{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-4-501","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-4-501","heading":"Tuberculosis declared to be an infectious and communicable disease.","body":"It is hereby declared that tuberculosis is an infectious and communicable disease, that it endangers the population of this state, and that the treatment and control of such disease is a state and local responsibility. It is further declared that the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis requires that this threat be addressed with a coherent and consistent strategy in order to protect the public health. To the end that tuberculosis may be brought better under control and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis prevented, it is further declared that the department and local public health agencies shall, within available resources, cooperatively promote control and treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 4 - Disease Control","Part 5 - TUBERCULOSIS"],"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":"a9bb8acb15387ee4aa04535f0350901787275b87df97086c7355a6c667089078","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-4-500.3","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-4-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}