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Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - October 10, 2023

The purpose of this Permanent Rulemaking Hearing is to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to testify before the Director determines whether to repeal on a permanent basis Rule 1.15 - PROTECTIONS FOR PROVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE IN COLORADO to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-188 (Concerning Protections for Accessing Reproductive Health Care)  and Rule 1.16 - PROTECTING COLORADO’S WORKFORCE AND EXPANDING LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-265 (Concerning a Prohibition on a Regulator Imposing Discipline Against a Person Based on Certain Activities Involving Marijuana).

• Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 9:30 A.M. (MDT)
• Permanent Rulemaking Hearing Notice
• Draft Rules 
• Webinar Registration
• Written comments regarding SB23-188 (Links will be updated as comments are received.)
• Written comments regarding SB23-265 (Links will be updated as comments are received.)

REQUESTING WRITTEN STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS 
Implementation of Colorado Senate Bills 23-188 and 23-265

What is this about?
 

The following Boards and Programs within the Division of Professions and Occupations are requesting written comments regarding the implementation of Colorado Senate Bills 23-188 (CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON A REGULATOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MARIJUANA) and 23-265 (CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON A REGULATOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MARIJUANA), and the proposed repeal of the Board and Program rules that are no longer necessary after the codification of these regulations into law. 

Each of the listed Boards and Programs will hold a Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on the dates listed to determine whether to repeal the rules on a permanent basis to implement the law.  Please submit written comments as soon as possible. The Boards and Programs will continue to accept written comments until the Permanent Rulemaking Hearings where stakeholders will be given a final opportunity to testify before the Board and/or the Director or Director's designee. Please visit the Board and Program websites under the "Public Notices" tab for the most current information, including webinar registration information, written comments (SB23-188 and SB23-265), and the draft rules. 

Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - September 16, 2022

The Office of Massage Therapy Licensure will hold a Permanent Rulemaking Hearing to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to provide testimony before the Director considers adopting multiple new and revised rules to implement Colorado House Bill 22-1284 (Concerning updates to state surprise billing laws to facilitate the implementation of surprise billing protections, and aligning state law with the federal "No Surprises Act"); Executive Order D 2022-032 (Directing State Agencies to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care in Colorado); and Executive Order D 2022-034 (Protecting Colorado’s Workforce and Expanding Licensing Opportunities). 

Implementation of Executive Orders D 2022 032 and D 2022 034 

The Division of Professions and Occupations' held a Joint Stakeholder Meeting for all Boards and Programs that allowed stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback, and help develop new rules to implement the directives of Executive Order D-2022-034 (Protecting Colorado’s Workforce and Expanding Licensing Opportunities).

• (EO D-2022-034) Joint Stakeholder Meeting: July 29, 2022
• Notice and EO D-2022-034
• Stakeholder Comments
• Emergency Rules effective August 15, 2022

The Division of Professions and Occupations' held a Joint Stakeholder Meeting for all healthcare Boards and Programs that allowed stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback, and help develop new rules to implement the directives of Executive Order D-2022-032 (Directing State Agencies to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care in Colorado).

• Joint Stakeholder Meeting: July 22, 2022
• Notice and EO D-2022-032 
• Stakeholder Comments
• Emergency Rules effective August 15, 2022

Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - July 15, 2022

The Office of Massage Therapy Licensure will hold a Permanent Rulemaking Hearing to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to provide testimony before the Director considers adopting the proposed revision to Rule 1.4 to implement Colorado Senate Bill 22-116 (concerning the ability of an individual to obtain an occupational credential through the occupational credential portability program).

• Notice, SB22-116, and Draft Rules 
• Joint SB22-116 Stakeholder Meeting: June 10, 2022

Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - March 18, 2021

The Office of Massage Therapy Licensure will hold a VIRTUAL Permanent Rulemaking Hearing to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to provide feedback before the Director considers adopting revisions to Rules 1.4 and 1.14, to correct language in the rules that conflict with portions of the statutes in Colorado House Bill 20-1326 (Concerning an expansion of an individual's ability to practice an occupation in Colorado through creation of an occupational credential portability program); and Colorado Senate Bill (Concerning required disclosures to patients regarding formal actions based on sexual misconduct). These revisions are required by the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS).

• Notice, Draft Rule, HB20-1326, and SB20-102 
• February 11, 2021: Joint Stakeholder Meeting regarding SB20-102 Corrections (recording)

• 2023 New Legislation
  • SB23-102: Rule Review Bill
  • SB23-265: SB 23-265: Prohibit Professional Discipline for Marijuana
  • SB 23-286: Access to Government Records
• 2022 New Legislation
  • HB22-1041: Privacy Protections For Protected Persons
  • HB22-1098: Department Of Regulatory Agencies Barriers To Practice Regulated Professions
  • HB22-1165 Rule Review Bill
  • HB22-1226 Sunset Massage Therapists
  • HB22-1240 Mandatory Reporters
  • HB22-1240 Mandatory Reporters
  • HB22-1267 Culturally Relevant Training Health Professionals
  • HB22-1270 Change Term Name-based Criminal History Record Check
  • HB22-1278: Behavioral Health Administration
  • HB22-1291: Sunrise Review Professions Occupations
  • HB22-1300 Local Enforcement To Prevent Human Trafficking
    • HB22-1300 FAQs
  • SB22-013: Boards and Commissions
  • SB22-076: Complaint Occupational License Official Acts
  • SB22-116: Increase Occupational Credential Portability
  • SB22-143: Update Common Provision Term Regulator Title 12
  • SB22-157: Information Sharing For Consumer Protection Investigation
  • SB22-162: Administration Organization Act Modernization
  • SB22-174: Sunset Review Hearing Criteria
  • SB22-226: Programs To Support Health-care Workforce
• 2021 New Legislation
  • HB21-1169: Prohibit Discrimination Organ Transplant Recipient
  • HB 21-1123: CAPS Check for Substantiated Cases of Mistreatment of an At-Risk Adult
  • HB21-1198: Healthcare Billing Requirements for Indigent Patients
  • HB21-1232: Standardized Health Benefit Plan Colorado Option
  • HB21-1300: Health-care Provider Liens for Injured Persons
  • SB21-056 Expand Cannabis-based Medicine At Schools
  • SB21-077: Remove Lawful Presence Verification Credentialing
  • SB21-097: Sunset Medical Transparency Act
  • SB21-271: Misdemeanor Reform
• 2020 New Legislation

Zen Mayhugh, Program Director

Office of Massage Therapy Licensure
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-894-7800  |  Fax: 303-894-7764  |  Email: dora_massagetherapists@state.co.us