The Division of Professions and Occupations regulates more than 450,000 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).
2021 New Legislation
- HB21-1012: Expand Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
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HB21-1012: Expand Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- Medical
- Nursing
- Veterinary
- Dental
- Podiatry
- Optometry
- HB21-1021: Peer Support Professionals Behavioral Health
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HB21-1021: Peer Support Professionals Behavioral Health
This bill affects:
- Mental Health
- Nursing
- Medical
- HB21-1022: Surrogacy Agreements
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HB21-1022: Surrogacy Agreements
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Addiction Counselors
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Licensed Professional Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- HB21-1068: Insurance Coverage Mental Health Wellness Exam
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HB21-1068: Insurance Coverage Mental Health Wellness Exam
This bill affects:
- Mental Health
- Nursing
- Medical
- HB21-1085: Secure Transportation Behavioral Health Crisis
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HB21-1085: Secure Transportation Behavioral Health Crisis
This bill affects:
- Mental Health
- Medical
- Nursing
- HB21-1108: Gender Identity Expression Anti-discrimination
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HB21-1108: Gender Identity Expression Anti-discrimination
This bill affects:
- Funeral Homes/Crematories
- HB21-1119 Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention
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HB21-1119 Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Mental Health
- Nursing
- HB21-1123: CAPS Check for Substantiated Cases of Mistreatment of an At-Risk Adult
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HB21-1123: CAPS Check for Substantiated Cases of Mistreatment of an At-Risk Adult
This bill affects:
- All Healthcare Boards, including Veterinary
- HB21-1130 Expand Transition Specialist Program
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HB21-1130 Expand Transition Specialist Program
This bill affects:
- Nursing
- Medical
- Mental Health
- HB21-1143: Protect Survivors' Rights To Rape Kit Evidence
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HB21-1143: Protect Survivors' Rights To Rape Kit Evidence
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- HB21-1147: Simplify Architects Continuing Education Requirement
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HB21-1147: Simplify Architects Continuing Education Requirement
This bill affects:
- Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
- HB21-1169: Prohibit Discrimination Organ Transplant Recipient
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HB21-1169: Prohibit Discrimination Organ Transplant Recipient
- This bill affects:
- Acupuncture, Audiology, Chiropractic, Dental, Massage Therapy, Medical, Psychology, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist,
Licensed Professional Counselor, Addiction Counselor, Nursing, Nursing Home Administrator, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Podiatry, Psychiatric Technicians, Respiratory TherapistsPharmacies
- HB21-1190: Defining Telemedicine For Medical Practitioners
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HB21-1190: Defining Telemedicine For Medical Practitioners
This bill affects:
- Medical
- HB21-1198: Healthcare Billing Requirements for Indigent Patients
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HB21-1198: Healthcare Billing Requirements for Indigent Patients
This bill affects:
- All Healthcare Programs, except Veterinary
- HB21-1276 Prevention of Substance Use Disorders
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HB21-1276 Prevention of Substance Use Disorders
This bill affects:
- Medical, Nursing, Veterinary, Dental, Optometry, Podiatry, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Pharmacy
- HB21-1279: Occupational Therapy Interstate Compact
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HB21-1279: Occupational Therapy Interstate Compact
This bill affects:
- Occupational Therapy
- HB21-1232: Standardized Health Benefit Plan Colorado Option
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HB21-1232: Standardized Health Benefit Plan Colorado Option
This bill affects:
- All Healthcare Boards except Veterinary
- HB21-1297: Pharmacy Benefit Manager and Insurer Requirements
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HB21-1297: Pharmacy Benefit Manager and Insurer Requirements
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- Medical
- Nursing
- Veterinary
- Dental
- Podiatry
- Optometry
- HB21-1300: Health-care Provider Liens for Injured Persons
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HB21-1300: Health-care Provider Liens for Injured Persons
This bill affects:
Acupuncture, Athletic Trainers, Audiologist, Chiropractic, Dental, Hearing Aid Provider, Massage Therapist, Medical, Nursing, Nursing Home Administrator, Occupational Therapist, Optometrist, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Mental Health providers, Respiratory Therapy, Speech-Language Pathologist
- HB21-1305 Mental Health Practice Act
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HB21-1305 Mental Health Practice Act
This bill affects:
- Addiction Counselor
- HB21-1307: Prescription Insulin Pricing And Access
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HB21-1307: Prescription Insulin Pricing And Access
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- Medical
- Nursing
- Optometry
- HB21-1317 Regulating Marijuana Concentrates
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HB21-1317 Regulating Marijuana Concentrates
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- Dental
- SB21-003: Recreate Occupational Therapy Practice Act
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SB21-003: Recreate Occupational Therapy Practice Act
This bill affects:
- Occupational Therapy
- SB21-006: Human Remains Natural Reduction Soil
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SB21-006: Human Remains Natural Reduction Soil
This bill affects:
- Funeral Homes and Crematories
- SB21-009: Reproductive Health Care Program
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SB21-009: Reproductive Health Care Program
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- SB21-011: Pharmacist Prescribe Dispense Opiate Antagonist
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SB21-011: Pharmacist Prescribe Dispense Opiate Antagonist
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- All prescribing boards
- SB21-016:Protecting Preventive Health Care Coverage
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SB21-016:Protecting Preventive Health Care Coverage
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- SB21-021: Audiology and SLP compact
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SB21-021: Audiology and SLP compact
This bill affects:
- Audiology
- Speech-Language Pathology
- SB21-056: Expand Cannabis-based Medicine At Schools
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SB21-056: Expand Cannabis-based Medicine At Schools
This bill affects:
- Nursing
- Medical
- Mental Health
- Athletic Trainers
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Massage Therapists
- SB21-077: Remove Lawful Presence Verification Credentialing
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SB21-077: Remove Lawful Presence Verification Credentialing
This bill affects:
- All Professions, With the Exception of Tramway, Non-Transplant Tissue Banks, Funeral Homes and Crematories, Private Investigators
- SB21-092: Sunset Surgical Assistants And Surgical Technologists
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SB21-092: Sunset Surgical Assistants And Surgical Technologists
This bill affects:
- Surgical Assistants and Surgical Technologists
- SB21-094: Sunset Continue State Board of Pharmacy
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SB21-094: Sunset Continue State Board of Pharmacy
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- All Prescriber Boards
- SB21-097: Sunset Medical Transparency Act
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SB21-097: Sunset Medical Transparency Act
This bill affects:
- Healthcare Professions Profile Program (HPPP)
- All Healthcare Programs Except Veterinary
- SB21-098: Sunset Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
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SB21-098: Sunset Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- PDMP
- Medical
- Nursing
- Podiatry
- Optometry
- Dental
- Veterinary
- SB21-101: Sunset Direct-entry Midwives
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SB21-101: Sunset Direct-entry Midwives
This bill affects:
- Direct-Entry Midwives
- SB21-102: Sunset Dental Hygienists Specialized Functions
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SB21-102: Sunset Dental Hygienists Specialized Functions
This bill affects:
- Dental
- Dental Hygienists
- SB21-122: Opiate Antagonist Bulk Purchase And Standing Orders
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SB21-122: Opiate Antagonist Bulk Purchase And Standing Orders
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- Medical
- Nursing
- Optometry
- Podiatry
- Veterinary
- Dental
- SB21-123: Expand Canadian Rx Import Program
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SB21-123: Expand Canadian Rx Import Program
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- SB21-142: Health Care Access In Cases Of Rape Or Incest
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SB21-142: Health Care Access In Cases Of Rape Or Incest
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- SB21-147: Sunset Continue Licensing Of Athletic Trainers
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SB21-147: Sunset Continue Licensing Of Athletic Trainers
This bill affects:
- Athletic Trainers
- SB21-193: Protection of Pregnant People In Perinatal Period
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SB21-193: Protection of Pregnant People In Perinatal Period
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- Direct-Entry Midwives
- SB21-194: Maternal Health Providers
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SB21-194: Maternal Health Providers
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- Direct-Entry Midwives
- SB21-195 Notarization of Certain Probate Documents
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SB21-195 Notarization of Certain Probate Documents
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- SB21-271: Misdemeanor Reform
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SB21-271: Misdemeanor Reform
This bill affects:
- All Board/Programs except Private Investigators
- SB21-292 Federal COVID Funding for Victim's Services
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SB21-292 Federal COVID Funding for Victim's Services
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing