December 10, 2025, Stakeholder Meeting for SB25-130 Updates to FSEDs and CCECs

 

To: Licensed freestanding emergency departments, community clinics providing emergency services, providers, and all parties interested in the stakeholder process to update 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 9 - Community Clinics and Chapter 13 - Freestanding Emergency Departments From: HFEMSD  The Department is convening a stakeholder process to update its regulations pursuant to SB25-130 concerning providing emergency medical services, including those provided by freestanding emergency departments and other licensed health-care facilities providing emergency care. In addition, the Department will address the requirements of SB25-152 concerning health-care practitioner identification in freestanding emergency departments only. The next stakeholder meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. In-person meeting location: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80234 Building A, Room Snow Remote meeting information: Join Zoom meeting Meeting ID: 876 8470 8482 Passcode: 712112 If you are interested in participating in the stakeholder process to update Chapters 9 and 13, please sign-up to receive notice of each meeting and other important information. Please feel free to share this link with other interested parties. Notice of each meeting will be emailed directly to interested parties and sent via the Division’s portal messaging system roughly one to two weeks before each meeting. Meeting details, including agendas and proposed rule language, will be available before each meeting in the public Google folder dedicated to this rulemaking.  We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all people to engage fully. Auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities and language services for individuals whose first language is not English may be provided upon request. Please notify the Nondiscrimination Coordinator at cdphe_nondiscrimination@state.co.us or 303-692-2102 at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.   Additional meetings are currently planned for: January 14, 2025 Please be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Attendees may use artificial intelligence (AI) note-taking tools; however, notes taken in this manner do not constitute the official record of the meeting. Official meeting records are available from the department upon request.  Please note that future updates necessary to 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 4 - Hospitals and Chapter 16 - Critical Access Hospitals regarding SB25-130 and SB25-152 will take place separately and will be noticed at that time. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Grace Sandeno at grace.sandeno@state.co.us or Alexandra Haas at alexandra.haas@state.co.us.

PALTMed Statement for PALTC for COVID-19 vaccination for 2025-2026

 

To: Nursing Home Communities From: Jo Tansey, Branch Chief for Acute Care and Nursing Facilities for PALTMed (formally AMDA) The national statement of recommendations from PALTMed for the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccination for PALTC has been released. This has been vetted and reviewed by several infectious disease experts and has been supported nationally. It includes all the references and authors as well as advisors and will be published in JAMDA as the standard of care for PALTC.  National statement of recommendations from PALTMed for the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccination for PALTC For further information: PALTMed 2025 and 2026 COVID Recommendations

LTC (NF) IDR Committee Meeting 12/2/25

To: LTC (NF) providers From: HFEMSD The LTC (NF) IDR Committee will meet on December 2, 2025, from 1:30p to 4:30p. The meeting will be held remotely unless an in-person meeting is requested via email to elaine.sabyan@state.co.us by close of business on November 28, 2025. You may access the meeting remotely by way of Google Meet or by phone:  Join by Google Meet Join by Phone: 1-386-628-3762 PIN: 605 707 299# Elaine Sabyan