Colorado § 12-245-221 - Article not to restrict other professions.
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§ 12-245-221. Article not to restrict other professions.
(1) Nothing in this article 245 shall be construed to prohibit any member of any other profession who is duly licensed or certified pursuant to the laws of this state from rendering service consistent with his or her training and professional ethics so long as the professional does not hold himself or herself out to the public by any title or description to which the professional is not entitled pursuant to the provisions of this article 245.
(2) No person licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 255 of this title 12 shall be subject to the jurisdiction of a board created pursuant to this article 245 to the extent the person is under the jurisdiction of the state board of nursing.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1239, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (2) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 699, § 47, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-43-219 as it existed prior to 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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