HB26-1307 Sunset Colorado Medical Board

The act:Continues the functions of the Colorado medical board (board) for 9 years until September 1, 2035, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law;Exempts from the practice of medicine for which a license is required an individual who is facilitating natural medicine services within the scope of a natural medicine facilitator license;Changes the license renewal period for a distinguished foreign teaching physician and for a temporary distinguished foreign teaching physician from annual renewal to a renewal period determined by the board, so long as the physician is still serving on the academic staff of a medical school;Authorizes the president of the board to serve as a full member of the board's licensing panel for licensing panel meetings; andAuthorizes the board, on and after January 1, 2027, to issue an administrative license to a physician who engages in the teaching or instruction of a medical student, resident, or fellow that does not involve direct patient care, including teaching or instruction activities such as curriculum management; mentorship; participation in team-based discussions; evaluation of diagnostic decision-making, clinical reasoning, or patient prioritization; providing feedback; or providing certain services that are purely administrative in nature, such as research design and analysis and other roles that require a medical license, but that do not involve treating patients or prescribing medication. A physician with an administrative license is required to have medical liability insurance and is exempted from continuing medical education requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)