Colorado § 12-210-105 - License required - application - fee - liability insurance - disclosure - exemption.

§ 12-210-105. License required - application - fee - liability insurance - disclosure - exemption.

(1) (a) An audiologist must obtain a license from the division before engaging in the practice of audiology in this state.

(b) The director shall give each licensee a license bearing a unique license number. The licensee shall include the license number on all written contracts and receipts.

(2) To qualify for licensure as an audiologist under this article 210, a person must have:

(a) Earned a doctoral degree in audiology from a program that is or, at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated, was offered by an institution of higher education or postsecondary education accredited by a national, regional, or state agency recognized by the United States department of education, or another program approved by the director; or

(b) (I) Earned a master's degree from a program with a concentration in audiology that was conferred before July 1, 2007, from a program of higher learning that is or, at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated, was offered by an institution of higher education or postsecondary education accredited by a national, regional, or state agency recognized by the United States department of education, or another program approved by the director; and

(II) Obtained a certificate of competency in audiology from a nationally recognized certification agency.

(3) An audiologist desiring to be licensed pursuant to this article 210 must submit to the director an application containing the information described in subsection (4) of this section and must pay to the director all required fees in the amounts determined and collected by the director pursuant to section 12-20-105. The director may deny an application for a license if the required information and fees are not submitted. If an applicant or licensee fails to notify the director of a change in the submitted information within thirty days after the change, the failure is grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to section 12-210-108.

(4) An applicant must include the following information in an application for a license as an audiologist under this article 210:

(a) The audiologist's name, business address, and business telephone number;

(b) A listing of the audiologist's education, experience, and degrees or credentials, including all degrees or credentials awarded to the audiologist that are related to the practice of audiology;

(c) A statement indicating whether a local, state, or federal government agency has:

(I) Issued a license, certificate, or registration in audiology to the applicant;

(II) Suspended or revoked a license, certificate, or registration issued to the applicant;

(III) Charges or complaints pending against the applicant; or

(IV) Taken disciplinary action against the applicant;

(d) The length of time and the locations where the applicant has engaged in the practice of audiology; and

(e) If the audiologist intends to provide services to patients, proof of professional liability insurance in the form and amount determined appropriate by the director pursuant to section 12-210-111.

(5) An applicant or licensee shall report and update information as required by section 12-30-102. When reporting and updating information regarding malpractice judgments and settlements, as required by section 12-30-102 (4)(h) and (8)(a), the applicant or licensee shall include the case number, the name of the court, and names of all parties to the action.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1049, § 1, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-29.9-104 as it existed prior to 2019.