C.R.S. Section 12-275-115
License renewal

  • questionnaire
  • continuing education

(1)

Licenses issued under this article 275 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). Any person whose license has expired shall be subject to the penalties provided in this article 275 or section 12-20-202 (1).

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The board shall establish a questionnaire to accompany the renewal form. The board shall design the questionnaire to determine if the licensee has acted in violation of or has been disciplined for actions that might be considered as violations of this article 275 or that might make the licensee unfit to practice optometry with reasonable care and safety. The board shall include on the questionnaire a question regarding whether the licensee has complied with section 12-30-111 and is in compliance with section 12-280-403 (2)(a). Failure of the applicant to answer the questionnaire accurately constitutes unprofessional conduct as specified in section 12-275-120.

(b)

On and after July 1, 2024, as a condition of renewal of a license, each licensee shall attest that the licensee is in compliance with section 12-280-403 (2)(a) and that the licensee is aware of the penalties for noncompliance with that section.

(3)

Effective April 1, 1993, in addition to all other requirements of this section for license renewal, the board shall require that each optometrist seeking to renew a license shall have completed twenty-four hours of board-approved continuing education. Any optometrist desiring to renew a license to practice optometry in this state shall submit to the board the information the board believes is necessary to show that the optometrist has fulfilled the continuing education requirements of this subsection (3). Implementation of this subsection (3) shall occur within existing appropriations.

Source: Section 12-275-115 — License renewal - questionnaire - continuing education, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑275‑101
Legislative declaration 12‑275‑102
Applicability of common provisions 12‑275‑103
Practice of optometry defined - prescribing drugs - therapeutic optometrist - rule 12‑275‑104
Proprietor defined 12‑275‑105
Persons entitled to practice optometry - title protection of optometrists 12‑275‑106
Persons excluded from operation of this article 12‑275‑107
State board of optometry - created - members 12‑275‑108
Powers and duties of the board - rules - limitation on authority 12‑275‑109
Volunteer optometrist license 12‑275‑110
Application for license - licensure by endorsement 12‑275‑111
Current licensees - treatment and therapeutic practice 12‑275‑112
Examination - licenses 12‑275‑113
Use of prescription and nonprescription drugs - limits on prescriptions 12‑275‑114
Prescriptions - requirement to advise patients 12‑275‑115
License renewal - questionnaire - continuing education 12‑275‑116
Change of address 12‑275‑117
Licenses to be displayed 12‑275‑118
Records to be kept by the board 12‑275‑119
Patient’s exercise of free choice - release of patient records - rules 12‑275‑120
Unprofessional conduct - definitions 12‑275‑121
Mental and physical examination of licensees - confidential agreements to limit practice 12‑275‑122
Discipline - procedure - professional review - immunity - reconsideration and review of action by board - rules 12‑275‑123
Use or sale of forged or invalid certificate, degree, or license 12‑275‑124
Corporate practice prohibited - exceptions 12‑275‑125
Enforcement - injunction - defense 12‑275‑126
Unauthorized practice - penalties 12‑275‑127
Professional service corporations, limited liability companies, and registered limited liability partnerships for the practice of optometry - definitions 12‑275‑128
Financial responsibility - rules 12‑275‑129
Judgments and settlements - reporting 12‑275‑130
Repeal of article - review of functions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 12-275-115’s source at colorado​.gov