Consent Requirements
See Medicaid Consent section for additional requirements applicable to Medicaid.
Colorado Medical Board
Appropriate informed consent should be obtained for a telehealth encounter including those elements required by law and generally accepted standards of practice.
Informed consents obtained in connection with an encounter involving telehealth technologies should also be filed in the medical record.
SOURCE: The Colorado Medical Board Policies, 40-27, page 101-102. Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Telehealth Technologies in the Practice of Medicine. 8/19/21. (Accessed Jun. 2025).
Colorado Mental Health Boards
Once a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant chooses to provide psychotherapy via electronic means, the licensee, certificate holder, or registrant is expected to carefully identify and address issues that involve implementing consent form(s) and proper disclosure(s) including, but not limited to the client’s knowledge regarding security issues, confidentiality, structure, etc.
SOURCE: State Board of Psychologist Examiners Policies, 30-1, p. 11. Teletherapy Policy – Guidance regarding Psychotherapy through Electronic Means. 2/2/18. (Accessed Jun. 2025).
Workers’ Compensation
All treatment provided through telemedicine shall comply with the applicable requirements found in the Colorado Medical Practice Act and Colorado Mental Health Practice Act, as well as the rules and policies adopted by the Colorado Medical Board and the Colorado Board of Psychologist Examiners and shall follow applicable laws, rules and regulations for informed consent.
SOURCE: 7 CO Regs. Rule 1101-3, 18-5(I), p. 31. (AccessedJun. 2025).
Veterinarians
A veterinary professional shall obtain consent from the client before providing veterinary services through telehealth and shall record the client’s consent in the patient’s medical record.
SOURCE: CO Revised Statute 12-315-303 as added by HB 24-1048 (2024 Legislative Session). (Accessed Jun. 2025).
Out-of-State Telehealth Providers
A registered provider providing health-care services through telehealth to a patient located in this state shall provide health-care services in compliance with the professional practice standards applicable to a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant who provides comparable in-person health-care services in this state. Professional practice standards and laws applicable to the provision of in-person health-care services in this state, including standards and laws relating to prescribing medication or treatment, identity verification, documentation, informed consent, confidentiality, disclosures, privacy, and security, apply to the provision of health-care services through telehealth in Colorado.
SOURCE: CO Revised Statutes 12-30-124 (Accessed Jun. 2025).
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