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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

Roberta Hills, Program Director

State Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-894-7800  |  Fax: 303-894-2821  |  Email: dora_nursingboard@state.co.us

 

  • Bernard Joseph Franta, DNP, MSN, RN, ANP (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:

  • Lori Rae Hamilton, MSN, RN
    Nursing Education Program Director |Term Expires: July 1, 2026

  • Karrie Tomlin, MSN, BSN, RN, Panel A Chair
    Nursing Care Facility | Term Expires: July 1, 2025

  • Lenny Rothermund, LPN
    LPN Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2027

  • Vacant
    Public Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2026

  • Mackenzie Armani, MSN, BSN, RN Panel A
    Hospital Nurse| Term Expires: July 1, 2027

Panel B

  • Phyllis Graham-Dickerson, RN, PhD, APN-CNS
    Professional Nursing Education | Term Expires: July 1, 2027

  • Brandy Valdez Murphy
    Public Member | Term Expires: July 1, 2026

  • Diane Reinhard, RN, DNP, MBA, Panel B Vice Chair
    Nursing Administrator | Term Expires:  July 1, 2025

  • Nichele Bratton, LPN.  Panel B Chair
    LPN Member | Term: July 1, 2025

  • Aecian Pendleton, RN
    Home Health | Term Expires: July 1, 2026

Nurse Aide Advisory Committee

  • Danielle C DiValerio, NAAC Chair
    Home Health | Term Expires: August 31, 2026

  • Genya V. Gutierrez
    CNA Representative | Term Expires: August 31, 2027

  • Victoria Harris, NAAC Vice Chair
    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

  • Vacant
    Public Member | Term Expires: August 31, 2025

  • Nadra Gibson
    CDPHE Representative | Term Expires: January 1, 2024

Public Notices

Stakeholder Meeting - October 6, 2023

This Stakeholder Meeting is for the Board to receive feedback on new rules and revisions to multiple Board rules to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-167 CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF CERTIFIED MIDWIVES BY THE STATE BOARD OF NURSING, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

 

Permanent and Emergency Rulemaking Hearing Notice – September 20, 2023

The Colorado Board of Nursing held a Permanent and Emergency Rulemaking Hearing to consider adopting a new Rule 1.35 (RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE REGARDING PREGNANCY-RELATED SERVICES) to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-190(opens in new window) (Concerning Policies to Make Punishable Deceptive Actions Regarding Pregnancy-Related Services).

 

Stakeholder Meeting September 8, 2023

The Colorado Board of Nursing ("Board") held a virtual Stakeholder Meeting on September 8, 2023. The purpose of this Stakeholder Meeting was for the Board to receive feedback regarding the implementation of Colorado Senate Bill 23-188 (opens in new window) (Concerning Protections for Accessing Reproductive Health Care) by repealing of Rule 1.33 (Protections for Provision of Reproductive Health Care in Colorado), the implementation of Colorado Senate Bill 23-265 (opens in new window) (Concerning a Prohibition on a Regulator Imposing Discipline Against a Person Based on Certain Activities Involving Marijuana) by repealing Rule 1.34 (Protecting Colorado’s Workforce and Expanding Licensing Opportunities), the proposed changes to Rules 1.14 (Rules and Regulations to Register Professional Nurses Qualified to Engage in Advanced Practice Registered Nursing), and the proposed changes to Rule 1.15 (Rules and Regulations for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses).

Joint Stakeholder Meeting - SB23-190 - August 4, 2023

The Colorado Medical Board, Board of Nursing, and Board of Pharmacy held a virtual Stakeholder Meeting on August 4, 2023, for stakeholders to provide feedback regarding the proposed changes to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-190 (Concerning Policies to Make Punishable Deceptive Actions Regarding Pregnancy-Related Services).

 

Proposed NLC Rulemaking

 

Joint Stakeholder Meeting - Opioid Guidelines - July 17, 2023

The Colorado State Board of Pharmacy, Colorado Dental Board, Colorado Medical Board, Colorado State Board of Nursing, Colorado State Board of Optometry, Colorado Podiatry Board, and Colorado State Board of Veterinary Medicine are holding a virtual Stakeholder Meeting on July 17, 2023, for stakeholders to provide feedback regarding Colorado’s Guidelines for the Safe Prescribing and Dispensing of Opioids as these guidelines relate to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain.

 

Joint Stakeholder Meeting - June 5, 2023

The Colorado Medical Board, Board of Nursing, and Board of Pharmacy will hold a virtual Stakeholder Meeting on June 5, 2023, for stakeholders to provide feedback regarding what rules and regulations, if any, are necessary to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-190 (Concerning Policies to Make Punishable Deceptive Actions Regarding Pregnancy-Related Services).  

Stakeholder Meeting: Monday, June 5, 2023, at 2:00 P.M.  Meeting Notice Webinar Registration  Written Comments (Link will be updated weekly as comments are received.)

 

Permanent Rulemaking Hearing Cancelled 

The Colorado Board of Nursing's Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on January 25, 2023, has been cancelled to allow for additional stakeholder feedback regarding proposed changes to Rules 1.14 and 1.15 prior to the Board determining whether to adopt the proposed revisions. 

 

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).  

Legislative Updates
Meeting Minutes

Full Board Meeting Minutes

Panel A Meeting Minutes

Panel B Meeting Minutes

Nurse Aide Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes