C.R.S. Section 12-240-105
Colorado medical board

  • immunity
  • subject to review
  • repeal of article

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

There is created the Colorado medical board, referred to in this article 240 as the “board”. The board is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The board consists of seventeen members appointed by the governor and possessing the qualifications specified in this article 240 and as follows:

(I)

Eleven physician members, including eight members having the degree of doctor of medicine and three members having the degree of doctor of osteopathy;

(II)

Two members licensed under this article 240 as physician assistants; and

(III)

Four members from the public at large who have no financial or professional association with the medical profession.

(b)

The terms of the members of the board are four years; except that the terms of appointed members shall be staggered so that no more than nine members’ terms expire in the same year.

(2)

The members appointed pursuant to subsections (1)(a)(I) and (1)(a)(II) of this section must be licensed in good standing and have been actively engaged in the practice of their professions in this state for at least three years preceding their appointments.

(3)

If a vacancy in the membership of the board occurs for any cause other than expiration of a term, the governor shall appoint a successor to fill the unexpired portion of the term of the member whose office has been vacated and shall appoint the new member in the same manner as members for a full term. Members of the board shall remain in office until their successors have been appointed. A member of the board may be removed by the governor for continued neglect of duty, incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.

(4)

The board shall elect biennially from its members a president and a vice-president. Meetings of the board or any panel established pursuant to this article 240 shall be held as scheduled by the board in the state of Colorado. Except as provided in section 12-240-125 (6), a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. All meetings of the board shall be deemed to have been duly called and regularly held, and all decisions, resolutions, and proceedings of the board shall be deemed to have been duly authorized, unless the contrary be proved.

(5)

This article 240 is repealed, effective September 1, 2026. Before the repeal, this article 240, including an analysis of physician responsibilities related to recommendations for medical marijuana and the provisions of section 25-1.5-106, are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.

Source: Section 12-240-105 — Colorado medical board - immunity - subject to review - repeal of article, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑240‑101
Short title 12‑240‑102
Legislative declaration 12‑240‑103
Applicability of common provisions 12‑240‑104
Definitions 12‑240‑105
Colorado medical board - immunity - subject to review - repeal of article 12‑240‑106
Powers and duties of board - limitation on authority - rules 12‑240‑107
Practice of medicine defined - exemptions from licensing requirements - unauthorized practice by physician assistants and anesthesiologist assistants - penalties - definitions - rules 12‑240‑108
Collaboration with advanced practice registered nurses and certified midwives with prescriptive authority - mentorships 12‑240‑109
Child health associates - scope of practice 12‑240‑110
Qualifications for licensure 12‑240‑111
Distinguished foreign teaching physician license - qualifications - rules 12‑240‑112
Anesthesiologist assistant license - qualifications 12‑240‑113
Physician assistant license - qualifications 12‑240‑114
International medical graduates - degree equivalence 12‑240‑114.5
Physician assistants - collaboration requirements - proof of practice hours from another jurisdiction - liability - definitions 12‑240‑115
Applications for license 12‑240‑116
Licensing panel 12‑240‑117
Issuance of licenses - prior practice prohibited 12‑240‑118
Pro bono license - qualifications - reduced fee - rules 12‑240‑119
Reentry license - period of inactivity - international medical graduate - competency assessment - board rules - conversion to full license 12‑240‑120
Refusal of license - issuance subject to probation 12‑240‑121
Unprofessional conduct - definitions 12‑240‑122
Prescriptions - requirement to advise patients 12‑240‑123
Prescriptions - limitations 12‑240‑124
Prescribing opiate antagonists 12‑240‑125
Disciplinary action by board - rules 12‑240‑126
Confidential agreements to limit practice 12‑240‑127
Appeal of final board actions 12‑240‑128
Physician training licenses 12‑240‑129
Intern, resident, or fellow reporting 12‑240‑130
Renewal, reinstatement, delinquency - fees - questionnaire 12‑240‑131
Peer health assistance program 12‑240‑132
Division of fees - independent advertising or marketing agent - definition 12‑240‑133
Recovery of fees illegally paid 12‑240‑134
Liability of persons other than licensee 12‑240‑135
Unauthorized practice - penalties - injunctive relief 12‑240‑136
Existing licenses 12‑240‑137
Postmortem examinations by licensee - definition - application of this section 12‑240‑138
Professional service corporations, limited liability companies, and registered limited liability partnerships for the practice of medicine - definitions 12‑240‑139
Injuries to be reported - penalty for failure to report - immunity from liability - definitions 12‑240‑140
Determination of death 12‑240‑141
Inactive license 12‑240‑142
Protection of medical records - licensee’s obligations - verification of compliance - noncompliance grounds for discipline - rules 12‑240‑143
Medical marijuana recommendations - guidelines 12‑240‑144
Licensee duties relating to assistance animals - definitions 12‑240‑145
Prescription medications - financial benefit for prescribing prohibited
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 12-240-105’s source at colorado​.gov