3 CCR 713-12.2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS

A. Pursuant to the requirements of section 13-64-301(1) (a.5), C.R.S., every physician who holds or desires to obtain a Colorado medical license and every physician assistant who has been practicing for at least three years must maintain commercial professional liability insurance coverage with an insurance company authorized to do business in this state in a minimum indemnity amount of one million dollars per incident and three million dollars annual aggregate per year (or meet alternative responsibility standards which comply with the provisions of sections 13-64-301(1)(c), (d), or (e), C.R.S.); except that this requirement is not applicable to a health care professional who is a public employee under the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act".

B. Pursuant to these Rules, a physician or a physician assistant who has been practicing for at least three years whose medical practice falls entirely within one or more of the following categories is exempt from the requirements set forth in paragraph (A), above:

1. A federal civilian or military physician or physician assistant whose practice is limited solely to that required by his/her federal/military agency.

2. A physician or physician assistant who is not engaged in the practice of medicine.

3. A physician or a physician assistant who is covered by individual professional liability coverage (or an alternative which complies with sections 13-64-301(1)(c), (d) or (e), C.R.S.), maintained by an employer/contracting agency in the amounts set forth in paragraph (A), above.

4. A physician or a physician assistant who provides uncompensated health care to patients, or who does not otherwise engage in any compensated patient care in Colorado.

C. Any physician or physician assistant who has been practicing for at least three years who claims exemption from the financial responsibility requirements must provide such information, as may be requested by the Board in order to establish eligibility for any such exemption.

Notes

3 CCR 713-12.2

Effective 8/30/90; Revised 9/30/99; Revised 08/19/10; Effective 10/15/10

43 CR 12, June 25, 2020, effective 7/15/2020