HB 1344 — Sunset Podiatry Board

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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The bill implements recommendations of the department of regulatoryagencies in its 2025 sunset review and report on the Colorado podiatry board.

Sections 1 and 3 of the bill extend the repeal of the functions of licensing and regulating podiatrists to September 1, 2035.

Section2requireslicensedpodiatriststodevelopawrittenplanto ensure the security of patient medical records.

InInColoradoRevisedStatutes,12-290-105,amend(4) Colorado RevisedStatutes,12-290-105,amend (4) as follows:

AppointmentAppointmentofmembersofpodiatryboard-terms of members of podiatry board - terms - review of functions - repeal of article.

(4) Thisarticle290isrepealed,effectiveSeptember1,2026035.This article 290 is repealed, effective September 1, 2026 Before the repeal, the functions of the board are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.

Before________ theCapital repeal,letters theor functionsbold of& theitalic boardnumbers areindicate schedulednew formaterial reviewadded into accordanceexisting withlaw; section 24-34-104.

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

(1) EACHEACHLICENSEDPODIATRISTSHALLDEVELOPAWRITTENPLANTO LICENSEDENSURE PODIATRISTTHE SHALLDEVELOPSECURITY AWRITTENPLANOF TOENSURETHESECURITYOFPATIENTMEDICALRECORDSPATIENT .THEPLANMUSTMEDICAL ADDRESSRECORDS AT. LEAST THE FOLLOWING :

(a)THE TPLAN HEMUST STORAGEADDRESS ANDAT PROPERLEAST DISPOSALTHE ,IFFOLLOWING APPROPRIATE,: OF PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS ;

(b)(a) THEDISPOSITIONOFPATIENTMEDICALRECORDSINTHEEVENTT THEHE LICENSEESTORAGE DIES,AND RETIRES,ORPROPER OTHERWISEDISPOSAL CEASES,IF TOAPPROPRIATE PRACTICE,OF OR PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS ;AND (c) THEMETHODBYWHICHAPATIENTMAYACCESSOROBTAINTHE -2- 1344 PATIENT S MEDICAL RECORDS PROMPTLY; IF ANY OF THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1)(b)OF THIS SECTION OCCUR.

(2)(b) UPONT INITIALHE LICENSUREDISPOSITION UNDEROF THISPATIENT ARTICL290MEDICAL ANDRECORDS UPONIN RENEWALTHE OFEVENT ATHE LICENSELICENSEE ,ANDIES APPLICANT, ORRETIRES,OR LICENSEEOTHERWISE ,ASCEASES APPLICABLETO ,PRACTICE SHALLOR ATTESTPROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO THEPATIENTS BOARD;AND THAT(c) THE APPLICANTMETHOD BY WHICH A PATIENT MAY ACCESS OR LICENSEEOBTAIN HASTHE DEVELOPEDPATIENT AS PLANMEDICALRECORDS PROMPTLY IFANY OF THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN COMPLIANCESUBSECTION WITH(1)(b)OF THIS SECTION .OCCUR.

(3)(2) ALICENSEESHALLINFORMEACHPATIENTU ,INWRITINGPON ,OFTHEINITIAL METHODLICENSURE BYUNDER WHICHTHIS ARTICLE 290 AND UPON RENEWALOFALICENSE ANAPPLICANTORLICENSEE ,ASAPPLICABLE ,SHALL ATTEST TO THE PATIENTBOARD MAYTHAT ACCESSTHE APPLICANT OR OBTAINLICENSEE THEHAS PATIENTDEVELOPED 'SA MEDICALRECORDSIFANEVENTPLAN DESCRIBEDINSUBSECTIONIN (1)(b)OFTHISCOMPLIANCE SECTIONWITH OCCURSTHIS SECTION .

(3) A LICENSEE SHALL INFORM EACH PATIENT ,IN WRITING,OF THE METHOD BY WHICH THE PATIENT MAY ACCESS OR OBTAIN THE PATIENT 'S MEDICAL RECORDS IF AN EVENT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1)(b)OF THIS SECTION OCCURS .

(5) TET HE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1344 (27)(a)(VIII);

GeneralGeneralassembly assembly review ofofregulatory regulatoryagenciesand agenciesfunctions andfunctionsforrepeal,continuation,orreestablishment-legislativefor repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative declaration - repeal.

(27)(a)(27) Thefollowingagencies,functions,orboth,arescheduled(a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2026:

(VIII) TheTheColoradopodiatryboardcreatedinarticle290oftitle12; Colorado podiatry board created in article 290 of title 12;

(36)(a)(36) Thefollowingagencies,functions,orboth,arescheduled(a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2035:

(VII) TETHE COLORADOPODIATRYBOARDCREATEDINARTICLEC OLORADOPODIATRYBOARDCREATEDINARTICLE 290 OF TITLE12.TITLE 12.

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on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(Augustninety-dayperiod after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumreferendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestate petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approvedPAGE by3-HOUSE theBILL people26-1344 atapprovedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026 the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

-4-____________________________ 1344____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 26-1344