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Colorado bills · 2026 Regular Session

Colorado HB 1238

Designating Emergency Medical Services Essential Services

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (33)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Colorado legislature· summary

The act declares emergency medical services as an essential service in the state and an integral part of the state's health-care infrastructure.      The act also declares that emergency medical service providers, whether responding on duty or as a volunteer and regardless of location, provide essential services when providing emergency ambulance services and nonemergency ambulance services.      The act also updates certain definitions related to emergency medical services, including the addition of a definition of 'out-of-hospital services', which term is defined to mean the furnishing of necessary health-care goods and services outside of a hospital setting but does not include prehospital setting transports.     The act clarifies that an off-duty emergency medical service provider is not obligated to respond to the scene of a medical emergency or provide emergency medical services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 7, 2026
House		BILLpassSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 1, 2026
Senate		Refer House Bill 26-1238 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.passSet your home in Colorado to see
Mar 3, 2026
House		Refer House Bill 26-1238, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.passSet your home in Colorado to see
Mar 3, 2026
House		Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment B).passSet your home in Colorado to see
Mar 3, 2026
House		Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment A).passSet your home in Colorado to see

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