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CO Code § 12-235-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 235 - Massage Therapists|§ 12-235-118. Rule-Making Authority

 The director shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 12-20-204 . If the director promulgates rules regarding generally accepted standards of massage therapy care, the rules are not an exhaustive statement of the generally accepted standards of massage therapy care.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-35.5-117 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-235-119 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 235 - Massage Therapists|§ 12-235-119. Local Government - Regulations - Enforcement

  No city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact or enforce any local ordinance that regulates the practice or the profession of massage therapy.    Local government law enforcement agencies may inspect massage therapy licenses and the business premises where massage therapy is practiced for compliance with applicable laws. Nothing in this section precludes criminal prosecution for a violation of any criminal law. If an inspection reveals the practice of massage therapy by a person without a valid license, the local government law enforcement agency shall charge the person with a misdemeanor pursuant to sections 12-20-407 (1)(b) and 12-235-115.    A city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision may inspect massage businesses, except for a sole proprietorship with a person's residence, upon complaint of illegal activity and ensure that the people performing massage therapy are licensees. A city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision shall not charge a fee for the inspection or license verification.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-35.5-118 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-235-120 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 235 - Massage Therapists|§ 12-235-120. Repeal of Article - Review of Functions

 This article 235, and the functions of the director as set forth in this article 235, are repealed, effective September 1, 2022. Before the repeal, the functions of the director 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. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-35.5-120 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-240-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-101. Short Title

 The short title of this article 240 is the “Colorado Medical Practice Act”.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-101 as it existed prior to 2019.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.   This article represents the basic law on the healing arts. Colo. Chiropractic Ass'n v. State, 171 Colo. 395 , 467 P.2d 795 (1970).   Moreover, this article is the legislative declaration of the prevailing policy of this state in connection with the practice of medicine. Moon v. Mercy Hosp., 150 Colo. 430 , 373 P.2d 944 (1962).   Application of article. The supreme court ruled that § 24-4-104 (4) , dealing with procedure for issuance, suspension, revocation, or renewal of licenses was the authority for the state board of medical examiners' summary suspension of a license to practice medicine pending a full hearing, and rejected the view that this article, dealing with medical practice, and § 24-4-103 , dealing with rule-making procedure, applied. Colo. State Bd. of Med. Exam'rs v. District Court, 191 Colo. 158 , 551 P.2d 194 (1976).
CO Code § 12-240-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-102. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly declares it to be in the interests of public health, safety, and welfare to enact laws regulating and controlling the practice of the healing arts to the end that the people shall be properly protected against unauthorized, unqualified, and improper practice of the healing arts in this state, and this article 240 shall be construed in conformity with this declaration of purpose.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-102 as it existed prior to 2019.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.   What constitutes the practice of medicine under the Medical Practice Act must be construed in light of the purpose stated in this section. State Bd. of Med. Exam'rs v. McCroskey, 940 P.2d 1044 (Colo. App. 1996).   The board has exclusive jurisdiction to revoke licensure privileges within Colorado regardless of whether the “unprofessional conduct” occurred within or outside of Colorado. State Bd. of Med. Exam'rs v. Sullivan, 976 P.2d 885 (Colo. App. 1999).   Applied in Coe v. United States Dist. Court, 676 F.2d 411 (10th Cir. 1982).
CO Code § 12-240-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-103. Applicability of Common Provisions

 Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 240.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.
CO Code § 12-240-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-108. Collaboration With Advanced Practice Registered Nurses With Prescriptive Authority - Mentorships

     A physician licensed pursuant to this article 240 may, and is encouraged to, serve as a mentor to an advanced practice registered nurse who is applying for prescriptive authority pursuant to section 12-255-112 (4). A physician who serves as a mentor to an advanced practice registered nurse seeking prescriptive authority shall:   Be practicing in Colorado and shall have education, training, experience, and active practice that corresponds with the role and population focus of the advanced practice nurse; and    Have a license in good standing without disciplinary sanctions to practice medicine in Colorado and an unrestricted registration by the federal drug enforcement administration for the same schedules as the advanced practice registered nurse.       A physician serving as a mentor to an advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to section 12-255-112 (4) shall not require payment or employment as a condition of entering into the mentorship relationship, but the physician may request reimbursement of reasonable expenses and time spent as a result of the mentorship relationship.    Upon successful completion of a mentorship as described in section 12-255-112 (4)(b)(I), the physician shall verify by his or her signature that the advanced practice registered nurse has successfully completed the mentorship within the required period.       and (3) Repealed.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1181, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(a)(II) amended,(HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1045, § 21, effective June 30; (2) and (3) repealed,(HB 20-1216), ch. 190, p. 881, § 28, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-106.4 as it existed prior to 2019.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1216, see section 1 of chapter 190, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
CO Code § 12-240-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-109. Child Health Associates - Scope of Practice

 On and after July 1, 1990, any person who, on June 30, 1990, was certified only as a child health associate under the laws of this state shall, upon application to the board, be granted licensure as a physician assistant. The practice of the person shall be subject to sections 12-240-107 (6) and 12-240-113 ; except that the practice shall be limited to patients under the age of twenty-one.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1182, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-106.5 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-240-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-111. Distinguished Foreign Teaching Physician License - Qualifications - Rules

  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 240, an applicant of noteworthy and recognized professional attainment who is a graduate of a foreign medical school and who is licensed in a foreign jurisdiction, if that jurisdiction has a licensing procedure, may be granted a distinguished foreign teaching physician license to practice medicine in this state, upon application to the board in the manner determined by the board, if the following conditions are met:   The applicant has been invited by a medical school in this state to serve as a full-time member of its academic faculty for the period of his or her appointment, at a rank equal to an associate professor or higher;    The applicant's medical practice is limited to that required by his or her academic position, the limitation is so designated on the license in accordance with board procedure, and the medical practice is also limited to the core teaching hospitals affiliated with the medical school, as identified by the board, on which the applicant is serving as a faculty member.       An applicant who meets the qualifications and conditions set forth in subsection (1) of this section but is not offered the rank of associate professor or higher may be granted a temporary license, for one year only, to practice medicine in this state, as a member of the academic faculty, at the discretion of the board and in the manner determined by the board. If the applicant is granted a temporary license, he or she shall practice only under the direct supervision of a person who has the rank of associate professor or higher.    A distinguished foreign teaching physician license is effective and in force only while the holder is serving on the academic staff of a medical school. The license expires one year after the date of issuance and may be renewed annually only after the board has specifically determined that the conditions specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this section will continue during the ensuing period of licensure. The board may require an applicant for licensure under this section to present himself or herself to the board for an interview. The board may withdraw licensure granted under this section prior to the expiration of the license for unprofessional conduct as defined in section 12-240-121.    The board may establish and charge a fee for a distinguished foreign teaching physician license pursuant to section 12-20-105, not to exceed the amount of the fee for renewal of a physician's license.    The board shall promulgate rules specifying standards related to the qualification and supervision of distinguished foreign teaching physicians.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1183, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-107.2 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-240-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-112. Anesthesiologist Assistant License - Qualifications

  To be licensed as an anesthesiologist assistant under this article 240, an applicant must be at least twenty-one years of age and must have:   Successfully completed an education program for anesthesiologist assistants that conforms to standards delineated by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or its successor organization, and approved by the board;    Successfully completed the national certifying examination for anesthesiologist assistants that is administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants or a successor organization; and    Submitted an application to the board in the manner designated by the board and paid the appropriate fee established by the board pursuant to section 12-20-105.       A person applying for a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant in this state shall notify the board, in connection with his or her application for licensure, of the commission of any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed anesthesiologist assistant under section 12-240-121, along with an explanation of the circumstances of the act. The board may deny licensure to any applicant as set forth in section 12-240-120.    A person licensed to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant shall not perform any act that constitutes the practice of medicine within a hospital or ambulatory surgical center licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25 or required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(II), unless the licensed anesthesiologist assistant obtains authorization from the governing board of the hospital or ambulatory surgical center. The governing board of a hospital or ambulatory surgical center may grant, deny, or limit a licensed anesthesiologist assistant's authorization based on the governing board's established procedures.    The board may take any disciplinary action with respect to an anesthesiologist assistant license as it may with respect to the license of a physician, in accordance with section 12-240-125.    The board shall license and keep a record of anesthesiologist assistants who have been licensed pursuant to this section. A licensed anesthesiologist assistant shall renew his or her license in accordance with section 12-240-130.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1184, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-107.3 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-240-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-113. Physician Assistant License - Qualifications

  To be licensed as a physician assistant under this article 240, an applicant shall be at least twenty-one years of age and shall have:   Successfully completed an education program for physician assistants that conforms to standards approved by the board, which standards may be established by utilizing the assistance of any responsible accrediting organization;    Successfully completed the national certifying examination for physician assistants that is administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or a successor organization or successfully completed any other examination approved by the board; and    Submitted an application to the board in the manner designated by the board and paid the appropriate fee established by the board pursuant to section 12-20-105.       The board may determine whether any applicant for licensure as a physician assistant possesses education, experience, or training in health care that is sufficient to be accepted in lieu of the qualifications required for licensure under subsection (1) of this section.    A person applying for a license to practice as a physician assistant in this state shall notify the board, in connection with his or her application for licensure, of the commission of any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed physician assistant under section 12-240-121, along with an explanation of the circumstances of the act. The board may deny licensure to any applicant as set forth in section 12-240-120.    A person licensed as a physician assistant shall not perform any act that constitutes the practice of medicine within a hospital or nursing care facility that is licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25 or that is required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(II) without authorization from the governing board of the hospital or nursing care facility. The governing board may grant, deny, or limit a physician assistant's authorization based on its own established procedures.    The board may take any disciplinary action with respect to a physician assistant license as it may with respect to the license of a physician, in accordance with section 12-240-125.    The board shall license and keep a record of physician assistants who have been licensed pursuant to this section. A licensed physician assistant shall renew his or her license in accordance with section 12-240-130.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1185, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-107.4 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-240-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-114. Foreign Medical School Graduates - Degree Equivalence

  For graduates of schools other than those approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association, or the successor of either entity, the board may require three years of postgraduate clinical training approved by the board. An applicant whose foreign medical school is not an approved medical college is eligible for licensure at the discretion of the board if the applicant meets all other requirements for licensure and holds specialty board certification, current at the time of application for licensure, conferred by a regular member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association. The factors to be considered by the board in the exercise of its discretion in determining the qualifications of applicants shall include the following:   The information available to the board relating to the medical school of the applicant; and    The nature and length of the postgraduate training completed by the applicant.        History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1186, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-107.6 as it existed prior to 2019.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.   Rule that fails to comply with § 24-4-103 (12.5) may not be relied upon or cited against a person, because such rule was not made available to the public in accordance with § 24-4-103 . Saddoris v. Bd. of Med. Exam'rs, 802 P.2d 1136 (Colo. App. 1990), rev'd on other grounds, 825 P.2d 39 (Colo. 1992).   Requirements of this section work in conjunction with the requirements of § 12-36-107 . State Bd. of Med. Exam'rs v. Saddoris, 825 P.2d 39 (Colo. 1992).   Approval of a foreign medical school is left to the discretion of the board even if the applicant for a medical license is board certified at the time of the application. Colo. State Bd. of Med. Exam'rs v. Johnson, 68 P.3d 500 (Colo. App. 2002).   Factors to be considered by the board in the exercise of its discretion in determining the qualifications of an applicant are not limited to the factors listed in subsection (1). Colo. State Bd. of Med. Exam'rs v. Johnson, 68 P.3d 500 (Colo. App. 2002).
CO Code § 12-240-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-115. Applications for License

 Every person desiring a license to practice medicine shall make application to the board, the application to be verified by oath and to be in the form prescribed by the board. The application shall be accompanied by the license fee and the documents, affidavits, and certificates necessary to establish that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed by this article 240, apart from any required examination by the board. The burden of proof shall be upon the applicant, but the board may make such independent investigation as it may deem advisable to determine whether the applicant possesses the qualifications and whether the applicant has at any time committed any of the acts or offenses defined in this article 240 as unprofessional conduct.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1186, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-36-111 as it existed prior to 2019.
CO Code § 12-240-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 12 - Professions and Occupations|Article 240 - Medical Practice|§ 12-240-116. Licensing Panel

     The president of the board shall establish a licensing panel consisting of four members of the board as follows:   One member who is a licensed physician having the degree of doctor of medicine;    One member who is a licensed physician having the degree of doctor of osteopathy;    One member who is a public member of the board; and    One member who is a physician assistant member of the board.       The president may rotate the licensing panel membership and the membership on the inquiry and hearing panels established pursuant to section 12-240-125 so that all members of the board, including the board president, may serve on each of the board panels.    If the president determines that the board lacks a member to serve on the licensing panel that meets the criteria specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section, the president may appoint another board member to fill the vacancy on the panel.       The licensing panel shall review and make determinations on applications for a license under this article 240.    The licensing panel shall review and resolve matters relating to the unlicensed practice of medicine. If it appears to the licensing panel, based upon credible evidence in a written complaint by any person or upon credible evidence in a motion of the licensing panel, that a person is practicing or has practiced medicine, practiced as a physician assistant, or practiced as an anesthesiologist assistant without a license as required by this article 240, the licensing panel may issue an order to cease and desist the unlicensed practice. The order must set forth the particular statutes and rules that have been violated, the facts alleged to have constituted the violation, and the requirement that all unlicensed practices immediately cease. The respondent may request a hearing on a cease-and-desist order in accordance with section 12-20-405. Section 12-240-125 (9), exempting board disciplinary proceedings and records from open meetings and public records requirements, does not apply to a hearing or any other proceeding held by the licensing panel pursuant to this subsection (3) regarding the unlicensed practice of medicine. The procedures specified in section 12-20-405 apply to allegations and orders regarding the unlicensed practice of medicine before the licensing panel.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1186, § 1, effective October 1; (1)(a) amended,(HB 19-1095), ch. 411, p. 3622, § 8, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-36-111.3 as it existed prior to 2019.    Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in HB 19-1095. 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 August 2, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see HB 19-1095, chapter 411, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.