SENATE
                       3rd Reading Unamended
       May 3, 2012            SENATE
                       2nd Reading Unamended
                        May 2, 2012Second Regular Session
              Sixty-eighth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                REENGROSSED
                       This Version Includes All Amendments
                       Adopted in the House of Introduction
 LLS NO. 12-0793.01 Thomas Morris x4218  SENATE BILL 12-173
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Jahn,  Boyd, Harvey, Lundberg, Neville, Newell, Roberts, White, Williams S.
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Summers and DelGrosso, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Health and Human Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning repeal of the requirement that mental health
            professionals make certain disclosures verbally.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            In 2011 the general assembly required mental health professionals,
       including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists,
       licensed professional counselors, registered psychotherapists, and
       addiction counselors, to begin making a variety of disclosures both
       verbally and in writing. The bill repeals the requirement that the
       disclosures be made verbally.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-43-214, amend
       (1) introductory portion as follows:
            12-43-214.  Mandatory disclosure of information to clients.
       (1)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, every
       licensee, registrant, or certificate holder shall provide the following
       information verbally and in writing to each client during the initial client
       contact:
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.