Colorado Code
Article 295 - Psychiatric Technicians
§ 12-295-101. Legislative Declaration

It is declared to be the policy of the state of Colorado that, in order to safeguard life, health, property, and the public welfare of the people of the state of Colorado, and in order to protect the people of the state of Colorado against unauthorized, unqualified, and improper application of interpersonal psychiatric nursing relationships, it is necessary that a proper regulatory authority be established, and adequately provided for. Any person who practices as a psychiatric technician without qualifying for proper registration, and without submitting to the regulations provided in this article 295, endangers the public health thereby.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1570, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-42-101 as it existed prior to 2019.

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