HB 17-1011

House Bill 17-1011, which has been signed into law, sets a time limit for complaints against mental health professionals regarding record-keeping issues. Complaints must be filed within seven years of the alleged violation, and any complaint made during this period needs to be resolved by the regulatory agency within two years. Mental health professionals are required to inform their former clients that their records will not be kept indefinitely and may be discarded after seven years. This law affects mental health professionals and their clients in Colorado. Since it has been signed, the bill is now an active law that mental health professionals must follow.

Official Summary

The bill requires that any complaint filed with the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies against a mental health professional alleging a maintenance-of-records violation must be commenced within 7 years after the alleged act or failure to act giving rise to the complaint. Mental health professionals must give notice to former clients that a client's records may not be retained after the 7-year period. Complaints subject to the 7-year filing period must be resolved by the agency within 2 years after the date the complaint was filed. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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