S.B. 95-3 Limited gaming - fund transfers to other funds - clarification. Clarifies the amount of the annual transfers from the limited gaming fund to the tourism promotion fund, the municipal limited gaming impact fund, and the state highway fund. Transfers moneys to the tourism promotion fund that should have been transferred at the close of the 1993-94 fiscal year.
APPROVED by Governor April 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 17, 1995
S.B. 95-4 Psychiatric technicians - regulation by state board of nursing - continuation under sunset law. Empowers the state board of nursing to limit the scope of a licensee's practice within specified limitations. Removes the requirement that a psychiatric technician practice only in a state-run institution if the technician performs certain duties. Clarifies the grounds for which disciplinary action may be taken against a licensee. Restricts how a licensee may be disciplined while the licensee is in a program to end an alcohol or drug dependency.
Removes the specific subject areas which must be covered by a licensing examination, allowing the state board of nursing to specify such subject areas by rule. Changes certain educational requirements for accreditation of a psychiatric technician educational program. Changes the procedure for license renewal.
Allows mental or physical examinations of licensees to be conducted by a psychologist or other qualified professional, who may or may not be a physician, rather than requiring such examination to be done only by a physician.
Modifies how medical records of a licensee may be released, used, or obtained by the state board of nursing.
Extends until July 1, 2010, the regulatory and licensing authority of the state board of nursing over psychiatric technicians.
APPROVED by Governor April 21, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
S.B. 95-7 Podiatrists - regulation - financial responsibility requirements - continuation under sunset law. Extends to 2010 the regulatory authority of the Colorado podiatry board. Requires licensed podiatrists who perform surgical procedures to maintain professional liability insurance of at least $500,000 per claim and $1,500,000 per year for all claims. Authorizes the board to promulgate rules establishing the financial responsibility requirements for podiatrists who do not perform surgical procedures and who sign an affidavit attesting to such fact. Such rules shall not include requirements that exceed those imposed on podiatrists who do perform surgical procedures and may provide that no financial responsibility requirements apply to such podiatrists.
Expands the definition of "unprofessional conduct" to include a misleading omission or material deception in renewing or seeking the reinstatement of a license, engaging in a sexual act with a patient during the period of treatment or for six months immediately thereafter, and conviction of any crime that would constitute a violation of the laws governing podiatrists and the practice of podiatry. Includes within the definition of "conviction" the imposition of a deferred sentence.
Makes letters of concern confidential. Eliminates provisions that empower the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies to order the podiatry board to investigate any complaint received by the department.
Empowers the board to establish by rule the requirements for license reinstatement when an applicant has been delinquent for more than two years.
APPROVED by Governor April 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
S.B. 95-10 Health - state board of chiropractic examiners - continuation under sunset law - appropriation. Extends the automatic termination date of the state board of chiropractic examiners to July 1, 2010, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law. Requires chiropractors to display their licenses. States that a license shall automatically expire if not renewed prior to the expiration date. Prohibits the board from refunding any renewal fee. Requires a licensee to furnish the board with a new address within 30 days.
Authorizes the board to issue a temporary license to any applicant who lawfully practices in another state and has been invited by the United States Olympic Committee to provide services at the Colorado Springs training center or at an event sanctioned by the Committee. Includes restrictions on such licenses and makes licensees subject to discipline for unprofessional conduct.
Authorizes the board to issue a letter of admonition or impose conditions on a person's license, in addition to the other disciplinary actions already authorized. Makes the following actions grounds for discipline: fee-splitting; failing to report the surrender of a license to an agency in another state for acts that would constitute grounds for discipline in this state; engaging in a sexual act with a patient during the course of care or within 6 months following the termination of the professional relationship; abandoning a patient; and failing to provide adequate supervision when employing unlicensed persons in chiropractic practice. Provides that disciplinary action taken against a practitioner's license to practice in another state shall constitute prima facie evidence of a violation in this state.
Requires licensed chiropractors to maintain professional liability insurance of at least $100,000 per claim and $300,000 for all claims each year. Authorizes the board to exempt or establish lesser amounts for any chiropractor who practices as an employee of the federal government, renders limited services, is retired, provides only uncompensated care to patients, or practices in such a manner as to make the required amounts unreasonable.
Authorizes the board to order a chiropractor who has been proven to be incompetent or negligent to take an examination. Requires that any such order include the board's reasons for believing a licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety. Authorizes the board to require a licensee to take a mental or physical examination if reasonable cause exists to believe the licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety. States that a licensee shall be deemed to have waived any claim of privilege with respect to an examining physician's testimony. Authorizes the board to suspend a licensee's license for failure to undergo an examination unless the failure is due to circumstances beyond his or her control. States that the results of examinations shall not be used as evidence in other proceedings or made available to the public.
Prohibits the disclosure of communications between a chiropractor and his or her patient unless the patient gives consent before the disclosure, subject to limited exceptions.
Increases to 30 days the period of time during which a recipient of a letter of admonition may request that formal disciplinary proceedings be initiated. Authorizes the board to issue cease and desist orders and establishes requirements for the issuance of such orders. Requires licensed chiropractors to report to the board any chiropractor known or believed to have violated statutory provisions.
Appropriates $60,869 to the department of regulatory agencies, $30,812 to the department of law, and $15,265 to the department of administration for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
S.B. 95-50 Pharmacists - practical experience - credit for - rules. Directs the state board of pharmacy to promulgate rules regulating how a person may gain credit for practical experience with a drug manufacturer or school of pharmacy for licensure purposes.
APPROVED by Governor April 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 17, 1995
S.B. 95-97 Bail bonding agents - licensure and bonding requirements - continuing education. Changes the term by which licensed bonding agents shall be known from "professional bonding agent" to "bail bonding agent". Makes their qualifications for licensure the same as those for insurance producers. Repeals the requirement that applicants for licensure disclose whether they have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude and requires instead that they disclose whether they have committed an act for which their license could have been denied, suspended or revoked.
Establishes prelicensure and continuing education requirements for bail bonding agents. Provides for course certification by the commissioner of insurance. Requires the completion of 6 clock hours of continuing education every 2 years and 8 clock hours of prelicensure education. Requires the advisory committee to make recommendations to the commissioner concerning such requirements. Exempts from the continuing education requirements any agent licensed as a cash bonding agent as of January 1, 1992. Repeals the continuing education requirements, effective January 1, 2000.
Changes the expiration date for bail bonding agent licenses from January 31 to January 1.
Adds to the requirements for bonding agreements, including a requirement that any such agreement be in writing and, if appropriate, translated for the principal.
Clarifies that semiannual reports shall be filed on or before January 31 and July 31 of each year. Limits the amount that may be charged for writing a bond. Prohibits a bail bonding agent from writing a bond after receiving notice that the surety has withdrawn authorization.
Makes the failure to pay a judgment which arose from the failure to return collateral a basis for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. Authorizes the commissioner of insurance to forfeit an agent's surety bond to satisfy any such judgment. States that if a bond is not posted within 24 hours after the bail bonding agent's receipt of full payment, such agent shall refund all payments and release all collateral within 48 hours of such receipt.
APPROVED by Governor April 20, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
S.B. 95-122 Consumer credit - disclosure - credit reports - penalties. Limits the disclosure requirements of Colorado's "Uniform Consumer Credit Code" (UCCC) in the following ways:
Enacts the "Colorado Consumer Credit Reporting Act". Defines terms. Describes permissible purposes for which a consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer credit report. Requires that certain notices and information be given to consumers. Regulates the charges that may be imposed for certain disclosures. Includes procedures for resolving credit information disputes, including binding arbitration. Provides penalties for violations of the Act.
APPROVED by Governor May 22, 1995
EFFECTIVE See note
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. See section 5 of the act for the possible effective dates. Section 3
of the act takes effect January 1, 1996.
S.B. 95-206 Private occupational schools fund - collection of fees. Specifies that any amount remaining in the private occupational schools fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Requires the private occupational school division to review its fees annually and adjust the fee amounts according to the direct and indirect costs of administering the division. Specifies the procedure for fee adjustments in years following a year in which the private occupational school division received an excess in fees over expenditures and following a year for which the private occupational school division received a supplemental appropriation. Specifies that funds appropriated to the private occupational school division shall be designated as cash funds and shall not exceed the amount anticipated to be raised in fees.
APPROVED by Governor May 22, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 22, 1995
H.B. 95-1002 Board of medical examiners - continuation under sunset law - medical practice act. Extends the automatic termination date of the functions of the board of medical examiners to July 1, 2010, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law.
Eliminates board members' immunity from prosecution for criminal actions based upon acts performed in good faith as a member of the board.
Allows qualified athletic trainers to assess the physical limitations that may pose a risk of injury to an athlete, including those previously diagnosed by a physician.
Eliminates the procedure for licensing applicants who have completed their academic curriculum at a foreign medical school, known as a degree equivalence program. Requires applicants for licensure to file their applications 90 days, rather than 30 days, in advance of the required examination. Eliminates the special procedure for applicants who fail their second and subsequent examinations.
Empowers the board to grant licenses subject to probation if the board determines that an applicant has engaged in unprofessional conduct, has had a license suspended or revoked for disciplinary reasons in another jurisdiction, or has not actively practiced medicine for 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the application or otherwise maintained competency during that period. Defines "discipline" for this purpose. States that if an application is denied or granted subject to probation, the applicant may seek review pursuant to the state administrative procedure act unless the applicant elects to accept the license subject to probation.
Defines the following actions as unprofessional conduct: Using fraud in practicing medicine or applying for liability coverage or privileges at a hospital, license to practice in any state, or professional liability insurance coverage; being convicted of an offense of mortal turpitude or a crime that would constitute a violation of the medical practice act; engaging in a sexual act with a patient within 6 months immediately following termination of the physician's professional relationship with the patient; failing to establish and maintain financial responsibility; failing to respond to a written complaint; and using deceptive advertising.
Eliminates the provision allowing a hearings panel to appoint an advisor to assist an administrative law judge. Increases to 30 days the period during which a physician must respond to a written complaint. Empowers an inquiry panel to conduct a further investigation upon receiving a physician's answer to such a complaint. Requires that disciplinary actions taken as a result of a professional review proceeding be reported to the board. Eliminates the requirement that the board send a letter of admonition to any physician who commits subsequent actions of a similar nature. Eliminates the formal complaint procedure and replaces it with a requirement that the handling of complaints conform to the state administrative procedure act. Eliminates the procedure by which a complainant may seek review of an order dismissing a complaint.
Eliminates private or public censure as a means of discipline. Requires hearings panels to consider sanctions needed to protect the public before they consider measures to rehabilitate the licensee. Subjects physician assistants to mental and physical examination provisions. Eliminates the authority of the department of regulatory agencies to direct the board to investigate a licensee about whom the department has received a complaint.
Provides that review of board actions shall be governed by the state administrative procedure act. Eliminates obsolete continuing education provisions. Directs the board to determine whether applicants for renewal or reinstatement of medical licenses have complied with statutory and professional requirements, including continued competence. Authorizes physician assistants to prescribe medication. Requires physician assistants to pay the required amount to the board for participation in the physicians' peer health assistance program. Eliminates provisions concerning advertisements by physicians and instead makes advertising in a misleading, deceptive, or false manner an act of unprofessional conduct.
Requires professional review committees to forward a copy of their recommendations to the board.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1006 Manufacturers and distributors of drug precursors - persons working in coal mines - regulation - continuation under sunset law. Extends the termination date of the licensing authority of the department of public health and environment for persons who manufacture or distribute drug precursors to July 1, 1996, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law.
Extends the termination date of the coal mine board of examiners to July 1, 1996, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law.
APPROVED by Governor March 30, 1995
EFFECTIVE March 30, 1995
H.B. 95-1007 Nurses - regulation - continuation under sunset law - prescriptive authority - impaired professional diversion program - appropriation. Requires licensees to carry out nursing functions in accordance with accepted practice standards. Allows the board to adopt rules authorizing advanced practice nurses to prescribe certain medications.
Changes the professional experience required of certain members of the state board of nursing, so that 2 rather than 3 members are engaged in practical nursing and 7 rather than 6 members are licensed professional nurses. Requires one of the professional nurses to be a registered advanced practice nurse. Specifies that statutory changes in the composition of the board are carried out at the end of existing member terms rather than when the changes occur.
Allows registered advanced practice nurses to be granted prescriptive authority subject to certain limitations. Makes the application for such authority voluntary on the part of any nurse. Limits prescriptive authority to prescription drugs for routine care and to prescription drugs and controlled substances for acute self-limiting conditions, stable chronic conditions, and terminal comfort care. Before prescriptive authority is granted, requires the advanced practice nurse to provide proof to the board of certain educational and work experience qualifications and the existence of a written collaborative agreement with a licensed physician. Specifies that prescriptive authority does not allow the independent practice of medicine by a nurse. Requires the board to track advanced practice nurses who have prescriptive authority. Specifies that prescriptive authority is not required to deliver anesthesia care.
Authorizes the state board of nursing to issue temporary permits to certain persons who are being supervised by licensees.
Creates a new mode of discipline that allows the state board of nursing to limit the scope of a license held by a licensee. Changes certain existing grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee and adds new grounds for disciplinary action, including improper dispensing of steroids or controlled or habit-forming substances or being disciplined in another jurisdiction for an act that would warrant discipline in this state. Requires the state board of nursing to consider enumerated factors before disciplining a licensee.
Allows physical or mental examinations of licensees to be conducted by a qualified professional, who may or may not be a physician, rather than requiring such examinations to be done by a physician. Empowers the state board of nursing to require a licensee to furnish certain medical records in conjunction with an investigation of such licensee.
Removes certain requirements for releasing medical records of a licensee.
Repeals and reenacts the nursing peer health assistance diversion program as the impaired professional diversion program with the following features:
Extends to July 1, 2010, the automatic termination date of licensing and regulating professional nurses through the state board of nursing and the division of registrations in the department of regulatory agencies pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law.
Appropriates $40,946 and 0.7 FTE to the department of regulatory agencies for allocation to the division of registrations, and $2,505 to the department of law, for implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1011 Audiologists and hearing aid dealers - registration - disciplinary procedures - appropriation. Requires the registration of audiologists and hearing aid dealers by the director of the division of registrations ("director") in the department of regulatory agencies. Describes registration filing requirements and defines terms. Exempts persons who are certified or licensed to work in the public schools. Allows a registered audiologist to practice as a hearing aid dealer. Requires hearing aid dealer applicants to submit proof they have obtained a surety bond. Requires audiologist applicants to maintain malpractice coverage in amount determined appropriate by the director. Allocates registration fees to the division of registrations cash fund.
Authorizes the director to grant a temporary registration certificate to any applicant who has an advanced degree in audiology and practices audiology in a year of clinical fellowship. Limits the period of validity of such certificates to 12 months.
Authorizes the director to discipline registered hearing aid dealers and audiologists after providing them with notice and a hearing.
Increases to 30 days the period during which a hearing aid dealer ("dealer") must refund the purchase price of a hearing aid returned by the buyer. Tolls such period for any time during which a dealer takes possession of a hearing aid. Requires dealers to include in sales contracts a statement that if the hearing aid is not delivered within a specified period of time the purchase price shall be fully refunded. Such statement may not be waived by the purchaser.
Appropriates $36,393 to the department of regulatory agencies, $2,505 to the department of law, and $1,221 to the department of administration for the implementation of the act.
States that the registration functions of the director shall terminate on July 1, 2000, pursuant to the sunset law.
Applies to audiologists and hearing aid dealers practicing on or after January 1, 1996, with exceptions noted.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1027 Education flight services - exemption from private occupational education regulations. Exempts from regulation under the "Private Occupational Education Act of 1981" both of the following: (1) Flight schools that are not certified by the United States veterans administration; and (2) Flight schools and flight instructors that do not collect advance tuition or fees.
APPROVED by Governor March 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE March 17, 1995
H.B. 95-1053 Consumer transactions - credit reporting - debt collection - disclosure requirements. Excludes from the scope of the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the "act") obligations incurred for business, investment, or agricultural purposes. Eliminates the requirement that branch offices of collection agencies be separately licensed and requires instead that a collection agency with branch offices notify the director in writing within 30 days after commencing business.
Exempts the following persons, among others, from the licensing requirements of the act:
Increases the amount of information an applicant for a license must file with respect to its collections manager. Eliminates the requirement that a collections manager be registered as a debt collector.
Requires collection agencies to notify consumer reporting agencies about disputed debts. Makes it an unfair practice for a collection agency to report credit information to a credit reporting agency within 30 days after the initial notice has been mailed to the consumer.
Effective January 1, 1996, requires collection agencies to disclose to debtors whether they are licensed by the Colorado collection agency board, and to notify them that payments should not be sent to the board.
Revises the information a licensee is required to report to the administrator of the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code" in the department of law. Increases from $8,000 to $12,000 the bond required of an applicant and provides an alternative method of complying with the bonding requirements of the act.
Eliminates the requirement that debt collectors and solicitors obtain a certificate of registration.
Enacts the "Colorado Consumer Credit Reporting Act", effective January 1, 1996. Defines terms. Describes permissible purposes for which a consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer credit report. Requires that certain notices and information be given to consumers. Regulates the charges that may be imposed for certain disclosures. Includes procedures for resolving credit information disputes, including binding arbitration. Provides penalties for violations of the act.
APPROVED by Governor June 3, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1060 Dentists - administration of anesthesia - appropriation. Directs the state board of dental examiners to issue permits valid for 5 years to licensed dentists to administer general anesthesia and deep-conscious sedation or only deep-conscious sedation, the administration of which did not previously require a permit. Directs the board to set and collect a fee for the issuance of a permit and to issue the permits. Requires the board to develop a program for office inspections of licensees. Makes administration of general anesthesia or deep-conscious sedation without a permit a basis for disciplinary action.
Appropriates $2,334 to the department of regulatory agencies and $501 to the department of law for implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 23, 1995
H.B. 95-1083 Lodging establishments - right to refuse accommodations. States that an innkeeper may refuse accommodations, facilities, and the privileges of a lodging establishment if a prospective guest is unwilling or unable to pay. The innkeeper may require the prospective guest to demonstrate ability to pay by cash, credit card, or validated check. In addition, if the prospective guest is a minor, the innkeeper may require a parent, legal guardian, or other responsible adult to: Agree to pay for the cost of the room, including taxes, charges incurred by the minor, and any damages caused by the minor or the minor's guests; or provide an advance cash payment to cover the total cost of the room and a cash deposit to be held toward payment of charges incurred or damages caused. The cash deposit is refundable after a joint inspection of the room by the guest and innkeeper to the extent it is not needed to cover charges or damages.
APPROVED by Governor April 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1094 Motor vehicle dealers - sale of custom trailers - place of business designation - exemption. Exempts from the requirement of maintaining a designated place of business separate from a residence motor vehicle dealers who are motor vehicle dealers only because they sell custom trailers and who have been residents of Colorado for the immediately preceding 12-month period who have less than 4 custom trailers in inventory at any time. Requires motor vehicle dealers who are issued vehicle plates because they sell custom trailers to use such plates only on custom trailers.
APPROVED by Governor April 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 17, 1995
H.B. 95-1114 Physicians - injuries to be reported - domestic violence. Clarifies that a physician's duty to report certain injuries to law enforcement officials includes injuries that result from domestic violence.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1132 Real estate brokers - real estate recovery fund - payment of claims - authority of real estate commission - appropriation. Replaces the current fixed, $40 annual fee imposed on real estate licensees for the real estate recovery fund with a system under which the real estate commission only assesses a fee if the amount in the fund dips below $350,000. Allows the commission to set the amount of the fee. If the fund exceeds $500,000, requires the surplus to be transferred to the real estate cash fund.
Streamlines the procedure for handling uncontested claims against the fund by allowing a person with an unsatisfied judgment against a real estate licensee to file a form directly with the real estate commission rather than applying to the district court. The form must contain a notice to the licensee, and a copy of the form containing the notice must be served on the licensee. If all requirements are met, the commission is directed to authorize administrative payment from the fund and, at the same time, automatically revoke the licensee's license. If the licensee appears and objects, or if the applicant objects to the commission's denial of all or part of the claim, the matter is subject to review on the merits in court.
The act also raises the amount payable on a claim from $15,000 to $20,000 per transaction and the aggregate total of payouts attributable to one licensee from $50,000 to $60,000.
Decreases FY 1995-96 appropriations to the department of regulatory agencies and the department of law from the real estate cash fund and from exempt cash fund appropriations, respectively, by $12,300.
Applies to claims on the real estate recovery fund made on or after July 1, 1995, and real estate license renewal applications made on or after July 1, 1995.
APPROVED by Governor March 30, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1134 Gaming - scope of regulation - exemption for crane games. Exempts crane games from the statutory definitions of gambling, gambling devices, and slot machines. Defines "crane game" to include an amusement machine into which a player inserts a coin and then attempts to retrieve a prize or toy from inside the machine using a mechanical crane or claw.
APPROVED by Governor March 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE March 17, 1995
H.B. 95-1182 Acupuncture - regulation - exemptions - disclosure. Revises the definition of "acupuncture". Defines "practice of acupuncture", and exempts from such definition persons who perform osteopathic adjustment, chiropractic, or physical therapy. States that a person may practice in Colorado as a guest acupuncturist if:
Exempts from registration any person who:
Requires that acupuncturists maintain professional liability insurance in the amount of $50,000, if practicing as a sole practitioner or general partnership, or $300,000, if practicing as a limited liability company or corporation.
Requires that acupuncturists disclose their training and experience to patients. Makes it an unlawful act to practice acupuncture without having registered or to use certain titles and designations.
Requires attorneys who file actions for damages or indemnity based upon the professional negligence of an acupuncturist to meet certificate of review filing requirements.
APPROVED by Governor May 16, 1995
EFFECTIVE January 1, 1996
H.B. 95-1198 Beer wholesalers - limitations. Prohibits manufacturers, brewers, and importers of beer from contracting with more than one wholesaler to sell their products in the same territory. Requires brewers and importers of beer to have a written contract with a wholesaler before selling beer to such wholesaler. Requires such contract to specify the products to be sold by the wholesaler and the territory within which the wholesaler may sell such products.
BECAME LAW without Governor's signature March 24
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1214 Racing - taxes and fees - method of payment - graduated fee schedule - definition of "adjusted gross proceeds". In place of the current flat tax rates of 4-1/2% and 3/4%, respectively, on receipts from betting on greyhound and horse racing, adopts a graduated schedule of rates. The schedule is the same for horse and greyhound racing and yields rates from 2% to 18%, depending on the amount of adjusted gross proceeds. Defines "adjusted gross proceeds" as the gross receipts derived from pari-mutuel wagering, minus prizes paid to wagerers and amounts paid or retained under the racing statutes.
Increases the amount a horse track must pay as purses for a race meet by deleting the existing deduction for amounts paid in taxes from the calculation of the track's commission, of which a set percentage must be paid out in purses.
Replaces the current requirement for daily remittance of certain taxes and fees with a requirement for payment by the 15th of the month following the month in which revenues were received.
VETOED by Governor May 25, 1995
H.B. 95-1233 Social workers - exemption from disclosure of information requirement. Exempts social workers that practice in licensed or certified hospitals from the requirement that they disclose to clients information concerning their business location, their credentials, and other statements relating to their practice.
APPROVED by Governor March 30, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1247 Life care institutions - provider's reserve requirements. Modifies the method for determining the amount of reserves required of a provider of care pursuant to a life care contract. Amends the type of assets that are eligible to cover the reserve requirements.
APPROVED by Governor April 7, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 7, 1995
H.B. 95-1266 Nurse aides - criminal background check - appropriation. Requires all nurse aides to submit criminal background checks prior to initial certification whether by competency evaluation or endorsement. Authorizes the state board of nursing to approve the companies that nurse aides may use to conduct the background checks. Includes any criminal convictions that would bring into question a nurse aide's ability to practice as a nurse aide as a basis for suspension, denial, or revocation of a license.
Appropriates $21,882 to the department of public health and environment, $12,844 to the department of regulatory agencies, $25,688 to the department of health care policy and financing, $47,570 and 0.5 FTE to the department of regulatory agencies for allocation to the division of registrations, $16,032 to the department of law, and $6,106 to the department of administration for implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 25, 1995
EFFECTIVE October 1, 1995
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