HB 1307: Sunset Colorado Medical Board - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 6 edits · May 27, 2026

MODERATE

This bill updates the sunset date for the Colorado Medical Board from 2026 to 2035. It adds an exemption for Natural Medicine Facilitators from needing a medical license and creates a new 'administrative license' for physicians to perform non-clinical tasks like research and teaching without patient contact, exempting them from continuing education requirements.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of practice exemptions to include natural medicine facilitators and introduces a new category of license for physicians to work in administrative roles.

TIMELINE

The repeal date for the Colorado Medical Board was extended from September 1, 2026, to September 1, 2035.

ELIGIBILITY

Individuals licensed as Natural Medicine Facilitators are now exempt from obtaining a medical license to facilitate natural medicine services.

REQUIREMENT

A new Administrative License was created for physicians to perform administrative duties such as research design, quality management, and teaching without direct patient care.

Physicians holding an Administrative License are exempt from continuing medical education requirements.

Holders of an Administrative License must maintain specific medical liability insurance coverage.

ENFORCEMENT

The board president is authorized to serve as a full member of the licensing panel.

Revised → Rerevised · 4 edits · May 12, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was re-revised to include additional Senate sponsors and updated the reading status to reflect amendments adopted in the Second House. No substantive policy changes, funding adjustments, or eligibility criteria were found in the provided text.

TECHNICAL

Added five new Senate sponsors (Ball, Bright, Catlin, Coleman, Exum, Frizell, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Marchman, Roberts, Snyder) to the bill's sponsorship list.

Updated the document header to change 'REVISED' to 'REREVISED' and adjusted the explanatory text regarding amendments.

Added a header indicating '3rd Reading Unamended' with a date of May 12, 2026, for the Senate.

Removed page number formatting artifacts and deleted lines from the previous version that contained renewal provision text.

Reengrossed → Revised · 4 edits · May 11, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was reclassified from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect amendments adopted during the second reading in the second house. The committee assignments were updated to include both the House and Senate Health & Human Services and Appropriations committees. A new status label '2nd Reading Unamended' was added to the header, indicating the bill's current legislative stage. The text of the bill itself appears unchanged in the provided excerpt, though the formatting of the summary section was adjusted.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope and applicability appear unchanged in the provided text; the changes are primarily administrative and procedural, reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

TIMELINE

Added a '2nd Reading Unamended' status label and a new date (May 11, 2026) to the header, indicating the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill version title from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' and updated the subtitle to specify that amendments were adopted on second reading in the second house.

Adjusted the layout and spacing of the bill summary section, changing the reading status from '3rd Reading Unamended' to '3rd Reading Unamended' with a slightly different note format and date placement.

SCOPE

Updated the committee assignments to list Health & Human Services and Appropriations for both the House and Senate, whereas the previous version only listed the House committees.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 4 edits · May 7, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was reengrossed to include additional co-sponsors and updated the bill summary to reflect its current status as the 3rd Reading Unamended version. Substantive policy content regarding medical school licensing panels was removed from this version, likely because those amendments were adopted in a previous step and are now incorporated into the text of the bill itself rather than listed as separate additions.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on medical school licensure, but the specific text detailing the licensing panel composition was removed from the summary section as it is now part of the bill's operative clauses.

TECHNICAL

Added four new co-sponsors (Brooks, Brown, Carter, Clifford, DeGraaf, English, Keltie, Richardson, Ricks, Soper) to the House sponsorship list.

Updated the Bill Summary header to indicate this is the 'Reengrossed' version and explicitly states it includes all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

Removed a note from the Bill Summary warning that the text did not reflect subsequent amendments, as the bill is now in its final amended form.

Deleted a section of text regarding the board's authority to withdraw licensure for unprofessional conduct and a separate section adding a new subsection to the Licensing Panel statute, as these changes were integrated into the main bill text.

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · May 1, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to correct a grammatical error in the definition of a distinguished foreign teaching physician license, changing 'The license' to 'A license' for consistency. Additionally, the bill was formally updated from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' status, reflecting that it has passed its second reading in the House and includes all adopted amendments.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a grammatical error in the definition of a distinguished foreign teaching physician license by changing 'The license' to 'A license'.

Updated the bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect its progression through the legislative process.

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