Colorado § 12-280-604 - Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement - statewide drug therapy protocol for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder - rules - definition.
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§ 12-280-604. Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement - statewide drug therapy protocol for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder - rules - definition.
(1) As used in this section, "medication-assisted treatment" means a combination of medications and behavioral therapy, such as buprenorphine and all other medications and therapies approved by the federal food and drug administration, to treat opioid use disorder.
(2) (a) Pursuant to section 12-280-603, the board, in conjunction with the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 and the state board of nursing created in section 12-255-105, shall promulgate rules no later than May 1, 2025, developing a statewide drug therapy protocol for pharmacists to prescribe, dispense, and administer only federal drug enforcement administration schedule III, IV, and V FDA-approved products as medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
(b) In developing the statewide drug therapy protocol, the applicable boards shall consider requirements for training, including a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, or its successor entity; patient notice and consent; provider referral criteria; lab screening and testing; monitoring; patient privacy; and patient follow-up care and counseling. The rules developed pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section must specify that any collaborating entities utilizing the protocol are clearly identified.
(3) This section does not require a statewide drug therapy protocol or collaborative pharmacy practice agreement before a pharmacist may prescribe, dispense, or administer only federal drug enforcement administration schedule III, IV, and V FDA-approved products as medication-assisted treatment, if the prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication-assisted treatment is otherwise authorized under law.
Source: L. 2024: Entire section added, (HB 24-1045), ch. 470, p. 3280, § 11, effective August 7.
ARTICLE 285
Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants
PART 1
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
12-285-101. Short title.
12-285-102. Legislative declaration.
12-285-103. Applicability of common provisions.
12-285-104. Definitions.
12-285-105. State physical therapy board - created.
12-285-106. Powers and duties of board - reports - publications - rules - interstate compact - limitation on authority.
12-285-107. Use of titles restricted.
12-285-108. Limitations on authority.
12-285-109. License required.
12-285-110. Licensure by examination.
12-285-111. Provisional license - fee.
12-285-112. Licensure by endorsement.
12-285-113. Licensing of internationally educated applicants.
12-285-114. Expiration and renewal of licenses.
12-285-115. Inactive license - rules.
12-285-116. Special practice authorities and requirements - definition - rules.
12-285-117. Scope of article - exclusions.
12-285-118. Professional liability insurance required - rules.
12-285-119. Continuing professional competency - definition - rules.
12-285-120. Grounds for disciplinary action - definitions.
12-285-121. Protection of medical records - licensee's obligations - verification of compliance - rules.
12-285-122. Disciplinary actions.
12-285-123. Disciplinary proceedings - investigations - judicial review.
12-285-124. Mental and physical examination of licensees.
12-285-125. Confidential agreements.
12-285-126. Professional review committees - immunity.
12-285-127. Reports by insurance companies.
12-285-128. Unauthorized practice - penalties.
12-285-129. Violation - fines.
12-285-130. Injunctive proceedings.
12-285-131. Professional service corporations, limited liability companies, and registered limited liability partnerships for the practice of physical therapy - definitions.
12-285-132. Repeal of part - review of functions.
PART 2
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS
12-285-201. Additional board authority - rules.
12-285-202. Use of titles restricted.
12-285-203. Limitations on authority.
12-285-204. Certification required.
12-285-205. Certification by examination.
12-285-206. Certification by endorsement.
12-285-207. Certification of internationally educated applicants.
12-285-208. Expiration and renewal of certification.
12-285-209. Continuing professional competency - rules - definition.
12-285-210. Scope of part 2 - exclusions.
12-285-211. Grounds for disciplinary action.
12-285-212. Disciplinary actions.
12-285-213. Disciplinary proceedings - investigations - judicial review.
12-285-214. Mental and physical examination of certified physical therapist assistants.
12-285-215. Confidential agreements.
12-285-216. Reports by insurance companies.
12-285-217. Unauthorized practice - penalties.
12-285-218. Violation - fines.
12-285-219. Injunctive proceedings.
12-285-220. Repeal of part - review of functions.
PART 1
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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