The Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response and Office of STI, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are proposing changes to 6 Code of Colorado Regulations 1009-1 (6 CCR 1009-1): Epidemic and Communicable Disease Control.
On September 18, 2024, the Colorado Board of Health granted the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE) request for a rulemaking hearing for regulations related to 6 Code of Colorado Regulations 1009-1 (6 CCR 1009-1), Epidemic and Communicable Disease Control. Stakeholders can provide feedback before or at the rulemaking hearing on November 20, 2024.
6 CCR 1009-1 names the communicable diseases that are reportable to CDPHE and local public health agencies in order to protect the public’s health. As part of this, this set of rules:
- Details how these conditions must be reported to CDPHE,
- Includes language about access to pertinent medical records and public health authority to access those records, as necessary, to perform investigations, and
- Outlines public health’s authority to investigate causes of epidemic and communicable diseases to implement disease control measures.
A copy of the rules with the proposed changes and memo providing additional context for those changes appear below:
If you have feedback about any of the rules in 6 CCR 1009-1, you may:
- Use CDPHE’s online feedback form. In order to be considered, CDPHE must receive your comments by October 16, 2024, at 5 p.m., and feedback must be limited to 6 CCR 1009-1.
- Email the Board of Health directly at cdphe.bohrequests@state.co.us. Feedback provided this way will be added to the official rulemaking record. It is recommended that comments and testimony on rulemakings be submitted to the Board in writing by 5 p.m. on November 14 for the Board’s November 20 meeting. Meeting documents are typically posted to this webpage by the second Monday of the month.
- Provide written testimony or speak at the November 20 Board of Health rulemaking hearing to testify in favor of or against the proposed rules (either in person or virtually). See the Board of Health webpage for meeting details. Feedback and testimony provided this way will be added to the official rulemaking record. Board meetings are open to the public and can be attended either virtually or in person.
On November 20, 2024, the Board of Health will decide whether or not to approve the proposed rules. If the rules are approved, they will go into effect approximately 60 days after the meeting. Refer to the Board of Health webpage for more information about the hearings.
If you have further questions about the rulemaking process, email cdphe_dcphr_planning@state.co.us.