Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-220-410. Retired dental, dental therapist, and dental hygienist licenses

(1) Any person licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene pursuant to this article 220 may apply to the board for retired licensure status. The application must be in the form and manner designated by the board. The board may grant retired licensure status by issuing a retired license, or it may deny the application if the licensee has been disciplined for any of the causes set forth in section 12-220-201.

(2) Any person applying for a license under this section must:

(3) The retired status of a licensee must be plainly indicated on the face of any retired license certificate issued under this section.

(4) The board may take disciplinary action pursuant to sections 12-220-202 to 12-220-206 against any person licensed under this section for an act committed while the person was licensed pursuant to this article 220.

(5) Any person licensed under this section may apply to the board for a return to active licensure status by filing an application in the form and manner the board designates, paying the appropriate license fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105, and meeting the financial responsibility requirements or the professional liability insurance requirements established by the board pursuant to sections 12-220-307 and 13-64-301(1)(a), as applicable. The board may approve the application and issue a license to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or may deny the application if the licensee has been disciplined for any of the causes set forth in section 12-220-201.

(6) A dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist on retired status may provide dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services on a voluntary basis to people who are indigent if the retired dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist provides the services on a limited basis and does not charge a fee for the services. A retired dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist providing voluntary care pursuant to this subsection (6) is immune from any liability resulting from the voluntary care the retired dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist provided.