In addition to any other authority conferred upon the board by this part 1, the board is authorized to require no more than twenty hours of continuing education every two years as a condition of renewal of licenses and to establish procedures and standards for the educational requirements. The board shall, to assure that the continuing education requirements imposed do not have the effect of restraining competition among providers of the education, recognize a variety of alternative means of compliance with the requirements. The board shall adopt rules that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section in accordance with article 4 of title 24.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1357, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 685, § 26, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-38-127 as it existed prior to 2019.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Article 255 - Nurses and Nurse Aides
Part 1 - Nurses and Nurse Aides
§ 12-255-102. Legislative Declaration
§ 12-255-103. Applicability of Common Provisions
§ 12-255-105. State Board of Nursing Created - Removal of Board Members - Meetings of Board
§ 12-255-106. Employees - Executive Administrator
§ 12-255-107. Powers and Duties of the Board - Rules - Definition
§ 12-255-108. Advisory Committee
§ 12-255-110. Requirements for Professional Nurse Licensure
§ 12-255-114. Requirements for Practical Nurse Licensure
§ 12-255-115. Volunteer Nurse Licensure
§ 12-255-116. Persons Licensed Under Previous Laws
§ 12-255-117. Temporary Licenses and Permits
§ 12-255-118. Approval of Educational Programs
§ 12-255-118.5. Approved Nurse Aide Training Programs
§ 12-255-120. Grounds for Discipline - Definitions
§ 12-255-121. Withholding or Denial of License - Hearing - Definitions
§ 12-255-122. Inactive License Status - Reactivation
§ 12-255-123. Immunity in Professional Review
§ 12-255-124. Surrender of License
§ 12-255-125. Unauthorized Practice - Penalties
§ 12-255-126. Injunctive Proceedings
§ 12-255-128. Prescribing Opiate Antagonists
§ 12-255-129. Continuing Education - Rules
§ 12-255-131. Delegation of Nursing Tasks - Rules
§ 12-255-132. School Nurses - Over-the-Counter Medication
§ 12-255-133. Licensee Duties Relating to Assistance Animals - Definitions
§ 12-255-133.5. Licensee Duties Related to Medical Forensic Evidence
§ 12-255-134. Repeal of Article - Subject to Review
§ 12-255-135. Confidential Agreement to Limit Practice
§ 12-255-136. Change of Name - Direction to Revisor - Repeal