{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-3.5-203.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-3.5-203.5","heading":"Community paramedic endorsement - rules.","body":"(1) On or before January 1, 2018, the board shall adopt rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for community paramedics including standards for:\n\n(a) The department's issuance of an endorsement in community paramedicine to an emergency medical service provider;\n\n(b) Verifying an emergency medical service provider's competency to be endorsed as a community paramedic. The standards must include a requirement that the emergency medical service provider has obtained from an accredited paramedic training center or an accredited college or university a certificate of completion for a course in community paramedicine with competency verified by a passing score on an examination offered nationally and recognized in Colorado for certifying competency to serve as a community paramedic.\n\n(c) Continuing competency to maintain a community paramedic endorsement.\n\n(2) Rules adopted under this section supersede any rules of the Colorado medical board regarding the matters set forth in this part 2.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 3.5 - Emergency Medical and Trauma Services","Part 2 - TREATMENT SUBSYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"871af813279ec2d0e888240788e9b5cb9f24b21712c5a551aa0a71bbf6c57ca1","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-3.5-203","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-3.5-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}