§ 12-295-113. Disciplinary Proceedings
Disciplinary proceedings under this article 295 shall be conducted pursuant to section 12-255-119. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 12-42-115.3 as it existed prior to 2019.
§ 12-295-114. Immunity in Professional Review
If a professional review committee is established pursuant to section 12-255-108 to investigate the quality of care being given by a person licensed pursuant to this article 295, it shall include in its membership at least three persons licensed in the same category as the licensee under review, but the committee may be authorized to […]
§ 12-295-115. Surrender of License
Prior to the initiation of an investigation or hearing, any licensee may surrender his or her license to practice as a psychiatric technician. Following the initiation of an investigation or hearing and upon a finding that to do so would be in the public interest, the board may allow a licensee to surrender his or […]
§ 12-295-116. Judicial Review
Section 12-20-408 governs judicial review of all final actions and orders of the board that are subject to judicial review. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 12-42-115.9 as it existed prior to 2019.
§ 12-295-117. Exclusions
This article 295 does not affect or apply to the gratuitous care of a person with a behavioral or mental health disorder by friends or members of the family or to any person taking care of a person with a behavioral or mental health disorder for hire who does not represent himself or herself or […]
§ 12-295-118. Unauthorized Practice – Penalties
The practice as a psychiatric technician by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this article 295, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, or has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the general public welfare and to constitute a public nuisance. Any person who practices […]
§ 12-295-119. Professional Nursing and the Practice of a Psychiatric Technician – Other Groups
Nothing in this article 295 shall be construed: As conferring any authority to practice medicine or professional nursing or to undertake the treatment or care of disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition in violation of the law of this state; or To enlarge or detract from the rights, powers, and duties of […]
§ 12-295-120. Confidential Agreement to Limit Practice
Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 295. This section and section 12-30-108 do not apply to a psychiatric technician subject to discipline under section 12-295-111 (1)(i). Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-154), ch. 169, p. 1978, § 18, […]
§ 12-295-112. Withholding or Denial of License – Hearing
The board is empowered to determine summarily whether an applicant for a license to practice as a psychiatric technician possesses the qualifications required by this article 295 or whether there is probable cause to believe that an applicant has done any of the acts set forth in section 12-295-111 as grounds for discipline. As used […]
§ 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, […]