12-30-106. Health-care work force data collection

12-30-106. Health-care work force data collection. (1) The director of the division shall implement a system to collect health-care work force data from health-care professionals who are eligible for the Colorado health service corps pursuant to part 5 of article 1.5 of title 25, from practical and professional nurses and certified midwives licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 255 of this title 12, and from pharmacists licensed pursuant to article 280 of this title 12, collectively referred to in this section as "health-care professionals". Each health-care professional shall submit the data as part of the initial licensure process and upon the renewal of the health-care professional's license. Neither an executive department nor a board in an executive department is responsible for verifying the data or disciplining a health-care professional for noncompliance with this section.

(2) (a) The director of the division shall request each health-care professional to provide data recommended by the director of the primary care office created pursuant to section 25-1.5-403 in the department of public health and environment. The director of the division has final approval authority regarding the form and manner of the data collected. The data collected concerns:

(I) Each practice address of the health-care professional;

(II) The number of hours the health-care professional provides direct patient care at each practice location;

(III) Any specialties of the health-care professional, if applicable;

(IV) Information about each practice setting type;

(V) The health-care professional's education and training related to the health-care professional's profession; and

(VI) The year of birth of the health-care professional.

(b) The director of the division shall ensure that the data provided by health-care professionals is available to the primary care office in electronic format for analysis. A member of the public may request, in writing, unanalyzed data from the primary care office. Data available to the public must be limited to unique records that do not include names or other identifying information.

(3) Repealed.

(4) The director of the division may seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section; except that the director may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this section or any other law of the state. The director shall transmit all private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the division of professions and occupations cash fund created in section 12-20-105. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the director for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this section.