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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-141 Prescription drugs - automated pharmacy dispensing system - registration - rules - definition
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(1) As used in this section, "automated pharmacy dispensing system" or "system" means a mechanical system that dispenses prescription drugs to a person interacting with a remote pharmacist and maintains related transaction information. (2) A prescription drug outlet may dispense …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-142 Epinephrine auto-injector affordability program - record keeping - reimbursement - penalty - unfair or deceptive trade practice - definitions
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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Consumer price index" means the United States department of labor's bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items paid by all urban consumers, or its applicable predecessor or successor index. (b) Repeal…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-143 Automated cassette - prescription drugs - rules
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(1) Under the supervision of a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern may replenish medication in a cassette device used for the automatic packaging of medication. (2) (a) A prescription drug that has been dispensed by an automated cassette device may be returned to…

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-201 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that the creation of a pharmacy peer health assistance program for those persons subject to the jurisdiction of the board will serve to safeguard the life, health, property, and public welfare of the people of this state. A…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-202 Definitions

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Impaired practice" means a licensee's inability to meet the requirements of the laws of this state and the rules of the board governing his or her practice when the licensee's cognitive, interpersonal, or psychom…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-203 Pharmacy peer health assistance fund - rules

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(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the pharmacy peer health assistance fund. The fund consists of money collected by the board and credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. Any interest earned on the investment of money in the fund must be cr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-204 Eligibility - participants

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(1) Any licensee may apply to the board for participation in a qualified peer health assistance program. (2) In order to be eligible for participation, a licensee shall: (a) Acknowledge the existence or the potential existence of a psychiatric, psychological, or emotional problem…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-205 Liability

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Nothing in this part 2 creates any liability of the board, members of the board, or the state of Colorado for the actions of the board in making awards to pharmacy peer health assistance organizations or in designating licensees to participate in the programs of pharmacy peer hea…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-206 Immunity

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Any member of the board acting pursuant to this part 2 is immune from suit in any civil action under the same conditions for immunity as specified in section 12-20-402 (1). Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1488, § 1, effective October…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-301 Definitions

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (2) "Board-registered outlet" means a prescription drug outlet, an other outlet, a nonresident prescription drug outlet, a wholesaler, or a manufacturer. (3) "Designated representative" means a person au…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-303 Wholesaler registration requirements - rules

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(1) A wholesaler that resides in this state must register with the board before engaging in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in this state. A wholesaler that does not reside in this state must be registered in this state prior to engaging in the wholesale distribu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-304 Record check

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(1) Prior to submission of an application, each designated representative must have his or her fingerprints taken by a local law enforcement agency or any third party approved by the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of obtaining a fingerprint-based criminal histor…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-305 Restrictions on transactions

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(1) Repealed. (2) A manufacturer or wholesaler shall furnish prescription drugs only to a board-registered outlet or practitioner authorized by law to prescribe the drugs. Before furnishing prescription drugs to a person or entity not known to the manufacturer or wholesaler, the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-306 Records - pedigree - compliance with DQSA

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A wholesaler shall establish and maintain inventories and records of all transactions regarding the receipt and distribution or other disposition of prescription drugs. The records must include the pedigree for each wholesale distribution of a prescription drug as required pursua…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-307 Penalty

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(1) A person who engages in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this part 3 is subject to a penalty of up to fifty thousand dollars. (2) A person who knowingly engages in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this part 3 is …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-308 Manufacturer, agent, representative, or employee - drug cost information - required - definitions

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(1) A manufacturer, or a representative, agent, or employee of a manufacturer, who while employed by or under contract to represent a manufacturer engages in prescription drug marketing, shall provide to a prescriber, in writing, the wholesale acquisition cost of a prescription d…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-401 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Prescription drug misuse occurs in this country to an extent that exceeds or rivals the abuse of illicit drugs; (b) Prescription drug misuse occurs at times due to the deception of the authorized practitioners whe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-402 Definitions

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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Controlled substance" means any schedule II, III, IV, or V drug as listed in sections 18-18-204, 18-18-205, 18-18-206, and 18-18-207. (2) Repealed. (2.3) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed or certified pursuant…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-403 Prescription drug use monitoring program - registration required - applications - rules - appropriation

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(1) The board shall develop or procure a prescription drug electronic program to track information regarding prescriptions for controlled substances dispensed in Colorado, including the following information: (a) The date the prescription was dispensed; (b) The name of the patien…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-404 Program operation - access - rules - definitions

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(1) The board shall operate and maintain the program. (2) (a) The board shall adopt all rules necessary to implement the program. (b) The rules adopted pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section may: (I) Repealed. (II) Include a data retention schedule for the information obta…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-405 Prescription drug monitoring fund - creation - fee

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(1) The board may seek and accept money from any public or private entity for the purposes of implementing and maintaining the program. The board shall transmit any money it receives to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the prescription drug monitoring fund, whic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-406 Violations - penalties

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A person who knowingly releases, obtains, or attempts to obtain information from the program in violation of this part 4 shall be punished by a civil fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation. Fines paid shall be deposite…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-407 Prescription drug outlets - prescribers - responsibilities - liability

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(1) A prescription drug outlet shall submit information in the manner required by the board. (2) A practitioner who has, in good faith, written a prescription for a controlled substance to a patient is not liable for information submitted to the program. A practitioner, the desig…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-408 Exemption - waiver

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(1) A hospital licensed or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, a prescription drug outlet located within the hospital that is dispensing a controlled substance for a chart order or dispensing less than or equal to a twenty-four-hour supply of a controlled substance, and an …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-409 Examination and analysis of prescription drug monitoring program - recommendations to executive director

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(1) The executive director shall create a prescription drug monitoring program task force or consult with and request assistance from the Colorado team assembled by the governor's office to develop a strategic plan to reduce prescription drug misuse, or its successor group, in or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-501 Written guidelines and procedures for making therapeutic interchange and therapeutically equivalent selections

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(1) If a nursing care facility or a long-term acute care hospital licensed under part 1 of article 3 of title 25 has a quality assessment and assurance committee that includes a pharmacist licensed under this article 280 and is established in accordance with 42 CFR 483.75, the qu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-502 Therapeutic interchange and therapeutically equivalent selections for nursing care facility or long-term acute care hospital patients - rules

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(1) A pharmacy used by a nursing care facility or a long-term acute care hospital licensed under part 1 of article 3 of title 25 may make a therapeutic interchange or a therapeutically equivalent selection for a patient if, during the patient's stay at the facility, the selection…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-601 Definitions

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As used in this part 6: (1) (a) "Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement" means a written and signed agreement entered into voluntarily between one or more pharmacists licensed pursuant to this article 280 and one or more physicians or advanced practice registered nurses licens…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-602 Collaborative pharmacy practice agreements - pharmacist requirements

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(1) A pharmacist may enter into a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement with one or more physicians if: (a) The pharmacist: (I) Holds a current license to practice in Colorado; (II) Is engaged in the practice of pharmacy; (III) Has earned a doctorate of pharmacy degree or com…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-603 Rules

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The board, in conjunction with the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 and the state board of nursing created in section 12-255-105, shall promulgate rules to implement this part 6. The rules must include the health-care services and any statewide protocols that …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-280-604 Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement - statewide drug therapy protocol for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder - rules - definition

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(1) As used in this section, "medication-assisted treatment" means a combination of medications and behavioral therapy, such as buprenorphine and all other medications and therapies approved by the federal food and drug administration, to treat opioid use disorder. (2) (a) Pursua…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-101 Short title

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The short title of this article 285 is the "Physical Therapy Practice Act". Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1504, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The practice of physical therapy by any person who does not possess a valid license issued under this article 285 is inimical to the general public welfare. It is not, however, the intent of this article 285 to restrict…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-103 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 285. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1504, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-104 Definitions

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As used in this article 285, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Accredited physical therapy program" means a program of instruction in physical therapy that is accredited as set forth in section 12-285-110 (1)(a)(I). (2) "Adverse action" means disciplinary action taken b…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-105 State physical therapy board - created

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(1) (a) The state physical therapy board is hereby created as the agency for regulation of the practice of physical therapy in this state and to carry out the purposes of this article 285. The board consists of: Four physical therapist members; one physical therapist assistant, u…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-106 Powers and duties of board - reports - publications - rules - interstate compact - limitation on authority

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(1) The board shall administer and enforce this article 285 and rules adopted under this article 285. (2) In addition to any other powers and duties given the board by this article 285, the board has the following powers and duties: (a) To evaluate the qualifications of applicant…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-107 Use of titles restricted

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(1) A person licensed as a physical therapist may use the title "physical therapist" or the letters "P.T." or any other generally accepted terms, letters, or figures that indicate that the person is a physical therapist. No other person shall be so designated or shall use the ter…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-108 Limitations on authority

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(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 …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-109 License required

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Except as otherwise provided by this article 285, any person who practices physical therapy or who represents himself or herself as being able to practice physical therapy in this state must possess a valid license under this article 285. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with r…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-110 Licensure by examination

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(1) Every applicant for a license by examination shall: (a) Successfully complete a physical therapy program: (I) That is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; or (II) That the board has determined to be substantially equivalent. The general assembly intends t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-111 Provisional license - fee

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(1) The board may issue a provisional license to practice as a physical therapist to a person who: (a) Submits an application and pays a fee as determined by the director; and (b) Successfully completes a physical therapy program that meets the educational requirements in section…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-112 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. 1510, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-113 Licensing of internationally educated applicants

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(1) Every applicant for licensing who is educated by a program that is not accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education or a comparable organization, as determined by the board, shall: (a) Have received education and training in physical therapy sub…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-114 Expiration and renewal of licenses

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Licenses issued pursuant to this article 285 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). A person whose license has expired is subject to the penalties provided in this article 285 and section 1…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-115 Inactive license - rules

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A physical therapist may request that the board inactivate or activate the physical therapist's license. The board shall promulgate rules governing the activation and inactivation of licenses. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board's rules may limit the applicability …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-116 Special practice authorities and requirements - definition - rules

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(1) Supervising persons not licensed as a physical therapist. A physical therapist may supervise up to four individuals at one time who are not physical therapists, including certified nurse aides, to assist in the therapist's clinical practice; except that this limit does not in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-117 Scope of article - exclusions

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(1) Nothing contained in this article 285 prohibits: (a) The practice of physical therapy by students enrolled in an accredited physical therapy or physical therapist assistant program and performing under the direct supervision of a physical therapist currently licensed in this …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-118 Professional liability insurance required - rules

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person shall not practice physical therapy unless the person purchases and maintains professional liability insurance of at least one million dollars per claim and at least three million dollars per year for all claims, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-285-119 Continuing professional competency - definition - rules

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(1) (a) A licensed physical therapist shall maintain continuing professional competency to practice. (b) The board shall adopt rules establishing a continuing professional competency program. The rules shall set forth the following elements: (I) A self-assessment of the knowledge…