(1) (a) A physician licensed pursuant to this article 240 may, and is encouraged to, serve as a mentor to an advanced practice registered nurse who is applying for prescriptive authority pursuant to section 12-255-112 (4). A physician who serves as a mentor to an advanced practice registered nurse seeking prescriptive authority shall:
Be practicing in Colorado and shall have education, training, experience, and activepractice that corresponds with the role and population focus of the advanced practice nurse; and
Have a license in good standing without disciplinary sanctions to practice medicinein Colorado and an unrestricted registration by the federal drug enforcement administration for the same schedules as the advanced practice registered nurse.
A physician serving as a mentor to an advanced practice nurse pursuant to section12-255-112 (4) shall not require payment or employment as a condition of entering into the mentorship relationship, but the physician may request reimbursement of reasonable expenses and time spent as a result of the mentorship relationship.
Upon successful completion of a mentorship as described in section 12-255-112 (4)(b)(I), the physician shall verify by his or her signature that the advanced practice registered nurse has successfully completed the mentorship within the required period.
(2) and (3) Repealed.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1181, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(a)(II) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1045, § 21, effective June 30; (2) and (3) repealed, (HB 20-1216), ch. 190, p. 881, § 28, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-36-106.4 as it existed prior to 2019.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1216, see section 1 of chapter 190, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.