HB 23-1031 CO Became Law
Mental Health Professionals Reporting Exemption
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Summary
Under current law, every health-care provider is required to report specified information about an individual known to the provider to have a diagnosis of or a positive test for a sexually transmitted infection to the department of public health and environment or a local public health agency. The act exempts from this reporting requirement a mental health professional who is not engaged in testing a patient for, diagnosing a patient with, or treating a patient with a sexually transmitted infection. APPROVED by Governor April 10, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (3)
- Tammy Story Democratic · primary
- Jenny Willford Democratic · primary
- Faith Winter · primary
Action history (15)
- Apr 10, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 3, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 3, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 31, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 20, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- Mar 17, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- Mar 16, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- Mar 15, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 14, 2023 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Mar 9, 2023 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Feb 15, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
- Feb 13, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 10, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
- Feb 7, 2023 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Jan 9, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
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