SecondSB045_S_HHS.001 RegularNOT SessionAMENDED Seventy-secondSENATE GeneralCOMMITTEE AssemblyOF STATEREFERENCE OFREPORT COLORADO_______________________________ INTRODUCEDJanuary LLS29, NO.2020 Chair of Committee Date Committee on Health & Human Services .

20-0122.01After Kristenconsideration Forrestalon x4217the SENATEmerits, BILLthe 20-045Committee SENATErecommends SPONSORSHIPthe Tate,Moreno,following: Woodward, Zenzinger HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Valdez D.,Arndt, McKean Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNINGTHEMANDATORYCONTENTSOFEACHLICENSEISSUEDTO A HOSPITAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT .

BillSB20-045 Summarybe (Note:postponed indefinitely.

This** summary*** applies** to*** this** bill*SB045_S_HHS.001* as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) Statutory Revision Committee.

The bill repeals language requiring each hospital license issued bythe department of public health and environment to include the signature of the president of the state board of health (state board), the attestation of the secretary of the state board, and the state board's seal.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.

Legislative declaration.

The general assembly declares that the purpose of this act is to repeal obsolete statutory provisions within the Colorado department of public health and environment.

The general assembly further declares that repealing these statutory provisions does not alter the scope or applicability of the remaining statutes.

SECTION 2.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3-102, amend (1)(d) as follows:

25-3-102.

License - application - issuance - certificate of compliance required.

(1) (d) The license shall be signed by the president and attested by the secretary of the state board of health and have the state board's seal affixed to the license.nse expires one year from the date of issuance.

SECTION 3.

Act subject to petition - effective date.

This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m.

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(August 5, 2020, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2020);

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 will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

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