Denver Health & Hospital Authority v. City of Arvada Ex Rel. Arvada Police Department

JUDGE VOGT,

specially concurring.

¶ 50 I concur fully in the analysis and the result in the majority opinion. I write separately to highlight issues raised in this case that, in my view, cry out for resolution by the General Assembly.

¶ 51 As explained in the majority opinion, the constitutional requirement that governmental entities provide medical care to persons in their custody, codified in Colorado in section 16-3-401(2), C.R.S. 2015, includes an inherent obligation to pay for the costs of such care. I agree that the statutory definition of “custody” in section 16 — 1—104(9), C.R.S.2015…