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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-203 (2026)

Birth certificate - blood test

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In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians and others required to make such reports shall state on the certificate whether a blood test for syphilis and HIV has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child for which a birth or stillbirth certificate is filed and the approximate date when the specimen was taken. In no event shall the birth certificate state the result of the test.

Source: L. 39: p. 413, § 3. CSA: C. 78, § 170(3). CRS 53: § 66-11-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-11-3. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-179), ch. 112, p. 468, § 5, effective April 9.

Cross references. For a certificate of birth, see § 25-2-112.

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Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Steadman v. Hindman, 992 P.2d 27 (Colo. 2000).
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Steadman v. Hindman, 992 P.2d 27 (Colo. 2000). “(1999) (vesting in the state board of health the power to require physicians to prepare epidemiological reports); § 25-4-203, 8 C.R.S. (1999) (physician reporting of positive syphilis tests for pregnant women); § 25-4-402, 8 C.”
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