Colorado § 10-1-120.5 - Reporting of malpractice claims against nurses.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 10-1-120.5 — Reporting of malpractice claims against nurses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-1-120.5. Reporting of malpractice claims against nurses.
(1) Each insurance company licensed to do business in this state and engaged in writing malpractice insurance for nurses shall send to the state board of nursing, in the form prescribed by the commissioner, information relating to each malpractice claim against a licensed nurse that is settled or in which judgment is rendered against the insured.
(2) The information must include information deemed necessary by the state board of nursing to conduct a further investigation and hearing.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1216), ch. 190, p. 867, § 7, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1216, see section 1 of chapter 190, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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