Colorado legal term
Palliative care in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Palliative care” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Palliative care” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Palliative care" means medical care and treatment provided by a licensed medical caregiver to a patient with an advanced chronic or terminal illness whose condition may not be responsive to curative treatment and who is, therefore, receiving treatment that relieves pain and suffering and supports the best possible quality of his or her life. (C.R.S. § 18-3-104)
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