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Colorado Natural Medicine CE

All Natural Medicine Facilitators and Clinical Facilitators holding an Active license with DORA must complete at least 12 hours of Continuing Education (CE) during each license period.

  • CE requirements begin immediately upon licensure. For prorated hour information for new licensees, refer to the Requirements/Additional Information section below.
  • For licensees who receive their initial credential within 120 days of a license period’s expiration date, the CE requirements roll over into the next license period.
  • Active certification in Basic Life Support training must be maintained.

Compliance audits are conducted after each license period ends.

Continuing Education Information

Requirements and Additional Information

Every license period, Natural Medicine Facilitators and Clinical Facilitators must complete at least 12 hours of Continuing Education (CE) related to the delivery of natural medicine services.

  • CE must be completed through attendance at workshops, seminars, symposia, colloquia, invited speaker sessions, institutes, or scientific or professional programs offered at meetings of local, state, regional, national, or international professional or scientific organizations.
  • 1 hour of ethics CE is required for each full quarter of the license period. For those licensed for the full one-year period, at least 4 hours must be completed in ethics education, as it relates to natural medicine. These hours may be completed at any time during the license period.
  • Up to 3 CE hours may be accrued from attendance at bona fide facilitator peer support groups that otherwise meet the requirements of CE.
    • Bona fide peer facilitator support group means a group of 3 or more licensed Facilitators or Clinical Facilitators that meet to discuss generally accepted standards of practice and anonymized experiences.
  • There is no limit on the number of CE hours that may be completed online.
  • CE hours completed by a licensee to satisfy another professional licensure’s CE requirement are eligible for inclusion in the calculation of CE for a natural medicine license only if the CE is specific to the delivery of regulated natural medicine services or ethics.
Prorated Hours For New Licensees

For new Facilitators and Clinical Facilitators who receive their initial credential during a license period, completion of the full 12 CE hours is not required. Instead, a prorated amount of 1 hour of CE per month of licensure, or portion thereof, will be required. This amount includes the month you receive your initial license (even if there were only a few days left in the month) and goes all the way through the license period’s expiration date.

Example: 

  • Current license period: February 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026
    • Initial License received: May 15, 2025
    • Prorated CE required for renewal in January of 2026: 9 CE hours (1 hour X 9 months)

Basic Life Support

All actively licensed Colorado Natural Medicine Facilitators and Clinical Facilitators must maintain active certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) training at all times of licensure. All active licensees must maintain proof of their BLS certification for at least 4 years.

Documentation Requirements

Licensees must maintain their own CE records for at least 4 years. Documentation must be a certificate of completion, transcript, or written notice (by the CE provider) that includes the following:

  • Licensee's name
  • Dates of the CE program
  • Hours in attendance
  • A synopsis of the course content (course title)
  • Name of the course sponsor/provider

Documentation should not be submitted to the Board unless specifically requested.

Exception Options for Continuing Education

Below is a list of exceptions that may be requested. These are limited circumstances and require board approval: