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).
2023 New Legislation
- HB 23-1002: Epinephrine Auto Injectors
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HB 23-1002: Epinephrine Auto Injectors
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- HB 23-1003: School Mental Health Assessment
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HB 23-1003: School Mental Health Assessment
This bill affects:
- Mental Health
- HB 23-1031: Mental Health Professional Reporting Exemption
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HB 23-1031: Mental Health Professional Reporting Exemption
This bill affects:
- Addition Counselors
- Licensed Professional Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- HB 23-1057: Amenities for All Genders in Public Buildings
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HB 23-1057: Amenities for All Genders in Public Buildings
This bill affects:
- Plumbing
- HB23-1071: Licensed Psychologist Psychotropic Medication Prescribing
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HB23-1071: Licensed Psychologist Psychotropic Medication Prescribing
This bill affects:
Psychology Board
- HB 23-1077: Informed Consent Intimate Patient Exams
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HB 23-1077: Informed Consent Intimate Patient Exams
This bill affects:
- Medical
- Nursing
- Direct Entry Midwives
- HB 23-1161: Environmental Standards for Appliances
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HB 23-1161: Environmental Standards for Appliances
This bill affects:
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HB 23-1195: Automated Pharmacy Dispensing System
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HB 23-1195: Automated Pharmacy Dispensing System
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- HB 23-1250: Attorney General Jurisdiction Regulate Architects
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HB 23-1250: Attorney General Jurisdiction Regulate Architects
This bill affects:
- Architects
- HB 23-1233: Electric Vehicle Charging and Parking Requirements
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HB 23-1233: Electric Vehicle Charging and Parking Requirements
This bill affects:
- Electrical
- SB 23-004: Employment of School Mental Health Professionals
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SB 23-004: Employment of School Mental Health Professionals
This bill affects:
- Mental Health
- SB 23–020: Timely Certified Death Certificates
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SB 23–020: Timely Certified Death Certificates
This bill affects:
- Medical
- SB 23-083: Physician Assistant Collaboration Requirements
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SB 23-083: Physician Assistant Collaboration Requirements
This bill affects:
- Medical
- SB 23-102: Rule Review Bill
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SB 23-102: Rule Review Bill
This bill affects:
- All Boards
- SB 23-144: Prescription Drugs for Chronic Pain
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SB 23-144: Prescription Drugs for Chronic Pain
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- SB 23-162: Increase Access to Pharmacy Services
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SB 23-162: Increase Access to Pharmacy Services
This bill affects:
- Pharmacy
- SB 23-167: Board of Nursing Regulate Certified Midwives
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SB 23-167: Board of Nursing Regulate Certified Midwives
This bill affects:
- Nursing
- SB23-170: Extreme Risk Protection Order Petitions
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SB23-170: Extreme Risk Protection Order Petitions
Affects:
- Nursing
- Mental Health
- SB 23-176: Protections for People with Eating Disorders
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SB 23-176: Protections for People with Eating Disorders
This bill affects:
Pharmacy
- SB 23-188: Protections for Accessing Reproductive Health Care
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SB 23-188: Protections for Accessing Reproductive Health Care
This bill affects:
- Medical
- SB 23-189: Increasing Access to Reproductive Care
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SB 23-189: Increasing Access to Reproductive Care
This bill affects:
- Medical
- SB 23-190: Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy Related Service
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SB 23-190: Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy Related Service
This bill affects:
- Medical
- SB 23-260: Individual Access to Publicly Funded Vaccines
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SB 23-260: Individual Access to Publicly Funded Vaccines
This bill affects:
- Medical
- SB 23-265: Prohibit Professional Discipline for Marijuana
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SB 23-265: Prohibit Professional Discipline for Marijuana
This bill affects:
- All programs
- SB 23-286: Access to Government Records
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SB 23-286: Access to Government Records
This bill affects:
- All programs
- SB23-290: Natural Medicine Advisory
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SB23-290: Natural Medicine Advisory
This bill affects:
- Medical, Acupuncture, Addiction Counselor, Chiropractic, Dental, Direct-Entry Midwife, Massage Therapy, Natural Medicine Advisory Board, Naturopathic Doctor, Nurse-Physician Advisory Task Force for Colorado Healthcare (NPATCH), Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Counselor, Psychology, Social Work, Unlicensed Psychotherapy