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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado Bill Delays Patient Portal Access to Cancer and Genetic Test Results for Three Days
Last action · May 8, 2026: House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone IndefinitelySponsors: Lisa Frizell and 14 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning July 1, 2027, the bill requires finalized sensitive test results such as cancer and reports to be held for three business days before release to s or s. Results can be released immediately if authorized by a health-care provider or specifically requested by the patient. Custodians managing these health records are responsible for compliance, which is exempted from federal rules.
Patients awaiting certain diagnostic reports will experience a mandatory three-day waiting period before seeing them online, unless they actively request immediate access or obtain provider approval.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
patients
Patients experience a three-day delay before viewing sensitive cancer and genetic test results in electronic health portals unless they request immediate access or receive provider authorization.
health-care providers
Providers have the authority to authorize the immediate release of sensitive test results before the end of the three-business-day period.
custodians of electronic health records
Custodians administering electronic health records are responsible for implementing the three-day holding requirement for sensitive test results.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What test results are subject to the three-day delay?
Can I get my test results immediately if I want them?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
9 actions- May 8, 2026HouseHouse Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
- May 5, 2026HouseHouse Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 29, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- Apr 28, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 27, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- Apr 24, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/27/2026 - No Amendments
- Apr 22, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 15, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Lay over the bill until May 14th
Total
7
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 1
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Refer Senate Bill 26-162, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
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- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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