2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 30. Provisions Applicable to Health Care Professions and Occupations
Section 12-30-106. Health care work force data collection - repeal.

(1) On or before July 1, 2013, the director of the division shall implement a system to collect health care work force data from health care professionals who are eligible for the Colorado health service corps pursuant to part 5 of article 1.5 of title 25, from practical and professional nurses licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 255 of this title 12, and from pharmacists licensed pursuant to article 280 of this title 12, collectively referred to in this section as "health care professionals". Each health care professional shall submit the data as part of the initial licensure process and upon the renewal of the health care professional's license. Neither an executive department nor a board in an executive department is responsible for verifying the data or disciplining a health care professional for noncompliance with this section.

(2) The director of the division shall request each health care professional to provide data recommended by the director of the primary care office created pursuant to section 25-1.5403 in the department of public health and environment, in consultation with the advisory group formed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The director of the division has final approval authority regarding the form and manner of the data collected. The data collected concerns:

1. Each practice address of the health care professional;

2. The number of hours the health care professional provides direct patient care at eachpractice location;

3. Any specialties of the health care professional, if applicable;

4. Information about each practice setting type;

5. The health care professional's education and training related to the health care professional's profession; and

6. The year of birth of the health care professional.

(3) (a) (I) The director of the primary care office shall designate an advisory group comprised of:

1. A representative of the department of regulatory agencies as determined by the executive director;

2. The director of the division or the director's designee;

3. Representatives of the affected health care professions; and

4. Individuals with expertise in health care work force research, analysis, and planning.

2. The advisory group is to be convened by a nonprofit statewide membership organization that provides programs and services to enhance rural health care in Colorado.

3. The members of the advisory group shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for actual or necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

4. The advisory group shall recommend the structure of the data elements in subsection (2) of this section. The advisory group shall consider, but is not limited to using, the division's existing data fields as a possible structure for the data elements recommended in this section. The director of the division has final approval authority regarding the structure of the data elements.

2. The director of the division shall ensure that the data provided by health care professionals is available to the primary care office in electronic format for analysis. A member of the public may request, in writing, unanalyzed data from the primary care office. Data available to the public must be limited to unique records that do not include names or other identifying information.

3. The advisory group is repealed, effective September 1, 2022. Before the repeal, theadvisory group is scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.

(4) The director of the division may seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section; except that the director may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this section or any other law of the state. The director shall transmit all private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the division of professions and occupations cash fund created in section 12-20-105. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the director for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this section.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 769, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 697, § 39, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-34-110.5 as it existed prior to 2019.