{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-20.5-501","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-20.5-501","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly finds that:\n\n(a) Access to school-based primary health care for children and adolescents has been shown to increase the use of primary care, reduce the use of emergency rooms, and result in fewer hospitalizations;\n\n(b) High-risk students who use school-based health centers are more likely to stay in school and be available for instruction;\n\n(c) School-based health centers are effective at managing health conditions, such as asthma;\n\n(d) School-based health centers serve primarily low-income schools. The majority of students who attend schools with on-site health centers are from low-income families, are medically uninsured or underinsured, and qualify for free or reduced-cost school lunch.\n\n(e) For students from populations primarily served through school-based health centers who do not have access to school-based health care, increasing access to school-linked health-care services will help improve health outcomes for these medically underserved students and their families; and\n\n(f) School-based health centers and school-linked health-care services complement existing school health services and school nursing programs.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 20.5 - Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Services for Children and Youth","Part 5 - SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"662183c5bbd50d896c381ccdcc1d6ee0b1076b8c45ca2c2004aa797f605ef309","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-20.5-409","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-20.5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}