Colorado § 12-280-107 - Rules.

§ 12-280-107. Rules.

(1) The board shall make, adopt, amend, or repeal rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24 and section 12-20-204 that the board deems necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the responsibilities and duties delegated to the board by this article 280, including those relating to nuclear pharmacies.

(2) On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt or amend rules as necessary to permit the dispensing of an opiate antagonist in accordance with sections 12-30-110 and 12-280-123 (3).

(3) The board may adopt rules to specify additional criteria necessary to facilitate the operation of telepharmacy outlets. The board's additional rules for a telepharmacy outlet are limited to rules concerning the following:

(a) Application requirements;

(b) Structural and equipment requirements;

(c) Staffing and training requirements;

(d) Pharmacist manager visitation requirements;

(e) Inventory record-keeping and storage requirements;

(f) Establishing policies and procedures relating to telepharmacy operations; and

(g) The number of telepharmacy outlets that may be operated by a central pharmacy.

(4) Not later than October 1, 2026, the board shall review existing record-keeping rules to ensure that duplicate, inconsistent, or outdated rules relating to vaccines are repealed or amended. The board may confer with the department of public health and environment and other applicable state agencies to facilitate a consistent regulatory framework relating to vaccines.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1448, § 1, effective October 1; (2) amended, (SB 19-227), ch. 273, p. 2584, § 15, effective October 1. L. 2022: (3) added, (SB 22-173), ch. 484, p. 3518, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2026: (4) added, (SB 26-032), ch. 24, p. 112, § 7, effective March 27.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-42.5-105 as it existed prior to 2019.

(2) Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-227. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from May 23, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-227, chapter 273, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.

Cross references: For the short title ("Ensuring Immunization Access for Coloradans Act") and the legislative declaration in SB 26-032, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 24, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.