C.R.S. Section 12-240-113
Physician assistant license

  • qualifications

(1)

To be licensed as a physician assistant under this article 240, an applicant shall be at least twenty-one years of age and shall have:

(a)

Successfully completed an education program for physician assistants that conforms to standards approved by the board, which standards may be established by utilizing the assistance of any responsible accrediting organization;

(b)

Successfully completed the national certifying examination for physician assistants that is administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or a successor organization or successfully completed any other examination approved by the board; and

(c)

Submitted an application to the board in the manner designated by the board and paid the appropriate fee established by the board pursuant to section 12-20-105.

(2)

The board may determine whether any applicant for licensure as a physician assistant possesses education, experience, or training in health care that is sufficient to be accepted in lieu of the qualifications required for licensure under subsection (1) of this section.

(3)

A person applying for a license to practice as a physician assistant in this state shall notify the board, in connection with his or her application for licensure, of the commission of any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed physician assistant under section 12-240-121, along with an explanation of the circumstances of the act. The board may deny licensure to any applicant as set forth in section 12-240-120.

(4)

A person licensed as a physician assistant shall not perform any act that constitutes the practice of medicine within a hospital or nursing care facility that is licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25 or that is required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 (1)(a)(II) without authorization from the governing board of the hospital or nursing care facility. The governing board may grant, deny, or limit a physician assistant’s authorization based on its own established procedures.

(5)

The board may take any disciplinary action with respect to a physician assistant license as it may with respect to the license of a physician, in accordance with section 12-240-125.

(6)

The board shall license and keep a record of physician assistants who have been licensed pursuant to this section. A licensed physician assistant shall renew his or her license in accordance with section 12-240-130.

Source: Section 12-240-113 — Physician assistant license - qualifications, 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

§ 12-240-113’s source at colorado​.gov