C.R.S.
Section 12-225-108
Director
- powers and duties
- rules
(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 section 12-20-105;(c)
To prepare or adopt suitable education standards for applicants and to adopt a registration examination;(d)
To accept applications for registration that meet the requirements set forth in this article 225, and to collect the annual registration fees authorized by this article 225;(e)
To seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin any person from committing an act prohibited by this article 225;(f)
To summarily suspend a registration upon the failure of the registrant to comply with any condition of a stipulation or order imposed by the director until the registrant complies with the condition, unless compliance is beyond the control of the registrant;(g)
To develop policies and protocols, by rule, for direct-entry midwives in training that reflect the requirements of the North American Registry of Midwives, or its successor organization;(h)
To order the physical or mental examination of a direct-entry midwife if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the direct-entry midwife is subject to a physical or mental disability that renders the direct-entry midwife unable to treat patients with reasonable skill and safety or that may endanger a patient’s health or safety. The director may order a physical or mental examination regardless of whether there is injury to a patient.
Source:
Section 12-225-108 — Director - powers and duties - rules, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.pdf
(accessed Oct. 20, 2023).