Access to personal information

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-14-804, under SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENTS FOR ADULTS WITH A DISABILITY.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-14-804

(1) The member of the supportive community may only assist the adult with a disability in accessing, collecting, or obtaining information that is relevant to a decision made pursuant to the supported decision-making agreement and only when such assistance is specifically requested by the adult with a disability.

(2) If the member of the supportive community assists the adult with a disability in accessing, collecting, or obtaining financial or personal information, the member of the supportive community shall keep the information confidential, as requested by the adult with a disability.

(3) A member of the supportive community who obtains information pursuant to this section may only use such information for the specific purposes requested by the adult with a disability and any misuse of the information may be subject to criminal and civil liability.

(4) The existence of a supported decision-making agreement does not preclude an adult with a disability from seeking personal information on their own without the assistance of the member of the supportive community.

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (SB 21-075), ch. 61, p. 248, § 1, effective September 7.