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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Article 10 - REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Part 9 - HOME WARRANTY SERVICE CONTRACTS (§§ 12-10-901 — 12-10-906) › Section 12-10-902 - Purchase of service contract not compulsory

A company selling, offering to sell, or effecting the issuance of a home warranty service contract under this part 9 shall not in any manner require a home buyer or seller, or prospective home buyer or seller, or person refinancing a home to purchase a home warranty service contract.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-611
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 81,§ 2, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 79: Entire part added, p. 582, § 1, effective June 7. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1223), ch. 81, p. 234, § 2, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-611 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Article 10 - REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Part 9 - HOME WARRANTY SERVICE CONTRACTS (§§ 12-10-901 — 12-10-906) › Section 12-10-904 - Penalty for violation

Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this part 9 commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-501
. Each instance of violation shall be considered a separate offense.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-612
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
L. 79: Entire part added, p. 582, § 1, effective June 7. L. 89: Entire section added, p. 743, § 21, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1487, § 117, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-612 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Article 10 - REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Part 9 - HOME WARRANTY SERVICE CONTRACTS (§§ 12-10-901 — 12-10-906) › Section 12-10-905 - Prohibitions

It is unlawful for any lending institution to require the purchase of a home warranty service contract as a condition for granting financing for the purchase of the home.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 122,§ 3, eff. 6/24/2020.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-614
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 81,§ 4, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 79: Entire part added, p. 582, § 1, effective June 7. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1223), ch. 81, p. 235, § 4, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-614 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Article 10 - REAL ESTATE (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-906) › Part 9 - HOME WARRANTY SERVICE CONTRACTS (§§ 12-10-901 — 12-10-906) › Section 12-10-906 - Repeal of part - subject to review

This part 9 is repealed, effective September 1, 2026. Before the repeal, this part 9 is scheduled for review in accordance with section
24-34-104
.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 122,§ 1, eff. 6/24/2020.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-615
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 81,§ 5, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 91: Entire section added, p. 686, § 45, effective April 20. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 719, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 515, § 42, effective April 17. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1223), ch. 81, p. 235, § 5, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-615 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Article 15 - DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Section 12-15-102 - Division of conservation - creation - director

(1)
There is created in the department the division of conservation, referred to in this article 15 as the "division". The executive director is authorized by this section to employ, subject to the provisions of the state personnel system laws of the state, a director of the division, who in turn shall employ such deputies, clerks, and assistants as are necessary to discharge the duties imposed by this article 15. The division and the director of the division are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department.
(2)
It is the duty of the director of the division, or his or her designee, to aid in the administration and enforcement of this article 15 and to administer, in consultation with the conservation easement oversight commission, the certification of conservation easement holders and issuance of tax credit certificates as provided in this article 15.
(3)
To aid in the administration and enforcement of this article 15, the division has the authority to accept grants for and act as a holder of conservation easements in gross.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469,§113, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 385,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-1102
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2018 Ch. 273,§1, eff. 5/29/2018.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-1102 as it existed prior to 2019.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Article 15 - DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Section 12-15-105 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Conservation easement tax credit certificates - rules

(1)
The division shall receive tax credit certificate applications from and issue certificates to landowners for income tax credits for conservation easements donated on or after January 1, 2011, in accordance with section
39-22-522
(2.5) and this article 15. Nothing in this section restricts or limits the authority of the division to enforce this article 15. The division may promulgate rules in accordance with article
4
of title
24
for the issuance of the certificates. In promulgating rules, the division may include provisions governing:
(a)
The review of the tax credit certificate application pursuant to this article 15;
(b)
The administration and financing of the certification process;
(c)
The notification to the public regarding the aggregate amount of tax credit certificates that have been issued and that are on the wait list pursuant to section
39-25-522
(2.5);
(d)
The notification to the landowner, the entity to which the easement was granted, and the department of revenue regarding the tax credit certificates issued; and
(e)
Any other matters related to administering section
39-22-522
(2.5) or this article 15.
(2)
The division shall apply the amount claimed in a completed tax credit certificate application against the annual tax credit limit in the order that completed applications are received. The division shall apply claimed tax credit amounts that exceed the annual limit in any year against the limit for the next available year and issue tax credit certificates for use in the year in which the amount was applied to the annual limit.
(3)
The division shall not issue tax credit certificates that in aggregate exceed the limit set forth in section
39-22-522
(2.5) during a particular calendar year.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-1105
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2018 Ch. 273, § 1, eff. 5/29/2018.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-1105 as it existed prior to 2019.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Article 15 - DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Section 12-15-105 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Conservation easement tax credit certificates - rules

(1)
The division shall receive tax credit certificate applications from and issue certificates to landowners for income tax credits for conservation easements donated on or after January 1, 2011, in accordance with section
39-22-522
(2.5) and this article 15. Nothing in this section restricts or limits the authority of the division to enforce this article 15. The division may promulgate rules in accordance with article
4
of title
24
for the issuance of the certificates. In promulgating rules, the division may include provisions governing:
(a)
The review of the tax credit certificate application pursuant to this article 15;
(b)
The administration and financing of the certification process;
(c)
The notification to the public regarding the aggregate amount of tax credit certificates that have been issued pursuant to section
39-25-522
(2.5);
(d)
The notification to the landowner, the entity to which the easement was granted, and the department of revenue regarding the tax credit certificates issued; and
(e)
Any other matters related to administering section
39-22-522
(2.5) or this article 15.
(2)
The division shall apply the amount claimed in a completed tax credit certificate application against the annual tax credit limit in the order that completed applications are received. The division shall apply claimed tax credit amounts that exceed the annual limit in any year against the limit for the next available year and issue tax credit certificates for use in the year in which the amount was applied to the annual limit.
(3)
The division shall not issue tax credit certificates that in aggregate exceed the limit set forth in section
39-22-522
(2.5) during a particular calendar year. The division may issue multiple tax credit certificates for a single conservation easement as required by section 39-22-522.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 211,§ 4, eff. 8/7/2024.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-1105
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2018 Ch. 273, § 1, eff. 5/29/2018.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-1105 as it existed prior to 2019.
2024 Ch. 211, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Article 15 - DIVISION OF CONSERVATION (§§ 12-15-101 — 12-15-107) › Section 12-15-107 - Conservation cash fund

There is hereby created in the state treasury the conservation cash fund, which consists of any money transferred pursuant to sections
12-15-104
and
12-15-106
and any gifts, grants, and donations provided to carry out the purposes of this article 15. All money in the fund shall be used as provided in this article 15. Interest earned on the fund shall remain in the fund and shall not be deposited in or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-61-1107
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2018 Ch. 273,§ 1, eff. 5/29/2018.
This section is similar to former § 12-61-1107(1) as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-105) › Section 12-20-101 - Scope

This article 20 applies to every article in this title 12 except articles 10 and 15 and except to the extent otherwise specified in this article 20 or another part or article of this title 12. The requirements of this article 20 are in addition to the requirements established in any other part or article of this title 12.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-105) › Section 12-20-104 - Excise tax on renewal fees - report to joint budget committee - definition

(1)
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there is imposed, and the executive director shall collect, an excise tax of one dollar for each year of the renewal period upon the payment of renewal fees that are required to be paid by individuals for the renewal of a license, registration, or certificate granting the individual authority or permission from the state to continue the practice of a profession or occupation; except that the excise tax shall not be imposed on the renewal fee paid by nurse aides pursuant to section
12-255-107
.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "renewal fees" includes all fees for the renewal, reinstatement, and continuation of a license, registration, or certificate for the practice of a profession or occupation in this state as provided in section
12-20-202(1) and (2)
. "Renewal fees" does not include fees paid for initial licensure, registration, or certification; application fees; examination fees; penalty late fees; duplicate license fees; regulator action fees; verification fees; license change fees; fees for the verification of licensure, registration, or certification status to other states; electrical inspection permit fees; plumbing inspection fees; and fees for certification of grades.
(3)
Money collected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be credited to the legal defense account created within the division of professions and occupations cash fund pursuant to section
12-20-105(5)
.
(4)
On October 1 of each year, the executive director shall report to the joint budget committee the amount of money credited to the legal defense account created within the division of professions and occupations cash fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section for the preceding fiscal year.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 157,§ 33, eff. 7/1/2020.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
24-34-104.4
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 24-34-104.4 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIVISION, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 12-20-201 — 12-20-206) › Section 12-20-201 - Payment of fees - condition of licensure, certification, or registration

The division shall not license, certify, or register a person who has applied to, and has otherwise satisfied the requirements for licensure, certification, or registration by, a regulator until the applicant has paid and the division has received all applicable fees.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIVISION, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 12-20-201 — 12-20-206) › Section 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.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 12-70-101 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIVISION, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 12-20-201 — 12-20-206) › Section 12-20-204 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Regulator's rule-making authority

(1)
Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to any specific rule-making authority that a regulator has pursuant to a part or article of this title 12, a regulator may adopt rules necessary to administer the part or article of this title 12 pursuant to which the regulator has regulatory authority.
(2)
Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the following:
(a)
Article
110
of this title 12 concerning combative sports; and
(b)
Repealed.
(c)
[Repealed by 2024 Amendment.]
(d)
Article
140
of this title 12 concerning nontransplant tissue banks.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 242,§ 4, eff. 5/24/2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 240,§ 4, eff. 5/24/2024.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 269, § 6, eff. 7/10/2020.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIVISION, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 12-20-201 — 12-20-206) › Section 12-20-204 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Regulator's rule-making authority

(1)
Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to any specific rule-making authority that a regulator has pursuant to a part or article of this title 12, a regulator may adopt rules necessary to administer the part or article of this title 12 pursuant to which the regulator has regulatory authority.
(2)
Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the following:
(a)
Article
110
of this title 12 concerning combative sports; and
(b)
Repealed.
(c)
[Repealed by 2024 Amendment.]
(d)
[Repealed by 2024 Amendment.]
Amended by 2024 Ch. 241,§ 6, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 242,§ 4, eff. 5/24/2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 240,§ 4, eff. 5/24/2024.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 269, § 6, eff. 7/10/2020.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
2024 Ch. 241, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIVISION, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS (§§ 12-20-201 — 12-20-206) › Section 12-20-205 - Director - audit of practice acts - barriers to practice - criminal history records - report - denial of license, certification, registration

(1)
On or before June 1, 2023, the director shall complete an audit of the practice acts in this title 12 and the regulation of various professions and occupations by regulators pursuant to this title 12 to determine whether a barrier to professional licensing, certification, or registration exists due to an applicant's criminal history record. On or before July 1, 2023, the director shall report the findings to the senate business, labor, and technology committee and the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee, or their successor committees. The report shall include:
(a)
The barriers that exist to licensing, certification, or registration due to a criminal history record;
(b)
Legislative recommendations regarding whether any barriers should be removed or changed pursuant to a bill of the general assembly;
(c)
Recommendations for solutions to any barriers, including a process to advise individuals as to whether an individual would qualify for licensure, certification, or registration based on the individual's criminal history record if the individual meets all other requirements for licensure, certification, or registration at the time of the individual's application; and
(d)
The number of licenses, certifications, or registrations that were denied in the prior calendar year due to a criminal history record and the specific reasons for each denial.
(2)
(a)
A regulator may only deny a license, certification, or registration based on an applicant's criminal history record consistent with section
24-5-101(4)
.
(b)
If the regulator denies a license, certification, or registration based on the applicant's criminal history record, the regulator shall document the grounds for denial and submit the grounds in writing to the applicant.
(c)
A regulator may grant, consistent with section
24-34-107(5)
, a conditional license, certification, or registration to an applicant with a criminal history record.
(3)
The director shall compile de-identified aggregate information regarding the reasons why a license, certification, or registration was denied, if the reason was due to the applicant's criminal history record, and make this information available to the public on the division's website.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 421,§103, eff. 8/10/2022.
Added by 2022 Ch. 220,§1, eff. 8/10/2022.
2022 Ch. 421, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2022 Ch. 220, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 3 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-20-301 — 12-20-305) › Section 12-20-301 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Agency" means an agency of the state that regulates a profession or occupation under this title 12.
(2)
"Authority to practice" or "authorized to practice" means the holding of a currently valid license to practice in a profession or occupation or a currently valid certification or registration necessary to practice in a profession or occupation if the person is licensed, certified, or registered under this title 12 or a substantially similar law in another state.
(3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 126,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2021.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-71-101
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 12-71-101 as it existed prior to 2019.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 3 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-20-301 — 12-20-305) › Section 12-20-302 - Active military personnel - exemptions from licensing requirements

(1)
Each board or division that regulates persons licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to this title 12 shall exempt licensed, certified, or registered military personnel who have been called to federally funded active duty for more than one hundred twenty days for the purpose of serving in a war, emergency, or contingency from the payment of any professional or occupational license, certification, or registration fees, including renewal fees, and from any continuing education or professional competency requirements pursuant to this title 12 for a renewal cycle that falls within the period of service or within the six months following the completion of service in the war, emergency, or contingency.
(2)
This section applies to persons licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to this title 12 as it existed on August 8, 2017.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 12-70-102 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 3 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-20-301 — 12-20-305) › Section 12-20-303 - Continuing education - regulated service members - rules

(1)
An agency may accept, from a person with authority to practice, continuing education, training, or service completed as a member of the armed forces or reserves of the United States, the National Guard of any state, the military reserves of any state, or the naval militia of any state toward the educational qualifications to renew the person's authority to practice.
(2)
An agency may promulgate rules establishing educational standards and procedures necessary to implement this section.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 12-71-104 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 3 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-20-301 — 12-20-305) › Section 12-20-304 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Ch. 126,§6, eff. 6/25/2020.
Subsection (1) is similar to former § 12-71-102(1); subsection (2) is similar to former § 12-71-103(1); subsection (3) is similar to former § 12-71-103(2); subsections IP(4) and (4)(a) are similar to former § 12-71-102(2); and subsection (4)(b) is similar to former § 12-71-102(3), as those sections existed prior to 2019.
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.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§1, eff. 10/1/2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 3 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-20-301 — 12-20-305) › Section 12-20-305 - Rules

The director may promulgate rules reasonably necessary to implement this part 3.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 12-71-105 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 4 - DISCIPLINE, ENFORCEMENT, AND REVIEW (§§ 12-20-401 — 12-20-408) › Section 12-20-401 - Procedures for complaints concerning licensees, certificate holders, and registrants - executive director authority - rules

(1)
The executive director is responsible for receiving and monitoring the disposition of complaints. The executive director may require an investigation of a complaint concerning a person regulated by a regulator in accordance with this section.
(2)
A regulator shall refer all complaints relating to persons licensed, certified, or registered by the regulator to the executive director.
(3)
For the purpose of facilitating the handling of complaints, the executive director shall devise simple, standard complaint forms designed to supply the information necessary to properly conduct an investigation of complaints. The complainant shall reduce each complaint to writing before any formal action begins on the complaint. The receipt of the forms shall be acknowledged on behalf of the executive director. The complainant shall be advised in writing of the final disposition of the complaint.
(4)
(a)
The executive director may:
(I)
Assign a complaint to the appropriate regulator;
(II)
Assign a complaint specially for investigation; or
(III)
Take such other action on the complaint as appears to the executive director to be warranted in the circumstances.
(b)
Assignments of investigations of complaints to others is subject to specified time limits set by the executive director for completion of investigations.
(5)
Nothing in this section supersedes sections
24-4-104
to
24-4-106
or the statutory power to issue, suspend, revoke, or renew licenses, certifications, and registrations.
(6)
The executive director may promulgate rules, pursuant to section
24-4-103
and not inconsistent with the requirements of this article 20, to assist in the efficient performance of the duties imposed by this section. The executive director may also render advice to the general assembly, as well as to the general public, upon the question of the proper role of the state in regulating professions and occupations.
(7)
Information about a substantiated finding of mistreatment of an at-risk adult or the appeal of a finding that the department of human services shares with the department or a regulator for the purposes of a regulatory investigation conducted pursuant to this section is confidential and must be de-identified to protect the privacy of the at-risk adult.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 106,§ 5, eff. 9/7/2021.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Subsection (1) is similar to former § 24-34-102 (9); subsection (2) is similar to former § 24-34-103 (1) ; subsection (3) is similar to former § 24-34-103 (2) ; subsection (4) is similar to former § 24-34-103 (3) ; subsection (5) is similar to former § 24-34-103 (4) ; and subsection (6) is similar to former § 24-34-103 (5) , as those sections existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 4 - DISCIPLINE, ENFORCEMENT, AND REVIEW (§§ 12-20-401 — 12-20-408) › Section 12-20-402 - Immunity

(1)
The director, any member of a board or commission, any member of a regulator's staff, any person acting as a witness or consultant to a regulator, any witness testifying in a proceeding authorized by a part or article of this title 12 governing a particular profession or occupation, and any person who lodges a complaint pursuant to a part or article of this title 12 governing a particular profession or occupation is immune from liability in any civil action brought against the individual for acts occurring while acting in the individual's capacity as director, board or commission member, staff, consultant, or witness, respectively, if the individual:
(a)
Was acting in good faith within the scope of the individual's respective capacity;
(b)
Made a reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter as to which the individual acted; and
(c)
Acted in the reasonable belief that the action taken by the individual was warranted by the facts.
(2)
Any person participating in good faith in lodging or making a complaint or report or participating in any investigative or administrative proceeding pursuant to a part or article of this title 12 governing a particular profession or occupation is immune from any civil or criminal liability that may result from that participation; except that a person participating as described in this subsection (2) under article
135
of this title 12 concerning mortuaries and crematories is immune from only civil liability.
(3)
(a)
The immunity granted by subsection (1) of this section to a witness testifying in a proceeding does not apply to proceedings under article
310
of this title 12 concerning surgical assistants and surgical technologists.
(b)
The immunity granted by subsection (1) of this section to a person who lodges a complaint does not apply to proceedings under:
(I)
Article
130
of this title 12 concerning landscape architects; or
(II)
Article
230
of this title 12 concerning hearing aid providers.
(4)
This section does not apply to articles
140
and 150 of this title 12 concerning nontransplant tissue banks and passenger tramways, respectively.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 269, § 7, eff. 7/10/2020.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 228, § 3, eff. 7/2/2020.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-36-118
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
(1) This section is similar to former § 12-36-118(3)(b) as it existed prior to 2019.
(2) Amendments to subsection (4) by HB 20-1212 and HB 20-1286 were harmonized.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 20 - DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-20-408) › Part 4 - DISCIPLINE, ENFORCEMENT, AND REVIEW (§§ 12-20-401 — 12-20-408) › Section 12-20-408 - Judicial review

(1)
Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, the court of appeals has initial jurisdiction to review all final actions and orders of a regulator that are subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section
24-4-106(11)
; except that, with regard only to cease-and-desist orders, a district court of competent jurisdiction has initial jurisdiction to review a final action or order of a regulator that is subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section
24-4-106(3)
for the following:
(a)
Article
115
of this title 12 concerning electricians;
(b)
Part 4 of article
120
of this title 12 concerning architects;
(c)
Article
225
of this title 12 concerning direct-entry midwives;
(d)
Article
250
of this title 12 concerning naturopathic doctors;
(e)
Article
275
of this title 12 concerning optometrists; and
(f)
Article
315
of this title 12 concerning veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
(2)
A district court of competent jurisdiction has initial jurisdiction to review all final actions and orders of a regulator that are subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section
24-4-106(3)
for the following:
(a)
Repealed.
(b)
Article
130
of this title 12 concerning landscape architects;
(c)
Article
135
of this title 12 concerning mortuaries and crematories; and
(d)
Article
140
of this title 12 concerning nontransplant tissue banks.
(e) to (g)
Repealed.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 254,§4, eff. 9/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 442,§5, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 300,§7, eff. 9/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 299,§4, eff. 9/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 269,§11, eff. 7/10/2020.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-42.5-125
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§1, eff. 10/1/2019.
L. 2012: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 12-1311), ch. 281, p. 1570, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 12-42.5-125 as it existed prior to 2019.
(2) Amendments to subsection (2)(f) by HB 20-1218 and HB 20-1219 were harmonized.
2022 Ch. 442, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2022 Ch. 254, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 12-30-101 - Scope

This article 30 applies to articles
200
to
315
of this title 12 except to the extent otherwise specified in this article 30 or another part or article of this title 12. The requirements of this article 30 are in addition to the requirements established in any other part or article of this title 12.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 12-30-107 - Mammography report - dense breast tissue - required notice

(1)
Each person who is required by
42 U.S.C. sec. 263b
to provide a patient, the patient's physician, or a medical institution with a mammography report and who has determined that the patient has dense breast tissue, as determined by the interpreting physician based on breast imaging reporting and data system standards promulgated by the American College of Radiology, shall include the following notice with the mammography report:
Your mammogram shows that your breast tissue is dense. Dense breast tissue is common and is not abnormal. However, dense breast tissue can make it harder to evaluate the results of your mammogram and may also be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. This information about the results of your mammogram is given to you to raise your awareness and to inform your conversations with your doctor. Together, you can decide which screening options are right for you. A report of your results was sent to your physician.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not create a cause of action or create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-1.5-201
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2017 Ch. 112,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-142), ch. 112, p. 401, § 1, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 12-1.5-201 as it existed prior to 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 12-30-114 - Demonstrated competency - opiate prescribers - rules - definition

(1)
(a)
The regulator for each licensed health-care provider, in consultation with the center for research into substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support strategies created in section
27-80-118
, shall promulgate rules that require each licensed health-care provider, as a condition of renewing, reactivating, or reinstating a license on or after October 1, 2022, to complete up to four credit hours of training per licensing cycle in order to demonstrate competency regarding:
(I)
Best practices for opioid prescribing, according to the most recent version of the division's guidelines for the safe prescribing and dispensing of opioids;
(II)
The potential harm of inappropriately limiting prescriptions to chronic pain patients;
(III)
Best practices for prescribing benzodiazepines;
(IV)
Recognition of substance use disorders;
(V)
Referral of patients with substance use disorders for treatment; and
(VI)
The use of the electronic prescription drug monitoring program created in part 4 of article
280
of this title 12.
(b)
The rules promulgated by each regulator shall exempt a licensed health-care provider who:
(I)
Maintains a national board certification that requires equivalent substance use prevention training; or
(II)
Attests to the regulator that the health-care provider does not prescribe opioids.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "licensed health-care provider" includes any of the following providers who are licensed pursuant to this title 12:
(a)
A physician;
(b)
A physician assistant;
(c)
A podiatrist;
(d)
A dentist;
(e)
An advanced practice registered nurse or certified midwife with prescriptive authority;
(f)
An optometrist; and
(g)
A veterinarian.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 261,§ 31, eff. 5/25/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 103, § 1, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 364, § 8, eff. 7/1/2021.
Added by 2019 Ch. 276, § 14, eff. 10/1/2019.
(1) Section 20 of chapter 276 (SB 19-228), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act adding this section:
(a) Applies to conduct occurring on or after October 1, 2019; and
(b) Takes effect October 1, 2019, only if HB 19-1172 becomes law. HB 19-1172 became law and took effect October 1, 2019.
2022 Ch. 103, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1276, see section 1 of chapter 364, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 12-30-116 - Protection for administering medical marijuana at school

A person licensed pursuant to this title 12 is not subject to any disciplinary action related to the administration of medical marijuana in a nonsmokeable form in a school to a student with a valid medical marijuana recommendation pursuant to section
22-1-119.3
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 96,§ 5, eff. 9/7/2021.
2021 Ch. 96, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in SB 21-056, see section 1 of chapter 96, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 12-30-117 - Acceptance of patients enrolled in standardized plan - acceptance of reimbursement rate requirements

The commissioner of insurance may require a health-care provider, after a hearing pursuant to section
10-16-1306
, to participate in a standardized plan, as defined in section
10-16-1303 (14)
, and accept the reimbursement rate described in section
10-16-1306
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 241, § 5, eff. 6/16/2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 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.
Added by 2021 Ch. 434,§ 2, eff. 9/7/2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 12-30-119 - Culturally relevant and affirming health-care training - health-care providers - grants - definition

(1)
As used in this section, "health-care provider" means an individual licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to this title 12 to provide health-care services. "Health-care provider" does not include a veterinarian.
(2)
Each regulator of health-care providers shall provide each health-care provider with the information that the regulator receives from the office of health equity pursuant to section
25-4-2209
regarding the culturally relevant and affirming health-care training courses that are available to each licensee, certificate holder, and registrant. Each regulator shall provide the information to each health-care provider at the time the health-care provider is issued or renews a license, certificate, or registration and shall encourage participation in the training courses.
Added by 2022 Ch. 443, § 2, eff. 8/10/2022.
2022 Ch. 443, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › DIVISION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-20-101 — 12-30-209) › Article 30 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-209) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-30-101 — 12-30-124) › Section 12-30-120 - Unprofessional conduct - grounds for discipline - offering medication abortion reversal - definitions - rules

(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Abortion" has the meaning set forth in section
25-6-402 (1)
.
(b)
"Medication abortion" means an abortion conducted solely through the use of one or more prescription drugs.
(c)
"Medication abortion reversal" means administering, dispensing, distributing, or delivering a drug with the intent to interfere with, reverse, or halt a medication abortion.
(2)
(a)
A licensee, registrant, or certificant engages in unprofessional conduct or is subject to discipline pursuant to this title 12 if the licensee, registrant, or certificant provides, prescribes, administers, or attempts medication abortion reversal in this state, unless the Colorado medical board created in section
12-240-105 (1)
, the state board of pharmacy created in section
12-280-104 (1)
, and the state board of nursing created in section
12-255-105 (1)
, in consultation with each other, each have in effect rules finding that it is a generally accepted standard of practice to engage in medication abortion reversal.
(b)
The boards specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section shall promulgate applicable rules no later than October 1, 2023, in consultation with each other, concerning whether engaging in medication abortion reversal is a generally accepted standard of practice.
Added by 2023 Ch. 70,§ 3, eff. 4/14/2023.