2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 36 - Medical Practice
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-36-116. Refusal of license - issuance subject to probation

(1) The board may refrain from issuing a license or may grant a license subject to terms of probation if the board determines that an applicant for a license:

(a) Does not possess the qualifications required by this article;

(b) Has engaged in unprofessional conduct, as defined in section 12-36-117;

(c) Has been disciplined in another state or foreign jurisdiction with respect to his or her license to practice medicine, license to practice as a physician assistant, or license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant; or

(d) Has not actively practiced medicine, practiced as a physician assistant, or practiced as an anesthesiologist assistant for the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of such application or otherwise maintained continued competency during such period, as determined by the board.

(2) For purposes of this section, "discipline" includes any matter that must be reported pursuant to 45 CFR 60.8 and is substantially similar to unprofessional conduct, as defined in section 12-36-117.

(3) An applicant whose application is denied or whose license is granted subject to terms of probation may seek review pursuant to section 24-4-104 (9), C.R.S.; except that, if an applicant accepts a license that is subject to terms of probation, such acceptance shall be in lieu of and not in addition to the remedies set forth in section 24-4-104 (9), C.R.S.