3 CCR 712-17
DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES Colorado Podiatry Board RULE 115 - PODIATRY SCOPE EXPANSION RULES 3 CCR 712-17 [Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.] _________________________________________________________________________
17.1 STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE
A. Basis. Through Executive Order D 2021 122, Governor Jared Polis temporarily suspended the emergency rulemaking authorities for the Colorado Podiatry (“Board”) set forth in section 24-1- 122(m)(II), C.R.S., and directed the Executive Director of DORA, through the Director of the Division of Professions and Occupations (Division Director), to promulgate and issue temporary emergency rules consistent with the Executive Order. The basis for these emergency rules is Executive Order D 2021 122 issued by Governor Jared Polis pursuant to the Colorado COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Order and Article IV, Section 2 of the Colorado Constitution, and the Colorado Disaster Emergency Act, sections 24-33.5-701, et. seq., C.R.S.
B. Purpose. These Emergency Rules are adopted by the Executive Director of the Department of Regulatory Agencies, through the Division Director, to effectuate Executive Order D 2021 122 directing the immediate expansion of the workforce of trained medical personnel available to provide healthcare services within inpatient facilities due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Colorado.
17.2 EXPANDED SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR PODIATRISTS PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR’S
A. Podiatrists may perform services while working in a hospital or inpatient facility as delegated by physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, certified registered nurse anesthetists, professional nurses and respiratory therapists.
Entire rule emer. rule eff. 12/28/2020.
Entire rule emer. rule eff. 04/27/2021.
Entire rule emer. rule eff. 07/12/2021.