NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 10-1050
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Tyler, Riesberg, Soper, Curry, Ferrandino,
      Kefalas, Labuda, McFadyen, Middleton, Pace, Roberts, Schafer S., Solano,
      Vigil;
      also SENATOR(S) Tochtrop, Williams, Boyd, Newell, Steadman.
      
      
      Concerning a central on-line registry of medical orders for scope
           of treatment forms.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Part 12 of article 1 of title 25, Colorado Revised
      Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
      
           25-1-1204.  On-line exchange of advanced directives forms
      permitted.  A public or private entity, including but not limited to
      a nonprofit organization, that facilitates the exchange of health
      information among emergency medical technicians, doctors,
      hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, home health agencies,
      health plans, and local health information agencies through the
      use of health information technology may facilitate the
      voluntary, secure, and confidential exchange of forms containing
      advanced directives regarding a person's acceptance or rejection
      of life-sustaining medical or surgical treatment.
      
           SECTION 2.  25-1.5-101 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read:
      
           25-1.5-101.  Powers and duties of department.  (1)  The
      department has, in addition to all other powers and duties imposed upon it
      by law, the powers and duties provided in this section as follows:
      
           (bb)  To include on its public web site home page a link to
      forms containing advanced directives regarding a person's
      acceptance or rejection of life-sustaining medical or surgical
      treatment, which forms are available to be downloaded
      electronically.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
      shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      11, 2010, if adjournment sine die is on May 12, 2010); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2010
      and shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
      thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Terrance D. Carroll                Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO