1. (1) For international medical graduates, the board shall require one year of postgraduate clinical training approved by the board. An applicant whose international medical school is not an approved medical college is eligible for licensure at the discretion of the board if the applicant meets all other requirements for licensure and holds specialty board certification, current at the time of application for licensure, conferred by a regular member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association. The factors to be considered by the board in the exercise of its discretion in determining the qualifications of applicants must include the following:

   1. (a) The information available to the board relating to the medical school of the applicant; and
   2. (b) The nature and length of the postgraduate training completed by the applicant.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1186, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2022: IP(1) amended, (HB 22-1050), ch. 379, p. 2696, § 4, effective June 7.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-36-107.6 as it existed prior to 2019.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1050, see section 1 of chapter 379, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.