C.R.S. Section 12-30-105
Nurse-physician advisory task force for Colorado health care

  • creation
  • duties
  • definition
  • repeal

(1)

There is hereby created, within the division, the nurse-physician advisory task force for Colorado health care, referred to in this section as “NPATCH”. The purpose of the NPATCH is to promote public safety and improve health care in Colorado by supporting collaboration and communication between the practice of nursing, the practice as a certified midwife, and the practice of medicine. The NPATCH shall:

(a)

Promote patient safety and quality care;

(b)

Address issues of mutual concern at the interface of the practice of nursing, the practice as a certified midwife, and the practice of medicine;

(c)

Inform public policy-making; and

(d)

Make consensus recommendations to policy-making and rule-making entities, including recommendations to the executive director.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The NPATCH consists of twelve members appointed as follows:

(I)

One member of the state board of nursing, appointed by the president of the board;

(II)

One member of the Colorado medical board, appointed by the president of the board;

(III)

Ten members appointed by the governor as follows:

(A)

Three members recommended by and representing a statewide professional nursing organization;

(B)

Three licensed physicians recommended by and representing a statewide physicians’ organization that represents multi-specialty physicians and whose membership includes at least one-third of the doctors of medicine and osteopathy licensed in the state;

(C)

One member representing the nursing community who may or may not be a member of a statewide professional nursing organization;

(D)

One member representing the physician community who may or may not be a member of a statewide physicians’ organization; and

(E)

Two members representing consumers.

(b)

The members of the NPATCH shall serve on a voluntary basis without compensation and shall serve three-year terms; except that, in order to ensure staggered terms of office, four of the initial appointees shall serve initial one-year terms and four of the initial appointees shall serve initial two-year terms.

(3)

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(a)

Except as provided in subsection (3)(b) of this section, the NPATCH may develop its own bylaws and procedures to govern its operations.

(b)

A recommendation of the NPATCH requires the consensus of the members of the task force. For purposes of this section, “consensus” means an agreement, decision, or recommendation that all members of the task force can actively support and that no member actively opposes.

(4)

The division shall staff the NPATCH. The division’s costs for administering and staffing the NPATCH shall be funded by an increase in fees for professional and advanced practice registered nursing, certified midwife, and medical license renewal fees, as authorized in sections 12-240-130 and 12-255-107 (1)(b)(I), with fifty percent of the funding derived from the physician license renewal fees and fifty percent derived from the professional and advanced practice registered nursing and certified midwife license renewal fees.

(5)

The NPATCH shall prioritize consideration of and make recommendations on the following topics:

(a)

and (b) Repealed.

(c)

Quality assurance mechanisms for all medication prescribers;

(d)

Evidence-based guidelines;

(e)

Decision support tools;

(f)

Safe prescribing metrics for all medication prescribers;

(g)

Methods to foster effective communication between health professions;

(h)

Health-care delivery system integration and related improvements;

(i)

Physician standards, processes, and metrics to ensure appropriate consultation, collaboration, and referral regarding advanced practice registered nurse and certified midwife prescriptive authority;

(j)

Prescribing issues regarding providers other than physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and certified midwives;

(k)

Alignment of health-care licensing with federal statutory minimums;

(l)

Identification of unnecessary regulatory burdens or barriers;

(m)

Regulatory reforms that support health-care licensees to work at their full scope of practice; and

(n)

Feasibility of temporary candidate licenses for students nearing the completion of an accredited health-care program. At a minimum, the NPATCH must consider reimbursement, liability, and health and safety issues in its analysis.

(6)

The NPATCH shall make recommendations pursuant to this section to the executive director.

(7)

This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027. Before the repeal, the functions of the NPATCH are scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.

Source: Section 12-30-105 — Nurse-physician advisory task force for Colorado health care - creation - duties - definition - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑30‑101
Scope 12‑30‑102
Medical transparency act of 2010 - disclosure of information about health-care providers - fines - rules - short title - legislative declaration - review of functions - repeal 12‑30‑103
Solicitation of accident victims - waiting period - definitions 12‑30‑104
Health-care prescriber boards - disciplinary procedures - definitions 12‑30‑105
Nurse-physician advisory task force for Colorado health care - creation - duties - definition - repeal 12‑30‑106
Health-care work force data collection 12‑30‑107
Mammography report - dense breast tissue - required notice 12‑30‑108
Confidential agreement to limit practice - violation grounds for discipline 12‑30‑109
Prescriptions - limitations - definition - rules 12‑30‑109.5
Prescription drugs for treatment of chronic pain - patients - prescribers - definitions 12‑30‑110
Prescribing or dispensing opiate antagonists - authorized recipients - definitions 12‑30‑111
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances - exceptions - rules - definitions 12‑30‑112
Health-care providers - required disclosures - balance billing - deceptive trade practice - rules - definitions 12‑30‑113
Out-of-network health-care providers - out-of-network services - billing - payment - deceptive trade practice 12‑30‑114
Demonstrated competency - opiate prescribers - rules - definition 12‑30‑115
Required disclosure to patients - conviction of or discipline based on sexual misconduct - signed agreement to treatment - exceptions - violation grounds for discipline - rules - definitions 12‑30‑116
Protection for administering medical marijuana at school 12‑30‑117
Acceptance of patients enrolled in standardized plan - acceptance of reimbursement rate requirements 12‑30‑118
Acceptance of transfers from home and birthing centers 12‑30‑119
Culturally relevant and affirming health-care training - health-care providers - grants - definition 12‑30‑120
Unprofessional conduct - grounds for discipline - offering medication abortion reversal - definitions - rules 12‑30‑121
Legally protected health-care activity - prohibit adverse action against regulated professionals and applicants - definitions 12‑30‑122
Intimate examination of sedated or unconscious patient - informed consent required - definitions 12‑30‑201
Legislative declaration 12‑30‑202
Definitions 12‑30‑203
Use of professional review committees 12‑30‑204
Establishment of professional review committees - function - rules 12‑30‑205
Hospital professional review committees 12‑30‑206
Governing boards to register with division - annual reports - aggregation and publication of data - definition - rules 12‑30‑207
Immunity from liability 12‑30‑208
Conformance with federal law and regulation - legislative declaration - rules - limitations on liability - definition 12‑30‑209
Repeal of part - review of functions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 12-30-105’s source at colorado​.gov