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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-107 Limited use of certain medications - limited use of sutures - limited administration of intravenous fluids - emergency medical procedures - rules
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(1) A registrant may obtain prescription medications to treat conditions specified in this section from a registered prescription drug outlet, registered manufacturer, or registered wholesaler. An entity that provides a prescription medication to a registrant in accordance with t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-108 Director - powers and duties - rules
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(1) In addition to any other powers and duties conferred on the director by law, the director has the following powers and duties: (a) To adopt rules pursuant to section 12-20-204; (b) To establish the fees for registration and renewal of registration in the manner authorized by …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-109 Disciplinary action authorized - grounds for discipline - injunctions - rules
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(1) If a direct-entry midwife has violated any of the provisions of section 12-225-104, 12-225-105, 12-225-106, or 12-225-112 (2), the director may take disciplinary or other action as authorized by section 12-20-404 or seek an injunction against a direct-entry midwife in accorda…
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-110

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Any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice direct-entry midwifery without an active registration issued under this article 225 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. 136,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-111 Confidential agreement to limit practice

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Section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 225. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1145, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-112 Assumption of risk - no vicarious liability - professional liability insurance required

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(1) It is the policy of this state that registrants are liable for their acts or omissions in the performance of the services that they provide, and that no licensed physician, nurse, certified midwife, prehospital emergency medical personnel, or health-care institution is liable…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-113 Confidential files

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The director may keep confidential all files and information concerning an investigation authorized under this article 225 until the results of the investigation are provided to the director and either the complaint is dismissed or notice of hearing and charges are served upon th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-114 Repeal of article - subject to review

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This article 225 is repealed, effective September 1, 2028. Before the repeal, the registering of direct-entry midwives by the division is 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. 1147…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-101 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 230. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1147, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 230, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Apprentice" means a person who holds a current license as an apprentice pursuant to this article 230. (2) "Dispense", with regard to a hearing aid, means to sell or transfer title, possession, or the right t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-103 Scope of article - exemption

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(1) This article 230 does not apply to persons who are: (a) Licensed pursuant to section 22-60.5-210 and who are not licensed under this article 230 for work undertaken as part of their employment by, or contractual agreement with, the public schools; or (b) Engaged in the practi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-104 Scope of practice

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(1) The scope of practice for a hearing aid provider includes: (a) Eliciting patient case histories, including medical, otological, pharmacological, occupational, and previous amplification history and patient attitudes and expectations; (b) Administering otoscopy for the purpose…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-105 Title protection - use of title

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It is unlawful for any person to use the title "hearing aid provider" or "hearing aid dispenser" or any other title that implies the person is qualified as a hearing aid provider unless the person is licensed as a hearing aid provider pursuant to this article 230. Source: L. 2019…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-106 Repeal of article - review of functions

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This article 230 is repealed, effective September 1, 2031. Before the repeal, the licensing and supervisory functions of the director 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. 1149…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-201 License required - application - qualifications

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(1) A hearing aid provider shall obtain a license pursuant to this section before: (a) Engaging in the practice of dispensing, fitting, or dealing in hearing aids; or (b) Directly or indirectly selling or negotiating to sell any hearing aid for the hearing impaired. (2) (a) An ap…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-202 Licensure - expiration - renewal - reinstatement - fees

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(1) (a) The director shall license all applicants who meet the requirements for licensure in this article 230. (b) The director shall issue or deny a license within sixty days after the date the application is received. (c) The director shall give each licensee a license bearing …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-203 Licensure by endorsement

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The director shall issue a license by endorsement to practice as a hearing aid provider in this state 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. …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-204 Apprentice license - expiration - rules

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(1) A person training to be a licensed hearing aid provider shall submit to the director an application containing the information described in subsection (2) of this section and shall pay an apprentice license fee determined and collected pursuant to section 12-20-105. (2) On an…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-205 Retention of records - licensee's obligation

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Each licensee who sells a hearing aid or provides goods or services to a customer shall develop a written plan to ensure the maintenance of customer records. The records must be retained for at least seven years and identify the customer by name; the goods or services, except bat…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-206 Financial assurance required - rules

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(1) Before the director issues a license to an applicant for a hearing aid provider license, the applicant shall post a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars, maintain a one-million-dollar professional liability policy, or comply with an alternative as determined by t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-207 Continuing education

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Each licensed hearing aid provider in active practice within the state of Colorado shall annually attend not less than eight hours of continuing education on subjects related to the scope of practice specified in section 12-230-104. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-301 Director - powers - duties - rules

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(1) The director, in accordance with section 12-20-403, may make investigations and inspections as necessary to determine whether an applicant or licensee has violated this article 230 or any rule adopted by the director. (2) The director may apply for injunctive relief in accord…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-302 Disciplinary actions

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(1) If the director determines that an applicant or licensee has committed any of the acts specified in section 12-230-401, the director may: (a) Issue a letter of admonition under the circumstances specified in and in accordance with section 12-20-404 (4); (b) Place a licensee o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-303 Cease-and-desist orders - unauthorized practice - penalties

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(1) If it appears to the director, based upon credible evidence as presented in a written complaint by any person, that a licensee is acting in a manner that is a threat to the health and safety of the public, or a person is acting or has acted without the required license, the d…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-401 Grounds for discipline

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(1) The following acts constitute grounds for discipline: (a) Making a false or misleading statement or omission in an application for licensure; (b) Violating any provision of this article 230, an applicable provision of article 20 or 30 of this title 12, a rule promulgated by t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-501 Definitions

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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Dispenser" means a person licensed as a hearing aid provider pursuant to part 2 of this article 230 who dispenses hearing aids. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1218), ch. 299, p. 1486, § 11, effective …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-230-502 Dispensing hearing aids - deceptive trade practices

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(1) In addition to any other deceptive trade practices under section 6-1-105, a dispenser engages in a deceptive trade practice when the dispenser: (a) Fails to deliver to each person to whom the dispenser dispenses a hearing aid a receipt that: (I) Bears the business address of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-101 Short title

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The short title of this article 235 is the "Massage Therapy Practice Act". Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1155, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to require massage therapists to be licensed. Because proper and safe massage therapy is of statewide concern, this article 235 is deemed to be an exercise of t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-103 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 235. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1156, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-104 Definitions

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As used in this article 235, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Advertise" means to publish, display, or disseminate information and includes, but is not limited to, the issuance of any card, sign, or direct mail, or causing or permitting any sign or marking on or in any…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-105 Use of massage titles restricted

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Only a person licensed under this article 235 to practice massage therapy may use the titles "massage therapist", "licensed massage therapist", "massage practitioner", "masseuse", "masseur", the letters "M.T." or "L.M.T.", or any other generally accepted terms, letters, or figure…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-106 Limitations on authority

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(1) Nothing in this article 235 shall be construed as authorizing a massage therapist to perform any of the following acts: (a) The practice of medicine pursuant to article 240 of this title 12; (b) The practice of physical therapy pursuant to article 285 of this title 12; (c) Th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-107 License required

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(1) On or after July 1, 2014, except as otherwise provided in this article 235, a person in this state who practices massage therapy or who represents himself or herself as being able to practice massage therapy must possess a valid license issued by the director pursuant to this…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-108 License - requirements - denial of license application

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(1) Every applicant for a license to practice massage therapy shall: (a) (I) Effective July 1, 2024, except as provided in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, attain a degree, obtain a diploma, or otherwise successfully complete a massage therapy program that consists of at le…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-109 License expiration - effect - renewal - reinstatement - penalty

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(1) Licenses issued pursuant to this article 235 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). (2) The director shall establish application forms for renewal of licenses and reinstatement of expir…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-110 Scope of article - exclusions - authority for clinical setting - definitions

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(1) Nothing in this article 235 prohibits or requires a massage therapy license for any of the following: (a) The practice of massage therapy that is a part of a program of study by students enrolled in a massage therapy program at an approved massage therapy school. Students enr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-111 Grounds for discipline - definitions

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(1) The director is authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to section 12-235-112 against any person who has: (a) Advertised, represented, or held himself or herself out as a licensed massage therapist after the expiration, suspension, or revocation of his or her license;…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-112 Disciplinary proceedings - injunctions - investigations - hearings - judicial review - fine

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(1) The director may take disciplinary or other action as authorized in this section and section 12-20-404 upon proof that the person committed a violation of section 12-235-111. (2) The director may seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin any person fro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-113 Cease-and-desist orders

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The director 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. 1166, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-114 Mental and physical examination of licensees

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(1) (a) If the director has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety, the director may order the licensee to take a mental or physical examination administered by a physician or other licensed health-care professional desi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-115 Unauthorized practice - criminal penalties

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(1) A person who practices or offers or attempts to practice massage therapy without an active license issued under this article 235 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(b). (2) A person who knowingly aids or abets the unlicensed practice of massage therapy i…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-116 Professional liability insurance required

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It is unlawful for any person to practice massage therapy within this state unless the person purchases and maintains professional liability insurance in an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars per claim with an aggregate liability limit for all claims during the year of t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-117 Confidential agreement to limit practice

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this section. (2) This section and section 12-30-108 do not apply to a massage therapist subject to discipline for prohibited activities as …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-118 Rule-making authority

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The director shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 12-20-204. If the director promulgates rules regarding generally accepted standards of massage therapy care, the rules are not an exhaustive statement of the generally accepted standards of massage therapy care. Source: L. 2…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-119 Local government - regulations - enforcement

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(1) No city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact or enforce any local ordinance that regulates the practice or the profession of massage therapy. (2) Local government law enforcement agencies may inspect massage therapy licenses and t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-235-120 Repeal of article - review of functions

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This article 235, and the functions of the director as set forth in this article 235, are repealed, effective September 1, 2031. Before the repeal, the functions of the director are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-101 Short title

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The short title of this article 240 is the "Colorado Medical Practice Act". Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-102 Legislative declaration

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The general assembly declares it to be in the interests of public health, safety, and welfare to enact laws regulating and controlling the practice of the healing arts to the end that the people shall be properly protected against unauthorized, unqualified, and improper practice …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-103 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 240. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.