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2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 255. Nurses and Nurse Aides
Section 12-255-205. Certification by competency evaluation.

Universal Citation:
CO Rev Stat § 12-255-205 (2020)
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(1) All applicants except those certified by endorsement shall pass a clinical competency evaluation. The evaluation shall be in a written or oral form and shall include the following areas:

  1. Basic nursing skills;

  2. Personal care skills;

  3. Recognition of mental health and social services needs;(d) Basic restorative services; (e) Resident or patient rights.

(2) Competency evaluations shall be held at the times and places as the board determines but shall be held at least four times per year.

Source: L. 2020: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 687, § 29, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-260-108 as it existed prior to 2020.

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