Colorado § 12-240-115 Applications for license

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-240-115 — Applications for license

Colorado·Title 12 Professions·Art. Medical Practice

(1)Every person desiring a license to practice medicine shall make application to the board, the application to be verified by oath and to be in the form prescribed by the board. The application shall be accompanied by the license fee and the documents, affidavits, and certificates necessary to establish that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed by this article 240, apart from any required examination by the board. The burden of proof shall be upon the applicant, but the board may make such independent investigation as it may deem advisable to determine whether the applicant possesses the qualifications and whether the applicant has at any time committed any of the acts or offenses defined in this article 240 as unprofessional conduct.

(2)The board shall consid

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(1) Every person desiring a license to
practice medicine shall make application to the board, the application to be verified
by oath and to be in the form prescribed by the board. The application shall be
accompanied by the license fee and the documents, affidavits, and certificates
necessary to establish that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed by
this article 240, apart from any required examination by the board. The burden of
proof shall be upon the applicant, but the board may make such independent
investigation as it may deem advisable to determine whether the applicant
possesses the qualifications and whether the applicant has at any time committed
any of the acts or offenses defined in this article 240 as unprofessional conduct.

(2) The board shall consider the recommendations of the Federation of State
Medical Boards, or its successor organization, and the requirements of the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., when
developing the application questions.

(3) The application must not require the disclosure of personal medical or
health information that is not relevant to the applicant's ability at the time of
application to provide safe, competent, and ethical patient care.

(4) The application must not include questions seeking information about
past health-related conditions listed in section 12-30-108 (1)(a) that do not impact
an applicant's ability to practice safe, competent, and ethical patient care at the
time of application.

(5) The board shall provide information in the application about the board's
peer health assistance program, the applicant's ability to self-refer to the peer
health assistance program at any time, and the applicant's ability to self-refer in
lieu of disclosure to the board.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1186, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (HB 25-1176), ch. 336, p. 1771, � 2, effective August 6.