Colorado § 12-225-108 Director - powers and duties - rules

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-225-108 — Director - powers and duties - rules

Colorado § 12-225-108

Title 12Professions

Art.Direct-entry Midwives

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-225-108 (2026).

Text

(1)In addition to any other powers and duties conferred on the director by law, the director has the following powers and duties:

(a)To adopt rules pursuant to section 12-20-204;

(b)To establish the fees for registration and renewal of registration in the manner authorized by section 12-20-105;

(c)To prepare or adopt suitable education standards for applicants and to adopt a registration examination;

(d)To accept applications for registration that meet the requirements set forth in this article 225, and to collect the annual registration fees authorized by this article 225;

(e)To seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin any person from committing an act prohibited by this article 225;

(f)To summarily suspend a registration upon the failure of th

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(1) In addition to any other
powers and duties conferred on the director by law, the director has the following
powers and duties:

(a) To adopt rules pursuant to section 12-20-204;

(b) To establish the fees for registration and renewal of registration in the
manner authorized by section 12-20-105;

(c) To prepare or adopt suitable education standards for applicants and to
adopt a registration examination;

(d) To accept applications for registration that meet the requirements set
forth in this article 225, and to collect the annual registration fees authorized by
this article 225;

(e) To seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin any
person from committing an act prohibited by this article 225;

(f) To summarily suspend a registration upon the failure of the registrant to
comply with any condition of a stipulation or order imposed by the director until the
registrant complies with the condition, unless compliance is beyond the control of
the registrant;

(g) To develop policies and protocols, by rule, for direct-entry midwives in
training that reflect the requirements of the North American Registry of Midwives,
or its successor organization;

(h) To order the physical or mental examination of a direct-entry midwife if
the director has reasonable cause to believe that the direct-entry midwife is subject
to a physical or mental disability that renders the direct-entry midwife unable to
treat patients with reasonable skill and safety or that may endanger a patient's
health or safety. The director may order a physical or mental examination
regardless of whether there is injury to a patient.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1140, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1)(g) and (1)(h) added, (SB 21-101), ch. 196, p. 1050, � 6, effective September 1.