§ 12-30-106 — Health-care work force data collection

(1) The director of the
division shall implement a system to collect health-care work force data from
health-care professionals who are eligible for the Colorado health service corps
pursuant to part 5 of article 1.5 of title 25, from practical and professional nurses
and certified midwives licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 255 of this title 12, and
from pharmacists licensed pursuant to article 280 of this title 12, collectively
referred to in this section as health-care professionals. Each health-care
professional shall submit the data as part of the initial licensure process and upon
the renewal of the health-care professional's license. Neither an executive
department nor a board in an executive department is responsible for verifying the
data or disciplining a health-care professional for noncompliance with this section.

(2) (a) The director of the division shall request each health-care professional
to provide data recommended by the director of the primary care office created
pursuant to section 25-1.5-403 in the department of public health and environment.
The director of the division has final approval authority regarding the form and
manner of the data collected. The data collected concerns:

(I) Each practice address of the health-care professional;

(II) The number of hours the health-care professional provides direct patient
care at each practice location;

(III) Any specialties of the health-care professional, if applicable;

(IV) Information about each practice setting type;

(V) The health-care professional's education and training related to the
health-care professional's profession; and

(VI) The year of birth of the health-care professional.

(b) The director of the division shall ensure that the data provided by health-care professionals is available to the primary care office in electronic format for
analysis. A member of the public may request, in writing, unanalyzed data from the
primary care office. Data available to the public must be limited to unique records
that do not include names or other identifying information.

(3) Repealed.

(4) The director of the division may seek and accept gifts, grants, or
donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section; except
that the director may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to
conditions that are inconsistent with this section or any other law of the state. The
director shall transmit all private and public money received through gifts, grants,
or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the division of
professions and occupations cash fund created in section 12-20-105. The money in
the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the director
for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 769, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 697, � 39, effective July 1. L. 2022: (1) and (2) amended and (3) repealed, (HB 22-1227), ch. 86, p. 411, � 1, effective August 10. L. 2023: (1) amended, (SB 23-167), ch. 261, p. 1533, � 27, effective May 25.