3 CCR 713-1.7 - EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR SERVICE GAINED DURING MILITARY SERVICE
A.
Basis: The
authority for promulgation of these rules and regulation by the Colorado
Medical Board ("Board") is set forth in sections
12-20-202(4),
12-240-106(1)(a),
12-240-110(1)(d)(I)(C),
12-240-119,
12-240-120(1)(d),
12-240-141,
12-20-202(2), and
24-4-201 et seq., C.R.S.
B.
Purpose: The
following rules and regulations have been adopted by the Board to implement the
requirements set forth in section
12-20-202(4),
C.R.S., and to otherwise streamline licensure for applicants with relevant
military education, training, or experience, pursuant to Colorado House Bill
16-1197.
C. Credit for Military
Education, Training, or Experience
1. An
applicant for licensure may submit information about the applicant's education,
training, or experience acquired during military service. It is the applicant's
responsibility to provide timely and complete information for the Board's
review.
2. In order to meet the
requirements for licensure, such education, training, or experience must be
substantially equivalent to the required qualifications that are otherwise
applicable at the time the application is received by the Board.
3. The Board will determine, on a
case-by-case basis, whether the applicant's military education, training, or
experience meet the requirements for licensure.
4. Documentation of military experience,
education, or training may include, but is not limited to, the applicant's
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214), Verification of
Military Experience and Training (DD-2586), military transcript, training
records, evaluation reports, or letters from commanding officers describing the
applicant's practice.
D.
Military Experience as Demonstration of Continued Competency for Physician
Licensure
1. The practice of medicine while an
applicant is on active military duty shall be credited towards the requirements
for demonstrating continued competency for physician licensure, reinstatement,
or reactivation of a license.
2.
Applicants with relevant military experience must otherwise comply with
statutory requirements and the processes and requirements of Rule
1.8.
E. Military
Experience as Demonstration of Continued Competency for Physician Assistant
Licensure
1. Practice as a physician assistant
while an applicant is on active military duty shall be credited towards the
requirements for demonstrating continued competency for physician assistant
licensure, reinstatement, or reactivation of a license.
2. Applicants with relevant military
experience must otherwise comply with statutory requirements and the processes
and requirements of Rule 1.9.
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