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Roberta Hills, Program Director

• Kristine Reuss, Ph.D., RN, Board President
  Professional Nursing Education | Term Expires: July 1, 2023

• Bernard Joseph Franta, DPN, MSN, RN, ANP, RXN, Board Vice President
  Advanced Practice Nursing | Term Expires: July 1, 2021

Panel A:

• Lori Rae Hamilton, MSN, RN, Panel A Chair
  Nursing Education Program Director |Term Expires: July 1, 2022

• Krystal Nikole Hernandez, LPN, Panel A Vice Chair
  LPN Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2023

• Sharon Devine, MSN, BSN, RN
  Nursing Care Facility | Term Expires: July 1, 2021

• Jerriann Lingle Zimmerman
  Public Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2022

Panel B:

• Jake Benoit-Wylie, MSN, BSN, RN, Panel B Chair
  Nursing Administrator | Term Expires: July 1, 2021

• Brandy Valdez Murphy, Panel B Vice Chair
  Public Member | Term Expires:  July 1, 2022

• Kristin Waldrop, LPN
  LPN (Rural Hospital) | Term: July 1, 2021

• Vacant
  Hospital Nurse | Term Expires: July 1, 2023

• Vacant
  Home Health | Term Expires: July 1, 2022

Nurse Aide Advisory Committee

• Danielle C DiValerio, NAAC Chair
  Professional Nurse | Term Expires: August 31, 2022

• Victoria Harris, NAAC Vice Chair
  Nursing Facility, CNA Supervisor | Term Expires: April 30, 2024

• John "Jack" Ruszcyk
  Public Member | Term Expires: August 31, 2021

• Vacant
  Home Health | Term Expires: April 30, 2024

• Annie Nestor
  Public Member | Term Expires: August 31, 2021

• Kyle Maneotis
  CNA Representative | Term Expires: August 31, 2023

• Vacant
  CDPHE Representative | Term Expires: 2024

Stakeholder Meeting - August 13, 2021

The State Board of Nursing will hold a VIRTUAL Stakeholder Meeting to allow stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback on rule revisions that provide a general cleanup; changes to the license reinstatement requirements; revisions to the approval process of educational programs; revisions to the mentoring description for advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority; and the implementation of 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); Colorado Senate Bill 21-056 (Concerning an expansion of the opportunities to administer medical marihuana at school to a student with a valid medical marijuana recommendation); and Colorado House Bill 21-1276 (Concerning the prevention of substance use disorders).

• Friday, August 13, 2021, at 1:30 P.M.(MDT)
• Webinar Registration
• Notice, HB20-1326, HB21-1276, SB21-056, and Draft Rules
• HB21-1276 Joint Stakeholder Meeting (recording): July 23, 2021

Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - April 21, 2021

The State Board of Nursing will hold a VIRTUAL Permanent Rulemaking Hearing to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to provide testimony before the Board considers adopting revisions to Rule 1.29 to correct language that conflicts with portions of the statute in Colorado Senate Bill 20-102 (Concerning required disclosures to patients regarding formal actions based on sexual misconduct); and adopt a new rule, Rule 1.30, to implement Colorado Senate Bill 19-079 (Concerning a requirement that certain practitioners prescribe controlled substances electronically).

• Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 9:15 A.M. (MDT)
• Webinar Registration 
• Notice, Draft Rules, SB20-102, and SB19-079 
• Joint Stakeholder Meeting (SB20-102): February 11, 2021
• Stakeholder Meeting (SB19-079): December 17, 2020
• Joint Stakeholder Meeting (SB19-079): January 24, 2020

The eNLC is holding proposed rulemaking about three rules: 408. Federal Criminal Records, 409. Active Duty Military Personnel or Their Spouses, and 502. Dispute Resolution. Comments for these rules are open, for more information please visit the NCSBN's NLC Rules webpage. 

Rulemaking Hearing - October 28, 2020

The Board of Nursing held an Emergency and Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on October 28, 2020, regarding the implementation of Colorado House Bill 20-1216 (Sunset Review that Continues the Regulation of Nurses and makes changes to the Nurse Practice Act), Colorado House Bill 20-1183 (Sunset Review that Continues the Regulation of Nurse Aides), Colorado House Bill 20-1326 (Creates an Occupational Credential Portability Program), Colorado Senate Bill 20-102 (Patient Disclosure regarding Sexual Misconduct), and the proposed Draft Rules.

• Emergency/Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 9:15 A.M.
• Notice, New Rule, HB20-1216, HB20-1183, HB20-1326, and SB20-102

Previous Stakeholder Meetings:

• August 7, 2020: Stakeholder Meeting Recording
• September 4, 2020: Stakeholder Meeting Recording 
• October 9, 2020: Stakeholder Meeting Recording

Stakeholder Meeting - June 18, 2020

The State Board of Nursing held a VIRTUAL Stakeholder Meeting to receive feedback on whether or not the Board should consider permanently adopting the emergency licensing rule (Rule 1.26), which was adopted to meet the requirements of Executive Order D 2020 038, as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, June 18, 2020, at 2:00 P.M.
• Notice, New Rule  
• Meeting Recording 

• 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
  • HB 21-1123: CAPS Check for Substantiated Cases of Mistreatment of an At-Risk Adult
  • 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
  • HB21-1300: Health-care Provider Liens for Injured Persons
  • HB21-1307: Prescription Insulin Pricing And Access
  • SB21-009: Reproductive Health Care Program
  • SB21-011: Pharmacist Prescribe Dispense Opiate Antagonist
  • 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
  • SB21-271: Misdemeanor Reform
• 2020 New Legislation

Full Board Meeting Minutes

• January 27, 2021, Nursing Board Meeting Minutes
• October 28, 2020, Nursing Board Meeting Minutes
• August 19, 2020, Nursing Board Emergency Meeting Minutes

Panel A Meeting Minutes

• May 18, 2021, Nursing Board Panel A Meeting Minutes
• April 20, 2021, Nursing Board Panel A Meeting Minutes
• March 23, 2021, Nursing Board Panel A Meeting Minutes

Panel B Meeting Minutes

• May 19, 2021, Nursing Board Panel B Meeting Minutes
• April 22, 2021, Nursing Board Panel B Meeting Minutes
• March 24, 2021, Nursing Board Panel B Meeting Minutes

Nurse Aide Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

• May 12, 2021, NAAC Meeting Minutes
• April 14, 2021, NAAC Meeting Minutes
• March 10, 2021, NAAC Meeting Minutes