Colorado law requires covered entities that experience a data breach to notify affected Coloradans and provide notice to the Office of the Attorney General if the breach affects 500 or more Coloradans. To report a data breach, use the online Data Breach Reporting Form.
There are some exceptions, including communications that are personal in nature, confidential messages from constituents about a matter relating to that constituent, and work product, including documents relating to the drafting of bills.
If you are requesting your own health and/or behavioral health records or a designated representative is requesting on your behalf, the following will need to be provided: A valid authorization form that specifies what records are being requesting. A copy of your current, valid photo ID.
Under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA),C.R.S. § 24-72-201 to 206, citizens have the right to request inspection of public documents retained by local and state government agencies at reasonable times, except as otherwise specifically provided by law.
The Colorado Open Records Act, also referred to as CORA, provides that all public records shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, unless a record has been specifically made not public by law. CORA is found in state law as C.R.S. § 24-72-201 to 206.
Providers: The Medical Board of Colorado recommends retaining all patient records for a minimum of seven years after the last date of treatment.
You can request medical records through MyChart. These requests will take three business days from date of receipt to process. If you have questions about MyChart, call 720-777-6939.
If you have questions or need instructions on how to request your medical record by alternate means, then please contact Medical Records Management at (303) 312-9799 or records@coloradocoalition. Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) Form, CLICK HERE.
(B) The health-care provider must provide the medical records in electronic format if the person requests electronic format, the original medical records are stored in electronic format, and the medical records are readily producible in electronic format.
Minor Consent to Care Under Colorado state law, the age of competence for which someone is permitted to make decisions in regard to his or her own body is 18 years or older. 4 However, minors are able to consent to several types of medical treatment under the law.