2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 285. Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants
Section 12-285-121. Protection of medical records - licensee's obligations - verification of compliance - rules.
(1) Each licensed physical therapist responsible for patient records shall develop a written plan to ensure the security of patient medical records. The plan must address at least the following:
The storage and proper disposal of patient medical records;
The disposition of patient medical records in the event the licensee dies, retires, orotherwise ceases to practice or provide physical therapy care to patients; and
The method by which patients may access or obtain their medical records promptly ifany of the events described in subsection (1)(b) of this section occurs.
Upon initial licensure under this part 1 and upon renewal of a license, the applicantor licensee shall attest to the board that he or she has developed a plan in compliance with this section.
A licensee shall inform each patient in writing of the method by which the patientmay access or obtain his or her medical records if an event described in subsection (1)(b) of this section occurs.
The board may adopt rules reasonably necessary to implement this section.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1518, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-41-115.5 as it existed prior to 2019.
