Title 12, Professions and Occupations
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-101 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly declares that the intent of this article 265 is to provide a measure of protection to the residents of nursing homes in this state who are aged or who have disabilities by establishing a means to regulate nursing home administrators to ensure quality administ…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-102 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 265. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1377, � 1, effective October 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-103 Definitions
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As used in this article 265, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the board of examiners of nursing home administrators created in section 12-265-106. (2) Nursing home administrator means any individual licensed and responsible for planning, organizing, directin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-104 Administrator license required
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No person shall practice or offer to practice nursing home administration in this state or use any title, sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is a nursing home administrator, unless the person has been duly licensed as a nursing home administrator as required by thi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-105 State training school
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The nursing home administrator in each of the three state home and training schools at Grand Junction, Pueblo, and Wheat Ridge is not required to be the superintendent of the facility. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1377, � 1, effec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-106 Board of examiners of nursing home administrators - creation - subject to termination
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(1) (a) The board of examiners of nursing home administrators is hereby created in the division. The board is composed of the following members appointed by the governor: (I) Three members who are practicing nursing home administrators duly licensed under this article 265, at lea…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-107 Powers and duties of the board - rules
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(1) The board has the following powers and duties: (a) To adopt rules defining standards of nursing home administration, including the responsibilities and duties of nursing home administrators, consistent with this article 265. The standards established in the rules shall be met…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-108 Qualifications for admission to examination
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(1) The board shall admit to examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator any applicant who pays a fee as determined by the board, submits evidence of suitability prescribed by the board, is twenty-one years of age or older, and provides written documentation that th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-109 Administrator-in-training - rules
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(1) The board may grant admission into the nursing home administrator-in-training program to an applicant for a nursing home administrator's license who meets the board's criteria for education and experience, pursuant to section 12-265-107 (4). Upon successful completion of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-110 Licenses - temporary licenses - renewal - fees - rules
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(1) Any license issued by the board pursuant to this article 265 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 thi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-111 Examinations
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(1) The board shall determine the subjects of the state examination for all applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators. (2) Examinations shall be held at least semiannually at such times and places as the board shall designate. Any examination shall be prepared or ap…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-112 Licensure by endorsement
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The board shall issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1384, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-113 Grounds for discipline
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(1) The board has the power to take disciplinary or other action as specified in sections 12-20-404 and 12-265-107 (1)(d) upon proof that the person: (a) Has procured or attempted to procure a license by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, misleading omission, or material misstatem…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-114 Withholding or denial of license - hearing
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The board has the authority, pursuant to article 4 of title 24, to determine whether an applicant for a license or a temporary license to practice as a nursing home administrator possesses the qualifications required by this article 265, or whether there are reasonable grounds to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-115 Mental and physical examination of licensees
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(1) (a) If the board has reasonable grounds to believe that a licensee or temporary license holder is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to residents because of a condition described in section 12-265-113 (1)(g) or (1)(h), it may require the person to submit to a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-116 Disciplinary proceedings - administrative law judge - judicial review - publicly recorded votes
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(1) Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced when the board has reasonable grounds to believe that a licensee under the board’s jurisdiction has committed acts in violation of section 12-265-113. (2) Disciplinary proceedings shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by section…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-117 Temporary advisory committees - immunity
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(1) The board may appoint temporary advisory committees, including temporary professional review committees, to assist in the performance of its duties with respect to individual investigations. Each temporary advisory committee shall consist of at least three licensees who have …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-118 Unauthorized practice - penalties
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Any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice as a nursing home administrator without an active license issued under this article 265 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a). Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-119 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. 1389, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-120 Injunctive proceedings
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The board may seek injunctive relief through the attorney general or the district attorney in accordance with section 12-20-406, but only to enjoin any person who does not possess a currently valid or active nursing home administrator's license from committing any act declared to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-121 Administration of nursing homes relying on treatment by spiritual means
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A person who serves as an administrator of a nursing home conducted exclusively for persons who rely upon treatment by spiritual means alone, through prayer in accordance with the creed or tenets of a church or religious denomination, shall be exempt from the provisions of this a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-122 Records
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The board shall keep formal records of all complaints it receives and of the final disposition of the complaints. The board shall be responsible for implementing a tracking system to facilitate the retrieval of the records. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-265-123 Repeal of article - review of functions
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This article 265 is repealed, effective September 1, 2028. Before the repeal, the licensing functions of the board are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1391, � 1, effective Oc…