C.R.S. tit. 24, art. 116 — Prohibition on Government Resources for Out-of-state Investigation into Legally Protected Health-care Activity | Colorado Revised Statutes (2024 edition) — Colorado

C.R.S. § 24-116-101 Prohibition on providing information or expending government resources - legally protected health-care activity

24-116-101. Prohibition on providing information or expending government resources - legally protected health-care activity. A public agency, or employee, appointee, officer, official, or any other person acting on behalf of a public agency, shall not provide any information or expend or use time, money, facilities, property, equipment, personnel, or other resources in furtherance of any out-of-state investigation or proceeding seeking to impose civil or criminal liability or professional sanction upon a person or entity for engaging in a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(d).

C.R.S. § 24-116-102 Prohibition on assisting another state - legally protected health-care activity

24-116-102. Prohibition on assisting another state - legally protected health-care activity. (1) A state agency or executive department shall not provide information or data, including patient medical records, patient-level data, or related billing information, or expend time, money, facilities, property, equipment, personnel, or other resources for the purpose of assisting or furthering an investigation or proceeding initiated in or by another state that seeks to impose criminal or civil liability or professional sanction upon a person or entity for engaging in a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(d). (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an agency or executive department may provide information or assistance in connection with an investigation or proceeding in response to a written request from the subject of the investigation or proceeding. (3) This section does not apply to an investigation or proceeding that would be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional sanction under Colorado law if the action was committed in Colorado.