§ 32-19-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 32-19-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 32: Special
• Art.: Health Assurance and Health Service Districts

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

(1) Court means the district court in any county in which the petition for
organization of the district was originally filed and which entered the order
organizing said district or the district court to which the file pertaining to the
district has been transferred pursuant to section 32-1-303 (1)(b).

(2) District means:

(a) A health assurance district created pursuant to this article to organize, operate,
control, direct, manage, contract for, furnish, or provide, directly or indirectly,
health-care services to residents of the district who are in need of such services; or

(b) A health service district created pursuant to this article that may establish,
maintain, or operate, directly or indirectly through lease to or from other parties or
other arrangement, public hospitals, convalescent centers, nursing care facilities,
intermediate care facilities, emergency facilities, community clinics, or other
facilities providing health and personal care services and may organize, own,
operate, control, direct, manage, contract for, or furnish ambulance service.

(3) Eligible elector means a person who, at the designated time or event, is
registered to vote pursuant to the Uniform Election Code of 1992, articles 1 to 13
of title 1, C.R.S.

(4) Interested party means a resident or eligible elector of the district or a
municipality located in the district.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1194, � 15, effective July 1.