C.R.S. Section 12-280-114
Licensure, certification, or registration

  • applicability
  • applications
  • licensure and certification requirements
  • rules

(1)

This article 280 applies to all persons in this state engaged in the practice of pharmacy and to all outlets in this state engaged in the manufacture, dispensing, production, sale, and distribution of drugs, devices, and other materials used in the treatment of injury, illness, and disease.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Every applicant for a license or certification under this article 280 must read and write the English language, or if the applicant is a partnership, each member of the partnership must read and write the English language. If the applicant is a Colorado corporation, the corporation must be in good standing, and if the applicant is a foreign corporation, it must be qualified to do business in this state.

(b)

The board shall issue the appropriate registration to each manufacturer and wholesaler that meets the requirements of this article 280 unless the board determines that the issuance of the registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, the board shall consider the following factors:

(I)

Maintenance of effective controls against diversion of controlled substances into illegitimate medical, scientific, or industrial channels;

(II)

Compliance with applicable state and local laws;

(III)

Any conviction of the applicant under any federal or state law relating to a controlled substance;

(IV)

Past experience in the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances and the existence in the applicant’s establishment of effective controls against diversion;

(V)

Any false or fraudulent information in an application filed under this part 1;

(VI)

Suspension or revocation of the applicant’s federal registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance as authorized by federal law; and

(VII)

Any other factors relevant to and consistent with the public peace, health, and safety.

(c)

The board shall issue a certification to an applicant to practice as a pharmacy technician who satisfies the requirements of this article 280, this section, and section 12-280-115.5.

(3)

Every applicant for a license, certification, or registration under this article 280 shall make written application in the manner and form prescribed by the board, setting forth the applicant’s name and address, the applicant’s qualifications for the license, certification, or registration, and other information required by the board. The applicant shall submit with the application the required fee, and, if the applicant is required to take an examination, the applicant shall appear for examination at the time and place fixed by the board.
(4)(a)(I) An applicant who has graduated from a school or college of pharmacy approved by the board may take an examination before the board.

(II)

The examination must be designed fairly to test the applicant’s knowledge of pharmacy and other related subjects and must be in a form approved by the board. The examination cannot be administered orally.

(III)

An applicant for licensure by examination shall have completed an internship as prescribed by the board.

(b)

A person who produces evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has graduated and obtained a degree from a school of pharmacy outside the United States and has passed a foreign graduate equivalency test given or approved by the board may apply to take the examination set forth in subsection (4)(a) of this section.

(5)

Every applicant for licensure as a pharmacist, whether by examination, transfer of license, reactivation, or reinstatement, shall take a jurisprudence examination approved by the board that tests the applicant’s knowledge of the laws of this state.

(6)

No applicant shall exercise the privileges of licensure, certification, or registration until the board grants the license, certification, or registration.

(7)

The board may require any applicant for licensure or certification to display written or oral competency in English. The board may utilize a standardized test to determine language proficiency.

(8)

A person licensed by examination and in good standing in another state may apply for a license transfer pursuant to the occupational credential portability program.

(9)

The board shall adopt rules as necessary to ensure that any person who manufactures drugs and any wholesaler of drugs possesses the minimum qualifications required for wholesale drug distributors pursuant to the federal “Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987”, 21 U.S.C. sec. 353, as amended.

(10)

Issuance of a license or registration under this section and section 12-280-119 does not entitle a licensee or registered facility or outlet to wholesale, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or professionally use controlled substances beyond the scope of the licensee’s or registrant’s federal registration.

Source: Section 12-280-114 — Licensure, certification, or registration - applicability - applications - licensure and certification requirements - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑280‑101
Public interest - rules 12‑280‑102
Applicability of common provisions 12‑280‑103
Definitions - rules 12‑280‑104
State board of pharmacy - creation - subject to review - repeal of parts 12‑280‑105
Membership of board - removal - compensation - meetings 12‑280‑106
Veterinary pharmaceutical advisory committee - creation - appointments - rules - repeal 12‑280‑107
Rules 12‑280‑108
Powers and duties - rules 12‑280‑109
Drugs, devices, and other materials 12‑280‑110
Publications 12‑280‑111
Malpractice claims information - not public - exception 12‑280‑112
Fees 12‑280‑113
Approval of schools 12‑280‑114
Licensure, certification, or registration - applicability - applications - licensure and certification requirements - rules 12‑280‑115
Exemptions from licensure - hospital residency programs - home renal dialysis - research companies 12‑280‑115.5
Certification of pharmacy technicians - requirements - provisional certification - criminal history record check - rules 12‑280‑116
Expiration and renewal of licenses, certifications, or registrations 12‑280‑117
Continuing education - exceptions - inactive status 12‑280‑117.5
Continuing education for pharmacy technicians - exceptions - inactive status 12‑280‑118
Prescription drug outlet under charge of pharmacist - rules 12‑280‑119
Registration of facilities - rules 12‑280‑120
Compounding - dispensing - sale of drugs and devices - rules - definition 12‑280‑121
Compounding drugs for office use by a veterinarian - rules - definitions 12‑280‑122
Limited authority to delegate activities constituting practice of pharmacy to pharmacy interns or pharmacy technicians 12‑280‑123
Prescription required - exception - dispensing opiate antagonists - selling nonprescription syringes and needles 12‑280‑124
Labeling - rules 12‑280‑125
Substitution of prescribed drugs and biological products authorized - when - conditions 12‑280‑125.3
Pharmacists’ authority - minor prescription adaptions 12‑280‑125.5
Pharmacists’ authority to dispense chronic maintenance drugs - rules - liability 12‑280‑125.7
Pharmacists’ authority to prescribe and dispense HIV prevention drugs - definitions - rules 12‑280‑126
Unprofessional conduct - grounds for discipline 12‑280‑127
Disciplinary actions 12‑280‑128
Judicial review 12‑280‑129
Unlawful acts - civil fines 12‑280‑130
Unauthorized practice - penalties 12‑280‑131
New drugs - when sales permissible 12‑280‑132
Advertising of prescription drug prices 12‑280‑133
Nonresident prescription drug outlet - registration 12‑280‑133.5
Nonresident 503B outsourcing facility - registration - requirements - denial, revocation, or suspension - rules 12‑280‑133.7
Third-party logistics providers - registration - denial, revocation, or suspension - rules 12‑280‑134
Records 12‑280‑135
Unused medication - licensed facilities - correctional facilities - reuse - definitions - rules 12‑280‑136
Confidential agreement to limit practice 12‑280‑137
Investigations of suspicious drugs 12‑280‑138
Patient counseling - pharmacists required to perform - patient may decline - rules 12‑280‑139
Insulin affordability program - record keeping - reimbursement - definitions 12‑280‑140
Emergency prescription insulin supply - eligibility - record keeping 12‑280‑141
Prescription drugs - automated pharmacy dispensing system - rules - definition 12‑280‑142
Epinephrine auto-injector affordability program - record keeping - reimbursement - definitions 12‑280‑201
Legislative declaration 12‑280‑202
Definitions 12‑280‑203
Pharmacy peer health assistance fund - rules 12‑280‑204
Eligibility - participants 12‑280‑205
Liability 12‑280‑206
Immunity 12‑280‑301
Definitions 12‑280‑303
Wholesaler registration requirements - rules 12‑280‑304
Record check 12‑280‑305
Restrictions on transactions 12‑280‑306
Records - pedigree - compliance with DQSA 12‑280‑307
Penalty 12‑280‑308
Manufacturer, agent, representative, or employee - drug cost information - required - definitions 12‑280‑401
Legislative declaration 12‑280‑402
Definitions 12‑280‑403
Prescription drug use monitoring program - registration required - applications - rules - appropriation - repeal 12‑280‑404
Program operation - access - rules - definitions 12‑280‑405
Prescription drug monitoring fund - creation - fee 12‑280‑406
Violations - penalties 12‑280‑407
Prescription drug outlets - prescribers - responsibilities - liability 12‑280‑408
Exemption - waiver 12‑280‑409
Examination and analysis of prescription drug monitoring program - recommendations to executive director 12‑280‑501
Written guidelines and procedures for making therapeutic interchange and therapeutically equivalent selections 12‑280‑502
Therapeutic interchange and therapeutically equivalent selections for nursing care facility or long-term acute care hospital patients - rules 12‑280‑601
Definitions 12‑280‑602
Collaborative pharmacy practice agreements - pharmacist requirements 12‑280‑603
Rules
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 12-280-114’s source at colorado​.gov