Colorado § 26-1-301 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 26-1-301 — Definitions

Colorado § 26-1-301

Title 26Human

Art.Department of Human Services

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-1-301 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Board means the Colorado brain injury trust fund board created pursuant to section 26-1-302. (1.5) (a) Brain injury refers to damage to the brain from an internal or external source, including a traumatic injury, that occurs post-birth and is noncongenital, nondegenerative, and nonhereditary, resulting in partial or total functional impairment in one or more areas, including but not limited to attention, memory, reasoning, problem solving, speed of processing, decision-making, learning, perception, sensory impairment, speech and language, motor and physical functioning, or psychosocial behavior.

(b)Documentation of brain injury must be based on adequate medical history. A brain injury must be of sufficient seve

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Board means the Colorado brain injury trust fund board created
pursuant to section 26-1-302.

(1.5) (a) Brain injury refers to damage to the brain from an internal or
external source, including a traumatic injury, that occurs post-birth and is
noncongenital, nondegenerative, and nonhereditary, resulting in partial or total
functional impairment in one or more areas, including but not limited to attention,
memory, reasoning, problem solving, speed of processing, decision-making,
learning, perception, sensory impairment, speech and language, motor and physical
functioning, or psychosocial behavior.

(b) Documentation of brain injury must be based on adequate medical
history. A brain injury must be of sufficient severity to produce partial or total
disability.

(2) Program means the services provided pursuant to this part 3.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2019.)

(4) Trust fund means the Colorado brain injury trust fund created in section
26-1-309.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1604, � 1, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2003: (3) amended, p. 1998, � 48, effective May 22. L. 2009: IP, (1), and (3) amended, (SB 09-005), ch. 135, p. 587, � 1, effective April 20. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1147), ch. 178, p. 2028, � 1, effective August 2.