Colorado § 25.5-3-504 - Notification of patients' rights - website link.
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§ 25.5-3-504. Notification of patients' rights - website link.
(1) A health-care facility shall make information developed by the state department about patients' rights under this part 5 and a link on the state department website to access the uniform application developed by the state department pursuant to section 25.5-3-505 (2)(i) available to the public and to each patient. At a minimum, the health-care facility shall:
(a) Post the information in all required languages pursuant to this subsection (1) conspicuously on the health-care facility's website, including a link to the information on the health-care facility's main landing page;
(b) Make the information available in patient waiting areas;
(c) Make the information available to each patient, or the patient's legal guardian, verbally, which may include using a professional interpretation service, or in writing in the patient's or legal guardian's primary language before the patient is discharged from the health-care facility; and
(d) Inform each patient on the patient's billing statement of the patient's rights pursuant to this part 5, including the right to apply for discounted care, and provide the website, email address, and telephone number where the information may be obtained in the patient's primary language.
(2) The state department shall post the uniform application developed pursuant to section 25.5-3-505 (2)(i) in all required languages on a publicly accessible website.
Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1198), ch. 435, p. 2877, § 1, effective September 7. L. 2022: IP(1) amended, (HB 22-1403), ch. 203, p. 1362, § 3, effective May 20. L. 2026: IP(1) amended and (2) added, (SB 26-138), ch. 308, p. 1769, § 10, effective August 12.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 26-138, see section 1 of chapter 308, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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