Colorado § 19-3-319 - Child advocacy centers - information sharing - civil immunity - definitions.

§ 19-3-319. Child advocacy centers - information sharing - civil immunity - definitions.

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Child advocacy center multidisciplinary team" means a group of professionals who work collaboratively with a child advocacy center on behalf of children served by a child advocacy center to share information to inform the investigation and prosecution of child maltreatment and to coordinate services in response to reports of child maltreatment. A child advocacy center multidisciplinary team must include, at a minimum, the following professionals:

(I) A member of a law enforcement agency;

(II) A district attorney or assistant district attorney;

(III) A member of the department's child protective services unit;

(IV) A local mental health provider;

(V) A local health-care provider;

(VI) A victim advocate; and

(VII) Child advocacy center staff.

(b) "Child maltreatment" means conduct that involves sexual or physical abuse of a child, neglect of a child, human trafficking of a child, or exploitation of a child.

(2) (a) The county department may share information that is relevant to the protection of a child who is the subject of a child maltreatment case with the child advocacy center multidisciplinary team working on behalf of the child.

(b) Members of a child advocacy center multidisciplinary team may share information that is relevant to the protection of a child who is the subject of a child maltreatment case among the child advocacy center multidisciplinary team and the county department.

(c) Any information shared among county departments and child advocacy center multidisciplinary team members pursuant to subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) of this section must:

(I) Remain confidential, except when disclosure is required by law, including the Colorado rules of juvenile procedure;

(II) Be withheld from public inspection; and

(III) Only be used to the extent necessary for the county department or child advocacy center multidisciplinary team to perform its duties.

(3) (a) A child advocacy center multidisciplinary team member who participates in good faith in team discussions by providing information about a child whose case is being reviewed by a child advocacy center multidisciplinary team is immune from any civil or criminal liability for disclosure of information within the context of the child advocacy center multidisciplinary team, unless the disclosure of information was due to gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing.

(b) A board member, staff member, or volunteer of a child advocacy center is immune from civil liability arising from the investigation of child maltreatment or disclosure of information within the context of the child advocacy center multidisciplinary team for the benefit of the child advocacy center if the person's acts were reasonable and performed in good faith. Immunity extended pursuant to this subsection (3)(b) does not extend to acts of gross negligence, wanton misconduct, or intentional wrongdoing arising out of the investigation of child maltreatment or disclosure of information within the context of the child advocacy center multidisciplinary team for the benefit of the child advocacy center. Immunity extended pursuant to this subsection (3)(b) does not extend to actions that constitute medical negligence, as governed by the "Health Care Availability Act" in part 1 of article 64 of title 13, or actions governed by the "Premises Liability Act" in part 1 of article 21 of part 13.

Source: L. 2026: Entire section added, (HB 26-1142), ch. 44, p. 203, § 4, effective August 12.

Cross references: For the short title ("Colorado Child Advocacy Center Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 26-1142, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 44, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.

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