Colorado legal term
Community clinic emergency center in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Community clinic emergency center” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Community clinic emergency center” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Community clinic emergency center" means a community clinic licensed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-3-101 (2)(a)(I)(B) that: (I) Delivers emergency services; and (II) Provides emergency care twenty-four hours per day and seven days a week throughout the year, except if located in a rural or frontier area that does not have the demand to support twenty-four-hour service or only operates each year during a specified time period due to seasonal population influx. (C.R.S. § 18-6-401)
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