| Notice Filed with SOS |
01/09/2024 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2024-00014.pdf |
| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2024-00014.pdf |
| Statutory Authority |
§ 25-2-103(2) C.R.S.
Other relevant statutes: § 25-2-110 C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
Senate Bill 23-020, Timely Certified Death Certificates (“SB23-020” or “the act”), passed during the first regular session of the 74th General (2023) General Assembly. The act changes the amount of time in which a participant in the death registration process must complete their portion of the certificate to 72 hours upon receipt of a notice or assumption of a decedent, requires that all funeral directors, physicians, and coroners use the electronic death registration system to register deaths in Colorado, and requires the State Registrar to submit a monthly report to the Department of Regulatory Agencies identifying death certificates that were not timely filed.
The purpose of this rulemaking is to align 5 CCR 1006-1, Vital Statistics with the requirements of the act by removing ambiguous and conflicting language. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
Senate Bill 23-020, Timely Certified Death Certificates (“SB23-020” or “the act”), passed during the first regular session of the 74th General (2023) General Assembly. The act changes the amount of time in which a participant in the death registration process must complete their portion of the certificate to 72 hours upon receipt of a notice or assumption of a decedent, requires that all funeral directors, physicians, and coroners use the electronic death registration system to register deaths in Colorado, and requires the State Registrar to submit a monthly report to the Department of Regulatory Agencies identifying death certificates that were not timely filed. The purpose of this rulemaking is to align 5 CCR 1006-1, Vital Statistics with the requirements of the act by removing ambiguous and conflicting language. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2024-00014.docx
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| Regulatory analysis |
RegulatoryAnalysisAttachment2024-00014.docx
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| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
Yes
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| Recent legislation bill number |
23-020
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| Hearing Date |
02/21/2024 |
| Hearing Time |
10:00 AM |
| Hearing Location |
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246 or https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuc-GhrjIvGNdeqNvPKBx9kE33cVnwQYb6#/registration |
| Contact Name |
Alex Quintana |
| Contact Title |
State Registrar |
| Contact Telephone |
303-692-2164 |
| Contact email |
alex.quintana |