2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1.5-701) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1511) › Part 12 - MEDICAL RECORD CONFIDENTIALITY (§§ 25-1-1201 — 25-1-1204) › Section 25-1-1202 - Index of statutory sections regarding medical record confidentiality and health information

(1)
Statutory provisions concerning policies, procedures, and references to the release, sharing, and use of medical records and health information include the following:
(a)
Section
10-16-1003
, C.R.S., concerning use of information by health-care cooperatives;
(b)
Section
8-43-404
, C.R.S., concerning examinations by a physician or chiropractor for the purposes of workers' compensation;
(c)
Section
8-43-501
, C.R.S., concerning utilization review related to workers' compensation;
(d)
Section
8-73-108
, C.R.S., concerning the award of benefits for unemployment compensation benefits;
(e)
Section
10-3-1104.7
, C.R.S., concerning the confidentiality and use of genetic testing information;
(f)
Section
10-16-113
, C.R.S., concerning the procedures related to the denial of health benefits by an insurer;
(g)
Section
10-16-113.5
, C.R.S., concerning the use of independent external review when health benefits have been denied;
(h)
Section
10-16-423
, C.R.S., concerning the confidentiality of medical information in the custody of a health maintenance organization;
(i)
Section
12-290-113
, concerning disciplinary actions against podiatrists;
(j)
Section
12-215-126
, concerning confidential communications between a licensed chiropractor and a patient;
(k)
Section 12-220-201 , concerning disciplinary actions against dentists, dental therapists, and dental hygienists;
(l)
Section
12-240-125
, concerning disciplinary actions against physicians;
(m)
Section
12-240-139(1)
, concerning reporting requirements for physicians pertaining to certain injuries;
(n)
Section
12-30-204
, concerning professional review committees for health-care providers specified in part 2 of article 30 of title 12;
(o)
Section
12-30-205
, concerning hospital professional review committees;
(p)
Section
13-22-704
, concerning reporting requirements by physicians related to abortions for minors;
(q)
Section
12-255-119
, concerning disciplinary proceedings against a practical nurse, a professional nurse, a certified midwife, or a psychiatric technician;
(r)
Section
12-245-220
, concerning the disclosure of confidential communications by a mental health professional;
(s)
Section
12-245-226(4)
, concerning disciplinary proceedings against a mental health professional;
(t)
Section
13-21-110
, C.R.S., concerning confidentiality of information, data, reports, or records of a utilization review committee of a hospital or other health-care facility;
(u)
Section
13-21-117
, concerning civil liability of a mental health professional, mental health hospital, or behavioral health safety net provider related to a duty to warn or protect;
(v)
Sections
13-22-101
to
13-22-106
, C.R.S., concerning the age of competence for certain medical procedures;
(w)
Section
13-64-502
, C.R.S., concerning civil liability related to genetic counseling and screening and prenatal care, or arising from or during the course of labor and delivery, or the period of postnatal care in a health institution;
(x)
Repealed.
(y)
Section
13-90-107(1)(d)
, C.R.S., concerning when a physician, surgeon, or registered professional nurse may testify related to the care and treatment of a person;
(z)
Section
14-10-124
, C.R.S., concerning the best interests of a child for the purposes of a separation or dissolution of marriage;
(aa)
Section
14-10-127
, C.R.S., concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities with respect to a child;
(bb)
[Repealed by 2022 amendment.]
(cc)
Section
18-3-203
, concerning assault in the second degree and the availability of medical testing for certain circumstances;
(dd)
Section
18-4-412
, C.R.S., concerning theft of medical records or medical information;
(ee)
Repealed.
(ee.5)
Section
18-18-406.3
, C.R.S., concerning medical marijuana patient records;
(ff)
Section
18-18-503
, C.R.S., concerning cooperative agreements to control substance abuse;
(gg)
Section
19-3-304
, C.R.S., concerning persons required to report child abuse or neglect;
(hh)
Section
19-3-305
, C.R.S., concerning postmortem investigation related to the death of a child;
(ii)
Section
19-3-306
, C.R.S., concerning evidence of abuse or neglect of a child;
(jj)
Section
19-5-103(2)
, C.R.S., concerning relinquishment of rights concerning a child;
(kk)
Section
19-5-305
, C.R.S., concerning access to adoption records;
(ll)
Section
22-1-123(5)
, C.R.S., concerning the protection of student data;
(mm)
Sections
22-32-109.1(6)
and
22-32-109.3(2)
, C.R.S., concerning specific powers and duties of the state board of education;
(nn)
Repealed.
(oo)
Section
24-51-213
, C.R.S., concerning confidentiality of records maintained by the public employees' retirement association;
(pp)
Section
24-72-204(3)
, C.R.S., concerning public records not open to public inspection;
(qq)
Section
25-1-122
, concerning reporting of certain diseases and conditions for investigation of epidemic and communicable diseases, morbidity and mortality, cancer in connection with the statewide cancer registry, environmental and chronic diseases, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, and rabies and mammal bites by the department of public health and environment;
(rr)
Section
25-1-124(2)
, concerning health-care facilities and reporting requirements;
(ss)
Sections
27-81-110
and
27-81-113
, C.R.S., concerning the treatment of intoxicated persons;
(tt)
Section
25-1-801
, concerning patient records in the care of a health-care facility;
(uu)
Section
25-1-802
, concerning patient records in the care of individual health-care providers;
(vv)
Sections
27-81-109
and
27-81-113
, concerning the treatment of persons with substance use disorders;
(vv.5)
Section
25-1.5-106
, concerning the medical marijuana program;
(ww)
Section
25-2-120
, concerning reports of electroconvulsive treatment;
(xx)
Section
25-3-109
, concerning quality management functions of health-care facilities licensed by the department of public health and environment;
(yy)
Section
25-3.5-501
, concerning records maintained by ambulance services and emergency medical service providers;
(zz)
Section
25-3.5-704(2)(d) and (2)(f)
, concerning the designation of emergency medical facilities and the statewide trauma system;
(aaa)
Sections
25-4-406
and
25-4-409
, concerning the reporting of sexually transmitted infections;
(bbb)
Section
25-4-1003
, concerning newborn screening programs and genetic counseling;
(ccc)
Repealed.
(ddd)
Section
25-4-1705
, concerning immunization information;
(eee)
Section
25-4-1905
, concerning records collected related to Gulf War syndrome;
(fff)
Section
25-32-106
, concerning the release of medical information to a poison control service provider;
(ggg)
Section
26-3.1-102(2)
, C.R.S., concerning reporting requirements related to at-risk adults;
(hhh)
Section
26-11.5-108
, C.R.S., concerning the long-term ombudsman program and access to medical records;
(iii)
Section
27-65-103(2)
, C.R.S., concerning voluntary applications for mental health services;
(jjj)
Sections
27-65-121(2)
and
27-65-122
, C.R.S., concerning records related to mental health services for minor children;
(kkk)
Section
30-10-606(6)
, C.R.S., concerning postmortem investigations and records;
(lll)
Section
35-9-109
, C.R.S., concerning confidentiality of information released to the commissioner of agriculture related to human exposure to pesticide applications;
(mmm)
Section
42-2-112
, C.R.S., concerning information supplied to the department of revenue for the purpose of renewing or obtaining a license to operate a motor vehicle; and
(nnn)
Section
12-280-406
, concerning information entered into the prescription drug monitoring program database.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 233,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 261,§ 56, eff. 5/25/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 222, § 225, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 381, § 38, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 28, § 2, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 64, § 7, eff. 9/14/2020.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 286, § 48, eff. 7/13/2020.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 216, § 49, eff. 6/30/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 141, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 390, § 35, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 8, § 2, eff. 10/1/2018.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 263, § 183, eff. 5/25/2017.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 230,§ 23, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 230,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 372, § 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 829, § 5, effective August 8. L. 2002: (1)(fff) amended, p. 428, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1)(ii) amended, p. 1997, § 46, effective May 22. L. 2004: (1)(k) amended, p. 857, § 3, effective July 1; (1)(a) amended, p. 1010, § 21, effective August 4. L. 2009: (1)(qq) and (1)(aaa) amended, (SB 09-179), ch. 475, p. 475, § 22, effective April 9. L. 2010: (1)(ss), (1)(vv), (1)(iii), and (1)(jjj) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 797, p. 797, § 57, effective April 29; (1)(vv.5) added, (SB 10-109), ch. 1696, p. 1696, § 2, effective June 7. L. 2011: (1)(ee.5) added, (HB 11-1043), ch. 1215, p. 1215, § 29, effective July 1; (1)(nnn) added, (SB 11-192), ch. 987, p. 987, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2012: (1)(yy) amended, (HB 12-1059), ch. 1437, p. 1437, § 18, effective July 1; (1)(nnn) amended, (HB 12-1311), ch. 1627, p. 1627, § 69, effective July 1. L. 2013: (1)(ee) repealed, (HB 13-1154), ch. 2192, p. 2192, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2016: (1)(aaa) amended and (1)(ccc) repealed, (SB 16-146), ch. 230, pp. 922, 914, §§ 23, 3, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1)(vv) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 1323, p. 1323, § 183, effective May 25. L. 2018: (1)(p) amended, (SB 18 -032), ch. 150, p. 150, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2019: (1)(j) and (1)(cc) amended and (1)(nn) repealed, (SB 19-241), ch. 3471, p. 3471, § 35, effective August 2; (1)(i), (1)(j), (1)(k), (1)(l), (1)(m), (1)(n), (1)(o), (1)(q), (1)(r), (1)(s), and (1)(nnn) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1696, p. 1696, § 141, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(cc) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1052, § 49, effective June 30; (1)(vv) amended, (SB 20-007), ch. 286, p. 1415, § 48, effective July 13; (1)(k) amended, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 263, § 7, effective September 14. L. 2021: (1)(x) repealed, (SB 21 -073), ch. 120, p. 120, § 2, effective 1/1/2022.
Amendments to subsection (1)(j) by SB 19-241 and HB 19-1172 were harmonized.
2023 Ch. 233, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act repealing subsection (1)(ee), see section 1 of chapter 372, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.