{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-30-123","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-30-123","heading":"Health-care providers - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definition.","body":"(1) As used in this section, \"facility-provided medication\" or \"medication\" means a topical medication that a health-care provider or medical office has on hand or that is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a surgical procedure or a visit to a health-care provider.\n\n(2) (a) A health-care provider may offer any unused portion of a facility-provided medication to a patient if the medication is required for continued treatment, the medication does not contain a controlled substance, and the medication was administered to the patient during the patient's visit to the health-care provider. The health-care provider shall document within the patient's medical record that the patient must continue the medication at home, including the patient's dosage and directions for use.\n\n(b) A health-care provider shall label a facility-provided medication as required pursuant to article 280 of this title 12.\n\n(3) If a facility-provided medication is used for a patient during a visit to a health-care provider and the facility-provided medication is provided to the patient for continuity of treatment, the health-care provider is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use of the medication, and a pharmacist's requirement to counsel the patient concerning the medication pursuant to section 12-280-138 is waived.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 30 - Provisions Applicable to Health-Care Professions and Occupations","Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"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":"2d0c17e5cb591ccc697a8c2dcb71b576d183de2b908b9df051b82db1ce294fde","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-30-122","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-30-124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}