(1) In addition to all other powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the board by this article 240, the board has the following powers and duties to:
Promulgate rules pursuant to section 12-20-204 that are fair, impartial, and nondiscriminatory;
Make investigations, hold hearings, and take evidence in accordance with section 1220-403 in all matters relating to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in the board; and
Aid law enforcement in the enforcement of this article 240 and in the prosecution ofall persons, firms, associations, or corporations charged with the violation of any of its provisions.
To facilitate the licensure of qualified applicants and address the unlicensed practiceof medicine, the unlicensed practice as a physician assistant, and the unlicensed practice as an anesthesiologist assistant, the president of the board shall establish a licensing panel in accordance with section 12-240-116 to perform licensing functions in accordance with this article 240 and review and resolve matters relating to the unlicensed practice of medicine, unlicensed practice as a physician assistant, and unlicensed practice as an anesthesiologist assistant. Two panel members constitute a quorum of the panel. Any action taken by a quorum of the panel constitutes action by the board.
To facilitate the licensure of a physician under the "Interstate Medical LicensureCompact Act", part 36 of article 60 of title 24, the board shall obtain a set of fingerprints from an applicant for licensure under the compact and shall forward the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of obtaining a fingerprint-based criminal history record check. Upon receipt of fingerprints and payment for the costs, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall conduct a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history record check using records of the Colorado bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The board is the authorized agency to receive information regarding the result of a national criminal history record check. The applicant whose fingerprints are checked shall pay the actual costs of the state and national fingerprint-based criminal history record check.
The authority granted the board under the provisions of this article 240 shall not beconstrued to authorize the board to arbitrate or adjudicate fee disputes between licensees or between a licensee and any other party.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1173, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: Subsection (1) is similar to former § 12-36-104 (1); subsection (2) is similar to former § 12-36-104 (3); subsection (3) is similar to former § 12-36-104 (4); and subsection (4) is similar to former § 12-36-104.5, as those sections existed prior to 2019.