C.R.S.
Section 5-19-206.7
Remote work authorized
- definition
(1)
Subject to rules adopted by the administrator, nothing in this part 2 prohibits a registered provider from permitting its employees to work from a remote location so long as the registered provider:(a)
Ensures that no in-person customer interactions are conducted at the remote location and does not designate the remote location to consumers as a business location;(b)
Maintains appropriate safeguards for registered provider and consumer data, information, and records, including the use of secure virtual private networks, also known as “VPNs”, where appropriate;(c)
Employs appropriate risk-based monitoring and oversight processes of work performed from a remote location and maintains records of the monitoring and oversight processes;(d)
Ensures consumer information and records are not maintained at a remote location;(e)
Ensures consumer and registered provider information and records remain accessible and available for regulatory oversight and examination; and(f)
Provides appropriate employee training to ensure employees working from a remote location keep all conversations about and with consumers that are conducted from the remote location confidential, as if conducted from a commercial location, and to ensure that employees working at a remote location work in an environment that is conducive and appropriate to ensuring privacy and confidential conversations.(2)
As used in this section, “remote location” means a private residence of an employee of a registered provider or another location selected by the employee and approved by the registered provider.
Source:
Section 5-19-206.7 — Remote work authorized - definition, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-05.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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