Welcome to the Nursing Homepage
The State Board of Nursing is responsible for enforcing statutes, rules and policies as implemented by the Nurse Practice Act, Nurse Aide Practice Act, and the Licensed Psychiatric Technician Practice Act. Board staff oversee education, licensing, and enforcement of nurses, nurse aides, and licensed psychiatric technicians.The State Board of Nursing oversees more than 110,000 licensees.
Program Information
- Program/Board Members
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Roberta Hills, Program Director
State Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202Phone: 303-894-7800 | Fax: 303-894-2821 | Email: dora_nursingboard@state.co.us
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Bernard Joseph Franta, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, RXN, Board President
Advanced Practice Nursing | Term Expires: July 1, 2025 -
Lori Rae Hamilton, MSN, RN, Panel A Vice President
Nursing Education Program Director |Term Expires: July 1, 2026
Panel A:
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Lori Rae Hamilton, MSN, RN, Panel A Chair
Nursing Education Program Director |Term Expires: July 1, 2026 -
Karrie Tomlin, MSN, BSN, RN, Panel A Vice Chair
Nursing Care Facility | Term Expires: July 1, 2025 -
Lenny Rothermund, LPN
LPN Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2023 -
Hayley Hitchcock
Public Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2026 -
Alissa M. Shelton, BSN, RNn
Hospital Nurse| Term Expires: July 1, 2023
Panel B
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Phyllis Graham-Dickerson, RN, PhD, APN-CNSacant
Professional Nursing Education | Term Expires: July 1, 2023 -
Brandy Valdez Murphy, Panel B Vice Chair
Public Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2026 -
Diane Reinhard, RN, DNP, MBA
Nursing Administrator | Term Expires: July 1, 2025 -
Nichele Bratton, LPN
LPN Member | Term: July 1, 2025 -
Aecian Pendleton, RN
Home Health | Term Expires: July 1, 2026
Nurse Aide Advisory Committee
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Danielle C DiValerio, NAAC Chair
Home Health | Term Expires: August 31, 2026 -
Remmy Moten
CNA Representative | Term Expires: August 31, 2023 -
Victoria Harris
Nursing Facility, CNA Supervisor | Term Expires: April 30, 2024 -
Jana Mussemann-Moore
Public Member | Term Expires: August 31, 2026 -
Apollonia Williams
Nursing Facility | Term Expires: April 30, 2024 -
Stacey Kjeldgaard
Public Member | Term Expires: August 31, 2025 -
Nadra Gibson
CDPHE Representative | Term Expires: January 1, 2024
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- Public Notices
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Stakeholder Meeting - December 9, 2022
The Colorado Board of Nursing will hold a virtual Stakeholder Meeting on December 9, 2022, for stakeholders to provide feedback regarding proposed changes to Rules 1.14 and 1.15 to ensure the Board’s rules are consistent with currently accepted professional standards.
- Monday, December 9, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. (MDT)
- Meeting Notice
- Draft Rules
- Webinar Registration
- Written Comments (Link will be updated weekly as comments are received.)
Emergency and Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - October 19, 2022
The State Board of Nursing held an Emergency and Permanent Rulemaking Hearing to implement Colorado Senate Bill 22-116 (Concerning the ability of an individual to obtain an occupational credential through the occupational credential portability program); Colorado House Bill 22-1115 (Concerning the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program); 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).
- Emergency Rules (effective October 19, 2022)
- Permanent Rules (effective December 15, 2022)
- SB22-116 Joint Stakeholder Meeting: June 10, 2022
- EO D 2022-032 Joint Stakeholder Meeting: July 22, 2022
- EO D 2022-034 Joint Stakeholder Meeting: July 29, 2022
- HB22-1284 Joint Stakeholder Meeting: August 12, 2022
- HB22-1115 Joint Stakeholder Meeting: August 29, 2022
- Legislative Updates
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- 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
- HB22-1240 Mandatory Reporters
- HB22-1267 Culturally Relevant Training Health Professionals
- HB22-1270: Change Term Name-based Criminal History Record Check
- HB22-1257: 2022 Criminal And Juvenile Justice Commission Recommendations
- HB22-1270: Change Term Name-based Criminal History Record Check
- HB22-1278: Behavioral Health Administration
- HB22-1291: Sunrise Review Professions Occupations
- HB22-1298: HB22-1298 Fee Relief Nurses Nurse Aides And Technicians
- HB22-1309: Hospital Dispense Drugs To Sexual Assault Victims
- SB22-003: Community College Nursing Bachelor Degree Eligibility
- SB22-013: Boards and Commissions
- SB22-027: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- SB22-076: Complaint Occupational License Official Acts
- SB22-116: Increase Occupational Credential Portability
- SB22-143: Update Common Provision Term Regulator Title 12
- SB22-162: Administration Organization Act Modernization
- SB22-174: Sunset Review Hearing Criteria
- SB22-226: Programs To Support Health-care Workforce
- 2021 New Legislation
- HB21-1012: Expand Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- HB21-1021: Peer Support Professionals Behavioral Health
- HB21-1068: Insurance Coverage Mental Health Wellness Exam
- HB21-1119: Suicide Prevention, Intervention, & Postvention
- HB 21-1123: CAPS Check for Substantiated Cases of Mistreatment of an At-Risk Adult
- HB21-1130: Expand Transition Specialist Program
- HB21-1143: Protect Survivors' Rights To Rape Kit Evidence
- HB21-1169: Prohibit Discrimination Organ Transplant Recipient
- HB21-1198: Healthcare Billing Requirements for Indigent Patients
- HB21-1232: Standardized Health Benefit Plan Colorado Option
- HB21-1276 Prevention of Substance Use Disorders
- HB21-1297: Pharmacy Benefit Manager and Insurer Requirements
- HB21-1300: Health-care Provider Liens for Injured Persons
- HB21-1307: Prescription Insulin Pricing And Access
- HB21:1317: Regulating Marijuana Concentrates
- SB21-009: Reproductive Health Care Program
- SB21-011: Pharmacist Prescribe Dispense Opiate Antagonist
- SB21-016: Protecting Preventive Health Care Coverage
- SB21-056 Expand Cannabis-based Medicine At Schools
- SB21-077: Remove Lawful Presence Verification Credentialing
- SB21-094: Sunset Continue State Board of Pharmacy
- SB21-097: Sunset Medical Transparency Act
- SB21-098: Sunset Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- SB21-122: Opiate Antagonist Bulk Purchase And Standing Orders
- SB21-142: Health Care Access In Cases Of Rape Or Incest
- SB21-193: Protection of Pregnant People In Perinatal Period
- SB21-194: Maternal Health Providers
- SB21-195: Notarization of Certain Probate Documents
- SB21-271: Misdemeanor Reform
- SB21-292: Federal COVID Funding for Victim's Services
- 2020 New Legislation
- 2022 New Legislation
- Meeting Minutes
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Full Board Meeting Minutes
- July 27, 2022, Nursing Board Meeting Minutes
- April 20, 2022, Nursing Board Meeting Minutes
- January 26, 2022, Nursing Board Meeting Minutes
Panel A Meeting Minutes
- October 18, 2022, Nursing Panel A Meeting Minutes
- September 20, 2022, Nursing Panel A Meeting Minutes
- August 23, 2022, Nursing Panel A Meeting Minutes
Panel B Meeting Minutes
- October 20, 2022, Nursing Panel B Meeting Minutes
- September 21, 2022, Nursing Panel B Meeting Minutes
- August 24, 2022, Nursing Panel B Meeting Minutes
Nurse Aide Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes