§ 12-285-118 — Professional liability insurance required - rules

Colorado § 12-285-118

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 12: Professions
• Art.: Physical Therapists and

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(1) Except as
provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person shall not practice physical
therapy unless the person purchases and maintains professional liability insurance
of at least one million dollars per claim and at least three million dollars per year
for all claims, unless the corporation that employs the physical therapist maintains
the insurance required by section 12-285-131 if the insurance covers at least one
million dollars per claim and at least three million dollars per year.

(2) The board may by rule establish lesser financial responsibility standards
for a class of physical therapists whose practice does not require the level of public
protection established by subsection (1) of this section. The board shall not
establish greater financial responsibility standards than those established in
subsection (1) of this section.

(3) This section does not apply to a physical therapist who is a public
employee acting within the course and scope of the public employee's duties and
who is granted immunity under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, article
10 of title 24.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1514, � 1, effective October 1.