HB 18-1180

House Bill 18-1180, which has been signed into law, allows mental health professionals who are involved in dismissed complaints against them to access the information related to those complaints. However, personal details like client names and other identifying information will be removed from the records before being shared with the professional. This change affects mental health professionals by giving them more insight into any complaints filed against them while protecting patient privacy. Since it is signed, this bill has become law and its provisions are now in effect.

Official 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.) , Read More

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