(1) Subject to the other conditions and provisions of this article 240, the board shall grant a license to practice medicine to an applicant only upon the basis of:
The passing by the applicant of an examination approved by the board;
The applicant's passage of examinations conducted by the National Board of MedicalExaminers, the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, the Federation of State Medical Boards, or any successor to those organizations, as approved by the board;
Any combination of the examinations provided in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) ofthis section approved by the board;
Endorsement, if the applicant for licensure by endorsement satisfies the requirementsof the occupational credential portability program.
(2) No person shall be granted a license to practice medicine as provided by subsection
of this section unless the person:
Is at least twenty-one years of age;
Is a graduate of an approved medical college; and
Has completed either an approved internship of at least one year or at least one yearof postgraduate training approved by the board.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1182, § 1, effective October 1; (1)(b) amended, (SB 19-193), ch. 406, p. 3588, § 11, effective October 1. L. 2020: IP(1) and (1)(d) amended, (HB 20-1326), ch. 126, p. 540, § 27, effective June 25.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-36-107 as it existed prior to 2019.
Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-193. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-193, chapter 406, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
Section 47(1)(b) of chapter 126 (HB 20-1326), Session Laws of Colorado 2020,provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after June 25, 2020.
Cross references: For the short title ("Red Tape Reduction Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 20-1326, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 126, Session Laws of Colorado 2020. 12-240-111. Distinguished foreign teaching physician license - qualifications - rules. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 240, an applicant of noteworthy and recognized professional attainment who is a graduate of a foreign medical school and who is licensed in a foreign jurisdiction, if that jurisdiction has a licensing procedure, may be granted a distinguished foreign teaching physician license to practice medicine in this state, upon application to the board in the manner determined by the board, if the following conditions are met:
The applicant has been invited by a medical school in this state to serve as a full-timemember of its academic faculty for the period of his or her appointment, at a rank equal to an associate professor or higher;
The applicant's medical practice is limited to that required by his or her academicposition, the limitation is so designated on the license in accordance with board procedure, and the medical practice is also limited to the core teaching hospitals affiliated with the medical school, as identified by the board, on which the applicant is serving as a faculty member.
An applicant who meets the qualifications and conditions set forth in subsection (1) of this section but is not offered the rank of associate professor or higher may be granted a temporary license, for one year only, to practice medicine in this state, as a member of the academic faculty, at the discretion of the board and in the manner determined by the board. If the applicant is granted a temporary license, he or she shall practice only under the direct supervision of a person who has the rank of associate professor or higher.
A distinguished foreign teaching physician license is effective and in force only while the holder is serving on the academic staff of a medical school. The license expires one year after the date of issuance and may be renewed annually only after the board has specifically determined that the conditions specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this section will continue during the ensuing period of licensure. The board may require an applicant for licensure under this section to present himself or herself to the board for an interview. The board may withdraw licensure granted under this section prior to the expiration of the license for unprofessional conduct as defined in section 12-240-121.
The board may establish and charge a fee for a distinguished foreign teaching physician license pursuant to section 12-20-105, not to exceed the amount of the fee for renewal of a physician's license.
The board shall promulgate rules specifying standards related to the qualification andsupervision of distinguished foreign teaching physicians.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1183, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-36-107.2 as it existed prior to 2019.