Title 12, Professions and Occupations

(1) Every applicant for license as a psychiatric technician must submit an application in a manner approved by the board. (2) Every applicant shall accompany the application with a license fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105. (3) Every person licensed under this article…

(1) Every applicant for license by examination shall submit written evidence, verified by oath, and satisfactory to the board that the applicant: (a) Has not committed an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee under this article 295; (b) Has complete…

(1) All applicants, unless licensed by endorsement, shall be required to pass a written examination. (2) Examinations shall be held within the state, at least once a year, at such times and places as the board shall determine. (3) The board shall issue a license to each applicant…

The board may issue a license 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. 1572, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-…

(1) (a) Any institution within the state of Colorado desiring to conduct an approved preservice psychiatric technician education program may apply to the board and submit evidence that it is prepared to carry out a psychiatric technician curriculum that contains theoretical conte…

(1) A license issued pursuant to this article 295 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 this article 295 o…

(1) "Grounds for discipline", as used in this article 295, means any action by any person who: (a) Has procured or attempted to procure a license by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, misleading omission, or material misstatement of fact; (b) (I) Has been convicted of a felony or …

(1) The board is empowered to determine summarily whether an applicant for a license to practice as a psychiatric technician possesses the qualifications required by this article 295 or whether there is probable cause to believe that an applicant has done any of the acts set fort…

Disciplinary proceedings under this article 295 shall be conducted pursuant to section 12-255-119. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, § 1, effective October 1.

(1) If a professional review committee is established pursuant to section 12-255-108 to investigate the quality of care being given by a person licensed pursuant to this article 295, it shall include in its membership at least three persons licensed in the same category as the li…

(1) Prior to the initiation of an investigation or hearing, any licensee may surrender his or her license to practice as a psychiatric technician. (2) Following the initiation of an investigation or hearing and upon a finding that to do so would be in the public interest, the boa…

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. 1576, § 1, effective October 1.

(1) This article 295 does not affect or apply to the gratuitous care of a person with a behavioral or mental health disorder by friends or members of the family or to any person taking care of a person with a behavioral or mental health disorder for hire who does not represent hi…

(1) The practice as a psychiatric technician by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this article 295, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, or has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the general public welfare and to constitute…

(1) Nothing in this article 295 shall be construed: (a) As conferring any authority to practice medicine or professional nursing or to undertake the treatment or care of disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition in violation of the law of this state; or (b…

(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 295. (2) This section and section 12-30-108 do not apply to a psychiatric technician subject to discipline under section 12-29…