Colorado § 12-20-409 - Delegation of administrative tasks.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 12-20-409 — Delegation of administrative tasks., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-20-409. Delegation of administrative tasks.
(1) A regulator may delegate authority for administrative tasks authorized by this title 12 or other tasks specifically authorized through the policy of a board or commission to a designee at the regulator's discretion.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, unless a regulator identifies specific criteria to govern the regulator's delegate in making a determination, a regulator shall not delegate the following tasks:
(a) Commencement of a hearing on an order to show cause in accordance with section 12-20-405 (2)(c)(I); or
(b) Application for injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406.
(3) All tasks delegated pursuant to this section by a regulator that is not the director must be ratified at the next meeting of the relevant regulatory board or commission.
Source: L. 2026: Entire section added, (HB 26-1324), ch. 328, p. 1906, § 2, effective August 12.
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Provisions Applicable to Health-Care Professions and Occupations
PART 1
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
12-30-101. Scope.
12-30-102. Medical transparency act of 2010 - disclosure of information about health-care providers - fines - rules - short title - legislative declaration - review of functions - definitions - repeal.
12-30-103. Solicitation of accident victims - waiting period - definitions.
12-30-104. Health-care prescriber boards - disciplinary procedures - definitions.
12-30-105. Nurse-physician advisory task force for Colorado health care - creation - duties - definition - repeal.
12-30-106. Health-care work force data collection.
12-30-107. Mammography report - dense breast tissue - required notice.
12-30-108. Confidential agreement to limit practice - violation grounds for discipline - definition.
12-30-109. Prescriptions - limitations - definition - rules.
12-30-109.5. Prescription drugs for treatment of chronic pain - patients - prescribers - definitions.
12-30-110. Prescribing or dispensing opioid antagonists - authorized recipients - definitions.
12-30-111. Electronic prescribing of controlled substances - exceptions - rules - definitions.
12-30-112. Health-care providers - required disclosures - balance billing - unfair or deceptive trade practice - rules - definitions.
12-30-113. Out-of-network health-care providers - out-of-network services - billing - payment - unfair or deceptive trade practice.
12-30-114. Demonstrated competency - repeal of rules - repeal.
12-30-115. Required disclosure to patients - conviction of or discipline based on sexual misconduct - signed agreement to treatment - exceptions - violation grounds for discipline - rules - definitions.
12-30-116. Protection for administering medical marijuana at school.
12-30-117. Acceptance of patients enrolled in standardized plan - acceptance of reimbursement rate requirements.
12-30-118. Acceptance of transfers from home and birthing centers.
12-30-119. Culturally relevant and affirming health-care training - health-care providers - grants - definition.
12-30-120. Unprofessional conduct - grounds for discipline - offering medication abortion reversal - definitions - rules.
12-30-121. Legally protected health-care activity - prohibit adverse action against regulated professionals and applicants - definitions.
12-30-122. Intimate examination of sedated or unconscious patient - informed consent required - definitions.
12-30-123. Health-care providers - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definition.
12-30-124. Out-of-state telehealth providers - registration - financial responsibility - discipline - emergency protocol - disclosures - prescriptions - rules - applicability - definitions.
12-30-125. Peer support team members - disclosure of confidential information - not regulated by division - definitions.
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PROFESSIONAL REVIEW OF HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS
12-30-201. Legislative declaration.
12-30-202. Definitions.
12-30-203. Use of professional review committees.
12-30-204. Establishment of professional review committees - function - rules.
12-30-205. Hospital professional review committees.
12-30-206. Governing boards to register with division - annual reports - aggregation and publication of data - definition - rules.
12-30-207. Immunity from liability.
12-30-208. Conformance with federal law and regulation - legislative declaration - rules - limitations on liability - definition.
12-30-209. Repeal of part - review of functions.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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