The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance is requesting a rulemaking hearing to update 6 CCR 1014-8 Procedural Rules, including explicit language that State Board of Health meetings will be held in a hybrid format when possible. This codifies current practice of allowing both in-person and remote participation, with meeting information posted online at least seven days in advance. While the rulemaking itself carries no identified costs, it formalizes ongoing reliance on remote participation technology and processes for public comment management.For vendors, this signals a sustained need for robust video-conference platforms, streaming, audio/AV integration, online agenda and document management, and remote public engagement tools that can support rulemaking hearings and hybrid meetings statewide. A practical next step would be to explore whether the Board or CDPHE are evaluating upgrades to their current meeting platforms, AV systems, or workflow tools to better support the now-formalized hybrid participation model.

Document notes no anticipated direct costs, but hybrid format requirement implies ongoing or future investment in meeting technology, AV, and remote participation systems.