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CO Code § 12-295-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-103. Definitions

 As used in this article 295, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Approved psychiatric technician education program” means a course of training conducted by a school for the training of psychiatric technicians carrying out the basic curriculum prescribed by this article 295 and approved by the board.    “Board” means the state board of nursing created in section 12-255-105.    “Person” includes an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.    “Practice as a psychiatric technician” means the performance for compensation of selected acts requiring interpersonal and technical skills and includes the administering of selected treatments and selected medications prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist, in the care of and in the observation and recognition of symptoms and reactions of a patient with a behavioral or mental health disorder or an intellectual and developmental disability under the direction of a licensed physician and the supervision of a registered professional nurse. The selected acts in the care of a patient with a behavioral or mental health disorder or an intellectual and developmental disability must not require the substantial specialized skill, judgment, and knowledge required in professional nursing.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1570, § 1, effective October 1; (1) amended,(SB 19-154), ch. 169, p. 1975, § 11, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-42-102 as it existed prior to 2019.    Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-154. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-154, chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-104. State Board of Nursing - Review of Functions - Repeal of Article

  The licensing and regulation of psychiatric technicians shall be under the control of the board.    This article 295 is repealed, effective September 1, 2034.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.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1571, § 1, effective October 1; (2) amended,(SB 19-154), ch. 169, p. 1975, § 12, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-42-103 as it existed prior to 2019.    Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-154. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-154, chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.     Cross references:   For powers of the state board of nursing, see § 12-255-107 .
CO Code § 12-295-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-105. Application for License

  Every applicant for license as a psychiatric technician must submit an application in a manner approved by the board.    Every applicant shall accompany the application with a license fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105.    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.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1571, § 1, effective October 1; (1) and (2) amended,(SB 19-154), ch. 169, p. 1976, § 13, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-42-104 as it existed prior to 2019.    Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-154. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-154, chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-106. License by Examination

  Every applicant for license by examination shall submit written evidence, verified by oath, and satisfactory to the board that the applicant:   Has not committed an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee under this article 295;    Has completed a four-year high school course or the equivalent thereof; and    Has completed and received a diploma from the required approved psychiatric technician education program.        History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1571, § 1, effective October 1; (1)(c) amended,(SB 19-154), ch. 169, p. 1976, § 14, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-42-105 as it existed prior to 2019.    Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-154. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-154, chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-107. Examinations - Issuance of License After Examination

  All applicants, unless licensed by endorsement, shall be required to pass a written examination.    Examinations shall be held within the state, at least once a year, at such times and places as the board shall determine.    The board shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination and who is not otherwise disqualified to receive a license under the provisions of this article 295.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1571, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   Subsection (1) is similar to former § 12-42-106 (1) ; subsection (2) is similar to former § 12-42-106 (2) ; and subsection (3) is similar to former § 12-42-107 , as those sections existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-108. License by Endorsement

 The board may issue a license to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1572, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended,(HB 20-1326), ch. 126, p. 547, § 43, effective June 25.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-42-109 as it existed prior to 2019.   Cross references:   For the short title (“Red Tape Reduction Act”) and the legislative declaration in HB 20-1326, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 126, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
CO Code § 12-295-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-110. Renewal of License

  A license issued pursuant to this article 295 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 295 or section 12-20-202 (1).    A person who is not engaged as a psychiatric technician in the state shall not be required to pay a renewal fee for so long as the person does not so practice, but shall notify the board of the person's inactive status in writing. Prior to resumption of the practice as a psychiatric technician, the person shall be required to notify the board and remit a renewal fee for the current annual period. After a five-year period in an inactive status, the license may be renewed only by complying with the provisions in this article 295 relating to the issuance of an original license.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1573, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-42-112 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-112. Withholding or Denial of License - Hearing

  The board is empowered to determine summarily whether an applicant for a license to practice as a psychiatric technician possesses the qualifications required by this article 295 or whether there is probable cause to believe that an applicant has done any of the acts set forth in section 12-295-111 as grounds for discipline. As used in this section, “applicant” does not include a renewal applicant.    If the board determines that an applicant does not possess the qualifications required by this article 295 or that probable cause exists to believe that an applicant has done any of the acts set forth in section 12-295-111, the board may withhold or deny the applicant a license. In such instance, the provisions of section 24-4-104 (9) shall apply, and the board shall provide the applicant with a statement in writing setting forth the basis of the board's determination that the applicant does not possess the qualifications required by this article 295 or the factual basis for probable cause that the applicant has done any of the acts set forth in section 12-295-111.    If the applicant requests a hearing pursuant to the provisions of section 24-4-104 (9) and fails to appear without good cause at the hearing, the board may affirm its prior action of withholding or denial without conducting a hearing.    Following a hearing, the board shall affirm, modify, or reverse its prior action in accordance with its findings at the hearing.    No action shall lie against the board for withholding or denying a license without a hearing in accordance with the provisions of this section if the board acted reasonably and in good faith.    At the hearing, the applicant shall have the burden of proof to show that he or she possesses the qualifications required for licensure under this article 295. The board shall have the burden of proof to show commission of acts set forth in section 12-295-111.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1575, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-42-114 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-113. Disciplinary Proceedings

 Disciplinary proceedings under this article 295 shall be conducted pursuant to section 12-255-119 .   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-42-115.3 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-114. Immunity in Professional Review

  If a professional review committee is established pursuant to section 12-255-108 to investigate the quality of care being given by a person licensed pursuant to this article 295, it shall include in its membership at least three persons licensed in the same category as the licensee under review, but the committee may be authorized to act only by the board.    In addition to the persons specified in section 12-20-402, any member of a professional review committee, any member of a committee's staff, any person acting as a witness or consultant to a committee, any witness testifying in a proceeding authorized under this article 295, and any person who lodges a complaint pursuant to this article 295 is granted the same immunity, and is subject to the same conditions for immunity, as specified in section 12-20-402.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-42-115.5 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-115. Surrender of License

  Prior to the initiation of an investigation or hearing, any licensee may surrender his or her license to practice as a psychiatric technician.    Following the initiation of an investigation or hearing and upon a finding that to do so would be in the public interest, the board may allow a licensee to surrender his or her license to practice.    The board shall not issue a license to a former licensee whose license has been surrendered unless the licensee meets all of the requirements of this article 295 for a new applicant, including passing an examination.    The surrender of a license in accordance with this section removes all rights and privileges to practice as a psychiatric technician, including renewal of a license.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-42-115.7 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-116. Judicial Review

 Section 12-20-408 governs judicial review of all final actions and orders of the board that are subject to judicial review.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-42-115.9 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-117. Exclusions

  This article 295 does not affect or apply to the gratuitous care of a person with a behavioral or mental health disorder by friends or members of the family or to any person taking care of a person with a behavioral or mental health disorder for hire who does not represent himself or herself or hold himself or herself out to the public as a trained or licensed psychiatric technician; but a person for hire shall not hold himself or herself out as or perform the full duties of a psychiatric technician who is not a psychiatric technician licensed under the provisions of this article 295.    This article 295 shall not be construed to prohibit:   The practice as a psychiatric technician by students enrolled in an approved psychiatric technician education program or by graduates of an approved psychiatric technician education program pending the results of the first licensing examination scheduled by the board following their graduation;    Practical nursing;    Subsidiary workers in hospitals or similarly related institutions from assisting in the nursing care of patients where adequate medical and nursing supervision is provided;    Subsidiary workers in the offices of persons licensed to practice medicine or dentistry in this state from assisting in the care of patients under the personal and responsible supervision and direction of those persons; or    The practice of any legally qualified psychiatric technician of this state or another state who is employed by the United States government or any bureau, division, or agency thereof while in the discharge of his or her official duties.       No provision of this article 295 shall be construed as applying to any sanitarium, nursing home, or rest home conducted in accordance with the practice of the tenets of any religious denomination in which persons of good faith rely solely upon spiritual means or prayer in the free exercise of religion to prevent or cure disease.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1577, § 1, effective October 1; (2)(a) amended,(SB 19-154), ch. 169, p. 1978, § 17, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    Subsection (1) is similar to former § 12-42-116 (1); subsections IP(2) and (2)(a) are similar to former § 12-42-116 (2); subsection (2)(b) is similar to former § 12-42-116 (3)(a); subsection (2)(c) is similar to former § 12-42-116 (3)(a); subsection (2)(d) is similar to former § 12-42-116 (3)(b); subsection (2)(e) is similar to former § 12-42-116 (3)(c); and subsection (3) is similar to former § 12-42-117, as those sections existed prior to 2019.    Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-154. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-154, chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-118. Unauthorized Practice - Penalties

  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.    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).     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1577, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   Subsection (1) is similar to former § 12-42-118 ; and subsection (2) is similar to former § 12-42-119 (2) , as those sections existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-119 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-119. Professional Nursing and the Practice of a Psychiatric Technician - Other Groups

  Nothing in this article 295 shall be construed:   As conferring any authority to practice medicine or professional nursing or to undertake the treatment or care of disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition in violation of the law of this state; or    To enlarge or detract from the rights, powers, and duties of any other licensed business, occupation, or profession.        History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1578, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   Subsections IP(1) and (1)(a) are similar to former § 12-42-120 ; and subsection (1)(b) is similar to former § 12-42-121 , as those sections existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-295-120 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians|§ 12-295-120. Confidential Agreement to Limit Practice

  Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 295.    This section and section 12-30-108 do not apply to a psychiatric technician subject to discipline under section 12-295-111 (1)(i).     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire section added,(SB 19-154), ch. 169, p. 1978, § 18, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to § 12-42-122 as added in SB 19-154. That section was superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-154, chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 12-300-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 300 - Respiratory Therapists|§ 12-300-101. Short Title

 The short title of this article 300 is the “Respiratory Therapy Practice Act”.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1578, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-41.5-101 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-300-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 300 - Respiratory Therapists|§ 12-300-102. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the practice of respiratory therapy in the state of Colorado affects the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens and must be subject to regulation and control to protect the public from the unqualified practice of respiratory therapy and from unprofessional conduct. The general assembly further recognizes the practice of respiratory therapy to be a dynamic and changing art and science that is continually evolving to include new ideas and ever more sophisticated techniques in patient care.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1578, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-41.5-102 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-300-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 300 - Respiratory Therapists|§ 12-300-103. Applicability of Common Provisions

 Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 300.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1578, § 1, effective October 1.
CO Code § 12-300-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 300 - Respiratory Therapists|§ 12-300-105. Use of Titles Restricted

 A respiratory therapist, but no other person, may use the title “licensed respiratory therapist” or the letters “L.R.T.”   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1579, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-41.5-104 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-300-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 300 - Respiratory Therapists|§ 12-300-106. Limitations on Authority

 Nothing in this article 300 shall be construed as authorizing a respiratory therapist to perform the practice of medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing except as authorized by the provisions of this article 300.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1580, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-41.5-105 as it existed prior to 2019.