HB26-1307 Continues Colorado Medical Board 9 Years
Summary
Colorado HB26-1307 would continue the Colorado Medical Board for 9 years to September 1, 2035. The bill also exempts natural medicine facilitators from medical licensing requirements, modifies distinguished foreign teaching physician license renewal periods, and authorizes the board to issue administrative licenses to physicians performing non-clinical duties. The bill was amended by the House Health and Human Services Committee (L.001) and is currently scheduled for Second Reading.
What changed
HB26-1307 would extend the Colorado Medical Board's existence to September 1, 2035, and make several amendments to medical licensing rules. Key provisions include exempting natural medicine facilitators from medical license requirements, changing distinguished foreign teaching physician renewal periods from annual to board-determined cycles, and creating a new administrative license category for physicians performing non-clinical duties. An amendment (L.001) was adopted in committee.
For Colorado physicians, medical facilities, and natural medicine providers, this bill would affect licensing pathways and continuing education obligations. Administrative license holders would be exempt from CME requirements. Natural medicine facilitators operating under their own license category would no longer need a medical license for facilitation services. Healthcare employers should monitor this bill as it progresses through the Colorado legislature.
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HB26-1307
Sunset Colorado Medical Board
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Health Care & Health Insurance Professions & Occupations |
Concerning the continuation of the Colorado medical board, and, in connection therewith, implementing recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in the department's 2025 sunset report.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Sunset Process - House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review and report on the Colorado medical board (board). Specifically:
- Sections 1 and 6 of the bill continue the board for 9 years to September 1, 2035;
- Section 2 exempts from the practice of medicine for which a license is required an individual who is facilitating natural medicine services within the scope of a natural medicine facilitator license;
- Section 3 changes the license renewal period for a distinguished foreign teaching physician from annual renewal to a renewal period determined by the board, so long as the physician is still serving on the academic staff of a medical school;
- Section 4 authorizes the president of the board to serve as a full member of the board's licensing panel for licensing panel meetings; and
- Section 5 authorizes the board, on and after January 1, 2027, to issue an administrative license to a physician who provides certain services that are purely administrative in nature, such as research design and analysis and other roles that require a medical license, but that do not involve treating patients or prescribing medication. A physician with an administrative license is exempted from continuing medical education requirements. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
Lindsay Gilchrist
Representative
Brandi Bradley
Senator
Kyle Mullica
Senator
Janice Rich
Committees
House
Health & Human Services Appropriations
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Status
Under Consideration
Introduced
Under Consideration
Upcoming Schedule
1 meeting
Apr 21
House General Orders - Second Reading of Bills
9:00 AM House Chamber
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/27/2026 | Introduced |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2026 | PA1 |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 03/16/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2026 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1307 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF | |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 26-1307, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | Vote summary |
| Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF | |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 03/18/2026 | L.001 | HOU Health & Human Services |
- Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.
** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/18/2026 | House | House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 02/27/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
Prime Sponsor
Rep. B. Bradley | Rep. L. Gilchrist
Sen. K. Mullica | Sen. J. Rich
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