The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Residents of the state who are injured as the result of the negligence or wrongful acts of another person should receive timely medical services and care for their injuries, even if they have limited or no health insurance; Health-care providers sometimes provide medical services and care to […]
“Health-care provider” means a person licensed or certified in the state to practice medicine, pharmacy, chiropractic, nursing, physical therapy, podiatry, dentistry, optometry, occupational therapy, or other healing arts, or an entity directly employing such persons, and any other licensed health-care provider as permitted by the laws of the state. “Health-care provider lien” means a lien […]
A health-care provider claiming a health-care provider lien under this article 27.5 may assign, in writing, a health-care provider lien to any other person or entity. An assignee of a health-care provider lien has all the rights and remedies of the health-care provider and is subject to the restrictions and obligations of the health-care provider […]
Before a health-care provider lien is created, a health-care provider or its assignee shall make the following disclosures and advisements to the injured person: That the following are potential methods for payment of a health-care provider’s billed charges: The creation of a health-care provider lien; The use of benefits available from any payer of benefits […]
The amount of a health-care provider lien must not exceed the charges for services provided to the injured person by the health-care provider at the time of service at a rate equal to the health-care provider’s usual and customary billed charge. A health-care provider or its assignee shall not add a finance charge, as defined […]
This article 27.5 does not change, modify, or amend the provisions of section 38-27-101. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1300), ch. 473, p. 3393, § 1, effective September 7.
A person or entity against whom the injured person asserts a civil action or claim that includes a request for damages related to health-care services or treatment provided under a health-care provider lien does not have standing to challenge a health-care provider’s or its assignee’s compliance with this article 27.5, whether in the civil action […]
The holder of a health-care provider lien may file a record of its health-care provider lien by following the provisions set forth in the “Colorado Statutory Lien Registration Act”, article 9.7 of title 4, including listing the name and address of the injured person, the date of the accident or incident, the name and address […]
