A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning the retention of blood draws for fourteen days
Page 1, Line 102for use in investigations.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill 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.)
Current law does not require hospitals to hold on to blood draws for any specific amount of time. The bill requires hospitals or other health-care facilities to retain blood draws or admission blood samples for 14 days if a peace officer submits a blood draw retention form. The bill also lists the requirements for a blood draw retention form.
Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 2, Line 2 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-10-606, add (6)(e) as follows:
Page 2, Line 330-10-606. Coroner - inquiry - grounds - postmortem - jury -
Page 2, Line 4certificate of death. (6) (e) A coroner holding an inquest or
Page 2, Line 5investigation pursuant to this section may request a
Page 2, Line 6health-care facility that is licensed or certified in accordance
Page 2, Line 7with the requirements of article 3 of title 25 to retain and keep
Page 2, Line 8safe in its control any blood draw or admission blood sample
Page 2, Line 9taken from the individual that is the subject of the inquest or
Page 2, Line 10investigation. Upon request, the health-care facility shall
Page 2, Line 11retain the blood draw or admission blood sample for fourteen
Page 2, Line 12days. The coroner shall serve the retention request on the
Page 2, Line 13deceased individual's attending physician, clinical leadership of
Page 2, Line 14the health-care facility where the deceased individual expired,
Page 2, Line 15or the health-care facility's laboratory that has the deceased individual's blood draw or admission blood sample in its control.
Page 2, Line 16SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 2, Line 17takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 2, Line 18ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
Page 2, Line 19that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
Page 2, Line 20of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this
Page 2, Line 21act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take
Page 2, Line 22effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 2, Line 23November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
Page 2, Line 24official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.