C.R.S. § 12-247-120: Mental and physical examination of licensees.

(1) If the board has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety, the board may order the licensee to take a mental or physical examination administered by a physician or other licensed health-care professional designated by the board. Except where due to circumstances beyond the licensee's control, if the licensee fails or refuses to undergo a mental or physical examination, the board shall proceed with an order for examination and shall make a determination in a timely manner.

(2) In an order requiring a licensee to undergo a mental or physical examination, the board shall state the basis of the board's reasonable cause to believe that the licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety. For the purpose of a disciplinary proceeding authorized under this article 247, the licensee is deemed to have waived all objections to the admissibility of the examining physician's or licensed health-care professional's testimony or examination reports on the grounds that they are privileged communication.

(3) The licensee may submit to the board testimony or examination reports from a physician or other licensed health-care professional chosen by the licensee and pertaining to any condition that the board has alleged may preclude the licensee from practicing with reasonable skill and safety. The board may consider the testimony and reports submitted by the licensee in conjunction with, but not in lieu of, testimony and examination reports of the physician or other licensed health-care professional designated by the board.

(4) The results of a mental or physical examination ordered by the board shall not be used as evidence in any proceeding other than one before the board and shall not be deemed a public record or made available to the public.