HB 24-1153 CO

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The act establishes a continuing medical education requirement (CME) for physicians licensed in this state. To meet the CME requirement, a physician must complete 30 credit hours of CME (CME credit hours) in the 24 months preceding the renewal, reinstatement, or reactivation of the physician's medical license in topics selected by the physician and also in topics specified in the act. The act specifies the type and sponsors of programs or activities that qualify for CME credit hours. The board, at its discretion, may initiate a stakeholder process to consider requiring CME credit hours in a certain topic and shall initiate a stakeholder process for the board to consider requiring specific credit hours relating to health disparities and outcomes data, reproductive, sexual, and gender-based health care, and explicit and implicit bias. To verify compliance with the CME requirement, the physician shall affirm on the license renewal form submitted to the board that the physician has complied with the CME requirement. The board is also authorized to audit up to 5% of physician renewals annually, chosen at random with an oversampling of nonboard-certified physicians, and to require that the physician submit proof of the CME programs completed and the CME credit hours awarded. A physician's failure to comply with the CME requirement or to submit proof to the board during a board audit, without reasonable cause, constitutes unprofessional conduct. If the physician fails to comply with the CME requirement, the physician's license is inactive until reinstated by the board. The board may adopt rules to implement the CME requirement. The director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies shall increase existing fees on physician licensure renewals to cover any additional costs associated with implementing the CME requirement. APPROVED by Governor June 4, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Lorena García Democratic · primary
• Jenny Willford Democratic · primary
• Lisa Cutter Democratic · primary
• Sonya Jaquez Lewis · primary

1. Jun 4, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 16, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 16, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 16, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 7, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. May 6, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 4, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. May 3, 2024 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. May 2, 2024 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Finance · upper
10. Apr 26, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
11. Apr 25, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
12. Apr 24, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
13. Apr 23, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Mar 25, 2024 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
15. Mar 5, 2024 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance · lower
16. Jan 30, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower