CPS Patient Safety Legislation

Colorado State Capitol Building
For the past several years, Citizens for Patient Safety (formerly Colorado Citizens for Accountability) and its supporters have played a key role in helping to pass patient safety legislation that provides greater protections to consumers with regard to their health care. The following bills have been passed by the Colorado legislature and are currenly in effect.
 
The Michael Skolnik Transparency Act

This important bill increases the amount of disclosures on the Board of Medical Examiner’s website and makes searches more consumer friendly. The public can search physicians by: name, license number, board certification, specialty area, or city. If you live in Colorado, you can research the background of local physicians by visiting the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies website.

If you do not live in colorado, please visit the Patients Right to Know website. This website will allow you to find out what physician background reporting is available in your state.

To learn more, read the entire bill:
House_bill_1331.pdf
Health Care Wistleblower Protection Law

Colorado House Bill 1133 allows for all health care workers to have the right to report patient safety concerns and to advocate for a patient's well being without the risk of disciplinary action or loss of employment.

To learn more, read the entire bill:
House_bill_1133.pdf