Skip to main content
Find a Lawyer

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-30-114. Demonstrated competency--opiate prescribers--rules--definition

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) The regulator for each licensed health-care provider, in consultation with the center for research into substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support strategies created in section 27-80-118, shall promulgate rules that require each licensed health-care provider, as a condition of renewing, reactivating, or reinstating a license on or after October 1, 2022, to complete up to four credit hours of training per licensing cycle in order to demonstrate competency regarding:

(I) Best practices for opioid prescribing, according to the most recent version of the division's guidelines for the safe prescribing and dispensing of opioids;

(II) The potential harm of inappropriately limiting prescriptions to chronic pain patients;

(III) Best practices for prescribing benzodiazepines;

(IV) Recognition of substance use disorders;

(V) Referral of patients with substance use disorders for treatment; and

(VI) The use of the electronic prescription drug monitoring program created in part 4 of article 280 of this title 12.

(b) The rules promulgated by each regulator shall exempt a licensed health-care provider who:

(I) Maintains a national board certification that requires equivalent substance use prevention training; or

(II) Attests to the regulator that the health-care provider does not prescribe opioids.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “licensed health-care provider” includes any of the following providers who are licensed pursuant to this title 12:

(a) A physician;

(b) A physician assistant;

(c) A podiatrist;

(d) A dentist;

(e) An advanced practice registered nurse or certified midwife with prescriptive authority;

(f) An optometrist; and

(g) A veterinarian.

Previous Part of Code Next Part of Code
Back to Chapter List

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-30-114. Demonstrated competency--opiate prescribers--rules--definition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-12-professions-and-occupations/co-rev-st-sect-12-30-114/

FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.

Was this helpful?

Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes

A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.

Go to Learn About the Law

Latest Blog Posts

For Legal Professionals

Learn About The Law

Get help with your legal needs

FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.

Go to Learn About the Law

Need to Find an Attorney?

Search our directory by legal issue

Enter information in one or both fields (Required)

Copied to clipboard