Colorado § 12-30-123 - Health-care providers - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definition.
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§ 12-30-123. Health-care providers - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definition.
(1) As used in this section, "facility-provided medication" or "medication" means a topical medication that a health-care provider or medical office has on hand or that is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a surgical procedure or a visit to a health-care provider.
(2) (a) A health-care provider may offer any unused portion of a facility-provided medication to a patient if the medication is required for continued treatment, the medication does not contain a controlled substance, and the medication was administered to the patient during the patient's visit to the health-care provider. The health-care provider shall document within the patient's medical record that the patient must continue the medication at home, including the patient's dosage and directions for use.
(b) A health-care provider shall label a facility-provided medication as required pursuant to article 280 of this title 12.
(3) If a facility-provided medication is used for a patient during a visit to a health-care provider and the facility-provided medication is provided to the patient for continuity of treatment, the health-care provider is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use of the medication, and a pharmacist's requirement to counsel the patient concerning the medication pursuant to section 12-280-138 is waived.
Source: L. 2024: Entire section added, (SB 24-087), ch. 120, p. 390, § 1, effective April 22.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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