Colorado § 25-59-103 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-59-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 25-59-103

Title 25Public

Art.Living Organ Donation

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-59-103 (2026).

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As used in this article 59, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Department means the department of public health and environment.

(2)Health-care provider means a hospital or other health facility licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a).

(3)Health-care services related to living organ donation means an organ donation recovery operation and all services required before and after the operation.

(4)Living organ donation means the donation of an organ by a living organ donor.

(5)Living organ donor means a living individual who has donated all or part of an organ.

(6)Major surgery means a:

(a)Surgical intervention that penetrates or exposes a body cavity;

(b)Procedure that has the potential for inducing permanent anatomic or physiologic impairment

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As used in this article 59, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Department means the department of public health and environment.

(2) Health-care provider means a hospital or other health facility licensed
or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a).

(3) Health-care services related to living organ donation means an organ
donation recovery operation and all services required before and after the
operation.

(4) Living organ donation means the donation of an organ by a living organ
donor.

(5) Living organ donor means a living individual who has donated all or part
of an organ.

(6) Major surgery means a:

(a) Surgical intervention that penetrates or exposes a body cavity;

(b) Procedure that has the potential for inducing permanent anatomic or
physiologic impairment; or

(c) Procedure associated with orthopedics or extensive tissue dissection or
transection.

(7) Nondirected living organ donor means a living organ donor who does
not have an intended recipient of the donated organ at the time of the donation.

(8) Organ means all or part of a kidney, a lung, the liver, the pancreas, the
intestine, or any other organ that requires major surgery to be donated and that,
when donated, may lead to a life-saving organ donation, as determined by the
department.

(9) Organ donation recovery operation means a procedure to recover an
organ from a living organ donor.

(10) Organ voucher program means a program, as defined by each
organization offering a program, that allows a nondirected living organ donor to
designate individuals to be voucher holders who will be prioritized for a viable organ
transplant from another nondirected living organ donor if the voucher holder is
placed on a transplant waiting list and another voucher holder has not already
redeemed a voucher.

(11) Transplant center means a health-care provider that performs organ
donation recovery operations or transplantation of organs recovered from a living
organ donor.