts
business. The court may punish such failure as a contempt of court.

(3) A registered emergency medical responder, the employer of a registered
emergency medical responder, or a physician shall report to the department any
misconduct by a registered emergency medical responder that is known or
reasonably believed by the person to have occurred.

(4) A person acting as a witness or consultant to the department, a witness
testifying, and a person or employer who reports misconduct to the department
under this section is immune from liability in any civil action brought for acts
occurring while testifying, producing evidence, or reporting misconduct under this
section if the individual or employer was acting in good faith and with a reasonable
belief of the facts. A person or employer participating in good faith in an
investigation or an administrative proceeding pursuant to this section is immune
from any civil or criminal liability that may result from such participation.

(5) Records, documents, testimony, or evidence obtained under this section
are confidential except to the extent necessary to support the administrative action
taken by the department, to refer the matter to another regulatory agency, or to
refer the matter to a law enforcement agency for criminal prosecution.