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Health Information Technology in Colorado

Subtopic Statute/Regulation Description
Electronic health records (EHRs) Electronic storage of medical records, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1-1203 Electronic storage of medical records.    Requires health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses to develop...
Security of electronic health records and PHRs Maintenance of records, Colo. Code Regs. § 10-2505-10 (§ 8.100) Maintenance of records   Specifies the types of records that Medicaid providers must maintain (e.g., medical records, billing records, Medicaid...
Telemedicine and telehealth Medical Care Services, Colo. Code Regs. § 6-1011-1 (Chap 05 § 8) Medical Care Services   Permits nursing facilities to allow practitioners to provide telehealth services to residents unless the service...
Mental health managed care service providers, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-4-405 Mental health managed care service providers - requirements   Establishes requirements for contracts between the Department of Health Care...
Telehealth - definitions, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-123 Telehealth -- Definitions.    Requires health insurance carriers to cover telehealth services. Clarifies providers are not obligated to...
Telehealth - interim therapeutic restorations, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-8-109.5 Telehealth - interim therapeutic restorations - reimbursement - definitions   Authorizes the reimbursement of CHIP providers for specified...
Telehealth, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-5-321.5 Telehealth - interim therapeutic restorations - reimbursement - definitions   Authorizes reimbursement for interim therapeutic restoration...
Telemedicine - legislative intent, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-5-414 Telemedicine - legislative intent   Authorizes Medicaid reimbursement for telemedicine services provided to managed care patients without...
Telemedicine - reimbursement - disclosure statement, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-5-320 Telemedicine - reimbursement - disclosure statement   Declares in person contact between a provider and Medicaid recipient as no longer...
Health Information Exchanges Online exchange of advanced directives forms permitted, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1-1204 Online exchange of advanced directives forms permitted   Permits entities that facilitate the electronic exchange of health information among...
Electronic reporting requirements The Colorado Central Cancer Registry, Colo. Code Regs. § 6-1009-3 The Colorado Central Cancer Registry   Requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to establish a cancer registry to collect,...
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