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<br />more than ninety days, pr by both such fme and
<br />imprisonment.
<br />(c) The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b)
<br />of this subsection (4) shall not limit the power of
<br />municipalities to enact ordinances covering the same
<br />or similar subject matter, but no person acquitted of,
<br />convicted of, or pleading guilty to a violation of a
<br />municipal ordinance shall be charged or tried in a
<br />state court for the same or a similar offense, and no
<br />person~cquitted of, convicted of, or pleading guilty
<br />to a violation of paragraph (a) of this subsection (4)
<br />in a state court shall be charged or tried in a
<br />municipal court for the same or a similar offense.
<br />(5) The district attorney in the judicial
<br />district in which the special district was organized
<br />shall prosecute any violation under subsection (3) or
<br />(4) of this section. :
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<br />32-1-1003 - Health service districts -
<br />additional powers. (1) In addition to the powers
<br />specified in section 32-1-100 I, the board of any
<br />health service district has' any or all of the following
<br />powers for and on behalf 6f such district:
<br />(a) To establish, maintain, or operate,
<br />directly or indirectly through lease to or from other
<br />parties or other arrangement, public hospitals,
<br />convalescent centers, ~ nursing care facilities,
<br />intermediate care facilities, emergency facilities,
<br />community clinics, or Qther facilities licensed or
<br />certified pursuant to sectipn 25-1-107 (1) (1), C.R.S.,
<br />providing health and personal care services and to
<br />organize, own, operate,: control, direct, manage,
<br />contract for, or furnish :ambulance service in said
<br />district; ,
<br />(b) To organiz~, own, operate, control,
<br />direct, manage, contract: for, or furnish ambulance
<br />service;
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<br />(c) To draw warrants against health service
<br />district funds held by ~e county treasurer. for the
<br />purposes set forth in paIflgraphs (a) and (b) of this
<br />subsection (I). I
<br />(2) The board o:f county commissioners of
<br />any county or the governing body of any
<br />municipality within the health service district may
<br />transfer any real and pe~sonal property, whether or
<br />not theretofore used by the county or municipality for
<br />hospital purposes, to any newly organized health
<br />service district if such re~l and personal property is
<br />located in the newly orgarjized district.
<br />(3) A hospital q.istrict established prior to
<br />July 1, 1996, may continile to use and operate under
<br />the name it is using onl June 30, 1996, or it may
<br />rename itself as otherwise provided by law and in
<br />accordance with this section. Nothing in this section
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<br />of a hospital district estab~ished prior to July I, 1996.
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<br />(4) Nothing in this section or section 32-1-
<br />103 (9) shall be construed to limit any or all of the
<br />common powers of a special district as set forth in
<br />32-1-1001 as it applies to a hospital district that was
<br />established prior to July I, 1996, or. a health service
<br />district established on or after July 1, 1996.
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<br />32-1-1003.5 - Health assurance districts -
<br />additional powers - repeal. (1) Tbe general
<br />assembly hereby fmds, determines, and declares that
<br />access to health care services in rural areas is an
<br />increasing problem in Colorado. Some rura1
<br />Coloradans do not have access to a primary care
<br />provider in their town and are forced to travel. It is
<br />the intent of the general assembly to ease the strain
<br />on rural Coloradan's health care needs by allowing a
<br />special district to be created to directly contract with
<br />a physician, a nurse practitioner, or a physician's
<br />assistant to provide health care services to rmaI areas.
<br />It is the intention of the general assembly to review
<br />the success of such efforts as authorized by
<br />subsection (2) of this section to determine the
<br />effectiveness of the program.
<br />(2) In addition to the powers specified in
<br />section 32-1-1001, the board of any health asst.ranee
<br />district has any or all of the following powers for and
<br />on behalf of such district:
<br />(a) To organize, operate, control, direct,
<br />manage, contract for, or furnish health care servi=
<br />from a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's
<br />assistant licensed in this state and such health care
<br />provider shall be known as a"community contracted
<br />health care provider";
<br />(b) To draw warrants against heahh
<br />assurance district funds held by the county treasurer
<br />for the purposes set forth in paragraph (a) of this
<br />subsection (2).
<br />(3) The board of county commissioners of
<br />any county or the governing body of any
<br />municipality within the health assurance district may
<br />transfer any real and personal property, whether or
<br />not theretofore used by the county or municipality fir
<br />hospital purposes, to any newly organized health
<br />assurance district if such real and personal property is
<br />located in the newly organized district.
<br />(4) This section is repealed, effective July I,
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<br />2008.
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<br />32-1-1004 - Metropolitan districts -
<br />additional powers and duties. (1) In addition to the
<br />powers specified in section 32-1-1001, the board of
<br />any metropolitan district has the following powers for
<br />and on behalf of such district:
<br />(a) To enter into contracts \\ith public
<br />utilities, cooperative electric associations, ar.d
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