HB23-1031

Mental Health Professionals Reporting Exemption

Concerning an exemption for mental health professionals from requirements to report information about individuals with a sexually transmitted infection to public health entities.

Session:

2023 Regular Session

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Professions & Occupations

Bill 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.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
04/10/2023	Signed Act	PDF
04/03/2023	Final Act	PDF
03/15/2023	Rerevised	PDF
03/14/2023	Revised	PDF
02/13/2023	Reengrossed	PDF
02/10/2023	Engrossed	PDF
01/09/2023	Introduced	PDF

Date	Bill Type	Documents
03/10/2023	PA2	PDF
02/08/2023	PA1	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
05/25/2023	FN2	PDF
01/23/2023	FN1	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 23-1031, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 5-1.	Vote Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D).	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 23-1031, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 8-3.	Vote Summary

Mental Health Professionals Reporting Exemption

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Preamended Versions (2 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (2)

Committee Actions

03/09/2023 | Senate Health & Human Services (2 )

02/07/2023 | House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services (2 )

Votes

House Votes (3)

Senate Votes (1)

Amendments

Bill History

Sponsors

Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
03/20/2023	Senate Amendments	CONCUR	Aye: 49 No: 11 Other: 5	View
03/20/2023	Senate Amendments	REPASS	Aye: 43 No: 17 Other: 5	View
02/13/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 44 No: 19 Other: 2	View

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
03/09/2023	L.002	SEN Health & Human Services	Passed*	PDF
02/07/2023	L.001	HOU Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services	Passed*	PDF

Date	Location	Action
04/10/2023	Governor	Governor Signed
04/03/2023	Governor	Sent to the Governor
04/03/2023	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
03/31/2023	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/20/2023	Senate	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/17/2023	Senate	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/16/2023	Senate	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/15/2023	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/14/2023	Senate	Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/09/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/15/2023	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
02/13/2023	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/10/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/07/2023	House	House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/09/2023	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. T. Story, Rep. J. Willford Sen. F. Winter
Sponsor
Co-sponsor	Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. R. Dickson, Rep. R. English, Rep. E. Epps, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. Garcia, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. A. Valdez Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. T. Sullivan

Tammy Story

Jenny Willford

Faith Winter