{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-225-108","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-225-108","heading":"Director - powers and duties - rules.","body":"(1) In addition to any other powers and duties conferred on the director by law, the director has the following powers and duties:\n\n(a) To adopt rules pursuant to section 12-20-204;\n\n(b) To establish the fees for registration and renewal of registration in the manner authorized by section 12-20-105;\n\n(c) To prepare or adopt suitable education standards for applicants and to adopt a registration examination;\n\n(d) To accept applications for registration that meet the requirements set forth in this article 225, and to collect the annual registration fees authorized by this article 225;\n\n(e) To seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin any person from committing an act prohibited by this article 225;\n\n(f) To summarily suspend a registration upon the failure of the registrant to comply with any condition of a stipulation or order imposed by the director until the registrant complies with the condition, unless compliance is beyond the control of the registrant;\n\n(g) To develop policies and protocols, by rule, for direct-entry midwives in training that reflect the requirements of the North American Registry of Midwives, or its successor organization;\n\n(h) To order the physical or mental examination of a direct-entry midwife if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the direct-entry midwife is subject to a physical or mental disability that renders the direct-entry midwife unable to treat patients with reasonable skill and safety or that may endanger a patient's health or safety. The director may order a physical or mental examination regardless of whether there is injury to a patient.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 225 - Direct-entry Midwives"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"dea8b3e9e5a01b93a0f37af124e69c49a2ba6a4b03adcb16771f6aec6fb00831","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-225-107","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-225-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}