Colorado § 12-245-702 - State board of unlicensed psychotherapists - creation - membership.

§ 12-245-702. State board of unlicensed psychotherapists - creation - membership.

(1) There is created the state board of unlicensed psychotherapists, which is under the supervision and control of the division as provided in section 12-20-103 (2). The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and consists of seven members who are residents of the state of Colorado.

(2) Two members of the board shall be appointed by the governor from the general public who are not regulated by this article 245 with a good faith effort to achieve broad-based geographical representation. The members are eligible to serve terms of four years. A member must not have any direct involvement or interest in the provision of psychotherapy; except that a member may be or may have been a consumer of psychotherapy services.

(2.5) The governor shall appoint one member who is a regulated psychotherapist to the board. The member is eligible to serve terms as described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(3) Four members of the board must be unlicensed psychotherapists. The governor shall appoint members to the board to serve terms of four years.

(4) Members of the state board of unlicensed psychotherapists appointed under subsection (2) or (3) of this section may serve two full consecutive terms.

(5) (a) Each member is eligible to hold office until the expiration of his or her appointed term or until a successor is duly appointed. When the term of each board member expires, the governor shall appoint his or her successor for a term of four years. Any vacancy occurring in the board membership other than by the expiration of a term shall be filled by the governor by appointment for the unexpired term of the member.

(b) Repealed.

(c) The governor may remove any board member for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Actions constituting neglect of duty shall include, but not be limited to, the failure of board members to attend three consecutive meetings or at least three-quarters of the board's meetings in any one calendar year.

(6) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1288, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1), (3), and (4) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1537, § 33, effective July 14. L. 2022: (2) amended, (2.5) added, and (5)(b) repealed, (SB 22-013), ch. 2, p. 20, § 20, effective February 25; (1) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3396, § 129, effective August 10.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-43-702 as it existed prior to 2019.

Cross references: For the short title (the "Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act") in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.