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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-30-118. Acceptance of transfers from home and birthing centers

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(1) A person regulated under this title 12 who regularly provides health-care services related to labor and delivery shall:

(a) Be able to identify when to transmit and receive patient information, and transfer and receive patients, across the facility’s levels of care;  and

(b) Coordinate with other providers to effectuate services across the facility’s levels of care in a way that prevents patients losing access to care.

(2) This section does not prohibit health-care providers from billing for health-care services rendered.

(3) The acceptance of a transferred pregnant person does not establish an employment or consultation relationship between the accepting health-care provider and the transferring health-care provider or establish grounds for vicarious liability.

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-30-118. Acceptance of transfers from home and birthing centers - last updated January 01, 2019 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-12-professions-and-occupations/co-rev-st-sect-12-30-118/


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