C.R.S. § 12-10-210 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 2 / Section 12-10-210
12-10-210. Compilation and publication of passing rates per educational institution for rea
Status: in_force

12-10-210. Compilation and publication of passing rates per educational institution for real estate licensure examinations - definition - rules. (1) The commission shall have the authority to obtain information from each educational institution authorized to offer courses in real estate for the purpose of compiling the number of applicants who pass the real estate licensure examination from each educational institution. The information shall include the name of each student who attended the institution and a statement of whether the student completed the necessary real estate courses required for licensure. The commission shall have access to such other information as necessary to accomplish the purpose of this section. For the purposes of this section, an "applicant" is a student who completed the required education requirements and who applied for and sat for the licensure examination.

(2) The commission shall compile the information obtained in subsection (1) of this section with applicant information retained by the commission. Specifically, the commission shall compile whether the student applied for the licensure examination and whether the applicant passed the licensure examination. The commission shall create statistical data setting forth:

(a) The name of the educational institution;

(b) The number of students who completed the necessary real estate course required for licensure;

(c) Whether the student registered and sat for the licensure examination; and

(d) The number of those applicants who passed the licensure examination.

(3) The commission shall publish this statistical data and make it available to the public quarterly.

(4) The commission shall retain the statistical data for three years.

(5) Specific examination scores for an applicant will be kept confidential by the commission unless the applicant authorizes release of the information.

(6) The commission may promulgate rules for the administration of this section.
C.R.S. § 12-285-204 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 285 / Part 2 / Section 12-285-204
12-285-204. Certification required
Status: in_force

12-285-204. Certification required. Effective June 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided by this part 2, a person who practices as a physical therapist assistant or who represents himself or herself as being able to practice as a physical therapist assistant in this state must possess a valid certification issued by the board under this part 2 and rules adopted under this part 2.
C.R.S. § 12-280-409 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 4 / Section 12-280-409
12-280-409. Examination and analysis of prescription drug monitoring program - recommendatio
Status: in_force

12-280-409. Examination and analysis of prescription drug monitoring program - recommendations to executive director. (1) The executive director shall create a prescription drug monitoring program task force or consult with and request assistance from the Colorado team assembled by the governor's office to develop a strategic plan to reduce prescription drug misuse, or its successor group, in order to:

(a) Examine issues, opportunities, and weaknesses of the program, including how personal information is secured in the program and whether inclusion of personal identifying information in the program and access to that information is necessary;

(b) Make recommendations to the executive director on ways to make the program a more effective tool for practitioners and pharmacists in order to reduce prescription drug misuse in this state; and

(c) Evaluate and make recommendations to the executive director, after engaging in a stakeholder process, regarding balancing the program as a health-care tool with the enforcement of this article 280.

(2) If the executive director convenes a task force or obtains assistance from the Colorado team, the applicable group shall submit annual reports to the executive director and the general assembly detailing its findings and recommendations. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11), the requirement in this section to report to the general assembly continues indefinitely.

(3) If the executive director convenes a task force, the members of the task force serve on a voluntary basis and are not entitled to compensation or expense reimbursement.
C.R.S. § 12-305-119 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 305 / Section 12-305-119
12-305-119. Repeal of article - review of functions
Status: repealed

12-305-119. Repeal of article - review of functions. This article 305 is repealed, effective September 1, 2033. Before the repeal, the director's powers, duties, and functions under this article 305 are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 12-290-107 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 290 / Part 1 / Section 12-290-107
12-290-107. Examination as to qualifications - rules
Status: in_force

12-290-107. Examination as to qualifications - rules. (1) Every person desiring to practice podiatry in this state shall be examined as to the person's qualifications, except as otherwise provided in this article 290. Each applicant shall submit, in a manner approved by the board, an application containing satisfactory proof that the applicant:

(a) Is at least twenty-one years of age;

(b) Is a graduate of a school of podiatry at which not less than a two-year prepodiatry course and a four-year course of podiatry is required and that is recognized and approved by the board;

(c) Has completed one year of a residency program approved by the board as established by rules promulgated by the board;

(c.5) Has passed an examination approved by the board as established by rules promulgated by the board; and

(d) In the two years immediately preceding the date the application is received by the board, has been enrolled in podiatric medical school or in a residency program, has passed the national examination, has been engaged in the active practice of podiatry as defined by the board, or can otherwise demonstrate competency as determined by the board.
C.R.S. § 12-280-306 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 3 / Section 12-280-306
12-280-306. Records - pedigree - compliance with DQSA
Status: in_force

12-280-306. Records - pedigree - compliance with DQSA. A wholesaler shall establish and maintain inventories and records of all transactions regarding the receipt and distribution or other disposition of prescription drugs. The records must include the pedigree for each wholesale distribution of a prescription drug as required pursuant to the DQSA and any federal regulations implementing the DQSA.
C.R.S. § 12-100-118 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 100 / Section 12-100-118
12-100-118. Single act evidence of practice
Status: in_force

12-100-118. Single act evidence of practice. Any person who displays, utters, or causes to be displayed or uttered a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device bearing the person's name in conjunction with the words "certified public accountant", the abbreviation "C.P.A.", or any title, designation, or abbreviation prohibited by section 12-100-112 may be presumed in any action brought under section 12-100-124 to have held himself or herself out to be a certified public accountant holding an active certificate of certified public accountant pursuant to section 12-100-107. In any legal action brought under this article 100, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this article 100 is sufficient to justify an injunction.
C.R.S. § 12-240-121 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 240 / Section 12-240-121
12-240-121. Unprofessional conduct - definitions
Status: repealed

12-240-121. Unprofessional conduct - definitions. (1) "Unprofessional conduct" as used in this article 240 means:

(a) Resorting to fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for, securing, renewing, or seeking reinstatement of a license to practice medicine or a license to practice as a physician assistant or an anesthesiologist assistant in this state or any other state, in applying for professional liability coverage, required pursuant to section 13-64-301, or privileges at a hospital, or in taking the examination provided for in this article 240;

(b) Any conviction of an offense of moral turpitude, a felony, or a crime that would constitute a violation of this article 240. For purposes of this subsection (1)(b), "conviction" includes the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the imposition of a deferred sentence.

(c) Administering, dispensing, or prescribing any habit-forming drug or any controlled substance as defined in section 18-18-102 (5) other than in the course of legitimate professional practice;

(d) Any conviction of violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), and, in determining if a license should be denied, revoked, or suspended, or if the licensee should be placed on probation, the board shall be governed by sections 12-20-202 (5) and 24-5-101. For purposes of this subsection (1)(d), "conviction" includes the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the imposition of a deferred sentence.

(e) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of alcohol, a habit-forming drug, or a controlled substance as defined in section 18-18-102 (5);

(f) The aiding or abetting, in the practice of medicine, of any person not licensed to practice medicine as defined under this article 240 or of any person whose license to practice medicine is suspended;

(g) (I) Except as otherwise provided in sections 12-240-138, 25-3-103.7, and 25-3-314, practicing medicine as the partner, agent, or employee of, or in joint venture with, any person who does not hold a license to practice medicine within this state, or practicing medicine as an employee of, or in joint venture with, any partnership or association any of whose partners or associates do not hold a license to practice medicine within this state, or practicing medicine as an employee of or in joint venture with any corporation other than a professional service corporation for the practice of medicine as described in section 12-240-138. Any licensee holding a license to practice medicine in this state may accept employment from any person, partnership, association, or corporation to examine and treat the employees of the person, partnership, association, or corporation.

(II) (A) Nothing in this subsection (1)(g) shall be construed to permit a professional service corporation for the practice of medicine, as described in section 12-240-138, to practice medicine.

(B) Nothing in this subsection (1)(g) shall be construed to otherwise create an exception to the corporate practice of medicine doctrine.

(h) Violating, or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of or conspiring to violate any provision or term of this article 240 or an applicable provision of article 20 or 30 of this title 12;

(i) Failing to notify the board, as required by section 12-30-108 (1), of a physical illness, physical condition, or behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder that impacts the licensee's ability to perform a medical service with reasonable skill and safety to patients; failing to act within the limitations created by a physical illness, physical condition, or behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder that renders the licensee unable to perform a medical service with reasonable skill and safety to the patient; or failing to comply with the limitations agreed to under a confidential agreement entered into pursuant to sections 12-30-108 and 12-240-126;

(j) Any act or omission that fails to meet generally accepted standards of medical practice;

(k) Engaging in a sexual act with a patient during the course of patient care or within six months immediately following the termination of the licensee's professional relationship with the patient. "Sexual act", as used in this subsection (1)(k), means sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual penetration as defined in section 18-3-401.

(l) Refusal of an attending physician to comply with the terms of a declaration executed by a patient pursuant to the provisions of article 18 of title 15 and failure of the attending physician to transfer care of the patient to another physician;

(m) (I) Violation of abuse of health insurance pursuant to section 18-13-119; or

(II) Advertising through newspapers, magazines, circulars, direct mail, directories, radio, television, or otherwise that the licensee will perform any act prohibited by section 18-13-119 (3);

(n) Violation of any valid board order or any rule promulgated by the board in conformance with law;

(o) Dispensing, injecting, or prescribing an anabolic steroid, as defined in section 18-18-102 (3), for the purpose of the hormonal manipulation that is intended to increase muscle mass, strength, or weight without a medical necessity to do so or for the intended purpose of improving performance in any form of exercise, sport, or game;

(p) Dispensing or injecting an anabolic steroid, as defined in section 18-18-102 (3), unless the anabolic steroid is dispensed from a pharmacy prescription drug outlet pursuant to a prescription order or is dispensed by any practitioner in the course of the practitioner's professional practice;

(q) Prescribing, distributing, or giving to a family member or to oneself except on an emergency basis any controlled substance as defined in section 18-18-204 or as contained in schedule II of 21 U.S.C. sec. 812, as amended;

(r) Failing to report to the board, within thirty days after an adverse action, that an adverse action has been taken against the licensee by another licensing agency in another state or country, a peer review body, a health-care institution, a professional or medical society or association, a governmental agency, a law enforcement agency, or a court for acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary or adverse action as described in this article 240;

(s) Failing to report to the board, within thirty days, the surrender of a license or other authorization to practice medicine in another state or jurisdiction or the surrender of membership on any medical staff or in any medical or professional association or society while under investigation by any of those authorities or bodies for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as described in this article 240;

(t) Failing to accurately answer the questionnaire accompanying the renewal form as required pursuant to section 12-240-130 (2);

(u) (I) Engaging in any of the following activities and practices: Willful and repeated ordering or performance, without clinical justification, of demonstrably unnecessary laboratory tests or studies; the administration, without clinical justification, of treatment that is demonstrably unnecessary; the failure to obtain consultations or perform referrals when failing to do so is not consistent with the standard of care for the profession; or ordering or performing, without clinical justification, any service, X ray, or treatment that is contrary to recognized standards of the practice of medicine as interpreted by the board.

(II) In determining which activities and practices are not consistent with the standard of care or are contrary to recognized standards of the practice of medicine, the board shall utilize, in addition to its own expertise, the standards developed by recognized and established accreditation or review organizations that meet requirements established by the board by rule. The determinations shall include but need not be limited to appropriate ordering of laboratory tests and studies, appropriate ordering of diagnostic tests and studies, appropriate treatment of the medical condition under review, appropriate use of consultations or referrals in patient care, and appropriate creation and maintenance of patient records.

(v) Falsifying or repeatedly making incorrect essential entries or repeatedly failing to make essential entries on patient records;

(w) Committing a fraudulent insurance act, as defined in section 10-1-128;

(x) Failing to establish and continuously maintain financial responsibility, as required in section 13-64-301;

(y) Failing to respond in an honest, materially responsive, and timely manner to a complaint issued pursuant to section 12-240-125 (4);

(z) Advertising in a manner that is misleading, deceptive, or false;

(aa) Any act or omission in the practice of telemedicine that fails to meet generally accepted standards of medical practice;

(bb) Entering into or continuing in a mentorship relationship with an advanced practice registered nurse or a certified midwife pursuant to sections 12-240-108 and 12-255-112 (4) that fails to meet generally acceptable standards of medical practice;

(cc) Repealed.

(dd) Failure to comply with the requirements of section 14 of article XVIII of the state constitution, section 25-1.5-106, or the rules promulgated by the state health agency pursuant to section 25-1.5-106 (3);

(ee) Engaging in conversion therapy with a patient who is under eighteen years of age;

(ff) (I) Any suspension of a license pursuant to section 24-4-104 (4) as a result of a formal charge for a crime pursuant to title 18, or that under federal law or the law of another state would constitute a crime under title 18, where the board finds the crime is a continuing threat to patient safety.

(II) A suspension issued pursuant to subsection (1)(ff)(I) of this section may be continued until dismissal, acquittal, or conviction of the charges. A hearing on the suspension may not occur until after the dismissal, acquittal, or conviction of such charge unless the licensee opts to proceed to a hearing regarding the suspension.

(gg) Any conviction of an offense under section 18-13-131. For purposes of this subsection (1)(gg), "conviction" includes the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the imposition of a deferred sentence.

(hh) On and after March 1, 2024, repeated or willful failure without reasonable cause to comply with the requirements of completing a medical certification for a certificate of death in accordance with any applicable deadline set forth in section 25-2-110;

(ii) Failing, without reasonable cause, to comply with the continuing medical education requirement established in section 12-240-130.5 or to provide the required evidence of completion of continuing medical education credit hours in response to an audit by the board pursuant to section 12-240-130.5 (8).

(2) (a) A licensee shall not be subject to disciplinary action by the board solely for prescribing controlled substances for the relief of intractable pain.

(b) For the purposes of this subsection (2), "intractable pain" means a pain state in which the cause of the pain cannot be removed and for which in the generally accepted course of medical practice no relief or cure of the cause of the pain is possible or none has been found after reasonable efforts including, but not limited to, evaluation by the attending physician and one or more physicians specializing in the treatment of the area, system, or organ of the body perceived as the source of the pain.

(3) A licensee is not subject to disciplinary action by the board for issuing standing orders and protocols regarding the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in a public or nonpublic school in accordance with the requirements of section 22-1-119.5, for the actions taken by a school nurse or by any designated school personnel who administers epinephrine auto-injectors in accordance with the requirements of section 22-1-119.5, or for prescribing epinephrine auto-injectors in accordance with the requirements of article 47 of title 25.

(4) The discipline of a license to practice medicine, of a license to practice as a physician assistant, or of a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant in another state, territory, or country shall be deemed to be unprofessional conduct. For purposes of this subsection (4), "discipline" includes any sanction required to be reported pursuant to 45 CFR 60.8. This subsection (4) applies only to discipline that is based upon an act or omission in the other state, territory, or country that is defined substantially the same as unprofessional conduct pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(5) (a) For purposes of this section, "alternative medicine" means those health-care methods of diagnosis, treatment, or healing that are not generally used but that provide a reasonable potential for therapeutic gain in a patient's medical condition that is not outweighed by the risk of the methods. A licensee who practices alternative medicine shall inform each patient in writing, during the initial patient contact, of the licensee's education, experience, and credentials related to the alternative medicine practiced by the licensee. The board shall not take disciplinary action against a licensee solely on the grounds that the licensee practices alternative medicine.

(b) Nothing in subsection (5)(a) of this section prevents disciplinary action against a licensee for practicing medicine, practicing as a physician assistant, or practicing as an anesthesiologist assistant in violation of this article 240.
C.R.S. § 12-265-110 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 265 / Section 12-265-110
12-265-110. Licenses - temporary licenses - renewal - fees - rules
Status: in_force

12-265-110. Licenses - temporary licenses - renewal - fees - rules. (1) Any license issued by the board pursuant to this article 265 is subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). Any person whose license has expired shall be subject to the penalties provided in this article 265 or section 12-20-202 (1).

(2) Only an individual who has qualified as a licensed nursing home administrator under the provisions of this article 265 and who holds a valid current license pursuant to the provisions of this section has the privilege of using the title "nursing home administrator" and the right and the privilege of using the abbreviation "N.H.A." after the person's name.

(3) The board shall maintain a list of all licensed nursing home administrators, which list shall show: The place of residence, the name and age of each licensee, any action taken by the board, the number of the license issued to the licensee, and such other pertinent information as the board may deem necessary. The department of regulatory agencies shall keep a list of applicants who are denied.

(4) The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant for a period not to exceed six months. The board shall promulgate rules for the issuance of a temporary license.

(5) A temporary license shall be granted to an applicant who is employed as a hospital administrator by a general hospital licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment. The temporary license shall be granted for a period not to exceed twelve months and shall be void at such time as the license holder is no longer employed by the general hospital.

(6) The board shall establish, pursuant to section 12-20-105, and publish annually a schedule of fees for the licensing of nursing home administrators.

(7) Each licensee shall, within thirty days, notify the board of any conviction of a felony or the acceptance of a guilty plea or a plea of nolo contendere to a felony.
C.R.S. § 12-280-403 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 4 / Section 12-280-403
12-280-403. Prescription drug use monitoring program - registration required - applications
Status: repealed

12-280-403. Prescription drug use monitoring program - registration required - applications - rules - appropriation. (1) The board shall develop or procure a prescription drug electronic program to track information regarding prescriptions for controlled substances dispensed in Colorado, including the following information:

(a) The date the prescription was dispensed;

(b) The name of the patient and the practitioner;

(c) The name and amount of the controlled substance;

(d) The method of payment;

(e) The name of the dispensing pharmacy; and

(f) Any other data elements necessary to determine whether a patient is visiting multiple practitioners or pharmacies, or both, to receive the same or similar medication.

(2) (a) Each practitioner licensed in this state who holds a current registration issued by the federal drug enforcement administration, each pharmacist licensed in this state, and each medical director shall register and maintain a user account with the program.

(b) When registering with the program or at any time after registration, a practitioner may authorize designees to access the program under section 12-280-404 (3)(b) or (3)(d) on behalf of the practitioner, a pharmacist may authorize designees to access the program under section 12-280-404 (3)(f), and a medical director may authorize designees to access the program under section 12-280-404 (3)(m) if:

(I) (A) The authorized designee is employed by, or is under contract with, the same professional practice as the practitioner or medical director; or

(B) The authorized designee of the pharmacist is employed by, or is under contract with, the same prescription drug outlet as the pharmacist; and

(II) The practitioner, pharmacist, or medical director takes reasonable steps to ensure that the designee is sufficiently competent in the use of the program; and

(III) The practitioner, pharmacist, or medical director remains responsible for:

(A) Ensuring that access to the program by the practitioner's or medical director's designee is limited to the purposes authorized in section 12-280-404 (3)(b), (3)(d), or (3)(m), or that access to the program by the pharmacist's designee is limited to the purposes authorized in section 12-280-404 (3)(f), as the case may be, and that access to the program occurs in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information obtained from the program; and

(B) Any negligent breach of confidentiality of information obtained from the program by the designee when the designee accessed the program on behalf of a supervising practitioner, pharmacist, or medical director.

(c) A practitioner, pharmacist, or medical director is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-280-406 for violating the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(d) Any individual authorized as a designee of a practitioner or pharmacist pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section shall register as a designee of a practitioner or pharmacist with the program for program data access in accordance with section 12-280-404 (3)(b), (3)(d), or (3)(f), as applicable, and board rules.

(3) Each practitioner and each dispensing pharmacy shall disclose to a patient receiving a controlled substance that the patient's identifying prescription information will be entered into the program database and may be accessed for limited purposes by specified individuals.

(4) The board shall establish a method and format for prescription drug outlets to convey the necessary information to the board or its designee. The method must not require more than a one-time entry of data per patient per prescription by a prescription drug outlet.

(5) The division may contract with any individual or public or private agency or organization in carrying out the data collection and processing duties required by this part 4.

(6) (a) On or before December 1, 2021, the division shall fully enable the expansion, utilization, and adoption of the United States bureau of justice assistance RxCheck, both for interstate data sharing and for integrating the program into the electronic medical records of practitioners and health systems within the state. Practitioners and health systems, through public and private integration organizations that comply with the business associate requirements of the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320d to 1320d-9, and its related privacy and security regulations, are authorized to directly connect to the program through RxCheck. In order to complete the required RxCheck enablement, the division may authorize public or private integration organizations to provide to the division reasonable and necessary program query audit reports should audit reporting functionality not be sufficient for the division through RxCheck. Notwithstanding the enablement of RxCheck described in this subsection (6), the program, whether developed by the board or procured, must allow direct application program interface connections to the program through public and private integration organizations that comply with the business associate requirements of the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320d to 1320d-9, and its related privacy and security regulations.

(b) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate money from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501 (1) to the department for appropriation to the division for the purposes of this subsection (6).

(7) (a) Subject to available funding, the division shall solicit applications from public and private integration organizations and, on or before July 1, 2024, approve:

(I) Qualified integration organizations that practitioners and pharmacists may use to integrate access of and data entry into the program; and

(II) Qualified integration organizations that practitioners and pharmacists may use to integrate access of and data entry into a patient's electronic medical records.

(b) The division shall implement a process whereby practitioners and pharmacists who have not integrated their electronic medical records and the program may apply for and receive money from a qualified integration organization approved by the division to help defray all or a portion of the costs to integrate the program and electronic medical records.

(c) The board may promulgate rules to implement this subsection (7).

(d) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 12-315-304 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 315 / Part 3 / Section 12-315-304
12-315-304. Standard of care
Status: in_force

12-315-304. Standard of care. (1) A licensed veterinarian using telehealth to provide veterinary services shall conduct all necessary patient evaluations and treatment using the applicable standard of care for those evaluations and treatments.

(2) A licensed veterinarian shall not recommend treatment or care for an animal based solely on a client's responses to an online questionnaire.
C.R.S. § 12-240-134 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 240 / Section 12-240-134
12-240-134. Liability of persons other than licensee
Status: in_force

12-240-134. Liability of persons other than licensee. If any person, firm, association, or corporation receives, either directly or indirectly, any pay or compensation given or paid in violation of section 12-240-132, the person, firm, association, or corporation, and the officers and directors thereof, commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
C.R.S. § 12-280-407 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 4 / Section 12-280-407
12-280-407. Prescription drug outlets - prescribers - responsibilities - liability
Status: in_force

12-280-407. Prescription drug outlets - prescribers - responsibilities - liability. (1) A prescription drug outlet shall submit information in the manner required by the board.

(2) A practitioner who has, in good faith, written a prescription for a controlled substance to a patient is not liable for information submitted to the program. A practitioner, the designee of a practitioner or medical director, or a prescription drug outlet that has, in good faith, submitted the required information to the program is not liable for participation in the program.
C.R.S. § 12-245-215 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 245 / Part 2 / Section 12-245-215
12-245-215. Legislative intent - schools and colleges - examinations
Status: in_force

12-245-215. Legislative intent - schools and colleges - examinations. It is the intent of the general assembly that the definition relating to full-time courses of study and institutions of higher education for graduation of persons who are qualified to take examinations for licensure under this article 245 be liberally construed by each board under the board's rule-making powers to ensure the right to take the examinations. It is not the intent that technical barriers be used to deny the ability to take an examination.
C.R.S. § 12-295-118 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 295 / Section 12-295-118
12-295-118. Unauthorized practice - penalties
Status: in_force

12-295-118. Unauthorized practice - penalties. (1) The practice as a psychiatric technician by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this article 295, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, or has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the general public welfare and to constitute a public nuisance.

(2) Any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice as a psychiatric technician without an active license issued under this article 295 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a).
C.R.S. § 12-295-104 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 295 / Section 12-295-104
12-295-104. State board of nursing - review of functions - repeal of article
Status: repealed

12-295-104. State board of nursing - review of functions - repeal of article. (1) The licensing and regulation of psychiatric technicians shall be under the control of the board.

(2) This article 295 is repealed, effective September 1, 2034. Before the repeal, the licensure and regulation functions of the board are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 12-30-118 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 30 / Part 1 / Section 12-30-118
12-30-118. Acceptance of transfers from home and birthing centers
Status: in_force

12-30-118. Acceptance of transfers from home and birthing centers. (1) A person regulated under this title 12 who regularly provides health-care services related to labor and delivery shall:

(a) Be able to identify when to transmit and receive patient information, and transfer and receive patients, across the facility's levels of care; and

(b) Coordinate with other providers to effectuate services across the facility's levels of care in a way that prevents patients losing access to care.

(2) This section does not prohibit health-care providers from billing for health-care services rendered.

(3) The acceptance of a transferred pregnant person does not establish an employment or consultation relationship between the accepting health-care provider and the transferring health-care provider or establish grounds for vicarious liability.
C.R.S. § 12-255-103 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 255 / Part 1 / Section 12-255-103
12-255-103. Applicability of common provisions
Status: in_force

12-255-103. Applicability of common provisions. Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 255.
C.R.S. § 12-30-201 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 30 / Part 2 / Section 12-30-201
12-30-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

12-30-201. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the Colorado medical board created in article 240 of this title 12 and the state board of nursing created in article 255 of this title 12 act for the state in their sovereign capacity to govern licensure, discipline, and professional review of persons licensed to practice medicine, persons licensed as physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and certified midwives, respectively, in this state. The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) The authority to provide health care in this state is a privilege granted by the legislative authority of the state; and

(b) It is necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state that the appropriate regulatory boards exercise their authority to protect the people of this state from unauthorized practice and unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to provide health care under article 240 of this title 12 and part 1 of article 255 of this title 12.

(2) The general assembly recognizes that:

(a) Many patients of persons licensed to provide health care in this state have restricted choices of health-care providers under a variety of circumstances and conditions;

(b) Many patients lack the knowledge, experience, or education to properly evaluate the quality of medical, nursing, or certified midwife practice or the professional conduct of persons licensed to practice medicine, persons licensed as physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and certified midwives; and

(c) It is necessary and proper that the respective regulatory boards exercise their regulatory authority to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state.

(3) The general assembly recognizes that, in the proper exercise of their authority and responsibilities under this part 2, the Colorado medical board and the state board of nursing must, to some extent, replace competition with regulation, and that the replacement of competition by regulation, particularly with regard to persons licensed under article 240 of this title 12, to advanced practice registered nurses, or to certified midwives, is related to a legitimate state interest in the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state.
C.R.S. § 12-280-129 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 1 / Section 12-280-129
12-280-129. Unlawful acts - civil fines
Status: in_force

12-280-129. Unlawful acts - civil fines. (1) It is unlawful:

(a) To practice pharmacy without a license;

(b) To obtain or dispense or to procure the administration of a drug by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge, by the forgery or alteration of an order, or by the use of a false name or the giving of a false address;

(c) To willfully make a false statement in any order, report, application, or record required by this article 280;

(d) To falsely assume the title of or falsely represent that one is a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, practitioner, or registered outlet;

(e) To make or utter a false or forged order;

(f) To affix a false or forged label to a package or receptacle containing drugs;

(g) To sell, compound, dispense, give, receive, or possess any drug or device unless it was sold, compounded, dispensed, given, or received in accordance with sections 12-280-120 to 12-280-125;

(h) Except as provided in section 12-280-125, to dispense a different drug or brand of drug in place of the drug or brand ordered or prescribed without the oral or written permission of the practitioner ordering or prescribing the drug;

(i) To manufacture, process, pack, distribute, sell, dispense, or give a drug, or the container or labeling of the drug, that, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor other than the person who in fact manufactured, processed, packed, or distributed the drug, container, or label and that thereby falsely purports or is represented to be the product of or to have been packed or distributed by the other drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor;

(j) For an employer or an employer's agent or employee to coerce a pharmacist to dispense a prescription drug against the professional judgment of the pharmacist;

(k) For an employer, an employer's agent or employee, or a pharmacist to use or coerce to be used nonpharmacist personnel in any position or task that would require the nonpharmacist to practice pharmacy or to make a judgmental decision using pharmaceutical knowledge or in violation of the delegatory restrictions enumerated in section 12-280-118 (5);

(l) To dispense any drug without complying with the labeling, drug identification, and container requirements imposed by law;

(m) (I) To possess, sell, dispense, give, receive, or administer a drug or device that is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the "Colorado Food and Drug Act", part 4 of article 5 of title 25, or is a counterfeit drug.

(II) As used in this subsection (1)(m), "counterfeit drug" means a drug, or the container or labeling of a drug, that, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device or any likeness thereof of a drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor other than the person who in fact manufactured, processed, packed, or distributed the drug and that falsely purports or is represented to be the product of, or to have been packed or distributed by, the drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor whose trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device or likeness thereof appears on the drug or its container or labeling.

(n) To practice as a pharmacy technician without a certification.

(2) (a) In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed under this part 1, a person who engages in an unlawful act under this section may be punished by a civil fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation. Fines imposed and paid under this section shall be deposited in the general fund in accordance with section 12-20-404 (6).

(b) This subsection (2) does not apply to a pharmacy technician.
C.R.S. § 12-130-112 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 130 / Section 12-130-112
12-130-112. Grounds for disciplinary action
Status: in_force

12-130-112. Grounds for disciplinary action. (1) The board shall investigate the activities of a licensee or other person upon its own motion or upon the receipt of a written, signed complaint alleging grounds for disciplinary action under this article 130.

(2) Grounds for disciplinary action shall include:

(a) Fraud or a material misstatement of fact made in procuring or attempting to procure a license;

(b) An act or omission that fails to meet the generally accepted standards of the practice of landscape architecture and that endangers life, health, property, or the public welfare;

(c) Fraud or deceit in the practice of landscape architecture;

(d) Affixing a seal or authorizing a seal to be affixed to a document if the act misleads another into incorrectly believing that a licensed landscape architect was the document's author or was responsible for its preparation;

(e) Violation of or aiding or abetting in the violation of this article 130, an applicable provision of article 20 of this title 12, a rule promulgated by the board under section 12-20-204 or this article 130, or an order of the board issued under this article 130;

(f) Being convicted of or pleading nolo contendere to a felony in Colorado or to any crime outside Colorado that would constitute a felony in Colorado, if the felony or other crime concerns the practice of landscape architecture. A certified copy of the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction of a conviction or plea shall be presumptive evidence of the conviction or plea in any hearing under this article 130. The board shall be governed by sections 12-20-202 (5) and 24-5-101 when considering the conviction or plea.

(g) Use of false, deceptive, or misleading advertising;

(h) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of alcohol or a habit-forming drug or habitual use of a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), or other drug having similar effects, when the use or abuse renders the landscape architect unfit to engage in the practice of landscape architecture;

(i) Use of a schedule I controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-203;

(j) Failure to report to the board a landscape architect known to have violated this article 130 or any board order or rule. Potential violations of this subsection (2)(j) include knowledge of an action or arbitration in which claims regarding the life and safety of the users of a site are alleged.

(k) Making or offering a substantial gift to influence a prospective or existing client or employer to use or refrain from using a specific landscape architect;

(l) Failure to exercise adequate professional supervision of persons assisting in the practice of landscape architecture under a licensed landscape architect;

(m) Performing services beyond the competence, training, or education of a landscape architect;

(n) Selling, fraudulently obtaining, or fraudulently furnishing a license or renewal of a license to practice landscape architecture;

(o) Practicing landscape architecture or advertising, representing, or holding oneself out as a licensed landscape architect or using the title "landscape architect" or "licensed landscape architect" unless the person is licensed pursuant to this article 130; or

(p) Otherwise violating any provision of this article 130.

(3) A disciplinary action in another state or jurisdiction taken on grounds that would constitute a violation under this article 130 shall be prima facie evidence of grounds for disciplinary action under this section.
C.R.S. § 12-280-603 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 6 / Section 12-280-603
12-280-603. Rules
Status: in_force

12-280-603. Rules. The board, in conjunction with the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 and the state board of nursing created in section 12-255-105, shall promulgate rules to implement this part 6. The rules must include the health-care services and any statewide protocols that are authorized to be part of the collaborative pharmacy practice agreements.
C.R.S. § 12-300-112 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 300 / Section 12-300-112
12-300-112. Exceptions
Status: in_force

12-300-112. Exceptions. (1) This article 300 does not prohibit:

(a) (I) Any practice of respiratory therapy that is an integral part of a program of study by students enrolled in an accredited respiratory therapy program. Students enrolled in respiratory therapy education programs shall be identified as "student respiratory therapists" and shall only provide respiratory therapy under direct supervision of a respiratory therapist on the premises who is available for prompt consultation or treatment.

(II) The practice of respiratory therapy by pulmonary function technology students or polysomnographic technology students that is an integral part of a program of study that leads to certification or registration for their respective disciplines. Students enrolled in those programs shall be identified as "student pulmonary functions technologists" or "student polysomnographic technologists" and shall practice only under the direct supervision of a respiratory therapist or physician or under the supervision of an individual exempted from the provisions of this article 300 pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section.

(III) The practice of respiratory therapy by polysomnographic technologists who are not registered by or do not hold credentials from a nationally recognized organization, but those polysomnographic technologists shall only practice under the supervision of a respiratory therapist, a physician, or an individual exempted from this article 300 pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section, and those polysomnographic technologists' scope of practice must not exceed oxygen titration with pulse oximetry and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation titration.

(b) Self-therapy by a patient or gratuitous therapy by a friend or family member who does not represent himself or herself to be a respiratory therapist;

(c) Any service provided during an emergency that may be included in the definition of the practice of respiratory therapy;

(d) Respiratory therapy services rendered in the course of assigned duties of persons serving in the military or persons working in federal facilities;

(e) Respiratory therapy services rendered in the course of assigned duties of persons delivering oxygen supplies, including the inspection and maintenance of associated apparatus by a person who does not represent himself or herself as a respiratory therapist;

(f) Any person registered, certified, or licensed in this state under this title 12 from engaging in the practice for which the person is registered, certified, or licensed;

(g) The practice of procedures that fall within the definition of respiratory therapy by certified pulmonary function technologists, registered pulmonary function technologists, registered polysomnographic technologists, or others who hold credentials from a nationally recognized organization as determined by the director; except that the scope of practice of a registered polysomnographic technologist must not exceed oxygen titration with pulse oximetry and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation titration;

(h) The instruction or training of persons to administer emergency oxygen during an aquatic emergency, when the instruction or training is provided by an individual who has been certified to conduct the instruction or training by a nationally recognized certifying agency; or

(i) The practice by an unlicensed person of procedures that fall within the definition of respiratory therapy but that do not require the unlicensed person to perform an assessment, to perform an invasive procedure as defined by the director, or to alter care beyond the scope of approved protocols, so long as the unlicensed person is under supervision as determined appropriate by the respiratory therapist and after the respiratory therapist has considered all of the following:

(I) The health status and mental and physical stability of the individual receiving care;

(II) The complexity of the procedures;

(III) The training and competence of the unlicensed person;

(IV) The proximity and availability of the respiratory therapist when the procedures are performed;

(V) The degree of supervision required for the unlicensed person;

(VI) The length and number of times that the procedure may be performed; and

(VII) The predictability of the outcome of the procedure.
C.R.S. § 12-290-117 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 290 / Part 1 / Section 12-290-117
12-290-117. Use of physician assistants - collaboration requirements - rules
Status: in_force

12-290-117. Use of physician assistants - collaboration requirements - rules. (1) A physician assistant licensed pursuant to article 240 of this title 12 may perform acts that constitute the practice of podiatry to the extent and in the manner authorized by rules promulgated by the board. The acts shall be consistent with sound practices of podiatry. All prescriptions issued by a physician assistant must include the physician assistant's name, the name and address of the health facility, and, if the health facility is a multispecialty organization, the name and address of the specialty clinic within the health facility where the physician assistant is practicing. The dispensing of prescription medication by a physician assistant is subject to section 12-280-120 (6).

(2) Prior to practicing podiatry, a physician assistant must enter into a collaborative agreement with a licensed podiatrist.

(3) The provisions of sections 12-240-107 (6), 12-240-113, and 12-240-114.5 governing physician assistants under the "Colorado Medical Practice Act" apply to physician assistants under this section.
C.R.S. § 12-280-121 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 1 / Section 12-280-121
12-280-121. Compounding drugs for office use by a veterinarian - rules - definitions
Status: in_force

12-280-121. Compounding drugs for office use by a veterinarian - rules - definitions. (1) A registered prescription drug outlet may compound and distribute a drug to a licensed veterinarian so that the veterinarian may maintain the drug as part of the veterinarian's office stock.

(2) (a) A veterinarian may dispense a compounded drug maintained as part of the veterinarian's office stock pursuant to subsection (1) of this section only if:

(I) The compounded drug is necessary for the treatment of an animal patient's emergency condition; and

(II) As determined by the veterinarian, the veterinarian cannot access, in a timely manner, the compounded drug through a registered prescription drug outlet.

(b) A veterinarian shall not dispense a compounded drug pursuant to this section in an amount greater than the amount required to treat an animal patient's emergency condition for five days.

(3) A licensed veterinarian shall not administer or dispense a compounded drug maintained for office stock pursuant to this section or for office use pursuant to section 12-280-120 (6)(b) without a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship in place at the time of administering the compounded drug to an animal patient or dispensing the compounded drug to a client.

(4) To compound and distribute a controlled substance pursuant to this section or section 12-280-120 (6)(b), a registered prescription drug outlet shall possess a valid manufacturing registration from the federal drug enforcement administration.

(5) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Client" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-315-104 (4).

(b) "Office stock" means the storage of a compounded drug:

(I) That was distributed or sold by a registered prescription drug outlet to a veterinarian;

(II) Without a specific animal patient indicated to receive the compounded drug; and

(III) That the veterinarian may subsequently administer to an animal patient or dispense to a client.

(c) (I) "Prescription drug outlet" means any:

(A) Resident or nonresident pharmacy outlet registered or licensed pursuant to this article 280 where prescriptions are compounded and dispensed; or

(B) Federally owned and operated pharmacy registered with the federal drug enforcement administration.

(II) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(c)(I) of this section, "prescription drug outlet" does not include a nonresident pharmacy outlet unless the nonresident pharmacy outlet has provided the board with a copy of the most recent inspection of the nonresident pharmacy by the agency that regulates pharmaceuticals in the state of residence and a copy of the most recent inspection received from a board-approved third-party entity that inspects pharmacy outlets, for which third-party inspection the nonresident pharmacy outlet shall obtain and pay for on an annual basis, and the board approves the inspection reports as satisfactorily demonstrating proof of compliance with the board's own inspection procedure and standards.

(6) The board may promulgate rules as necessary concerning compounded veterinary pharmaceuticals pursuant to this section and section 12-280-120 (6)(b).
C.R.S. § 12-240-145 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 240 / Section 12-240-145
12-240-145. Prescription medications - financial benefit for prescribing prohibited
Status: in_force

12-240-145. Prescription medications - financial benefit for prescribing prohibited. A physician or physician assistant shall not accept any direct or indirect benefit from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or pharmaceutical representative for prescribing a specific medication to a patient. For the purposes of this section, a direct or indirect benefit does not include a benefit offered to a physician or physician assistant regardless of whether the specific medication is being prescribed.
C.R.S. § 12-150-111 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 150 / Section 12-150-111
12-150-111. Application for new construction or major modification
Status: in_force

12-150-111. Application for new construction or major modification. Any new construction of a passenger tramway or any major modification to an existing installation shall not be initiated unless an application for the construction or major modification has been made to the board and a permit has been issued by the board.
C.R.S. § 12-270-118 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 270 / Section 12-270-118
12-270-118. Confidential agreement to limit practice
Status: in_force

12-270-118. Confidential agreement to limit practice. Section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 270.
C.R.S. § 12-305-113 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 305 / Section 12-305-113
12-305-113. Disciplinary actions - judicial review
Status: in_force

12-305-113. Disciplinary actions - judicial review. (1) (a) The director may commence a proceeding to discipline a certificate holder when the director has reasonable grounds to believe that the certificate holder has committed an act enumerated in section 12-305-112 or has violated a lawful order or rule of the director.

(b) In any proceeding under this section, the director may accept as evidence of grounds for disciplinary action any disciplinary action taken against a certificate holder in another jurisdiction if the violation that prompted the disciplinary action in the other jurisdiction would be grounds for disciplinary action under this article 305.

(2) The director shall conduct disciplinary proceedings in accordance with article 4 of title 24 and section 12-20-403, and the director or an administrative law judge, as determined by the director, shall conduct the hearing and opportunity for review pursuant to those laws. The director may exercise all powers and duties conferred by this article 305 during the disciplinary proceedings.

(3) (a) The director may seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin a person from committing an act prohibited by this article 305.

(b) In accordance with article 4 of title 24, section 12-20-403, and this article 305, the director may investigate, hold hearings, and gather evidence in all matters related to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the director.

(4) A final action of the director is subject to judicial review pursuant to section 12-20-408. The director may institute a judicial proceeding in accordance with section 24-4-106 to enforce an order of the director.

(5) The director may send a confidential letter of concern to a certificate holder under the circumstances specified in section 12-20-404 (5).

(6) The director may send a letter of admonition to the certificate holder under the circumstances specified in and in accordance with section 12-20-404 (4).

(7) The director may include in a disciplinary order that allows the certificate holder to continue to practice on probation any conditions the director deems appropriate to assure that the certificate holder is physically, mentally, morally, and otherwise qualified to practice speech-language pathology in accordance with generally accepted professional standards of practice. If the certificate holder fails to comply with any conditions imposed by the director pursuant to this subsection (7), and the failure to comply is not due to conditions beyond the certificate holder's control, the director may order suspension of the certificate holder's certification to practice speech-language pathology in this state until the certificate holder complies with the conditions.

(8) The director may issue cease-and-desist orders under the circumstances and in accordance with the procedures specified in section 12-20-405.
C.R.S. § 12-315-204 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 315 / Part 2 / Section 12-315-204
12-315-204. Use of title restricted
Status: in_force

12-315-204. Use of title restricted. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective January 1, 2026.]

(1) On and after January 1, 2024, only an individual who is registered pursuant to section 12-315-203 may use the title "veterinary technician" or "registered veterinary technician" or the initials "VT" or "RVT".

(2) On and after January 1, 2026, only an individual who has a veterinary technician specialist designation pursuant to section 12-315-203 (4.5) may use the title "veterinary technician specialist" or "registered veterinary technician specialist" or the initials "VTS" or "RVTS".

(3) On and after January 1, 2026, only an individual who is registered pursuant to section 12-315-203.7 may use the title "veterinary professional associate" or "registered veterinary professional associate" or the initials "VPA" or "RVPA.12-315-204. Use of title restricted. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until January 1, 2026.]

(1) On and after January 1, 2024, only an individual who is registered pursuant to section 12-315-203 may use the title "veterinary technician" or "registered veterinary technician" or the initials "VT" or "RVT".

(2) On and after January 1, 2026, only an individual who has a veterinary technician specialist designation pursuant to section 12-315-203 (4.5) may use the title "veterinary technician specialist" or "registered veterinary technician specialist" or the initials "VTS" or "RVTS".
C.R.S. § 12-220-306 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 220 / Part 3 / Section 12-220-306
12-220-306. Dentists may prescribe drugs - surgical operations - anesthesia - limits on pres
Status: in_force

12-220-306. Dentists may prescribe drugs - surgical operations - anesthesia - limits on prescriptions. (1) (a) A licensed dentist is authorized to:

(I) Prescribe drugs or medicine;

(II) Perform surgical operations;

(III) Administer, pursuant to board rules, local anesthesia, analgesia including nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation, medication prescribed or administered for the relief of anxiety or apprehension, minimal sedation, moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia; and

(IV) Use appliances as necessary to the proper practice of dentistry.

(b) A dentist shall not prescribe, distribute, or give to any person, including the dentist, any habit-forming drug or any controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5) or as contained in schedule II of 21 U.S.C. sec. 812, other than in the course of legitimate dental practice and pursuant to the rules promulgated by the board regarding controlled substance record keeping.

(2) A dentist is subject to the limitations on prescriptions specified in section 12-30-109.
C.R.S. § 12-295-105 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 295 / Section 12-295-105
12-295-105. Application for license
Status: in_force

12-295-105. Application for license. (1) Every applicant for license as a psychiatric technician must submit an application in a manner approved by the board.

(2) Every applicant shall accompany the application with a license fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105.

(3) Every person licensed under this article 295 shall be known as a licensed psychiatric technician and may place the letters "L.P.T." after his or her name. The term or the abbreviation shall not be used to identify anyone not licensed under this article 295. The terms "psychiatric technician", "psychiatric aide", "trained psychiatric technician", or "graduate psychiatric technician" shall for the purposes of this article 295 be deemed synonymous with the term "psychiatric technician", and none of the terms shall be used to identify anyone not licensed under this article 295.
C.R.S. § 12-265-102 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 265 / Section 12-265-102
12-265-102. Applicability of common provisions
Status: in_force

12-265-102. Applicability of common provisions. Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 265.
C.R.S. § 12-210-103 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 210 / Part 1 / Section 12-210-103
12-210-103. Scope of article - exemption
Status: in_force

12-210-103. Scope of article - exemption. (1) This article 210 does not apply to a person who is:

(a) Licensed pursuant to section 22-60.5-210 and not licensed under this article 210 for work undertaken as part of his or her employment by, or contractual agreement with, the public schools;

(b) Engaged in the practice of audiology in the discharge of his or her official duties in the service of the United States armed forces, public health service, Coast Guard, or veterans administration;

(c) A student enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree in audiology or the hearing or speech sciences at an institution of higher education or postsecondary education accredited by a national, regional, or state agency recognized by the United States department of education who is practicing audiology, if the student is supervised by a licensed audiologist and the student's designated title clearly indicates his or her status as a student; or

(d) Otherwise licensed as a health professional under this title 12.

(2) Nothing in this article 210 authorizes an audiologist to engage in the practice of medicine as defined in section 12-240-107.
C.R.S. § 12-245-603 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 245 / Part 6 / Section 12-245-603
12-245-603. Practice of licensed professional counseling defined
Status: in_force

12-245-603. Practice of licensed professional counseling defined. (1) For purposes of this part 6, "practice of licensed professional counseling" means the application of mental health, psychological, or human development principles through cognitive, affective, behavioral, or systematic intervention strategies that address wellness, personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology. A licensed professional counselor may render the application of these principles to individuals, couples, families, or groups.

(2) The practice of professional counseling may include:

(a) Evaluation;

(b) Assessment;

(c) Testing;

(d) Diagnosis;

(e) Treatment or intervention;

(f) Planning;

(g) Consultation;

(h) Case management;

(i) Education;

(j) Supervision;

(k) Psychotherapy;

(l) Research;

(m) Referral; and

(n) Crisis intervention.

(3) The practice of professional counseling includes the clinical supervision by a licensed professional counselor of a person working toward certification as a certified addiction technician or a certified addiction specialist pursuant to section 12-245-804 (3.5), if the licensed professional counselor has met the education requirements for a licensed addiction counselor, or the equivalent, as specified in rules promulgated by the state board of human services pursuant to section 27-80-108 (1)(e.5) or 27-50-107 (3)(e)(II), as applicable.
C.R.S. § 12-290-108 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 290 / Part 1 / Section 12-290-108
12-290-108. Issuance, revocation, or suspension of license - probation - unprofessional cond
Status: in_force

12-290-108. Issuance, revocation, or suspension of license - probation - unprofessional conduct - definitions - immunity in professional review. (1) (a) If the board determines that an applicant possesses the qualifications required by this article 290, has paid a fee to be determined and collected pursuant to section 12-20-105, and is entitled to a license to practice podiatry, the board shall issue the license.

(b) If the board determines that an applicant for a license to practice podiatry does not possess the qualifications required by this article 290 or that the applicant has done any of the acts defined in subsection (3) of this section as unprofessional conduct, the board may refrain from issuing a license, and the applicant may proceed as provided in section 24-4-104 (9).

(2) The board may take disciplinary or other action as authorized in section 12-20-404 against a licensee who is guilty of any unprofessional conduct.

(3) "Unprofessional conduct" as used in this article 290 means:

(a) Resorting to fraud, misrepresentation, or material deception, or making a misleading omission, in applying for, securing, renewing, or seeking reinstatement of a license to practice podiatry in this state or any other state, in applying for professional liability coverage required pursuant to section 12-290-118 or for privileges at a hospital or other health-care facility, or in taking the examination required in this article 290;

(b) Conviction of a felony or any crime that would constitute a violation of this article 290. For purposes of this subsection (3)(b), "conviction" includes the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the imposition of a deferred sentence.

(c) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of alcohol or controlled substances;

(d) Aiding or abetting in the practice of podiatry any person not licensed to practice podiatry or any person whose license to practice podiatry is suspended;

(e) Any act or omission that fails to meet generally accepted standards of the practice of podiatry;

(f) (I) Except as otherwise provided in section 25-3-103.7, practicing podiatry as:

(A) The partner, agent, or employee of, or in joint venture with, any person who does not hold a license to practice podiatry within this state;

(B) An employee of, or in joint venture with, any partnership or association any of whose partners or associates do not hold a license to practice podiatry within this state; or

(C) An employee of, or in joint venture with, any corporation other than a professional service corporation for the practice of podiatry as provided for in sections 12-290-116 (5) and 12-290-118.

(II) Any licensee holding a license to practice podiatry in this state may accept employment from any person, partnership, association, or corporation to examine and treat the employees of the person, partnership, association, or corporation.

(g) Violating, or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate any provision or term of this article 290, an applicable provision of article 20 or 30 of this title 12, any rule promulgated by the board pursuant to this article 290, or any final agency order;

(h) Administering, dispensing, or prescribing any habit-forming drug or any controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), other than in the course of legitimate professional practice, which includes only prescriptions related to the scope of podiatric medicine;

(i) Conviction of violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5). For the purposes of this subsection (3)(i), a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court shall be considered as a conviction.

(j) Failing to:

(I) Notify the board of a physical illness, physical condition, or behavioral or mental health disorder that affects the podiatrist's ability to practice podiatric medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients;

(II) Act within the limitations created by a physical illness, physical condition, or behavioral or mental health disorder that renders the podiatrist unable to practice podiatric medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients; or

(III) Comply with the limitations agreed to under a confidential agreement entered pursuant to section 12-290-123.

(k) Advertising that is misleading, deceptive, or false;

(l) (I) Violation or abuse of health insurance pursuant to section 18-13-119; or

(II) Advertising through newspapers, magazines, circulars, direct mail, directories, radio, television, or otherwise that the licensee will perform any act prohibited by section 18-13-119 (3);

(m) Engaging in a sexual act with a patient during the course of patient care or during the six-month period immediately following the termination of such care. "Sexual act", as used in this subsection (3)(m), means sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual penetration as defined in section 18-3-401.

(n) Performing any procedure in the course of patient care beyond the podiatrist's training and competence. This subsection (3)(n) shall not be construed to authorize a licensed podiatrist to act beyond the scope of the practice of podiatry.

(o) Engaging in any of the following activities and practices: Willful and repeated ordering or performance, without clinical justification, of demonstrably unnecessary laboratory tests or studies; the administration, without clinical justification, of treatment that is demonstrably unnecessary; the failure to obtain consultations or perform referrals when failing to do so is not consistent with the standard of care for the profession; or ordering or performing, without clinical justification, any service, X ray, or treatment that is contrary to recognized standards of the practice of podiatry as interpreted by the board;

(p) Falsifying or repeatedly making incorrect essential entries or repeatedly failing to make essential entries on patient records;

(q) Committing a fraudulent insurance act, as defined in section 10-1-128;

(r) Refusing to complete and submit the renewal questionnaire, or failing to report all of the relevant facts, or falsifying any information on the questionnaire as required pursuant to section 12-290-119;

(s) Failing to report to the board any podiatrist known to have violated or, upon information or belief, believed to have violated any of the provisions of this subsection (3);

(t) Dividing fees or compensation or billing for services performed by an unlicensed person as prohibited by section 12-290-122;

(u) Failing to report to the board within thirty days any adverse action taken against the licensee by another licensing agency in another state, territory, or country or any peer review body, health-care institution, professional or medical society or association, governmental agency, law enforcement agency, or court for acts of conduct that would constitute grounds for action as described in this article 290;

(v) Failing to report to the board the surrender of a license or other authorization to practice medicine in another state or jurisdiction or the surrender of membership on any medical staff or in any medical or professional association or society while under investigation by any of those authorities or bodies for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as defined in this article 290;

(w) Violating the provisions of section 8-42-101 (3.6);

(x) Any violation of the provisions of section 12-290-202 or any rule of the board adopted pursuant to that section;

(y) Failing to respond in an honest, materially responsive, and timely manner to a complaint issued pursuant to section 12-290-113.

(4) The discipline of a licensee for acts related to the practice of podiatry in another state, territory, or country shall be deemed unprofessional conduct. For purposes of this subsection (4), "discipline" includes any sanction required to be reported pursuant to 45 CFR 60.8. This subsection (4) shall apply only to disciplinary action based upon acts or omissions in the other state, territory, or country substantially as defined as unprofessional conduct pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(5) (a) If a professional review committee is established pursuant to this section to investigate the quality of care being given by a person licensed pursuant to this article 290, it shall include in its membership at least three persons licensed under this article 290, but the committee may be authorized to act only by:

(I) The board; or

(II) A society or an association of persons licensed pursuant to this article 290 whose membership includes not less than one-third of the persons licensed pursuant to this article 290 residing in this state if the licensee whose services are the subject of review is a member of the society or association.

(b) In addition to the persons specified in section 12-20-402, any member of the professional review committee, any member of the professional review committee's staff, any person acting as a witness or consultant to the committee, any witness testifying in a proceeding authorized under this article 290, and any person who lodges a complaint pursuant to this article 290 is granted the same immunity, and is subject to the same conditions for immunity, as specified in section 12-20-402.
C.R.S. § 12-270-102 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 270 / Section 12-270-102
12-270-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

12-270-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction;

(b) Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well-being, and quality of life;

(c) Occupational therapy practice consists of client management, which includes occupational therapy diagnosis and prognosis to optimize occupational performance;

(d) Occupational therapy includes contributions to public health services that are intended to improve the health of the public;

(e) The professional scope of occupational therapy practice evolves in response to innovation, research, collaboration, and change in societal needs; and

(f) This article 270 is necessary to:

(I) Safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; and

(II) Protect the public from incompetent, unethical, or unauthorized persons.

(2) The general assembly further determines that it is the purpose of this article 270 to regulate persons who are representing themselves as occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants and who are performing services that constitute occupational therapy.
C.R.S. § 12-275-120 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 275 / Section 12-275-120
12-275-120. Unprofessional conduct - definitions
Status: in_force

12-275-120. Unprofessional conduct - definitions. (1) The term "unprofessional conduct", as used in this article 275, means:

(a) Deceiving or attempting to deceive the board or its agents with reference to any proper matter under investigation by the board;

(b) Publishing or circulating, directly or indirectly, any fraudulent, false, deceitful, or misleading claims or statements relating to optometry services or ophthalmic materials or devices;

(c) Employing or offering compensation or merchandise of value to any salesperson, runner, patient, or other person as an inducement to secure his or her services or assistance in the solicitation of patronage for the performing, rendering, supplying, or selling of optometry services or ophthalmic materials or devices;

(d) Resorting to fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for, securing, renewing, or seeking reinstatement of a license or in taking any examination provided for in this article 275;

(e) The habitual or excessive use or abuse of alcohol, a habit-forming drug, or any controlled substance as defined in section 18-18-102 (5);

(f) Disobeying the lawful rule or order of the board or its officers;

(g) Practicing optometry while one's license is suspended;

(h) Practicing optometry as the partner, agent, or employee of or in joint venture or arrangement with any proprietor or with any person who does not hold a license to practice optometry within this state, except as permitted in section 12-275-124. Any licensee holding a license to practice optometry in this state may accept employment from any person, partnership, association, or corporation to examine and prescribe for the employees of the person, partnership, association, or corporation.

(i) An act or omission constituting grossly negligent optometry practice or two or more acts or omissions that fail to meet generally accepted standards of optometry practice;

(j) Sharing any professional fees with any person, partnership, or corporation that sends or refers patients to him or her, except with licensed optometrists with whom he or she may be associated in practice;

(k) Failing to:

(I) Notify the board, in a manner and within a period determined by the board, of a physical illness, physical condition, or behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder that renders an optometrist unable to treat with reasonable skill and safety or that may endanger the health and safety of persons under the optometrist's care;

(II) Act within the limitations created by a physical illness, physical condition, or behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder that renders an optometrist unable to treat with reasonable skill and safety or that may endanger the health and safety of persons under the optometrist's care; or

(III) Practice within the limitations created by the physical illness, physical condition, or behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder as specified in a confidential agreement between the optometrist and the board entered into pursuant to sections 12-30-108 and 12-275-121 (5);

(l) Failing to refer a patient to the appropriate health-care practitioner when the services required by the patient are beyond the scope of competency of the optometrist or the scope of practice of optometry;

(m) Aiding or abetting, in the practice of optometry, any person not licensed to practice optometry as defined under this article 275 or any person whose license to practice is suspended;

(n) Interfering with the free choice of any person selecting a physician or other health-care practitioner;

(o) Any disciplinary action against a licensee to practice optometry in another state or country, which action shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of unprofessional conduct if the grounds for the disciplinary action would be unprofessional conduct or otherwise constitute a violation of any provision of this article 275;

(p) Failing to notify the board of a malpractice final judgment or settlement within thirty days;

(q) Any act or omission that fails to meet generally accepted standards of care whether or not actual injury to a patient is established;

(r) Conviction of a felony or the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or a plea resulting in a deferred sentence to a felony;

(s) Representing that a noncorrectable condition can be permanently corrected;

(t) Knowingly making any false or fraudulent statement, written or oral, in connection with the practice of optometry, including falsifying or making incorrect essential entries or failing to make essential entries on patient records;

(u) Conduct that is likely to deceive or defraud the public;

(v) Negligent malpractice;

(w) (I) Violation of abuse of health insurance pursuant to section 18-13-119; or

(II) Advertising through newspapers, magazines, circulars, direct mail, directories, radio, television, or otherwise that the licensee will perform any act prohibited by section 18-13-119 (3);

(x) Administering, dispensing, or prescribing any prescription drug, as defined in section 12-280-103 (42), or any controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), other than in the course of legitimate professional practice;

(y) Engaging in any of the following activities and practices:

(I) Repeatedly ordering or performing demonstrably unnecessary laboratory tests or studies that lack clinical justification;

(II) Administering treatment that is demonstrably unnecessary and lacks clinical justification; or

(III) Ordering or performing any service, X ray, or treatment that is contrary to recognized standards of the practice of optometry, as interpreted by the board, and lacks clinical justification;

(z) Committing a fraudulent insurance act, as defined in section 10-1-128;

(aa) Failing to report to the board any optometrist known to have violated or, upon information or belief, believed to have violated any of the provisions of this article 275;

(bb) Failing to report to the board any surrender of a license to, or any adverse action taken against a licensee by another licensing agency in another state, territory, or country, any governmental agency, any law enforcement agency, or any court for acts of conduct that would constitute grounds for discipline under the provisions of this article 275;

(cc) Engaging in a sexual act with a patient while a patient-optometrist relationship exists. For the purposes of this subsection (1)(cc):

(I) "Patient-optometrist relationship" means that period of time beginning with the initial evaluation through the termination of treatment; and

(II) "Sexual act" means sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual penetration as defined in section 18-3-401.

(dd) Failing to provide a patient with copies of patient medical records as required by section 25-1-802;

(ee) Failing to provide a patient with a valid written contact lens prescription as required by section 12-275-119 (3);

(ff) A violation of any provision of this article 275 or an applicable provision of article 20 or 30 of this title 12;

(gg) Practicing beyond the scope of education and training prescribed by rules adopted by the board;

(hh) Failing to respond in an honest, materially responsive, and timely manner to a complaint pursuant to section 12-275-122 (1)(b).
C.R.S. § 12-275-110 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 275 / Section 12-275-110
12-275-110. Application for license - licensure by endorsement
Status: in_force

12-275-110. Application for license - licensure by endorsement. (1) A person who desires to practice optometry in the state may file with the board an application for a license, giving the information required in a form and manner approved by the board. The applicant shall demonstrate that the applicant possesses the following qualifications:

(a) The applicant has attained the age of twenty-one years.

(b) The applicant has graduated with the degree of doctor of optometry from a school or college of optometry accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is recognized or approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the United States secretary of education. The board has the authority, upon its investigation and approval of the standards thereof, to approve any other college of optometry.

(c) The applicant has successfully passed a standardized national examination approved by the board that tests the qualifications of the applicant to practice optometry in the state.

(d) The applicant does not have a substance use disorder, as defined in section 27-81-102, or has not habitually or excessively used or abused alcohol, habit-forming drugs, or controlled substances as defined in section 18-18-102 (5).

(e) After July 1, 1988, the applicant has satisfied the requirements of section 12-275-113 or equivalent requirements approved by the board, including passing a standardized national examination in the treatment and management of ocular disease.

(f) After July 1, 1996, the applicant has satisfied the requirements of section 12-275-113 (4) or equivalent requirements approved by the board, including passing a standardized national examination in the treatment and management of ocular disease.

(2) The board may issue a license by endorsement to engage in the practice of optometry to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program.

(3) A licensee licensed under this section who performs laser procedures or treats ocular adnexa shall demonstrate competency and complete one of the following education and examination requirements prior to performing these procedures:

(a) Graduate from an accredited college or university of optometry in 2019 or later where the laser procedures and ocular adnexa treatments were taught and demonstrate passage of the standardized national examination approved by the board pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section; or

(b) Complete a training course approved by the board and satisfactorily complete a proctored clinical session within two years prior to performing laser procedures or treating ocular adnexa. Proctoring may be performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed to perform the procedures in any jurisdiction.

(4) If a licensee has not performed a laser procedure within the past two years, the licensee shall satisfactorily complete another proctored clinical session prior to performing any laser procedures.

(5) A licensee performing the procedures described in subsection (3) of this section shall report to the board any adverse outcomes following each procedure. The licensee shall deliver such reports and any corresponding patient records to the board office within ten days after the date that the licensee is aware of the adverse outcome.

(6) A licensee shall maintain documentation evidencing completion of the requirements of subsections (3), (4), and (5) of this section and shall provide the documentation to the board upon request. Performing any of the procedures described in subsection (3) of this section without meeting the requirements of subsections (3), (4), and (5) of this section may subject the licensee to discipline by the board pursuant to section 12-275-122.

(7) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the requirements of subsections (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this section do not apply to a licensee's performance of the procedures and treatments specified in section 12-275-103 (1)(b)(I), (1)(b)(V), (1)(b)(VI), and (1)(b)(VII).
C.R.S. § 12-255-101 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 255 / Part 1 / Section 12-255-101
12-255-101. Short title
Status: in_force

12-255-101. Short title. The short title of this article 255 is the "Nurse and Nurse Aide Practice Act".
C.R.S. § 12-10-728 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 7 / Section 12-10-728
12-10-728. Mortgage call reports - reports of violations
Status: in_force

12-10-728. Mortgage call reports - reports of violations. (1) The board may require each licensee or registrant to submit to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry mortgage call reports, which shall be in the form and contain the information required by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.

(2) The board may report violations of this part 7, enforcement actions, and other relevant information to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.
C.R.S. § 12-10-202 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 2 / Section 12-10-202
12-10-202. License required
Status: in_force

12-10-202. License required. It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation to engage in the business or capacity of real estate broker in this state without first having obtained a license from the commission. No person shall be granted a license until the person establishes compliance with the provisions of this part 2 concerning education, experience, and testing; truthfulness and honesty and otherwise good moral character; and, in addition to any other requirements of this section, competency to transact the business of a real estate broker in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and only after satisfactory proof of the qualifications, together with the application for the license, is filed in the office of the commission. In determining the person's character, the commission shall be governed by section 24-5-101.
C.R.S. § 12-120-301 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 120 / Part 3 / Section 12-120-301
12-120-301. General provisions
Status: in_force

12-120-301. General provisions. In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, the practice of professional land surveying in Colorado is hereby declared to be subject to regulation. It shall be unlawful for any individual to practice professional land surveying in Colorado or to use in connection with the individual's name, or to otherwise assume, or to advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the individual is a professional land surveyor, unless the individual has been duly licensed or is exempted under the provisions of this part 3. The practice of professional land surveying shall be deemed a privilege granted by the state of Colorado based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by the individual's licensing.
C.R.S. § 12-10-405 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 12-10-405
12-10-405. Single agent engaged by buyer or tenant
Status: in_force

12-10-405. Single agent engaged by buyer or tenant. (1) A broker engaged by a buyer or tenant to act as a buyer's or tenant's agent shall be a limited agent with the following duties and obligations:

(a) To perform the terms of the written agreement made with the buyer or tenant;

(b) To exercise reasonable skill and care for the buyer or tenant;

(c) To promote the interests of the buyer or tenant with the utmost good faith, loyalty, and fidelity, including, but not limited to:

(I) Seeking a price and terms that are acceptable to the buyer or tenant; except that the broker shall not be obligated to seek other properties while the buyer is a party to a contract to purchase property or while the tenant is a party to a lease or letter of intent to lease;

(II) Presenting all offers to and from the buyer or tenant in a timely manner regardless of whether the buyer is already a party to a contract to purchase property or the tenant is already a party to a contract or a letter of intent to lease;

(III) Disclosing to the buyer or tenant adverse material facts actually known by the broker;

(IV) Counseling the buyer or tenant as to any material benefits or risks of a transaction that are actually known by the broker;

(V) Advising the buyer or tenant to obtain expert advice as to material matters about which the broker knows but the specifics of which are beyond the expertise of the broker;

(VI) Accounting in a timely manner for all money and property received; and

(VII) Informing the buyer or tenant that the buyer or tenant shall not be vicariously liable for the acts of the buyer's or tenant's agent that are not approved, directed, or ratified by the buyer or tenant;

(d) To comply with all requirements of this article 10 and any rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10; and

(e) To comply with any applicable federal, state, or local laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances including fair housing and civil rights statutes or regulations.

(2) The following information shall not be disclosed by a broker acting as a buyer's or tenant's agent without the informed consent of the buyer or tenant:

(a) That a buyer or tenant is willing to pay more than the purchase price or lease rate for the property;

(b) What the motivating factors are for the party buying or leasing the property;

(c) That the buyer or tenant will agree to financing terms other than those offered;

(d) Any material information about the buyer or tenant unless disclosure is required by law or failure to disclose the information would constitute fraud or dishonest dealing; or

(e) Any facts or suspicions regarding circumstances that would psychologically impact or stigmatize any real property pursuant to section 38-35.5-101.

(3) (a) A broker acting as a buyer's or tenant's agent owes no duty or obligation to the seller or landlord; except that the broker shall disclose to any prospective seller or landlord all adverse material facts actually known by the broker including but not limited to adverse material facts concerning the buyer's or tenant's financial ability to perform the terms of the transaction and whether the buyer intends to occupy the property to be purchased as a principal residence.

(b) A buyer's or tenant's agent owes no duty to conduct an independent investigation of the buyer's or tenant's financial condition for the benefit of the seller or landlord and owes no duty to independently verify the accuracy or completeness of statements made by the buyer or tenant or any independent inspector.

(4) A buyer's or tenant's agent may show properties in which the buyer or tenant is interested to other prospective buyers or tenants without breaching any duty or obligation to the buyer or tenant. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a buyer's or tenant's agent from showing competing buyers or tenants the same property and from assisting competing buyers or tenants in attempting to purchase or lease a particular property.

(5) A broker acting as a buyer's or tenant's agent owes no duty to conduct an independent inspection of the property for the benefit of the buyer or tenant and owes no duty to independently verify the accuracy or completeness of statements made by the seller, landlord, or independent inspectors; except that nothing in this subsection (5) shall be construed to limit the broker's duties and obligations imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(6) A broker acting as a buyer's or tenant's agent may cooperate with other brokers but may not engage or create any subagents.
C.R.S. § 12-215-122 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 215 / Part 1 / Section 12-215-122
12-215-122. Judicial review
Status: in_force

12-215-122. Judicial review. Section 12-20-408 governs judicial review of all final actions and orders of the board that are subject to judicial review.
C.R.S. § 12-220-103 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 220 / Part 1 / Section 12-220-103
12-220-103. Applicability of common provisions
Status: in_force

12-220-103. Applicability of common provisions. Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 220.
C.R.S. § 12-280-115.5 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 1 / Section 12-280-115.5
12-280-115.5. Certification of pharmacy technicians - requirements - provisional certification
Status: in_force

12-280-115.5. Certification of pharmacy technicians - requirements - provisional certification - criminal history record check - rules. (1) On or after March 30, 2020, a person shall not engage in the practice as a pharmacy technician unless the person has obtained a certification or provisional certification from the board in accordance with this section.

(2) In addition to any other requirements specified in section 12-280-114 or this article 280, to be certified as a pharmacy technician, an applicant must:

(a) Provide proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has obtained and maintains in good standing certification as a pharmacy technician from a certifying organization; and

(b) (I) Submit to a criminal history record check in the form and manner as determined by the board by rule; or

(II) Provide proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant submitted to a criminal history record check as a condition of employment at a pharmacy or other outlet, as required by the applicant's current employer, as a condition of participating in a course of study for or with a certifying organization, or in connection with obtaining certification from a certifying organization.

(3) (a) If an applicant for certification as a pharmacy technician has not satisfied the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section at the time of application to the board, the board may grant the applicant a provisional certification upon satisfaction of all other requirements for certification specified in this section and section 12-280-114.

(b) (I) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b)(II) of this section, a provisional certification is valid for not more than eighteen months after the date of issuance and is not renewable. If a person who is granted a provisional certification pursuant to this subsection (3) fails to satisfy the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section within eighteen months after the date the provisional certification is issued or within an extended period granted by the board pursuant to subsection (3)(b)(II) of this section, the provisional certification expires and the person shall not practice as a pharmacy technician until the person applies for and receives a certification in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.

(II) The board shall adopt rules to establish a process for a provisional certificant to apply for a hardship extension to extend the validity of the provisional certification beyond eighteen months. The board shall establish criteria for qualifying for a hardship extension based on:

(A) The negative effects on access to care in the community served by the provisional certificant or the employer of the provisional certificant;

(B) Financial hardship; or

(C) Health circumstances.

(c) A person whose provisional certification expires is not precluded from applying to the board for certification as a pharmacy technician in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 12-120-105 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 120 / Part 1 / Section 12-120-105
12-120-105. Prior actions
Status: in_force

12-120-105. Prior actions. (1) The board shall take over, assume, and continue all actions and requirements regarding engineers from its predecessor, the state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors. There shall be no legal discontinuity, and previously licensed engineers and land surveyors shall continue their licensure as professional engineers, professional land surveyors, and architects, respectively.

(2) The name change from the state board of licensure for professional engineers and professional land surveyors to the state board of licensure for architects, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors shall not be construed to change the entity. There shall be no legal discontinuity, and previously licensed engineers and land surveyors shall continue their licensure as professional engineers or land surveyors, as applicable, and any obligations of the board or of persons to the board shall not be affected by the name change.

(3) Any person holding a valid license to practice architecture in Colorado before July 1, 2006, shall be licensed under part 4 of this article 120. All official actions of the state board of examiners of architects made or taken before July 1, 2006, are expressly ratified.
C.R.S. § 12-255-129 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 255 / Part 1 / Section 12-255-129
12-255-129. Continuing education - rules
Status: in_force

12-255-129. Continuing education - rules. In addition to any other authority conferred upon the board by this part 1, the board is authorized to require no more than twenty hours of continuing education every two years as a condition of renewal of licenses and to establish procedures and standards for the educational requirements. The board shall, to assure that the continuing education requirements imposed do not have the effect of restraining competition among providers of the education, recognize a variety of alternative means of compliance with the requirements. The board shall adopt rules that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section in accordance with article 4 of title 24.
C.R.S. § 12-305-111 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 305 / Section 12-305-111
12-305-111. Limitations on authority
Status: in_force

12-305-111. Limitations on authority. Nothing in this article 305 authorizes a speech-language pathologist to engage in the practice of medicine, as defined in section 12-240-107; dentistry, as defined in sections 12-220-104 (6) and 12-220-305; or any other profession for which licensure, certification, or registration is required by this article 305.
C.R.S. § 12-225-102 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 225 / Section 12-225-102
12-225-102. Applicability of common provisions
Status: in_force

12-225-102. Applicability of common provisions. Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 225.
C.R.S. § 12-275-117 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 275 / Section 12-275-117
12-275-117. Licenses to be displayed
Status: in_force

12-275-117. Licenses to be displayed. Every practitioner of optometry shall post and keep conspicuously displayed his or her license in the office wherein the optometrist practices. If an optometrist practices at several locations in the state, the optometrist shall display his or her license number and name in a manner that can be easily recognized by his or her patients. Each association of persons who engage in the practice of optometry under the name of a partnership, association, or any other title shall cause to be displayed and kept in a conspicuous place at the entrance of its place of business the name of each person engaged or employed in the partnership or association in the practice of optometry.
C.R.S. § 12-305-103 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 305 / Section 12-305-103
12-305-103. Applicability of common provisions
Status: in_force

12-305-103. Applicability of common provisions. Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 305.
C.R.S. § 12-230-106 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 230 / Part 1 / Section 12-230-106
12-230-106. Repeal of article - review of functions
Status: repealed

12-230-106. Repeal of article - review of functions. This article 230 is repealed, effective September 1, 2031. Before the repeal, the licensing and supervisory functions of the director are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 12-285-108 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 285 / Part 1 / Section 12-285-108
12-285-108. Limitations on authority
Status: in_force

12-285-108. Limitations on authority. (1) Nothing in this article 285 authorizes a physical therapist to perform any of the following acts:

(a) Practice of medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing except as authorized by the provisions of this article 285; or

(b) Use of roentgen rays and radioactive materials for therapeutic purposes; the use of electricity for surgical purposes; or the diagnosis of disease.

(2) Nothing in this section prevents a physical therapist from making a physical therapy diagnosis within the physical therapist's scope of practice.
C.R.S. § 12-255-206 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 255 / Part 2 / Section 12-255-206
12-255-206. Scope of practice - rules
Status: in_force

12-255-206. Scope of practice - rules. (1) In addition to any nursing tasks delegated to a certified nurse aide pursuant to section 12-255-131, a certified nurse aide who is deemed competent by a registered nurse licensed pursuant to part 1 of this article 255 may perform the following tasks:

(a) Digital stimulation, insertion of a suppository, or the use of an enema, or any other medically acceptable procedure to stimulate a bowel movement;

(b) Gastrostomy-tube and jejunostomy-tube feedings;

(c) Placement in a client's mouth of presorted medication that has been boxed or packaged by a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, or a pharmacist or, in the case of a client who is a minor, presorted medication that has been sorted by the minor's parent or guardian;

(d) Administration of oxygen to clients; and

(e) Changing ostomy bags.

(2) The board shall promulgate rules concerning the competency requirements for a certified nurse aide to perform the tasks listed in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The duties performed by a certified nurse aide as specified in subsection (1) of this section are not considered a delegation of nursing tasks pursuant to section 12-255-131.

(4) A registered nurse who in good faith determines that a certified nurse aide is competent to perform the tasks listed in subsection (1) of this section is not liable for the actions of the certified nurse aide in the performance of the tasks.
C.R.S. § 12-150-110 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 150 / Section 12-150-110
12-150-110. Passenger tramway licensing required
Status: in_force

12-150-110. Passenger tramway licensing required. (1) The state, through the board, shall license all passenger tramways, unless specifically exempted by law; establish reasonable standards of design and operational practices; and cause to be made inspections as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this section.

(2) A passenger tramway shall not be operated in this state unless it has been licensed by the board. No new passenger tramway shall be initially licensed in this state unless its design and construction have been certified to this state as complying with the rules of the board promulgated pursuant to section 12-150-105. The certification shall be made by a qualified tramway design engineer or a qualified tramway construction engineer, whichever the case requires.

(3) The board shall have no jurisdiction over the construction of a new private residence tramway or over any modifications to an existing private residence tramway when the tramway is not used, or intended to be used, by the general public.

(4) The board shall have no jurisdiction over a portable aerial tramway device.

(5) The board shall have no jurisdiction over a portable tramway device when the tramway device is not used, or intended to be used, by the general public.
C.R.S. § 12-20-203 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 12-20-203
12-20-203. Inactive license or certification - rights and responsibilities
Status: in_force

12-20-203. Inactive license or certification - rights and responsibilities. (1) Persons licensed or certified to practice any profession or occupation under this title 12 for which postgraduate study or attendance at educational institutions is required in order to obtain renewal of the license or certification may have their names transferred to an inactive licensees or certificate holders category under this section. Every regulator authorized under this title 12 to issue licenses or certifications shall maintain a list of inactive licensees or certificate holders, as applicable, and upon written notice to the regulator, the licensee or certificate holder shall not be required to comply with any postgraduate educational requirements so long as the licensee or certificate holder remains inactive in the profession or occupation. Each inactive licensee or certificate holder shall continue to meet the normal registration requirements imposed upon the licensee's or certificate holder's profession or occupation.

(2) The inactive status shall be noted on the face of any license or certification issued while the licensee or certificate holder remains inactive. If the person seeks to resume the practice of the person's profession or occupation after being placed on an inactive list, the person shall file a proper application to reactivate the license or certification, pay the applicable renewal fee, and meet any postgraduate study or in-service requirements that the regulator may determine to be applicable in order to resume the practice.

(3) Engaging in the practice of a profession or occupation while on inactive status pursuant to this section may be grounds for revocation.
C.R.S. § 12-315-302 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 315 / Part 3 / Section 12-315-302
12-315-302. Veterinarian-client-patient relationship - telemedicine
Status: in_force

12-315-302. Veterinarian-client-patient relationship - telemedicine. (1) Only a licensed veterinarian may establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship in this state.

(2) (a) A veterinarian-client-patient relationship must be established by an in-person, physical examination of the animal or timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept.

(b) A veterinary specialist may use telecommunications technology to see a patient under another veterinarian's previously established veterinarian-client-patient relationship pursuant to section 12-315-306.

(3) An established veterinarian-client-patient relationship may be maintained through examinations that occur using telecommunications technology in between appropriate in-person, physical examinations or visits to the premises where the patient is kept.
C.R.S. § 12-285-127 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 285 / Part 1 / Section 12-285-127
12-285-127. Reports by insurance companies
Status: in_force

12-285-127. Reports by insurance companies. (1) (a) Each insurance company licensed to do business in this state and engaged in the writing of malpractice insurance for physical therapists shall send to the board information about any malpractice claim that involves a physical therapist and is settled or in which judgment is rendered against the insured.

(b) In addition, the insurance company shall submit supplementary reports containing the disposition of the claim to the board within ninety days after settlement or judgment.

(2) Regardless of the disposition of any claim, the insurance company shall provide such information as the board finds reasonably necessary to conduct its own investigation and hearing.
C.R.S. § 12-100-111 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 100 / Section 12-100-111
12-100-111. Issuance of certificate by reciprocity
Status: in_force

12-100-111. Issuance of certificate by reciprocity. The board may issue a certificate of certified public accountant to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program.
C.R.S. § 12-105-107 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 105 / Section 12-105-107
12-105-107. Examinations
Status: in_force

12-105-107. Examinations. (1) For the benefit of applicants, the director shall hold examinations as often as necessary, subject to appropriation constraints.

(2) The respective examinations of applicants for licenses to practice barbering, hairstyling, or cosmetology under this article 105 shall be conducted under rules prescribed by the director and shall include practical demonstrations, written tests in reference to the practices to which a license is applied, and such related studies or subjects as the director may determine necessary for the proper and efficient performance of the practices, and the examinations shall not be confined to any specific system or method. The practical demonstrations shall be conducted under conditions that are as similar to actual operating conditions as possible. The director is authorized to rent adequate facilities in which to hold the examinations.

(3) The examinations must be consistent with the practical and theoretical requirements of the practices of barbering, hairstyling, or cosmetology or providing nail technician or esthetician services as provided by this article 105, and the director shall review, revise, and update the examinations periodically on a reasonable basis in consultation with the advisory committee created pursuant to section 12-105-106. Examinations must be graded promptly, and the results of the examinations must be made available to the applicants promptly. The examination must emphasize health and safety issues.

(4) The director shall offer a separate and complete testing station and facility for each applicant, and no oral examination shall be given in connection with practical demonstrations.

(5) No person is permitted to examine applicants in any of the practical portions for barbers, hairstylists, cosmetologists, estheticians, or nail technicians in which the person has not had practical experience and received a license as provided in this article 105.
C.R.S. § 12-105-105 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 105 / Section 12-105-105
12-105-105. Books and records - report - publications
Status: in_force

12-105-105. Books and records - report - publications. (1) The director shall keep a record of proceedings. The director shall keep a register of applicants for licenses showing the name and address of each applicant and whether such applicant was granted or refused a license. The director shall keep a register of places of business showing each owner's name and the address of each such place of business. The books and records of the director shall be prima facie evidence of matters contained therein and shall constitute public records.

(2) Publications of the director circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136.
C.R.S. § 12-235-110 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 235 / Section 12-235-110
12-235-110. Scope of article - exclusions - authority for clinical setting - definitions
Status: in_force

12-235-110. Scope of article - exclusions - authority for clinical setting - definitions. (1) Nothing in this article 235 prohibits or requires a massage therapy license for any of the following:

(a) The practice of massage therapy that is a part of a program of study by students enrolled in a massage therapy program at an approved massage therapy school. Students enrolled in the programs are to be identified as "student massage therapists" and shall not hold themselves out as licensed massage therapists. Student massage therapists shall practice massage therapy only under the immediate supervision of a massage therapist holding a valid and current license. Faculty members teaching nonclinical aspects of massage therapy are not required to be licensed under this article 235.

(b) The practice of massage therapy by a person employed by the United States government or any federal governmental entity while acting in the course and scope of the employment;

(c) The practice of massage therapy by a person who is a resident of another state and who is in Colorado temporarily under one of the following circumstances:

(I) The person is traveling with and administering massage therapy to members of a professional or amateur sports organization, dance troupe, or other such athletic organization;

(II) The person provides massage therapy, without compensation, at a public athletic event such as the Olympic games, Special Olympics, youth Olympics, or marathons, if the massage therapy is provided no earlier than forty-eight hours prior to the commencement of the event and no later than twenty-four hours after the conclusion of the event;

(III) The person is part of an emergency response team or is otherwise working with or for disaster relief officials to provide massage therapy in connection with a disaster situation; or

(IV) The person is participating as a student in or instructor of an educational program, if:

(A) The program does not exceed sixteen days in duration; or

(B) The program exceeds sixteen days in duration and the person obtains a grant of an extension of time from the director prior to the seventeenth day;

(d) The person provides massage therapy to members of the person's immediate family;

(e) The person provides alternative methods that employ contact and does not hold himself or herself out as a massage therapist. For the purposes of this subsection (1)(e), "alternative methods that employ contact" include, but are not limited to:

(I) Practices using reflexology, auricular therapy, and meridian therapies that affect the reflexes of the body;

(II) Practices using touch, words, and directed movements to deepen a person's awareness of movement patterns in his or her body, such as the Feldenkrais method, the Trager approach, and body-mind centering;

(III) Practices using touch or healing touch to affect the human energy systems, such as reiki, shiatsu, and meridians;

(IV) Structural integration practices such as Rolfing and Hellerwork; and

(V) The process of muscle activation techniques.

(f) (I) The practice of animal massage if the person performing massage on an animal:

(A) Does not prescribe drugs, perform surgery, or diagnose medical conditions; and

(B) Has earned a degree or certificate in animal massage from a school approved by the private occupational school division of the Colorado department of higher education under article 64 of title 23, an out-of-state school offering an animal massage program with an accreditation recognized by the United States department of education, or a school that is exempt under section 23-64-104.

(II) As used in this subsection (1)(f), "animal massage" means a method of treating the body of an animal for remedial or hygienic purposes through techniques that include rubbing, stroking, kneading, or tapping with the hand or an instrument or both, which techniques may be applied with or without the aid of a massage device that mimics the actions possible using human hands.

(2) If there is a continued pattern of criminal behavior with arrests, complaints regarding sexual misconduct, or criminal intent that is related to human trafficking disguised as a legitimate exemption, the director may, at his or her discretion, determine that a practice is no longer exempt from licensing pursuant to subsection (1)(e) of this section.

(3) Nothing is this article 235 prohibits the practice of massage therapy by a person who is licensed or registered to practice medicine, nursing, osteopathy, physiology, chiropractic, podiatry, cosmetology, or any other health-care profession, as long as the practice is within the limits of each respective practice act.
C.R.S. § 12-240-120 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 240 / Section 12-240-120
12-240-120. Refusal of license - issuance subject to probation
Status: in_force

12-240-120. Refusal of license - issuance subject to probation. (1) The board may refrain from issuing a license or may grant a license subject to terms of probation if the board determines that an applicant for a license:

(a) Does not possess the qualifications required by this article 240;

(b) Has engaged in unprofessional conduct, as defined in section 12-240-121;

(c) Has been disciplined in another state or foreign jurisdiction with respect to the applicant's license to practice medicine, license to practice as a physician assistant, or license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant;

(d) Has not actively practiced medicine, practiced as a physician assistant, or practiced as an anesthesiologist assistant for the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of an application, or otherwise maintained continued competency during that period, as determined by the board; or

(e) Has not completed required continuing medical education pursuant to section 12-240-130.5.

(2) For purposes of this section, "discipline" includes any matter that must be reported pursuant to 45 CFR 60.8 and is substantially similar to unprofessional conduct, as defined in section 12-240-121.

(3) An applicant whose application is denied or whose license is granted subject to terms of probation may seek review pursuant to section 24-4-104 (9); except that, if an applicant accepts a license that is subject to terms of probation, the acceptance shall be in lieu of and not in addition to the remedies set forth in section 24-4-104 (9).
C.R.S. § 12-200-116 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 200 / Section 12-200-116
12-200-116. Insurance coverage - not affected
Status: in_force

12-200-116. Insurance coverage - not affected. Nothing in this article 200 shall be construed to affect any present or future provision of law or contract or other agreement concerning insurance or insurance coverage with respect to the provision of acupuncture services.
C.R.S. § 12-130-111 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 130 / Section 12-130-111
12-130-111. Professional liability - insurance
Status: in_force

12-130-111. Professional liability - insurance. (1) The shareholders, members, or partners of an entity that practices landscape architecture are liable for the acts, errors, and omissions of the employees, members, and partners of the entity, except when the entity maintains a qualifying policy of professional liability insurance as set forth in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) (a) A qualifying policy of professional liability insurance shall meet the following minimum standards:

(I) The policy shall insure the entity against liability imposed upon it by law for damages arising out of the negligent acts, errors, and omissions of all professional and nonprofessional employees, members, and partners; and

(II) The insurance shall be in a policy amount of at least seventy-five thousand dollars multiplied by the total number of landscape architects in or employed by the entity, up to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.

(b) In addition, the policy may include:

(I) A provision stating that the policy shall not apply to the following:

(A) A dishonest, fraudulent, criminal, or malicious act or omission of the insured entity or of any stockholder, employee, member, or partner of the insured entity;

(B) The conduct of a business enterprise that is not the practice of landscape architecture by the insured entity;

(C) The conduct of a business enterprise in which the insured entity may be a partner or that may be controlled, operated, or managed by the insured entity in its own or in a fiduciary capacity, including, but not limited to, the ownership, maintenance, or use of property;

(D) Bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death of a person; or

(E) Damage to, or destruction of, tangible property owned by the insured entity;

(II) Any other reasonable provisions with respect to policy periods, territory, claims, conditions, and ministerial matters.
C.R.S. § 12-275-128 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 275 / Section 12-275-128
12-275-128. Financial responsibility - rules
Status: in_force

12-275-128. Financial responsibility - rules. (1) Every optometrist who provides health-care services within the state of Colorado shall establish financial responsibility as follows:

(a) By maintaining commercial professional liability insurance coverage with an insurance company authorized to do business in this state in a minimum indemnity amount of one million dollars per incident and three million dollars annual aggregate per year; or

(b) By maintaining a surety bond in a form acceptable to the commissioner of insurance in the amounts set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section; or

(c) By depositing cash or cash equivalents as security with the commissioner of insurance in the amounts set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section; or

(d) By providing any other security acceptable to the commissioner of insurance, which may include approved plans of self-insurance.

(2) (a) The board may, by rule, establish lesser financial responsibility standards than those required in subsection (1) of this section for classes of license holders who have an inactive license or who render limited or occasional optometry services because of administrative or other nonclinical duties, partial or complete retirement, or for other reasons that render the limits provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section unreasonable or unattainable.

(b) Nothing in this section precludes or otherwise prohibits a licensed optometrist from rendering appropriate patient care on an occasional basis when the circumstances surrounding the need for care so warrant.

(3) Each optometrist, as a condition of receiving and maintaining an active license to provide optometry services in this state, shall furnish the board evidence of compliance with subsection (1) of this section. No license shall be issued or renewed unless evidence of compliance has been furnished.

(4) Notwithstanding the amounts specified in subsection (1) of this section, if the board receives two or more reports concerning any optometrist pursuant to section 12-275-129 during any one-year period, the minimum financial responsibility requirement shall be two times the amount specified in subsection (1) of this section. However, upon motion filed by the optometrist and the presentation of sufficient evidence to the board that one or more reports involved an action or claim that did not represent any substantial failure to adhere to accepted professional standards of care, the board may reduce the additional amount to that which would be fair and conscionable.
C.R.S. § 12-100-115 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 100 / Section 12-100-115
12-100-115. Continuing education - rules
Status: in_force

12-100-115. Continuing education - rules. (1) (a) As a condition of renewing, reactivating, or reinstating a certificate of certified public accountant, every applicant shall comply with continuing education requirements adopted by the board.

(b) A nonresident certificate holder applying to renew, reactivate, or reinstate a certificate of certified public accountant issued in this state that demonstrates compliance, through an attestation submitted with a renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement application, with the continuing education requirements for renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a certificate in the state in which the certificate holder's principal place of business is located is deemed to have satisfied the continuing education requirements of this section.

(2) The board shall promulgate rules governing the following:

(a) The basic requirements for continuing education; except that the board shall not require continuing education of more than eighty hours every two years;

(b) A delineation of qualifying programs;

(c) A system of control and reporting.

(3) In exercising its power under subsection (2) of this section, the board shall, as a basis for a high standard of practice by certified public accountants, establish requirements that will assure reasonable currency of knowledge. The requirements shall assure that a variety of alternative means of compliance with continuing education requirements are available to certificate holders and shall take cognizance of specialized areas of practice.

(4) The board shall make exceptions from continuing education requirements for holders of certificates who are not engaged in public practice or who cannot continue their education for reasons of health, military service, or other good cause. If the holders of certificates return to the practice of public accounting, the holders of certificates shall meet the continuing education requirements as the board may determine.

(5) The board shall determine in each case whether a holder of certificate of certified public accountant has complied with continuing education requirements adopted by the board or has demonstrated compliance, in accordance with subsection (1)(b) of this section, with the continuing education requirements of the state in which the certificate holder's principal place of business is located.
C.R.S. § 12-155-107 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 155 / Section 12-155-107
12-155-107. Program director
Status: in_force

12-155-107. Program director. The director may appoint a program director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution to work with the board in carrying out its duties under this article 155.
C.R.S. § 12-10-621 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 12-10-621
12-10-621. Business entities
Status: in_force

12-10-621. Business entities. (1) A corporation, partnership, bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, or other business entity may provide appraisal services if the appraisal is prepared by a certified general appraiser, a certified residential appraiser, or a licensed appraiser. An individual who is not a certified general appraiser, a certified residential appraiser, or a licensed appraiser may assist in the preparation of an appraisal if:

(a) The assistant is under the direct supervision of a certified or licensed appraiser; and

(b) The final appraisal document is approved and signed by an individual who is a certified or licensed appraiser.
C.R.S. § 12-290-124 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 290 / Part 1 / Section 12-290-124
12-290-124. Bone marrow aspirations from the tibia
Status: in_force

12-290-124. Bone marrow aspirations from the tibia. (1) The board may permit a podiatrist to perform bone marrow aspirations from the tibia distal to the tibial tubercle if the podiatrist:

(a) Has successfully completed a podiatric surgery residency with the reconstruction rearfoot/ankle surgery certification; and

(b) Is in good standing with the board.
C.R.S. § 12-10-411 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 12-10-411
12-10-411. Violations
Status: in_force

12-10-411. Violations. The violation of any provision of this part 4 by a broker constitutes an act pursuant to section 12-10-217 (1)(m) for which the real estate commission may investigate and take administrative action against any such broker pursuant to sections 12-10-217 and 12-10-219.
C.R.S. § 12-220-412 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 220 / Part 4 / Section 12-220-412
12-220-412. Change of address - duplicate licenses and certificates
Status: in_force

12-220-412. Change of address - duplicate licenses and certificates. (1) Every person licensed under this article 220, upon changing the licensee's place of business, shall furnish to the board the licensee's new mailing address within thirty days after the change.

(2) The board may issue a duplicate of any license upon attestation by the licensee of loss or destruction and shall charge a fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105 for a duplicate.
C.R.S. § 12-245-203 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 245 / Part 2 / Section 12-245-203
12-245-203. Practice outside of or beyond professional training, experience, or competence -
Status: in_force

12-245-203. Practice outside of or beyond professional training, experience, or competence - general scope of practice for licensure, registration, or certification. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 245, no licensee, registrant, or certificate holder is authorized to practice outside of or beyond the person's area of training, experience, or competence.

(2) The practice of psychotherapy is one area of practice for mental health professionals licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to this article 245 but may not be the only or primary practice area of the professionals, other than persons registered as unlicensed psychotherapists pursuant to part 7 of this article 245. The requirements for licensure, registration, or certification as a mental health professional pursuant to this article 245 are contained in sections 12-245-303, 12-245-403, 12-245-503, 12-245-603, and 12-245-803, which define the practice of psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, licensed professional counseling, and addiction counseling, respectively.
C.R.S. § 12-120-201 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 120 / Part 2 / Section 12-120-201
12-120-201. General provisions
Status: in_force

12-120-201. General provisions. In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, the practice of engineering is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. It shall be deemed that the right to engage in the practice of engineering is a privilege granted by the state through the state board of licensure for architects, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors, created in section 12-120-103; that the profession involves personal skill and presupposes a period of intensive preparation, internship, due examination, and admission; and that a professional engineer's license is solely the professional engineer's own and is nontransferable.
C.R.S. § 12-10-623 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 12-10-623
12-10-623. Scope of article - regulated financial institutions - de minimis exemption
Status: in_force

12-10-623. Scope of article - regulated financial institutions - de minimis exemption. (1) (a) This article 10 does not apply to an appraisal relating to any real-estate-related transaction or loan made or to be made by a financial institution or its affiliate if the real-estate-related transaction or loan is excepted from appraisal regulations established by the primary federal regulator of the financial institution and the appraisal is performed by:

(I) An officer, director, regularly salaried employee, or agent of the financial institution or its affiliate; or

(II) A real estate broker licensed under this article 10 with whom the institution or affiliate has contracted for performance of the appraisal.

(b) The appraisal must not be represented or deemed to be an appraisal except to the financial institution, the agencies regulating the financial institution, and any secondary markets that purchase real estate secured loans. The appraisal must contain a written notice that the preparer is not licensed or certified as an appraiser under this part 6. Nothing in this subsection (1) exempts a person licensed or certified as an appraiser under this part 6 from regulation as provided in this part 6.

(2) Nothing in this article 10 limits the ability of any federal or state regulator of a financial institution to require the financial institution to obtain appraisals as specified by the regulator.
C.R.S. § 12-275-111 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 275 / Section 12-275-111
12-275-111. Current licensees - treatment and therapeutic practice
Status: in_force

12-275-111. Current licensees - treatment and therapeutic practice. On and after July 1, 1988, a person who is licensed under this article 275 as an optometrist on June 30, 1988, and who is otherwise qualified under this article 275 may use prescription or nonprescription drugs for examination purposes. However, the optometrist may use prescription or nonprescription drugs for treatment of eye disease or disorder or for any therapeutic purpose only if the optometrist meets the requirements of section 12-275-113 (2) and (4) on or after July 1, 1988.
C.R.S. § 12-30-206 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 30 / Part 2 / Section 12-30-206
12-30-206. Governing boards to register with division - annual reports - aggregation and pu
Status: in_force

12-30-206. Governing boards to register with division - annual reports - aggregation and publication of data - definition - rules. (1) As used in this section, "adversely affecting" has the same meaning as set forth in 45 CFR 60.3; except that it does not include a precautionary suspension or any professional review action affecting, for a period of thirty or fewer days, a person licensed under article 240 of this title 12, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a certified midwife.

(2) Each governing board that establishes or uses one or more professional review committees to review the practice of persons licensed under article 240 of this title 12, of advanced practice registered nurses, or of certified midwives shall:

(a) Register with the division in a form satisfactory to the division on or before July 1, 2013, if the governing board has one or more existing professional review committees, or, if the governing board first establishes a professional review committee on or after July 1, 2013, within thirty days after approving the written bylaws, policies, or procedures for the professional review committee;

(a.5) Update the governing board's information, as specified by the division by rule in accordance with subsection (4)(a) of this section, with the division annually, including whether the governing board is currently engaged in a professional review activity or intends to engage in a professional review activity in the future;

(b) In addition to any other state or federal reporting requirements:

(I) Report annually to the medical board, in a form satisfactory to the medical board, the number of final professional review actions in each of the following categories relating to individuals licensed under article 240 of this title 12:

(A) Adversely affecting the individual;

(B) In which an authorized entity accepted the individual's surrender of clinical privileges, membership, or affiliation while the individual was under investigation;

(C) In which an authorized entity accepted the individual's surrender of clinical privileges, membership, or affiliation in return for not conducting an investigation; and

(D) In which the professional review committee made recommendations regarding the individual following a hearing pursuant to section 12-30-204 (8)(d);

(II) Report annually to the nursing board, in a form satisfactory to the nursing board, the number of final professional review actions in each of the following categories relating to advanced practice registered nurses and certified midwives:

(A) Adversely affecting the individual;

(B) In which an authorized entity accepted the individual's surrender of clinical privileges, membership, or affiliation while the individual was under investigation;

(C) In which an authorized entity accepted the individual's surrender of clinical privileges, membership, or affiliation in return for not conducting an investigation; and

(D) In which the professional review committee made recommendations regarding the individual following a hearing pursuant to section 12-30-204 (8)(d);

(c) (I) Report to the division, in a de-identified manner, on its professional review activities during the immediately preceding calendar year in a form satisfactory to the division. These reports must include aggregate data, which is limited to the following:

(A) The number of investigations completed during the year;

(B) The number of investigations that resulted in no action;

(C) The number of investigations that resulted in written involuntary requirements for improvement sent to the subject of the investigation by the authorized entity; and

(D) The number of investigations that resulted in written agreements for improvement between the subject of the investigation and the authorized entity.

(II) (A) The medical board and the nursing board shall forward the reports received pursuant to subsections (2)(b)(I) and (2)(b)(II) of this section, respectively, to the division in a de-identified manner.

(B) The division shall not publish any information identifying the governing board or authorized entity making a report under subsection (2)(b) of this section or this subsection (2)(c), and the reports and information are not public records under the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24.

(III) Reports submitted pursuant to this subsection (2)(c) must include only investigations in which no final action adversely affecting the subject of the investigation was taken or recommended.

(IV) The identity of the governing board reporting the data and the data reported pursuant to this subsection (2)(c) or subsection (2)(b) of this section may be known to the division.

(3) (a) The division shall publish the data provided pursuant to subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this section in aggregate form and without individually identifiable information concerning the governing board, the authorized entity, or any person who was subject to review and is licensed under article 240 of this title 12, is an advanced practice registered nurse, or is a certified midwife.

(b) The division shall maintain and shall publish online, through its website, a current list of all governing boards that are registered in accordance with this section and that otherwise are in compliance with this part 2.

(4) The division:

(a) Shall adopt rules to:

(I) Implement this section;

(II) Determine the de-identified information regarding investigations and outcomes a governing board is required to report; and

(III) Establish a process to remove a governing board from the registry when the governing board is no longer required to register with the division pursuant to this section; and

(b) May collect a reasonable registration fee to recover its direct and indirect costs of administering the registration and publication systems required by this section.

(5) For purposes of this section, an investigation occurs when the authorized entity or its professional review committee notifies the subject of the investigation in writing that an investigation has commenced.

(6) The medical board and the nursing board shall not initiate an investigation or issue a subpoena based solely on the data reported pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section.

(7) (a) A governing board that fails to register with the division pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section is not entitled to any immunity afforded under this part 2 until the date that the governing board so registers. A governing board's failure to register does not affect any immunity, confidentiality, or privilege afforded to an individual participating in professional review activities.

(b) A governing board's failure to report as required by this section does not affect any immunity, confidentiality, or privilege afforded to the governing board under this part 2.
C.R.S. § 12-135-308 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 135 / Part 3 / Section 12-135-308
12-135-308. Custody and responsibility - rules
Status: in_force

12-135-308. Custody and responsibility - rules. (1) A crematory shall not, through its managers, employees, contractors, or agents, take custody of human remains without an attestation of positive identification on a form promulgated by the director by rule by:

(a) The next of kin;

(b) The county coroner or the county coroner's designee; or

(c) An authorized person at the care facility where the deceased died.

(2) A crematory is responsible for identifying and tracking human remains from the time it takes custody of human remains until the:

(a) Final disposition has occurred or the remains are returned to the person who has the right of final disposition;

(b) Human remains are released in accordance with the instructions given by the person who has the right of final disposition; or

(c) Remains are released to a funeral establishment, another crematory, repository, or entity as authorized by the person who has the right of final disposition.

(3) The director shall adopt rules implementing this section that:

(a) Establish what constitutes custody;

(b) Define "care facility", "repository", and "entity";

(c) Establish who is authorized to identify human remains at a care facility for a funeral establishment; and

(d) Prescribe the minimum standards for the positive identification and chain of custody of human remains. A crematory may use the crematory's own procedures if the procedures meet or exceed the minimum standards of the rule promulgated by the director.
C.R.S. § 12-205-109 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 205 / Section 12-205-109
12-205-109. Renewal of license - fees
Status: in_force

12-205-109. Renewal of license - fees. (1) To renew a license issued pursuant to this article 205, a licensee must submit an application in the form and manner designated by, and must pay a renewal fee in an amount determined by, the director.

(2) Licenses issued pursuant to this article 205 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). A person whose license has expired is subject to the penalties provided in this article 205 or section 12-20-202 (1).

(3) The licensee shall submit additional information that the director requests, including evidence that the licensee has maintained and holds a current, valid certification from the national certifying agency, to fully and fairly evaluate the applicant's qualifications for license renewal and to protect public health and safety.
C.R.S. § 12-115-108 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 115 / Section 12-115-108
12-115-108. Program director
Status: in_force

12-115-108. Program director. The director of the division may appoint a program director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution to work with the board in carrying out its duties under this article 115.
C.R.S. § 12-280-401 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 4 / Section 12-280-401
12-280-401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

12-280-401. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Prescription drug misuse occurs in this country to an extent that exceeds or rivals the abuse of illicit drugs;

(b) Prescription drug misuse occurs at times due to the deception of the authorized practitioners where patients seek controlled substances for treatment and the practitioner is unaware of the patient's other medical providers and treatments;

(c) Electronic monitoring of prescriptions for controlled substances provides a mechanism whereby practitioners can discover the extent of each patient's requests for drugs and whether other providers have prescribed similar substances during a similar period of time;

(d) Electronic monitoring of prescriptions for controlled substances provides a mechanism for law enforcement officials and regulatory boards to efficiently investigate practitioner behavior that is potentially harmful to the public.
C.R.S. § 12-235-103 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 235 / Section 12-235-103
12-235-103. Applicability of common provisions
Status: in_force

12-235-103. Applicability of common provisions. Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 235.
C.R.S. § 12-120-202 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 120 / Part 2 / Section 12-120-202
12-120-202. Definitions
Status: in_force

12-120-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Certificate" means the media issued by the board to evidence licensing of a professional engineer.

(2) "Engineer" means a person who, by reason of intensive preparation in the use of mathematics, chemistry, physics, and engineering sciences, including the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design, is qualified to perform engineering work as defined in this part 2.

(3) "Engineering" means analysis or design work requiring intensive preparation and experience in the use of mathematics, chemistry, and physics and the engineering sciences.

(4) "Engineering experience", in addition to the practice of engineering, may include:

(a) Up to four years of undergraduate engineering study, as approved by the board, in mathematics, basic science, engineering science, engineering design, and engineering practice;

(b) Up to two years of graduate engineering study as approved by the board if the study results in the award of an advanced degree;

(c) Teaching at the instructor level, or at a higher level, of courses in engineering science, design, or engineering practice at a college or university offering an engineering curriculum of four or more years that is approved by the board or at a college offering courses transferable to a board-approved college. This experience must result from a full-time position in teaching or teaching and research.

(d) Engineering research, including that performed by a teacher at the instructor level or at a higher level. The research done by the teacher must be part of the teacher's assigned duties in a full-time position in teaching and research.

(5) "Engineer-intern" means a person who has complied with the requirements of sections 12-120-210 and 12-120-211 and is duly enrolled as an "engineer-intern".

(6) (a) "Practice of engineering" means the performance for others of any professional service or creative work requiring engineering education, training, and experience and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical and engineering sciences to such professional services or creative work, including consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, and the observation of construction to evaluate compliance with plans and specifications in connection with the utilization of the forces, energies, and materials of nature in the development, production, and functioning of engineering processes, apparatus, machines, equipment, facilities, structures, buildings, works, or utilities, or any combination or aggregations thereof, employed in or devoted to public or private enterprise or uses.

(b) An individual practices or offers to practice "professional engineering" within the meaning and intent of this section if the individual by oral claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents oneself to be a professional engineer or through the use of any other means implies that the individual is licensed under this part 2 or performs engineering services.

(7) "Professional engineer" means an engineer duly licensed pursuant to this part 2.

(8) "Responsible charge" means personal responsibility for the control and direction of engineering work within a professional engineer's scope of competence. Experience may only be classified as "responsible charge" if the engineer is licensed pursuant to this part 2, unless the work involves an activity exempted pursuant to section 12-120-203.
C.R.S. § 12-150-107 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 150 / Section 12-150-107
12-150-107. Disciplinary action - administrative sanctions - grounds
Status: in_force

12-150-107. Disciplinary action - administrative sanctions - grounds. (1) Disciplinary action of the board pursuant to this section shall be taken in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, and section 12-20-403.

(2) The board may impose disciplinary action as an alternative to or in conjunction with the issuance of orders or the pursuit of other remedies provided by section 12-150-108 or 12-150-116. Disciplinary action may include any of the following:

(a) Action as authorized in section 12-20-404. The board may summarily suspend a license pursuant to the authority granted by this article 150 or article 4 of title 24.

(b) Sending of a letter of admonition to an area operator under the circumstances specified in and in accordance with section 12-20-404 (4);

(c) Assessment of a fine, not to exceed ten thousand dollars per act or omission or, in the case of acts or omissions found to be willful, fifty thousand dollars per act or omission, against any area operator;

(d) Imposition of reasonable conditions upon the continued licensing of a passenger tramway or upon the suspension of further disciplinary action against an area operator.

(3) The board may take disciplinary action for any of the following acts or omissions:

(a) Any violation of the provisions of this article 150, an applicable provision of article 20 of this title 12, or any rule of the board promulgated pursuant to section 12-150-105 when the act or omission upon which the violation is based was known to, or reasonably should have been known to, the area operator;

(b) Violation of any order of the board issued pursuant to provisions of this article 150;

(c) Failure to report any incident or accident to the board as required by any provision of this article 150 or any rule of the board promulgated pursuant to section 12-150-105 when the incident or accident was known to, or reasonably should have been known to, the area operator;

(d) Willful or wanton misconduct in the operation or maintenance of a passenger tramway;

(e) Operation of a passenger tramway while a condition exists in the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of the passenger tramway that endangers the public health, safety, or welfare, which condition was known, or reasonably should have been known, by the area operator;

(f) Operation of a passenger tramway by an operator whose license has been suspended;

(g) Failure to comply with an order issued under section 12-150-108 or 12-150-116.
C.R.S. § 12-245-222 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 245 / Part 2 / Section 12-245-222
12-245-222. Powers and duties of the boards - rules
Status: in_force

12-245-222. Powers and duties of the boards - rules. (1) In addition to all other powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the boards, each board has the following powers and duties with respect to the licensing, registration, and certification of the persons licensed, registered, or certified by each individual board pursuant to this article 245:

(a) To annually elect one of its members as chairperson and one as vice-chairperson. Each board may meet at such times and adopt such rules for its government as it deems proper.

(b) To make investigations, hold hearings, and take evidence in accordance with section 12-20-403, article 4 of title 24, and this article 245 in all matters relating to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in each board;

(c) To aid the several district attorneys of this state in the enforcement of this article 245 and in the prosecution of all persons, firms, associations, or corporations charged with the violation of any of its provisions and to report to the appropriate district attorney any violation of this article 245 that it reasonably believes involves a criminal violation;

(d) To take disciplinary actions in conformity with this article 245 and section 12-20-404;

(e) Through the department and subject to appropriations made to the department, to employ administrative law judges on a full-time or part-time basis to conduct any hearings required by this article 245;

(f) To notify the public of all disciplinary actions taken against licensees, registrants, or certificate holders pursuant to this article 245.

(2) Pursuant to this part 2, section 12-20-204, and article 4 of title 24, each board is authorized to adopt and revise rules as necessary to enable the board to carry out the provisions of this part 2 with respect to the regulation of the persons licensed, registered, or certified by each individual board pursuant to this article 245.
C.R.S. § 12-240-141 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 240 / Section 12-240-141
12-240-141. Inactive license
Status: in_force

12-240-141. Inactive license. (1) Any licensee pursuant to section 12-240-117 may apply to the board to be transferred to an inactive status. The application shall be in the form and manner designated by the board. The board may grant inactive status by issuing an inactive license or it may deny the application as set forth in section 12-240-120.

(2) Any person applying for a license under this section shall:

(a) Provide an affidavit to the board that the applicant, after a date certain, will not practice medicine, practice as a physician assistant, or practice as an anesthesiologist assistant in this state unless the applicant is issued a license to practice medicine, practice as a physician assistant, or practice as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to subsection (5) of this section;

(b) Pay the license fee as authorized pursuant to section 12-240-130; and

(c) Comply with any financial responsibility standards promulgated by the board pursuant to section 13-64-301 (1).

(3) The inactive status shall be plainly indicated on the face of any inactive license issued under this section.

(4) The board is authorized to undertake disciplinary proceedings as set forth in sections 12-240-121 and 12-240-125 against any person licensed under this section for any act committed while the person was licensed pursuant to this article 240.

(5) Any person licensed under this section who wishes to resume the practice of medicine or to resume practice as a physician assistant shall file an application in the form and manner the board shall designate, meet the required applicable continuing medical education requirements pursuant to section 12-240-130.5, pay the license fee promulgated by the board pursuant to section 12-240-130, and meet the financial responsibility requirements promulgated by the board pursuant to section 13-64-301 (1). The board may approve the application and issue a license or may deny the application as set forth in section 12-240-120.
C.R.S. § 12-315-105.5 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 315 / Part 1 / Section 12-315-105.5
12-315-105.5. Delegation to and supervision of veterinary technicians, veterinary technician s
Status: in_force

12-315-105.5. Delegation to and supervision of veterinary technicians, veterinary technician specialists, and other qualified personnel - rules. (1) A licensed veterinarian may delegate tasks in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the board pursuant to this section.

(2) A licensed veterinarian shall establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship before the veterinarian delegates a task to a veterinary technician, a veterinary technician specialist, or other qualified personnel.

(3) (a) When determining whether to delegate a task to a veterinary technician, a veterinary technician specialist, or other qualified personnel, a licensed veterinarian shall consider:

(I) The level of education, skills, training, licensing, and experience of the veterinary technician, the veterinary technician specialist, or other qualified personnel;

(II) The appropriate level of supervision for the delegated task pursuant to subsections (4), (6), and (7) of this section and, if rules have been established by the board, any applicable rules established by the board pursuant to subsection (4) of this section; and

(III) Whether the delegation of the task complies with all applicable state and federal laws.

(b) (I) If a licensed veterinarian delegates a task to a veterinary technician, a veterinary technician specialist, or other qualified personnel and that task is covered by rules established pursuant to subsection (4) of this section or an applicable board rule, the licensed veterinarian must provide supervision at least at the level of supervision prescribed by rule.

(II) If a licensed veterinarian delegates a task to a veterinary technician, a veterinary technician specialist, or other qualified personnel and that task is not covered by rules established pursuant to subsection (4) of this section or an applicable board rule, the licensed veterinarian may delegate the task at an appropriate level of supervision, as determined by the licensed veterinarian in accordance with this part 1.

(4) On or before September 1, 2025, the board shall adopt rules regarding the following tasks that a licensed veterinarian may delegate to a veterinary technician or a veterinary technician specialist and the stated level of supervision to perform those tasks:

(a) A licensed veterinarian may delegate the following tasks to a veterinary technician or veterinary technician specialist who is under the licensed veterinarian's immediate supervision:

(I) Assisting in surgical procedures; and

(II) The placement of abdominal, thoracic, esophagostomy, or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes.

(b) A licensed veterinarian may delegate the following tasks to a veterinary technician or veterinary technician specialist who is under at least direct supervision by the licensed veterinarian:

(I) Dental procedures, including, at a minimum:

(A) Removing calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains;

(B) Smoothing, filing, and polishing of teeth;

(C) Single root extractions that do not require sectioning of the tooth or sectioning of the bone; and

(D) Suturing a gingival incision;

(II) Placement of epidural and intraosseous catheters;

(III) Suturing, stapling, or gluing an existing surgical skin incision; and

(IV) Treatment of minor medical conditions, as determined by the licensed veterinarian, if:

(A) The veterinary technician or veterinary technician specialist has the training and competency to perform the treatment;

(B) The treatment is performed in consultation with the licensed veterinarian or under previously established written protocols; and

(C) The licensed veterinarian is available to manage the case if it is determined that the condition of the patient requires care beyond the abilities of the veterinary technician or veterinary technician specialist.

(c) A licensed veterinarian may delegate the following tasks to a veterinary technician or veterinary technician specialist who is under at least indirect supervision by the licensed veterinarian:

(I) Unless prohibited by state or federal law, the administration and application of treatments, including:

(A) Prescription drugs;

(B) Medications;

(C) Controlled substances;

(D) Enemas; and

(E) Biological immunological agents;

(II) Intravenous and intra-arterial catheterizations and maintenance;

(III) Imaging, including radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and fluoroscopy and the administration of radiopaque agents or materials;

(IV) Unless prohibited by state or federal law, the collection of:

(A) Blood;

(B) Cellular or microbiological samples through skin scrapings, impressions, or other nonsurgical methods; and

(C) Urine through bladder expression, unobstructed catheterization, cystocentesis, or insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter;

(V) Monitoring of:

(A) An electrocardiogram, or "EKG";

(B) Blood pressure; and

(C) Carbon dioxide and blood oxygen saturation;

(VI) Clinical laboratory test procedures;

(VII) Handling and disposing of biohazardous waste materials;

(VIII) Implantation of a subcutaneous microchip;

(IX) Administration of a therapeutic laser, except for the use of surgical lasers;

(X) Application of animal rehabilitation therapies;

(XI) Ocular tonometry, Schirmer tear tests, or fluorescein stain application;

(XII) Suture and staple removal;

(XIII) Application of splints and slings for the temporary immobilization of fractures;

(XIV) Administration of chemotherapy or radiation therapy;

(XV) Reproductive ultrasound and semen evaluation;

(XVI) Blood or blood component collection, preparation, and administration for transfusion or blood banking purposes;

(XVII) Placement of gastric, nasogastric, or nasoesophageal tubes;

(XVIII) Fluid aspiration from a body cavity or organ;

(XIX) Minor wound management;

(XX) Placement of nasal catheters; and

(XXI) Emergency patient care, such as:

(A) Application of tourniquets or pressure procedures to control hemorrhage;

(B) Application of appropriate wound dressings;

(C) Resuscitative oxygen procedures;

(D) Anti-seizure treatment;

(E) Supportive treatment in heat prostration cases;

(F) Administration of a drug, a controlled substance, or parenteral fluids to manage and control pain, prevent further injury, prevent or control shock, or prevent the suffering of an animal, up to and including euthanasia; and

(G) Initiation and performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or "CPR", including administration of medication and defibrillation, and immediate post-resuscitation care.

(5) (a) In promulgating rules pursuant to this section related to the delegation of tasks and supervision of veterinary professionals or other personnel, the board shall:

(I) Consult with licensed veterinarians, registered veterinary technicians, veterinary technician specialists, clients, and other relevant stakeholders, as determined by the board; and

(II) Permit a veterinary technician specialist to perform any task under at least indirect supervision by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with subsection (6) of this section.

(b) The board shall review and update the rules promulgated pursuant to this section as necessary to account for developments in the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology.

(6) A licensed veterinarian may delegate any task to a veterinary technician specialist who is under at least indirect supervision by the licensed veterinarian if the licensed veterinarian determines the task is within the veterinary technician specialist's training, experience, and competency and is otherwise not in conflict with this article 315, an applicable board rule, or any other state or federal law.

(7) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 315, an applicable board rule, or any other state or federal law, a licensed veterinarian may delegate a task to an individual who is not a veterinary technician or veterinary technician specialist if the veterinarian determines that the task is within the individual's training and experience and the individual is under the veterinarian's direct or immediate supervision; except that the treatment of minor medical conditions may only be delegated to a veterinary technician or veterinary technician specialist in accordance with subsection (4)(b)(IV) of this section.
C.R.S. § 12-280-408 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 280 / Part 4 / Section 12-280-408
12-280-408. Exemption - waiver
Status: in_force

12-280-408. Exemption - waiver. (1) A hospital licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, a prescription drug outlet located within the hospital that is dispensing a controlled substance for a chart order or dispensing less than or equal to a twenty-four-hour supply of a controlled substance, and an emergency medical service provider certified or licensed pursuant to section 25-3.5-203 are exempt from the reporting provisions of this part 4. A hospital prescription drug outlet licensed pursuant to section 12-280-114 shall comply with the provisions of this part 4 for controlled substances dispensed for outpatient care that have more than a twenty-four-hour supply.

(2) A prescription drug outlet that does not report controlled substance data to the program due to a lack of electronic automation of the outlet's business may apply to the board for a waiver from the reporting requirements.
C.R.S. § 12-255-135 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 255 / Part 1 / Section 12-255-135
12-255-135. Confidential agreement to limit practice
Status: in_force

12-255-135. Confidential agreement to limit practice. (1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 255.

(2) This section and section 12-30-108 do not apply to a nurse or certified midwife subject to discipline under section 12-255-120 (1)(i).
C.R.S. § 12-155-112 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 155 / Section 12-155-112
12-155-112. License and registration renewal - term of license - renewal - fees - reinstatem
Status: in_force

12-155-112. License and registration renewal - term of license - renewal - fees - reinstatement - continuing education - rules. (1) (a) Beginning with the plumbing license cycle that begins on March 1, 2027, and each subsequent license cycle thereafter, the board shall issue and renew plumbing licenses for a period of three years unless otherwise determined by the director.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section, all license and registration renewal and renewal fees shall be in accordance with sections 12-20-105 and 12-20-202 (1).

(2) (a) Licenses and registrations issued pursuant to this article 155 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). Any person whose license or registration has expired is subject to the penalties provided in this article 155 or section 12-20-202 (1).

(b) This subsection (2)(b) does not apply to water conditioning installers and water conditioning principals. To reinstate a license or registration that has been expired for two or more years, a person must demonstrate competency by:

(I) Providing verification of a license in good standing from another state and proof of active practice in that state for the year previous to the date of receipt of the reinstatement application;

(II) Satisfactorily passing the state plumbing examination in accordance with section 12-155-110; or

(III) Any other means approved by the board.

(c) To reinstate a license or registration that has been expired for less than two years, a person must comply with subsection (3)(a) of this section; except that this subsection (2)(c) does not apply to water conditioning installers and water conditioning principals.

(3) (a) On or after May 1, 2021, the board shall not renew or reinstate a license unless the applicant has completed eight hours of continuing education for every twelve months that have passed after the later of the last date of renewal or reinstatement. This subsection (3)(a) does not apply to the first renewal or reinstatement of a license for which, as a condition of issuance, the applicant successfully completed a licensing examination pursuant to section 12-155-110.

(b) On or before July 1, 2020, the board, in collaboration with established industry training programs and industry representatives, shall adopt rules establishing continuing education requirements and standards. The requirements and standards must include course work related to the code, including core competencies, as determined by the board. The board may count a licensed plumber's enrollment in a course designed to help the plumber attain nationally recognized plumbing and building inspection certifications towards the plumber's continuing education requirements. A renewal or reinstatement license applicant must furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the board, in a form and manner determined by the board, documentation demonstrating compliance with this subsection (3) and rules promulgated to implement this subsection (3).

(c) To ensure consumer protection, the board's rules may include audit standards for licensee compliance with continuing education requirements and requirements pertaining to the testing of licensees by the continuing education vendor.
C.R.S. § 12-250-107 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 250 / Section 12-250-107
12-250-107. Registration required - qualifications - examination - registration by endorseme
Status: in_force

12-250-107. Registration required - qualifications - examination - registration by endorsement - rules. (1) Effective June 1, 2014, a person shall not practice as a naturopathic doctor in this state without a registration.

(2) An applicant for a registration to practice as a naturopathic doctor in this state shall submit an application to the director in a form and manner determined by the director by rule, accompanied by the fee required pursuant to section 12-20-105. The director shall issue a registration to practice as a naturopathic doctor to an applicant upon receipt of satisfactory proof that the applicant:

(a) Is at least twenty-one years of age and of good moral character;

(b) Has obtained a baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution or documented experience that provides the same kind, amount, and level of knowledge as a baccalaureate degree, as determined by the director;

(c) Has graduated from and holds a doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy degree from an approved naturopathic medical college;

(d) Has successfully passed either a director-approved examination or a comprehensive competency-based national naturopathic licensing examination administered by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners or a nationally recognized, director-approved successor entity, as determined by the director by rule; and

(e) Has not had a license or other authorization to practice as a naturopathic doctor or other health-care license, registration, or certification denied, revoked, or suspended by Colorado or any other jurisdiction for reasons that relate to the applicant's ability to skillfully and safely practice naturopathic medicine, unless the license, registration, or certification is reinstated to good standing by Colorado or another jurisdiction.

(3) The director may issue a registration by endorsement to engage in the practice of naturopathic medicine to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program.

(4) The director may determine, by rule, the qualifications for registration under this article 250 for a person who satisfies the requirements of subsections (2)(a), (2)(b), and (2)(e) of this section but does not satisfy the requirements for registration under subsection (2)(c) or (2)(d) of this section and who is not licensed, certified, or registered to practice a profession or occupation under this title 12 or the laws of any other jurisdiction in the United States. The director's rules may require qualifications the director deems appropriate and may include documented evidence that the person:

(a) Has completed a postgraduate level didactic and supervised clinical educational program from an accredited educational institution, which program is substantially equivalent to the education requirements set forth in subsection (2)(c) of this section, as determined by the director by rule;

(b) Has passed a national examination in naturopathic medicine that is substantially equivalent to the examination required in subsection (2)(d) of this section, as determined by the director by rule; and

(c) Has at least ten years of related professional experience.
C.R.S. § 12-30-202 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 30 / Part 2 / Section 12-30-202
12-30-202. Definitions
Status: in_force

12-30-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-255-104 (1).

(2) "Authorized entity" means a corporation, organization, or entity that is authorized to establish a professional review committee under section 12-30-204 (5) or (6) or under rules of the medical board or nursing board adopted pursuant to section 12-30-204 (6).

(2.5) "Certified midwife" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-255-104 (3.2).

(3) "CMS" means the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services.

(4) "Governing board" means a board, board of trustees, governing board, or other body, or duly authorized subcommittee thereof, of an authorized entity, which board or body has final authority pursuant to the entity's written bylaws, policies, or procedures to take final action regarding the recommendations of a professional review committee.

(5) "Joint Commission" means the Joint Commission or its successor entity.

(6) "Medical board" means the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 (1).

(6.5) "Original source document" means any separate written document created or prepared in the ordinary course of business that is not otherwise privileged or confidential, including electronic records and electronic communications, containing factual information relating solely to the individual patient in interest in a civil action that is not created or prepared as part of the professional review activities or created by or at the direction of a professional review committee.

(7) "Professional review committee" means any committee authorized under this part 2 to review and evaluate the competence of, professional conduct of, or the quality and appropriateness of patient care provided by any person licensed under article 240 of this title 12, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a certified midwife. "Professional review committee" includes a governing board, a hearing panel appointed by a governing board to conduct a hearing under section 12-30-204 (8)(a), and an independent third party designated by a governing board under section 12-30-204 (9)(b).

(8) (a) "Records" means any and all written, electronic, or oral communications by any person arising from any activities of a professional review committee, including a governing board, established by an authorized entity under this part 2 or by the agent or staff thereof, including any:

(I) Letters of reference;

(II) Complaint, response, or correspondence related to the complaint or response;

(III) Interviews or statements, reports, memoranda, assessments, and progress reports developed to assist in professional review activities;

(IV) Assessments and progress reports to assist in professional review activities, including reports and assessments developed by independent consultants in connection with professional review activities; and

(V) Recordings or transcripts of proceedings, minutes, formal recommendations, decisions, exhibits, and other similar items or documents related to professional review activities and typically constituting the records of administrative proceedings.

(b) "Records" does not include any written, electronic, or oral communications by any person that are otherwise available from a source outside the scope of professional review activities, including medical records and other health information, incident reports prepared in the ordinary course of business, and relevant hospital or facility policies, procedures, and protocols, or other original source documents.

(9) "State board of nursing" or "nursing board" means the state board of nursing created in section 12-255-105.
C.R.S. § 12-255-209 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 255 / Part 2 / Section 12-255-209
12-255-209. Grounds for discipline
Status: in_force

12-255-209. Grounds for discipline. (1) The board may suspend, revoke, or deny any person's certification to practice as a nurse aide or authority to practice as a medication aide in accordance with section 12-20-404 (1)(d) or may issue to the person a letter of admonition under the circumstances specified in and in accordance with section 12-20-404 (4), upon proof that a person:

(a) Has procured or attempted to procure a certificate by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, misleading omission, or material misstatement of fact;

(b) Has been convicted of a felony or has had a court accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony. A certified copy of the conviction or plea from a court of competent jurisdiction is prima facie evidence of the conviction or plea. In considering discipline based on the grounds specified in this subsection (1)(b), the board shall be governed by sections 12-20-202 (5) and 24-5-101.

(c) Has had a certification to practice as a nurse aide or to practice any other health-care occupation suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction. A certified copy of the order of suspension or revocation shall be prima facie evidence of the suspension or revocation.

(d) Has violated or has aided or knowingly permitted any person to violate any provision of this part 2 or an applicable provision of article 20 or 30 of this title 12;

(e) Has negligently or willfully violated any order or rule of the board pertaining to practice or certification as a nurse aide;

(f) Has verbally or physically abused a person under the care of the certified nurse aide;

(g) Excessively uses or abuses alcohol, any habit-forming drug, any controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), or other drugs having similar effects, or is diverting controlled substances, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), or other drugs having similar effects from the person's place of employment;

(h) Has misused any drug or controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5);

(i) Has a physical or mental disability that renders the person unable to practice as a certified nurse aide with reasonable skill and safety to the patients and that may endanger the health or safety of persons under the nurse aide's care;

(j) Has violated the confidentiality of information or knowledge as prescribed by law concerning any patient;

(k) Has misappropriated patient or facility property;

(l) Has engaged in any conduct that would constitute a crime as defined in title 18, if the conduct relates to the person's ability to practice as a nurse aide. In considering discipline based upon the grounds specified in this subsection (1)(l), the board shall be governed by the provisions of sections 12-20-202 (5) and 24-5-101.

(m) Has neglected a person under the care of the certified nurse aide;

(n) Has willfully or negligently acted in a manner inconsistent with the health or safety of persons under the nurse aide's care;

(o) Has willfully or negligently practiced as a medication aide in a manner that does not meet generally accepted standards for practice;

(p) Has willfully or negligently violated any order or rule of the board pertaining to the practice or authorization as a medication aide;

(q) Has practiced in a medical facility as a nurse aide except as provided in this part 2;

(r) Has practiced as a nurse aide during any period when his or her certificate has been suspended or revoked;

(s) Has sold or fraudulently obtained or furnished a certificate to practice as a nurse aide or has aided or abetted therein;

(t) Has failed to respond in a materially factual and timely manner to a complaint as grounds for discipline pursuant to section 12-255-212; or

(u) Has failed to report a criminal conviction to the board within forty-five days after the conviction.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this section, the board need not find that the actions that form the basis for the disciplinary action were willful. However, the board, in its discretion, may consider whether the action was willful in determining the sanctions it imposes on the nurse aide.

(3) An employer of a medication aide shall report conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline pursuant to this section to the board and any disciplinary action taken by the employer against a medication aide or the resignation of a medication aide in lieu of a disciplinary action resulting from the conduct.
C.R.S. § 12-305-109 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 305 / Section 12-305-109
12-305-109. Continuing professional competency - rules - definition
Status: in_force

12-305-109. Continuing professional competency - rules - definition. (1) (a) A speech-language pathologist shall maintain continuing professional competency to practice.

(b) The director shall establish a continuing professional competency program that includes, at a minimum, the following elements:

(I) A self-assessment of the knowledge and skills of a speech-language pathologist seeking to renew or reinstate a certification;

(II) Development, execution, and documentation of a learning plan based on the assessment; and

(III) Periodic demonstration of knowledge and skills through documentation of activities necessary to ensure at least minimal ability to safely practice the profession; except that a speech-language pathologist certified pursuant to this article 305 need not retake any examination required by section 12-305-107 for initial certification.

(2) The director shall establish that a speech-language pathologist satisfies the continuing competency requirements of this section if the speech-language pathologist meets the continuing professional competency requirements of one of the following entities:

(a) An accrediting body approved by the director; or

(b) An entity approved by the director.

(3) (a) After the program is established, a speech-language pathologist shall satisfy the requirements of the program in order to renew or reinstate a certification to practice speech-language pathology.

(b) The requirements of this section apply to individual speech-language pathologists, and nothing in this section requires a person who employs or contracts with a speech-language pathologist to comply with this section.

(4) Records of assessments or other documentation developed or submitted in connection with the continuing professional competency program are confidential and not subject to inspection by the public or discovery in connection with a civil action against a speech-language pathologist or other professional regulated under this title 12. A person or the director shall not use the records or documents unless used by the director to determine whether a speech-language pathologist is maintaining continuing professional competency to engage in the profession.

(5) As used in this section, "continuing professional competency" means the ongoing ability of a speech-language pathologist to learn, integrate, and apply the knowledge, skill, and judgment to practice as a speech-language pathologist according to generally accepted standards and professional ethical standards.
C.R.S. § 12-285-128 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 285 / Part 1 / Section 12-285-128
12-285-128. Unauthorized practice - penalties
Status: in_force

12-285-128. Unauthorized practice - penalties. Any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice physical therapy without an active license issued under this article 285 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a).
C.R.S. § 12-10-225 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 2 / Section 12-10-225
12-10-225. Failure to obey subpoena - penalty
Status: in_force

12-10-225. Failure to obey subpoena - penalty. Any person who willfully fails or neglects to appear and testify or to produce books, papers, or records required by subpoena, duly served upon him or her in any matter conducted under parts 2 and 5 of this article 10, commits a petty offense. Each day a person so refuses or neglects constitutes a separate offense.
C.R.S. § 12-105-111 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 105 / Section 12-105-111
12-105-111. Qualifications of applicants - requirements - rules
Status: in_force

12-105-111. Qualifications of applicants - requirements - rules. (1) An applicant for any license provided in this article 105 or for examination shall be at least sixteen years of age.

(2) An applicant for examination shall furnish proof of graduation from a barber school or beauty school approved by the private occupational school division pursuant to article 64 of title 23; approved by the state board for community colleges and occupational education pursuant to article 60 of title 23; or, if the school is located in another state or country, approved by the governmental agency responsible for approving the schools in that state or country. The applicant shall also furnish proof that the applicant has successfully completed educational requirements equal to those set by the director. If the applicant has graduated from a school located outside Colorado, the applicant shall furnish proof that the applicant has successfully completed educational requirements substantially equal to those set by the director.

(3) The director shall promulgate rules to implement this section, but shall not require an applicant for examination to furnish proof of training of more than the number of hours of course completion in the subject area in which the applicant seeks licensure as follows:

(a) For a cosmetologist:

(I) Fifty credits, as defined by:

(A) Institutional accreditation requirements;

(B) The Colorado commission on higher education full-time equivalent clock-to-credit hour requirements; or

(C) The department of education accreditation requirements; or

(II) One thousand five hundred contact hours;

(b) For a barber:

(I) Fifty credits, as defined by:

(A) Institutional accreditation requirements;

(B) The Colorado commission on higher education full-time equivalent clock-to-credit hour requirements; or

(C) The department of education accreditation requirements; or

(II) One thousand five hundred contact hours;

(c) Six hundred contact hours for an esthetician;

(d) Six hundred contact hours for a nail technician;

(e) One thousand two hundred contact hours for a hairstylist.

(3.5) (a) For the purposes of fulfilling the applicable contact hour requirements in subsections (3)(a)(II), (3)(b)(II), (3)(c), (3)(d), and (3)(e) of this section, an applicant for examination may substitute work experience obtained in a foreign country as a barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, or hairstylist using a ratio of three months of work experience for every one hundred contact hours; except that an applicant shall not substitute work experience for any of the contact hours required for disinfection, cleaning, and safe work practices or for the hours required to review laws and rules, as determined by rule of the director.

(b) The director may, by rule, determine the manner in which an applicant shall provide proof of the work experience. An applicant for examination who substitutes work experience for contact hours required pursuant to subsection (3) of this section may submit as proof of work experience a signed and notarized attestation of work experience that includes the place or places of employment if the director determines that records are not generally available in the location where the work experience was gained.

(4) Every person desiring to obtain a license to practice the occupation of a barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, hairstylist, or nail technician in this state shall apply and pay to the director an examination fee. The director shall issue a license to applicants who successfully pass the examination and who qualify upon the payment of the required fee.
C.R.S. § 12-310-104 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 310 / Section 12-310-104
12-310-104. Scope of article - exclusion
Status: in_force

12-310-104. Scope of article - exclusion. (1) This article 310 does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of:

(a) A person licensed, otherwise regulated, or specifically exempted in this state by any other law from engaging in the person's profession or occupation as defined in the part or article under which the person is licensed or otherwise regulated or require a person who is licensed, otherwise regulated, or specifically exempted pursuant to articles 200 to 315 of this title 12 to register pursuant to this article 310; or

(b) A person pursuing a course of study in an accredited educational surgical assistant or surgical technologist program if that person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person's status as a student and if the person acts under appropriate instruction and supervision.
C.R.S. § 12-255-128 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 255 / Part 1 / Section 12-255-128
12-255-128. Prescribing opioid antagonists
Status: in_force

12-255-128. Prescribing opioid antagonists. An advanced practice registered nurse or certified midwife with prescriptive authority pursuant to section 12-255-112 may prescribe or dispense an opioid antagonist in accordance with section 12-30-110.
C.R.S. § 12-200-107 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 200 / Section 12-200-107
12-200-107. Licensure by endorsement
Status: in_force

12-200-107. Licensure by endorsement. The director shall issue a license by endorsement to engage in the practice of acupuncture in this state to any applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program.
C.R.S. § 12-115-101 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 115 / Section 12-115-101
12-115-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

12-115-101. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby declares that the state electrical board shall be specifically involved in the testing and licensing of electricians and shall provide for inspections of electrical installations where local inspection authorities are not providing the service to the standards required by this article 115.
C.R.S. § 12-10-208 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Part 2 / Section 12-10-208
12-10-208. Resident licensee - nonresident licensee - consent to service
Status: in_force

12-10-208. Resident licensee - nonresident licensee - consent to service. (1) A nonresident of the state may become a real estate broker in this state by conforming to all the conditions of this part 2; except that the nonresident broker shall not be required to maintain a place of business within this state if that broker maintains a definite place of business in another state.

(2) If a broker has no registered agent registered in this state, the registered agent is not located under its registered agent name at its registered agent address, or the registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the broker may be served by registered mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the entity at its principal address. Service is perfected under this subsection (2) at the earliest of:

(a) The date the broker receives the process, notice, or demand;

(b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed by or on behalf of the broker; or

(c) Five days after mailing.

(3) All such applications shall contain a certification that the broker is authorized to act for the corporation.
C.R.S. § 12-20-305 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 12-20-305
12-20-305. Rules
Status: in_force

12-20-305. Rules. The director may promulgate rules reasonably necessary to implement this part 3.
C.R.S. § 12-170-107 — CO Code / Title 12 / Article 170 / Section 12-170-107
12-170-107. Federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous community working group - cr
Status: in_force

12-170-107. Federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous community working group - creation - duties. (1) The director shall establish the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous community working group for the purpose of engaging and creating a dialogue to identify issues related to the commercialization of natural medicine, natural medicine product, and natural medicine services for tribal and Indigenous people, communities, cultures, and religions. The community working group shall study the following:

(a) Avoiding the misappropriation and exploitation of the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous people, communities, cultures, and religions;

(b) Avoiding the excessive commercialization of natural medicine, natural medicine product, and natural medicine services;

(c) Any conservation issues associated with the legalization and regulation of natural medicine or natural medicine product, including the potential for further depletion of peyote due to peyote being a source of mescaline; and

(d) Best practices and open communication to build trust and understanding between the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous people and communities, the board, the division, the state licensing authority, and law enforcement agencies, for the purpose of avoiding unnecessary burdens and criminalization of traditional tribal and Indigenous uses of natural medicine.

(2) The working group shall advise the board and the division on its findings and recommendations pursuant to the subjects identified in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The director is encouraged to engage with the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous people who have significant experience with traditional use of natural medicine and other persons deemed necessary by the director for the purpose of this section.