Title 12, Professions and Occupations
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-101 Legislative declaration - unlawful acts - license required
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(1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the general assembly of the state of Colorado that, in order to safeguard the life, health, and property and the public welfare of the people of this state and in order to protect the people of this state against unauthorized, unquali…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-102 Applicability of common provisions
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Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 215. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1059, � 1, effective October 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-103 Definitions
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As used in this article 215, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Acupuncture means the puncture of the skin with fine needles for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. (2) (a) Animal chiropractic means diagnosing and treating animal vertebral subluxation through chiropracti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-104 State board of chiropractic examiners - board meetings - election of officers - subject to review - repeal of article
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(1) There is hereby created a Colorado state board of chiropractic examiners, consisting of seven members, five of whom must have practiced chiropractic in the state of Colorado for five years before their appointment and two of whom shall be appointed from the public at large. T…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-105 Board powers - limits on authority - publications - records - rules
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(1) The board is authorized to and shall: (a) Adopt and from time to time revise rules pursuant to section 12-20-204; (b) Examine, license, and renew licenses of duly qualified chiropractic applicants; (c) Approve or refuse to approve chiropractic schools and colleges; (d) Conduc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-106 Licensure - minimum education requirements
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(1) A minimum educational requirement shall include a knowledge of the basic sciences and for original licensure shall include graduation from a high school or its educational equivalent and graduation from an approved chiropractic school or college that teaches a course of not l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-107 Display of license required
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Every licensed practitioner of chiropractic shall conspicuously display his or her license to practice in this state. If a chiropractor practices at several locations, his or her name and license number shall be displayed in a manner that can be easily recognized by patients. Per…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-108 Application for license - fee - examination
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Any person who fulfills the minimum educational requirements prescribed by this article 215 and by the board, who is twenty-one years of age or older, who desires to obtain a license to practice chiropractic in this state, and who is not entitled to a license to practice chiropra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-109 Licensure by endorsement
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An applicant may obtain licensure by endorsement if the applicant satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1064, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-110 Renewal of license
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(1) Licenses issued pursuant to this article 215 are 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 215 o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-111 Change of address - reporting required
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Each person licensed under this article 215, upon changing his or her address, shall inform the board of the new address within thirty days after the change. The address change shall be reflected on the next license or renewal certificate issued to the licensee. Source: L. 2019: …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-112 Persons licensed under previous laws
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Any person holding a valid license to practice chiropractic in Colorado on or after May 18, 1959, shall be licensed under the provisions of this article 215 without further application by the person. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-113 Continuing education
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It is hereby expressly declared to be the purpose of this section to provide for an increase in the annual scientific educational requirements of licensed Colorado chiropractors. Every two years, each licensed Colorado chiropractor in active practice within the state of Colorado …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-114 Professional liability insurance required - rules
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(1) (a) It is unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic within this state unless the person purchases and maintains professional liability insurance in an amount not less than three hundred thousand dollars per claim with an aggregate liability limit for all claims during …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-115 Discipline of licensees - suspension, revocation, denial, and probation - grounds - definitions
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(1) Upon any of the following grounds, the board may take disciplinary or other action as specified in section 12-20-404 or impose conditions on a licensee’s license: (a) Using fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit in applying for, securing, renewing, or seeking reinstatement of a …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-116 Mental and physical examination of licensees
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(1) If the board has reasonable cause to believe a licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety, it may require the licensee to take a mental or physical examination given by a physician or other qualified provider designated by the board. If the licensee refus…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-117 Use of title
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A license to practice chiropractic entitles the holder to use the title Doctor or Dr. when accompanied by the word Chiropractor or the letters D.C., and to use the title of Doctor of Chiropractic. The license shall not confer upon the licensee the right to practice surgery or obs…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-118 Disciplinary proceedings
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(1) The board, through the department, may employ administrative law judges, on a full-time or part-time basis, to conduct hearings as provided by this article 215 or on any matter within the board's jurisdiction upon the conditions and terms the board may determine. (2) A procee…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-119 Professional review committee - immunity
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(1) If a professional review committee is established pursuant to this section to investigate the quality of care, including utilization review, being given by a person licensed pursuant to this article 215, it shall include in its membership at least three persons licensed under…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-120 Cease-and-desist orders
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The board may issue cease-and-desist orders under the circumstances and in accordance with the procedures specified in section 12-20-405. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1073, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-121 Unauthorized practice - penalties - exemption
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(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice chiropractic without an active license issued under this article 215 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a). (2) A chiropractor who l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-122 Judicial review
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Section 12-20-408 governs judicial review of all final actions and orders of the board that are subject to judicial review. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1075, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to for…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-123 Duty of district attorneys - duty of department of regulatory agencies
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It is the duty of the several district attorneys of this state to prosecute all persons charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this article 215. It is the duty of the secretary-treasurer of the board, under the direction of the board, to aid said attorneys in the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-124 Professional service corporations, limited liability companies, and registered limited liability partnerships for the practice of chiropractic - definitions
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(1) Persons licensed to practice chiropractic by the board may form professional service corporations for the practice of chiropractic under the “Colorado Business Corporation Act”, articles 101 to 117 of title 7, if the corporations are organized and operated in accordance with …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-125 Reporting requirements
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A person licensed to practice chiropractic in this state shall report to the board any chiropractor known or believed to have violated this article 215. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1078, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: T…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-126 Confidentiality - exceptions
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(1) A licensee shall not disclose confidential communications made between the licensee and a patient in the course of the licensee's professional employment unless the patient gives his or her consent prior to the disclosure. An employee or associate of a licensee shall not disc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-127 Animal chiropractic - registration - qualifications - continuing education - collaboration with veterinarian - discipline - title restriction - rules
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(1) (a) A licensed chiropractor who is registered under this section is authorized to perform animal chiropractic when the chiropractic diagnosis and treatment is consistent with the scope of practice for chiropractors and the licensed chiropractor performs animal chiropractic in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-128 Chiropractic assistants
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A chiropractor may supervise up to five unlicensed persons as chiropractic assistants if the unlicensed persons have received appropriate training as established by the board by rule promulgated pursuant to section 12-215-105. A chiropractic assistant may perform his or her dutie…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-129 Confidential agreement to limit practice
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(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 215. (2) This section and section 12-30-108 do not apply to a licensee subject to discipline under section 12-215-115 (1)(d). …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-130 Chiropractic students - chiropractic services - consent - rules
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(1) A chiropractic student, as part of the student's course of instruction at a board-approved chiropractic school and with the signed written consent of the patient or the patient's parent or guardian, may perform chiropractic services under the direct supervision of a licensed …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-201 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that public exposure to the hazards of ionizing radiation used for diagnostic purposes should be minimized wherever possible. Accordingly, the general assembly finds, determines, and declares that for any licensed ch…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-202 Board authorized to issue rules - definition
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(1) (a) The board shall adopt rules prescribing minimum standards for the qualifications, education, and training of unlicensed persons operating machine sources of ionizing radiation and administering radiation to patients for diagnostic chiropractic use. No licensed chiropracto…