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HB18-1180

Mental Health Professional Dismissed Complaint Colorado Open Records Act Access

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial State Government

Concerning access by a mental health professional to the files of a regulatory board regarding a dismissed complaint filed against the mental health professional.

Bill Summary:

Under current law, when a complaint against a mental health professional is dismissed, information contained in the files of a mental health professional regulatory board is exempt from disclosure under the open records law. The bill allows a mental health professional who is a respondent to a dismissed complaint to access the information contained in the division of professions and occupations's and applicable regulatory boards' files. The names of the respondent's clients and other recipients of services, and any other information that would identify an individual person, must be redacted from the information provided to the respondent.


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Lost

Introduced

Lost

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
02/27/2018 Reengrossed PDF
02/23/2018 Engrossed PDF
02/02/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/21/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/14/2018 FN3 PDF
03/14/2018 FN2 PDF
02/15/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1180, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. Vote summary
Postpone House Bill 18-1180 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1180, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/27/2018 Third Reading BILL
44
AYE
20
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
03/21/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
03/05/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
02/27/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/26/2018 House House Third Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2018 - No Amendments
02/23/2018 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/20/2018 House House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/02/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services