Colorado14 Days Hospitals Retain Blood Draws for Investigations
What it does
Current law does not require hospitals to hold on to blood draws for any specific amount of time. The act requires hospitals or other health-care facilities to retain blood draws or admission blood samples for 14 days if a coroner submits a blood retention form upon a hospital or health-care facility for a blood draw or admission blood sample of a deceased individual that is the subject of a coroner's death inquest or investigation. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Jun 2Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 13Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 13Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 13Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 3House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- May 2House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 30House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 22Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 22Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 21Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Apr 16Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 10Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- Apr 3Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesIntroduced