Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-30-123. Health-care providers--on-site administered topical medication--use for continued treatment--definition

(1) As used in this section, “facility-provided medication” or “medication” means a topical medication that a health-care provider or medical office has on hand or that is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a surgical procedure or a visit to a health-care provider.

(3) If a facility-provided medication is used for a patient during a visit to a health-care provider and the facility-provided medication is provided to the patient for continuity of treatment, the health-care provider is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use of the medication, and a pharmacist's requirement to counsel the patient concerning the medication pursuant to section 12-280-138 is waived.