2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 36 - Medical Practice
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-36-107. Qualifications for licensure

(1) Subject to the other conditions and provisions of this article, a license to practice medicine shall be granted by the board to an applicant only upon the basis of:

(a) The passing by the applicant of an examination approved by the board;

(b) The applicant's passage of examinations conducted by the national board of medical examiners, the national board of examiners for osteopathic physicians and surgeons, the federation of state medical boards, or any successor to said organizations, as approved by the board;

(c) Any combination of the examinations provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1) approved by the board;

(d) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1260), ch. 403, p. 1959, § 27, effective July 1, 2010.)

(e) (I) Endorsement, if the applicant for licensure by endorsement:

(A) Files an application and pays a fee as prescribed by the board;

(B) Holds a current, valid license in a jurisdiction that requires qualifications substantially equivalent to the qualifications for licensure in this state as specified in this section;

(C) Submits written verification that he or she has actively practiced medicine in another jurisdiction for at least five of the immediately preceding seven years or has otherwise maintained continued competency as determined by the board; and

(D) Submits proof satisfactory to the board that he or she has not been and is not subject to final or pending disciplinary or other action by any state or jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been previously licensed; except that, if the applicant is or has been subject to such action, the board may review the action to determine whether the underlying conduct warrants refusal of a license pursuant to section 12-36-116.

(II) Upon receipt of all documents required by this paragraph (e), the board shall review the application and make a determination of the applicant's qualification to be licensed by endorsement.

(2) No person shall be granted a license to practice medicine as provided by subsection (1) of this section unless such person:

(a) Is at least twenty-one years of age;

(b) Is a graduate of an approved medical college; and

(c) Has completed either an approved internship of at least one year or at least one year of postgraduate training approved by the board.

(3) to (5) Repealed.