{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-14-500.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-14-500.5","heading":"Definitions - excluded powers.","body":"(1) (a) For purposes of sections 15-14-501 and 15-14-502, \"power of attorney\" means a power to make health-care decisions granted by an individual.\n\n(b) For purposes of section 15-14-502, \"power of attorney\" also includes a power or delegation that is:\n\n(I) Excluded from the application of part 7 of this article pursuant to section 15-14-703;\n\n(II) Not a power to make health-care decisions; and\n\n(III) Not effective without application of section 15-14-502.\n\n(c) For purposes of this part 5 and part 6 of this article, \"medical durable power of attorney\" and \"medical power of attorney\" means a power to make health-care decisions.\n\n(2) A power and delegation that is excluded from the application of part 7 of this article by section 15-14-703, other than a power to make health-care decisions, may be exercised during the incapacity of the principal to the extent provided in the power or delegation or by applicable principles of law and equity.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 14 - Persons Under Disability - Protection","Part 5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-15.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"39724b7592eefa5e8674b51b14a725ab81cbc92e7aebbfcab71dc430bdeb6b47","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-14-500.3","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-14-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}