2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 41 - Physical Therapists
Part 1 - Physical Therapists
§ 12-41-103.3. Physical therapy board - created
(1) (a) The state physical therapy board is hereby created as the agency for regulation of the practice of physical therapy in this state and to carry out the purposes of this article. The board consists of five physical therapist members and two members from the public at large, each member to be appointed by the governor by no later than January 1, 2012, for terms of four years. A member shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of four years. The governor shall give due consideration to having a geographic, political, urban, and rural balance among the board members.
(b) Each member of the board receives the compensation provided for in section 24-34-102 (13), C.R.S.
(c) The board exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division of professions and occupations as if the powers, duties, and functions were transferred to the division by a type 1 transfer, as defined in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article 1 of title 24, C.R.S. The division shall provide necessary management support to the board under section 24-34-102, C.R.S.
(d) Repealed.
(2) A person is qualified to be appointed to the board if the person:
(a) Is a legal resident of Colorado; and
(b) Is currently licensed in good standing, with no restrictions, as a physical therapist and actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy in this state for at least five years preceding his or her appointment, if fulfilling the position of physical therapist on the board.
(3) Should a vacancy occur in any board membership before the expiration of the member's term, the governor shall fill such vacancy by appointment for the remainder of the term in the same manner as in the case of original appointments. A member of the board shall remain on the board until his or her successor has been appointed. A member may be removed by the governor for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty.
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