2022 Colorado Code
Title 25 - Public Health and Environment
Article 27 - Assisted Living Residences
§ 25-27-102. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. Repealed.

   (1.3) "Assisted living residence" or "residence" means a residential facility that makes available to three or more adults not related to the owner of such facility, either directly or indirectly through an agreement with the resident, room and board and at least the following services: Personal services; protective oversight; social care due to impaired capacity to live independently; and regular supervision that shall be available on a twenty-four-hour basis, but not to the extent that regular twenty-four-hour medical or nursing care is required. The term "assisted living residence" does not include any facility licensed in this state as a residential care facility for individuals with developmental disabilities, or any individual residential support services that are excluded from licensure requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the department of public health and environment.

2. "Department" means the department of public health and environment of the state of Colorado.
3. Repealed.
4. Repealed.
5. Repealed.
6. "Local board of health" means any county, district, or municipal board of health.
7. Repealed.
8. (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1317 , § 2, effective July 1, 2002.)
9. "Personal services" means those services that the operator and employees of an assisted living residence provide for each resident, including, but not limited to:
   1. An environment that is sanitary and safe from physical harm;
   2. Individualized social supervision;
   3. Assistance with transportation; and
   4. Assistance with activities of daily living, including but not limited to bathing, dressing, and eating.

10. "Protective oversight" means guidance of a resident as required by the needs of the resident or as reasonably requested by the resident, including the following:
    1. Being aware of a resident's general whereabouts, although the resident may travel independently in the community; and
    2. Monitoring the activities of the resident while on the premises to ensure the resident's health, safety, and well-being, including monitoring the resident's needs and ensuring that the resident receives the services and care necessary to protect the resident's health, safety, and well-being.

11. "State board" means the state board of health.

Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 789, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: (1) and (5) repealed and (9) amended, p. 1362, §§ 23, 24, effective June 28; (3), (4), and (7) repealed and (8) and (9) amended, pp. 928, 924, §§ 7, 2, effective July 1. L. 90: (8) R&RE, p. 1354, § 1, effective July 1. L. 92: (8) amended, p. 1398, § 59, effective July 1. L. 94: (2) and (8) amended, p. 2794, § 542, effective July 1. L. 2001: (8) amended, p. 106, § 3, effective March 21. L. 2002: (1.3) added and (8), (9), and (10) amended, p. 1317, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (6) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2107, § 132, effective August 11.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsections (2) and (8), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.