6 CCR 1015-4 - Statewide Emergency Medical and Trauma Care System, Chapter Three - Designation of Trauma Facilities, Stakeholder Engagement Announcement

 

To: Licensed Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Freestanding Emergency Departments, Community Clinics, and Interested Parties   From: HFEMSD   The Department Invites you to participate in a process to review, reorganize, and update 6 CCR 1015-4 - Statewide Emergency Medical and Trauma Care Systems, Chapter Three - Designation of Trauma Facilities (Trauma Chapter 3). The first meeting is Wednesday, October 28, 1-4 p.m. Topics for the first meeting include: an introduction to rulemaking, a stakeholder discussion regarding potential areas for updates, and current rules on Designation and Nondesignation Processes.   Stakeholder engagement is integral to the Department’s effort to align Trauma Chapter Three with hospital facility care and requirements. To ensure that you receive notice of all meetings related to the update of 6 CCR 1015-4, Chapter 3, please sign up for the Trauma Chapter Three mailing list. Please share this link with anyone interested in this rulemaking process. Meeting details, including agendas and proposed rule language, will be available before each meeting in the public Google folder dedicated to this rulemaking. The first stakeholder meeting will be Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm at: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80234 Building A, Carson Room   Remote meeting information: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 835 2046 2002  Passcode: 718414 Find your local number   If you are interested in the stakeholder process for updating hospital licensing standards at 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 4 - Hospitals, please sign up to receive notice for those meetings, Zoom links, and other important information. Please feel free to share this link with others interested in the update to Chapter 4 - Hospitals.   If you have any questions or comments before the first meeting, please contact Grace Sandeno at grace.sandeno@state.co.us or Ellen Eggleston at ellen.eggleston@state.co.us.

Subject 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 18 - Psychiatric Hospitals Stakeholder Process Announcement

 

To: All Hospitals, All Hospital Units, All Psychiatric Facilities, All Rural Health Facilities, All Critical Access Hospitals, All Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, All Community Mental Health Centers, All Behavioral Health Entities, All Health Facilities From: HFEMSD The Department will be convening a stakeholder engagement process to review, reorganize, and update 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 18 - Psychiatric Hospitals. The first stakeholder meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., and the first Tuesday of each following month beginning November 2026 and continuing through February 2028. This update of Chapter 18 will incorporate recent statutory changes, and coincide with the planned update to 6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 4 – General Hospitals, and 6 CCR 1015-4 – Statewide Emergency Medical and Trauma Care System.  All interested parties are invited to attend meetings either in-person at the Department or online via Zoom. If you are interested in the stakeholder process to update Chapter 18, please sign-up to receive notice of each meeting and meeting details. 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. Meeting details for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 1:00 p.m. In-person meeting location: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80234 Building A, Room A2A (there will be signs and someone at the doors to let you into the area)  Remote meeting information: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 838 9979 8218  Passcode: 455980  Find your local number Stakeholder engagement is integral to the Department’s effort to align Chapter 18 with hospital facility care and requirements in Colorado and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of patients. If you have any questions or comments prior to the first meeting, please contact Ash Jackson at ash.jackson@state.co.us or Alexandra Haas at alexandra.haas@state.co.us.

Subject 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 4 - General Hospitals Stakeholder November 3, 2026 Meeting Update

 

To: All Hospitals, All Licensed Hospital Units, All Psychiatric Hospitals, All Critical Access Hospitals,  From: HFEMSD The Department is hosting a stakeholder engagement process to review, reorganize, and update 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 4 – General Hospitals. The next stakeholder meeting will be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and the first Tuesday of each following month, continuing through February 2028. This update of Chapter 4 will incorporate recent hospital-related statutory changes, and coincide with the planned update to 6 CCR 1015-4 – Statewide Emergency Medical and Trauma Care System.  All interested parties are invited to attend meetings either in-person at the Department or online via Zoom. If you are interested in the stakeholder process to update Chapter 4, please sign-up to receive notice of each meeting and meeting details. 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. Meeting details for Tuesday November 3, 2026 — 9:30 a.m. Planned topics for this month’s meeting include discussing specific revisions related to SB25-130 and HB26-1305. In-person meeting location: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80234 Building B, Room B1F Map Remote meeting information: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 811 5115 3252 Passcode: 914022 Find your local number Stakeholder engagement is integral to the Department’s effort to align Chapter 4 with hospital facility care and requirements in Colorado and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of patients. If you have any questions or comments prior to the first meeting, please contact Ash Jackson at ash.jackson@state.co.us or Alexandra Haas at alexandra.haas@state.co.us.