Colorado § 12-215-117 Use of title

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-215-117 — Use of title

Colorado § 12-215-117

Title 12Professions

Art.Chiropractors

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-215-117 (2026).

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A license to practice chiropractic entitles the holder
to use the title Doctor or Dr. when accompanied by the word Chiropractor or
the letters D.C., and to use the title of Doctor of Chiropractic. The license shall
not confer upon the licensee the right to practice surgery or obstetrics, to
prescribe, compound, or administer drugs, or to administer anesthetics. Nothing in
this article 215 shall be construed to prohibit or to require a license for bona fide
chiropractic students or interns in attendance upon a regular course of instruction
in a lawfully operated chiropractic school or hospital with respect to performing
chiropractic services in this state while under the direct supervision of a licensed
chiropractor in accordance with section 12-215-130.

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A license to practice chiropractic entitles the holder
to use the title Doctor or Dr. when accompanied by the word Chiropractor or
the letters D.C., and to use the title of Doctor of Chiropractic. The license shall
not confer upon the licensee the right to practice surgery or obstetrics, to
prescribe, compound, or administer drugs, or to administer anesthetics. Nothing in
this article 215 shall be construed to prohibit or to require a license for bona fide
chiropractic students or interns in attendance upon a regular course of instruction
in a lawfully operated chiropractic school or hospital with respect to performing
chiropractic services in this state while under the direct supervision of a licensed
chiropractor in accordance with section 12-215-130.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1070, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1210), ch. 158, p. 709, � 8, effective July 1.