NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/14/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1083
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lee, Exum, Fields, Ginal, Hullinghorst,
      Labuda, May, Mitsch Bush, Pettersen, Primavera, Schafer, Singer, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Crowder, Aguilar, Guzman, Heath, Kefalas, Kerr,
      Lundberg, Newell, Nicholson, Tochtrop, Todd.
      
      
      Concerning the authority of a licensed acute treatment unit to
           receive emergency medications from certain other outlets.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-42.5-102, amend
      (25) (a) introductory portion as follows:
      
           12-42.5-102.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context
      otherwise requires or the term is otherwise defined in another part of this
      article:
      
           (25)  "Other outlet" means:
      
           (a)  A hospital that does not operate a registered pharmacy, a rural
      health clinic, a federally qualified health center, as defined in section 1861
      (aa) (4) of the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395x (aa) (4),
      a family planning clinic, an acute treatment unit licensed by the
      department of public health and environment, a school, a jail, a
      county or district public health agency, a community health clinic, a
      university, or a college that:
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-42.5-118, amend
      (5) (a) (III) (B) and (5) (a) (III) (C); and add (5) (a) (III) (D) as follows:
      
           12-42.5-118.  Compounding - dispensing - sale of drugs and
      devices - rules. (5) (a)  A registered prescription drug or licensed hospital
      other outlet may:
      
           (III)  Supply an emergency kit or starter dose, as defined by the
      board by rule, to:
      
           (B)  Any home health agency licensed by the department of public
      health and environment and approved by the board for receipt of an
      emergency kit; and
      
           (C)  Any licensed hospice approved by the board for receipt of an
      emergency kit in compliance with subsection (12) of this section; and
      
           (D)  Any acute treatment unit licensed by the department
      of public health and environment and approved by the board for
      receipt of an emergency kit.
      
           SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Mark Ferrandino                        Morgan Carroll
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO