4 Colo. Code Regs. § 755-1-5

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024

Section 4 CCR 755-1-5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LICENSEES

5.1 Change of Name and Address

A. Basis and Purpose and Authority.

The purpose of this Rule is to provide licensees and staff with clear guidance regarding a licensee's address of record for the Department's purposes.

The authority for adoption of these Rules is set forth in sections 12-20-204(1), 12-170-105, and 24-4-103, C.R.S.

B. The licensee shall inform the Department in a clear, explicit, and unambiguous written statement of any name, address, telephone, or email change within thirty days of the change. The Department will not change a licensee's information without explicit written notification from the licensee.

1. The Department maintains one contact address for each licensee, regardless of the number of licenses the licensee may hold.

2. Address change requests for some, but not all communications, or for confidential communications only, are not accepted.

C. The Department requires a copy of one of the following forms of documentation to correct or change a licensee's name or social security number or individual taxpayer identification number:

1. Marriage license;

2. Divorce decree;

3. Court order;

4. Documentation from the Internal Revenue Service verifying the licensee's valid individual taxpayer identification number; or

5. Driver's license or social security card with a second form of identification may be acceptable at the discretion of the Department.

5.2 Reporting Criminal Convictions or Judgments

A. Basis and Purpose and Authority.

This Rule establishes the requirements for licensees to report criminal convictions or judgments.

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-204, 12-170-105(1), and 12-170-109, C.R.S.

B. A licensee shall inform the Director in writing within thirty days of any of the following events:

1. The conviction of, the entry of a guilty plea or nolo contendere of the licensee to a felony as articulated in section 12-170-109(1)(b), C.R.S.;

2. Any adverse action that has been taken against the licensee by another licensing agency in another state or country, a peer review body, a healing center, a health-care institution, a professional society or association, a governmental agency, a law enforcement agency, or a court for acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary or adverse action as described in this article 170;

3. The surrender of a license or other authorization to practice facilitation or the provision of natural medicine services in another state or jurisdiction or the surrender of membership on any healing center or other authorized health care institution's staff or in any professional association or society while under investigation by any of those authorities or bodies for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as described in this article 170;

5.3 Records Retention

A. Basis and Purpose and Authority.

This Rule establishes requirements for licensees to maintain participant records.

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-204, 12-170-105(1)(a), and 12-170-109, C.R.S.

B. All licensed facilitators must complete and retain records for every participant to whom they provide natural medicine services. Records must be retained for three years after natural medicine services are rendered. If a facilitator is affiliated with a healing center, and the healing center retains a copy of the participants records, then the facilitator need not keep a copy.

5.4 Continuing Education Requirements

A. Basis and Purpose and Authority.

This Rule establishes requirements for licensees to undertake continuing education.

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-204, 12-170-105(1)(a), and 12-170-109, C.R.S.

B. Facilitators must maintain active certification in Basic Life Support training.

C. Every year a Facilitator and Clinical Facilitator licensees must complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of continuing professional education related to the delivery of natural medicine services, including at least five (5) hours of ethics education.

D. Licensees may satisfy continuing education requirements through attendance at workshops, seminars, symposia, colloquia, invited speaker sessions, institutes, or scientific or professional programs offered at meetings of local, state, regional, national, or international professional or scientific organizations. The activities completed pursuant to this Rule 5.4(C) may include online continuing education. Up to three hours of the required 20 hours of continuing education may be accrued from attendance at nonaccredited programming or through bona-fide facilitator peer support groups that otherwise meets the requirements of this Rule 5.4. Bona fide peer facilitator support group means a group of three or more licensed Facilitators or Clinical Facilitators that meet to discuss generally accepted standards of practice and anonymized experiences.

E. Licensees must maintain copies of transcripts or certificates of attendance/completion for each continuing education seminar or course the licensee completed. Licensees must provide the Director with proof of completion of continuing education coursework upon request.

4 CCR 755-1-5

47 CR 11, June 10, 2024, effective 6/30/2024