Colorado § 12-290-117 - Use of physician assistants - collaboration requirements - rules.
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§ 12-290-117. Use of physician assistants - collaboration requirements - rules.
(1) A physician assistant licensed pursuant to article 240 of this title 12 may perform acts that constitute the practice of podiatry to the extent and in the manner authorized by rules promulgated by the board. The acts shall be consistent with sound practices of podiatry. All prescriptions issued by a physician assistant must include the physician assistant's name, the name and address of the health facility, and, if the health facility is a multispecialty organization, the name and address of the specialty clinic within the health facility where the physician assistant is practicing. The dispensing of prescription medication by a physician assistant is subject to section 12-280-120 (6).
(2) Prior to practicing podiatry, a physician assistant must enter into a collaborative agreement with a licensed podiatrist.
(3) The provisions of sections 12-240-107 (6), 12-240-113, and 12-240-114.5 governing physician assistants under the "Colorado Medical Practice Act" apply to physician assistants under this section.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1562, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (SB 23-083), ch. 114, p. 414, § 9, effective August 7.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-32-109.3 as it existed prior to 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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