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Welcome to the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations
The Division of Professions and Occupations provides consumer protection through its regulation of more than 610,000 licensees within more than 50 professions, occupations and businesses in the State of Colorado. To learn more about each of the unique programs, visit the Division Information and Programs section below and select the program you are interested in. On each Program homepage you can learn how to apply for a license, manage your existing license, complete continuing education, review new program information, read frequently asked questions, review the program calendar and much more.
The Colorado Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform is currently conducting a sunset review of the functions of the Division of Professions and Occupations (Division). Analysis is performed to determine if any administrative or statutory changes should be made to the functions of the Division. To provide input on this review, please visit COPRRR's website.
Division Information and Programs
- Healthcare Professions Programs
- Acupuncture
- Addiction Counselor
- Athletic Trainer
- Audiology
- Chiropractic
- Dental
- Direct-Entry Midwife
- Funeral and Mortuary Science Services
- Healthcare Professions Profile Program (HPPP)
- Hearing Aid Provider
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- Medical
- Natural Medicine
- Naturopathic Doctor
- Nurse-Physician Advisory Task Force for Colorado Healthcare (NPATCH)
- Nursing
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Podiatry
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
- Professional Counselor
- Professional Review of Healthcare Providers (Prof Review)
- Psychology
- Respiratory Therapy
- Social Work
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Surgical Assistant and Surgical Technology
- Unlicensed Psychotherapy
- Veterinary
- Occupational Professions and Business Programs
- Legislative Updates
The Division of Professions and Occupations regulates more than 550,000 licensees, certificate holders and registrants. Each year, the General Assembly passes legislation directly impacting those populations. Many bills then require rulemaking or other policy updates by the Division or Boards in order to implement these changes. All relevant bills from the most recent legislative session have been combined onto a single webpage for easy access here. We encourage all licensees to read all bills directly impacting their profession(s). You may access the individual bills and summaries by visiting the link below:
- Special Initiatives
- Stay Informed
- Impacts of SB21-077 - Remove Lawful Presence Verification Credentialing
- Electrical, plumbing exams now available in Spanish
- Consumer Advisory Before Home Renovations
- New Program Begins July 1, 2019
- DORA Impact Report
- Common Practice Violation Advisory: Expired Licenses
- Receive Rulemaking Updates
- DPO Frequently Asked Questions
- Update Contact Information