1. (1) The department of public health and environment shall not collect the following information as part of any required reporting of induced terminations of pregnancy:

   1. (a) The patient's name, date of birth, address, employer, spouse's name, or parent's or legal guardian's name; or
   2. (b) The city or town where the termination of pregnancy occurred.
2. (2) Reports of induced terminations of pregnancy collected by the department of public health and environment must only be used for compilation of statistical reports and must not be incorporated into the official records of the office of the state registrar of vital statistics. The state registrar shall dispose of any reports of induced terminations of pregnancy when all statistical processing of the reports have been accomplished.
3. (3) The department of public health and environment may collect reports of induced terminations of pregnancy from health-care facilities and providers no more than once a month.

4. (4)

   1. (a) Reports of induced terminations of pregnancy collected by the department of public health and environment and statistical analysis of the reports must remain confidential and must not be released, shared with any state or federal agency or institution, or made public upon the issuance of a subpoena or search warrant or during a discovery proceeding; except that an aggregate-level summary of reports may be released to the extent required by law or as necessary to:

      1. (I) Promote equitable access to patient-centered, quality contraceptive services in Colorado;
      2. (II) Reduce unintended pregnancies; and
      3. (III) Monitor changes in clinical practice patterns related to abortion care.
   2. (b) The department of public health and environment shall limit the disclosure of personally identifying information to the minimum amount necessary to accomplish the public health purpose of disclosing the information.
   3. (c) Notwithstanding this subsection (4) to the contrary, information collected that has fewer than ten records must not be released under any circumstance.
5. (5) An officer, employee, or agent of the department of public health and environment or an officer, employee, or agent of a county, district, or municipal public health agency is not required to participate or testify in a judicial, executive, legislative, or other proceeding that concerns the existence or content of an individual report.
6. (6) A person who violates this section by releasing or disclosing confidential information or by disclosing information without authorization commits a data privacy breach and is subject to the provisions of section 24-74-107. Each unauthorized disclosure of information constitutes a separate offense.

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-129), ch. 96, p. 440, § 10, effective April 24.