Have you ever come home from a hectic nursing shift only to realize that you forgot to dispose of leftover medication that you were carrying around in your pocket? Or maybe you discarded leftover medication by flushing it down the toilet or putting it in a sharps bin...
License Defense
Colorado Medical Board and The Medical Practice Act
The Medical Practice Act was adopted to regulate and control the practice of medicine in the state of Colorado. C.R.S. § 12-240-102. The Medical Practice Act created the Colorado Medical Board. C.R.S. § 12-240-105(1)(a). The Colorado Medical Board is made up of 17...
Restrictions on Opioid Prescribing and DORA
In May 2018, Governor John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 18-22 Clinical Practice for Opioid Prescribing, which limits the number of opioid pills a physician can prescribe. The Bill addresses a variety of healthcare providers, including podiatrists, dentists, and...
DORA – Reporting Criminal Convictions
Sometimes, physicians find themselves dealing with criminal matters that may affect their licensing. Under Rule 380 Reporting Requirements for Criminal Convictions, the Colorado Medical Board requires licensees to report criminal convictions that constitute...
DORA Complaint Review Standard
Did you know that a DORA Complaint does not have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in order for the Board or Program to find that you have committed a violation of the law? After an investigator conducts an investigation into the complaint, he/she writes a report...
The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010
The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010 came about after Michael Skolnik, a 22 year old nursing student, died as a result of a medical error during neurosurgery. During a CT scan, it was discovered that Michael had a three millimeter spot on his brain....