2.1 Requirements

Treatment facilities (other than practitioners’ offices) used for the provision of medical and psychological services must belong to one of the following groups and be licensed and/or certified in accordance with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE):

1. Hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and licensed by CDPHE;

2. Medical laboratories certified and in good standing as per surveys conducted by the Health Facilities Division of CDPHE;

3. Freestanding or hospital affiliated health centers certified as Federal Qualified Health Centers by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;

4. Health clinics located in rural areas (Rural Health Clinics), which have been so certified under Medicare;

5. Federally designated community health centers (CHCs);

6. Community health clinics certified as community clinics by the CDPHE;

7. Health Maintenance Organization facilities accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and licensed as such by the Colorado Division of Insurance;

8. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) certified as such by Medicare and licensed by CDPHE; or,

9. Nursing homes licensed by CDPHE as an Intermediate Health Care Facility (IHCF) or as a Nursing Care Facility.

For more specific information go to: https://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hfems