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The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010.
Senate Bill 10-124 enacts the "Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010" to extend reporting requirements to many health care professionals who apply for or renew a license, certification, or registration, on or after July 1, 2011. Currently licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Advanced Practice Nurses will be required to complete online profiles at their next renewal. All Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Advanced Practice Nurses newly licensed after July 1, 2011 will be required to complete online profiles before their applications will be approved.
If you have questions specific to the requirements in the Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act, please visit their web site at www.dora.state.co.us/hppp.
Recent Legislation
Legislation passed during the 2011 Legislative Session impacts the Division of Registrations. The Division is developing an implementation process at this time. Please check back in the near future to learn about any changes to rules, requirements and important deadlines.
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News
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- NEW : Pursuant to the Social Security Act, the Board is required to submit adverse licensing and certification actions to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB), which is the national data collection program. Once the Board reports an adverse action to HIPDB, the licensee or certificate holder will receive written notification of the action from HIPDB. This notification will reflect the same action already found in the Board’s automated licensure database. The Board is in the process of ensuring data is accurately reported to the HIPDB database. Therefore, if you are a licensee or certificate holder that has a past adverse action with the Board, you may receive a report from HIPDB reflecting the past action. You may access further information regarding HIPDB at http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov.
- The State Board of Nursing ("Board") will be implementing new requirements for Advanced Practice Nurses as well as those with Prescriptive Authority. These new requirements were enacted as part of Senate Bill 09-239 and become effective July 1, 2010. The new requirements will affect currently licensed Advanced Practice Nurses with Prescriptive Authority as well as new applicants for the Advanced Practice Registry and new applicants for Prescriptive Authority. Click here for more information
- NEW: 2011 RN Newsletter
- 2010 RN Newsletter
- 2010 LPN Newsletter
- 2009 CNA Newsletter
- Upgrade to the Division of Registrations’ licensing data base - IV and Advanced Practice Authorities
- Inactive Licensure Status for RN's and PN's - Available January 1, 2009
- Important Survey - Colorado Health Institute (CHI) is conducting a survey of LPNs
- Application for Approval of NEW Nurse Aide Training Programs
- New Board Policy Regarding Nursing Student Externs
- Certified Nurse Aide with Medication Aide Authority - Announcement
NPATCH- Nurse-Physician Advisory Taskforce for Colorado Healthcare
NPATCH, the Nurse-Physician Advisory Taskforce for Colorado Healthcare, addresses issues of mutual concern in the practices of nursing and medicine. Visit this web page for more information.
Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM (“PDMP”)
The PDMP is available for online queries from the following Colorado licensed individuals:
- Physicians;
- Dentists;
- Physician Assistants;
- Veterinarians;
- Nurses with Prescriptive Authority;
- Podiatrists;
- Optometrists;
- Pharmacists; and
- Resident Physicians with Training Licenses.
The PDMP was originally authorized by law in 2005 and reauthorized in 2011. The PDMP provides a secure database of controlled substance prescriptions that have been dispensed by registered Colorado pharmacies. The purpose of the database is to provide objective information to assist practitioners and pharmacists in providing appropriate treatment for their patients. The program allows practitioners and pharmacists to gather information about the patients they serve and to ensure that their prescribing and dispensing is appropriate for the circumstances presented.
The information in the PDMP is considered a medical record, and falls into the statutory provisions concerning policies, procedures, and references to the release, sharing, and use of medical records and health information. Please remember that you may not share your user password, office staff may not utilize the PDMP on your behalf, and you may only access information on patients you are caring for. The law provides that individuals that inappropriately access, utilize, or release information from the PDMP may be fined.
Each prescriber must disclose to patients for whom he/she is prescribing a controlled substance that the patient’s prescription information will be loaded into the PDMP and may be queried by authorized individuals. Each pharmacy must disclose to patients who are receiving controlled substances that their prescription information will be loaded into the PDMP and may be queried by authorized individuals.
To learn more about the program or to obtain log-in credentials, please visit www.coloradopdmp.org. The program may also be contacted directly at pdmpinqr@dora.state.co.us or 303-894-5957.
Colorado Public Health and Medical Volunteer System
Colorado Volunteer Mobilizer (CVM) for Medical and Public Health Professionals
License Verification
Search the Automated Licensure Information System Online – ALISON
You may search ALISON to obtain information about licenses issued by the Division of Registrations.
New – NURSYS Verification (Nursys.com) Free of Charge Effective 4/2/09
Nursys.com contains data obtained directly from the licensure systems of participating boards of nursing. You may now verify licenses and receive a detailed report free of charge. The report will contain the name, jurisdiction, license type, license number, compact status (multistate/single state), license status, expiration date, discipline against the license and discipline against the privilege to practice of the RN or PN being verified.
Nurses requesting an official verification will complete the online Nursys verification process and pay the $30 per license type fee for each state board of nursing where an application for licensure is being submitted.
Please visit www.nursys.com for more information.
Nurse Licensure Compact
Licensure of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse whose primary state of residence is a compact state other than Colorado may also be verified with the state of licensure. For a list of compact states with contact information, see Contacts for Nurse Licensure Compact.
The Nurse Licensure Compact requires that states clearly identify when a license is valid for practice only in the granting state. Licenses that are valid for practice only in Colorado are designated as ‘active single-state’ on the face of the license and also on ALISON. Licenses not identified as ‘single-state’ are multi-state (compact) licenses.
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