Limitations on authority

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-108, under Professions and Occupations.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-108

(1) Nothing in this article 285 authorizes a physical therapist to perform any of the following acts:

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

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

(2) Nothing in this section prevents a physical therapist from making a physical therapy diagnosis within the physical therapist's scope of practice.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1509, � 1, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-41-105 as it existed prior to 2019.