Colorado legal term
Medical record in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Medical record” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Medical record” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Medical record" means the written or graphic documentation, sound recording, or computer record pertaining to medical, mental health, and health-care services, including medical marijuana services, performed at the direction of a physician or other licensed health-care provider on behalf of a patient by physicians, dentists, nurses, service providers, emergency medical service providers, mental health professionals, prehospital providers, or other health-care personnel. (C.R.S. § 18-4-412)
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