Colorado § 25-4-905 Immunization of indigent children

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-4-905 — Immunization of indigent children

Colorado § 25-4-905

Title 25Public

Art.Disease Control

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-905 (2026).

Text

(1)The county, district, or municipal public health agency; a public health or school nurse under the supervision of a licensed physician or physician assistant authorized under section 12-240-107 (6); or the department of public health and environment, in the absence of a county, district, or municipal public health agency or public health nurse, shall provide, at public expense to the extent that funding is available, immunizations required by this part 9 to each child whose parents or guardians cannot afford to have the child immunized or, if emancipated, who cannot themself afford immunization and who has not been exempted. The department of public health and environment shall provide all vaccines necessary to comply with this section as far as funding will permit. Nothing i

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(1) The county, district, or
municipal public health agency; a public health or school nurse under the
supervision of a licensed physician or physician assistant authorized under section
12-240-107 (6); or the department of public health and environment, in the absence
of a county, district, or municipal public health agency or public health nurse, shall
provide, at public expense to the extent that funding is available, immunizations
required by this part 9 to each child whose parents or guardians cannot afford to
have the child immunized or, if emancipated, who cannot themself afford
immunization and who has not been exempted. The department of public health and
environment shall provide all vaccines necessary to comply with this section as far
as funding will permit. Nothing in this section precludes the department of public
health and environment from distributing vaccines to physicians, physician
assistants authorized under section 12-240-107 (6), advanced practice registered
nurses, or others as required by law or the rules of the department. An indigent
child shall not be excluded, suspended, or expelled from school unless the
immunizations have been available and readily accessible to the child at public
expense.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 9 to the contrary,
programs and services that provide immunizations to children for communicable
diseases shall be made available to a child regardless of the child's race, religion,
gender, ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status.

Legislative History

Source: L. 78: Entire part R&RE, p. 428, � 1, effective April 4. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2767, � 451, effective July 1. L. 2006, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section amended, p. 26, � 5, effective July 31. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 133, � 18, effective January 1, 2009. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2094, � 98, effective August 11. L. 2016: (1) amended, (SB 16-158), ch. 204, p. 728, � 20, effective August 10. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1703, � 159, effective October 1. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (HB 25-1027), ch. 65, p. 279, � 16, effective April 10.