HB 1307 CO Became Law
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Summary
This bill continues the Colorado Medical Board for nine years until September 1, 2035, and implements several regulatory changes. It exempts natural medicine facilitators from medical licensing requirements and authorizes the board president to serve as a full member of the board's licensing panels. The bill changes renewal requirements for distinguished foreign teaching physicians, allowing flexible renewal periods determined by the board instead of annual renewals. Beginning January 1, 2027, the board may issue a new "administrative license" to physicians engaged in teaching, mentorship, or administrative work that does not involve direct patient care, requiring medical liability insurance but exempting holders from continuing medical education requirements.
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Official abstract
The act:Continues the functions of the Colorado medical board (board) for 9 years until September 1, 2035, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law;Exempts from the practice of medicine for which a license is required an individual who is facilitating natural medicine services within the scope of a natural medicine facilitator license;Changes the license renewal period for a distinguished foreign teaching physician and for a temporary distinguished foreign teaching physician from annual renewal to a renewal period determined by the board, so long as the physician is still serving on the academic staff of a medical school;Authorizes the president of the board to serve as a full member of the board's licensing panel for licensing panel meetings; andAuthorizes the board, on and after January 1, 2027, to issue an administrative license to a physician who engages in the teaching or instruction of a medical student, resident, or fellow that does not involve direct patient care, including teaching or instruction activities such as curriculum management; mentorship; participation in team-based discussions; evaluation of diagnostic decision-making, clinical reasoning, or patient prioritization; providing feedback; or providing certain services that are purely administrative in nature, such as research design and analysis and other roles that require a medical license, but that do not involve treating patients or prescribing medication. A physician with an administrative license is required to have medical liability insurance and is exempted from continuing medical education requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- B. Bradley Republican · sponsor
- L. Gilchrist Democratic · sponsor
- K. Mullica Democratic · sponsor
- J. Rich Republican · sponsor
22 coauthors / cosponsors
- M. Brooks Republican · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- K. DeGraaf Republican · cosponsor
- R. English Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Keltie Republican · cosponsor
- C. Richardson Republican · cosponsor
- N. Ricks Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Soper Republican · cosponsor
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Bright Republican · cosponsor
- M. Catlin Republican · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Frizell Republican · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · cosponsor
- L. Liston Republican · cosponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Roberts Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- May 29, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 28, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 28, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 28, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 12, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- May 11, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
- May 11, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- May 11, 2026 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
- May 8, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
- May 7, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 4, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- May 1, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
- Apr 21, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 17, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Mar 18, 2026 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
- Feb 27, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
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