Colorado § 12-270-117 - Mental and physical examination of licensees.
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§ 12-270-117. Mental and physical examination of licensees.
(1) If the director has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety, the director may order the licensee to take a mental or physical examination administered by a physician or other licensed health-care professional designated by the director. Except where due to circumstances beyond the licensee's control, if the licensee fails or refuses to undergo a mental or physical examination, the director may suspend the licensee's license until the director has made a determination of the licensee's fitness to practice. The director shall proceed with an order for examination and shall make a determination in a timely manner.
(2) In an order requiring a licensee to undergo a mental or physical examination, the director shall state the basis of the director's reasonable cause to believe that the licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety. For purposes of a disciplinary proceeding authorized under this article 270, the licensee is deemed to have waived all objections to the admissibility of the examining physician's or licensed health-care professional's testimony or examination reports on the grounds that they are privileged communication.
(3) The licensee may submit to the director testimony or examination reports from a physician chosen by the licensee and pertaining to any condition that the director has alleged may preclude the licensee from practicing with reasonable skill and safety. The director may consider the testimony and reports submitted by the licensee in conjunction with, but not in lieu of, testimony and examination reports of the physician designated by the director.
(4) The results of a mental or physical examination ordered by the director shall not be used as evidence in any proceeding other than one before the director and shall not be deemed a public record or made available to the public.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article RC&RE, (SB 21-003), ch. 4, p. 27, § 1, effective January 21.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-270-117 as it existed prior to 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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