All Stakeholders interested in regulations related to “Patients’ Right to Know” Act, or HB23-1218

 

To: All Stakeholders interested in regulations related to the “Patients’ Right to Know” Act, or HB23-1218 From: HFEMSD The “Patients’ Right to Know” Act, or HB23-1218 is a law passed by the Colorado Legislature in the 2023 session. This new law requires hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, and licensed community clinics to make publicly available a list of the health care services that are generally available or subject to significant restriction specifically relating to health care in three areas: Reproductive health-care services; LGBTQ healthcare services; and End-of-life healthcare services. In response to the new law, the Division will develop, in collaboration with stakeholders, a “Service Availability Form.” Once the form itself is developed, the Division will work to establish rules which bring the law into the pertinent health facility licensing chapters. Once the form is finalized and published, the affected health facilities will be required to provide this form to patients, members of the public, and the Department for public display. For more information, please see the whitepaper here.    The Division intends to engage a robust stakeholder process to bring together the many different populations affected by this new law. This will occur via monthly online meetings, beginning September 2023 and concluding April 2024.  Participating in this stakeholder process will involve attending these monthly meetings, and providing any feedback relevant to your organization. The first monthly meeting will be Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, and on the fourth Tuesday of the month thereafter until the process concludes in spring 2024. Notice of each meeting will be provided to facilities through the Division’s portal messaging system roughly two weeks in advance of each meeting. Notice will also be emailed directly to all individuals who sign up to receive such messages. Please sign up here. Please feel free to share this link with other interested parties. All who are interested are welcome to attend and participate. Meeting documents, including agendas, proposed rule language, presentations, etc., will be posted to the public meeting drive no later than a week before each meeting.  If you have any questions or comments prior to the meeting, feel free to contact Ash Jackson at ash.jackson@state.co.us, or Alexandra Haas, at alexandra.haas@state.co.us.