The Colorado Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) has implemented the requirements of the Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act (“the Act”), which was enacted into law by the Colorado General Assembly in 2007 and amended in 2009. The Act requires all physicians who submit an application for an initial license, license reinstatement, reactivation, or renewal, on or after January 1, 2008 to disclose specific information that can be accessed by the public. Physicians in Inactive status and Shriners Hospital Physicians are exempt from the Physician Profile requirements.

BY LAW, a medical license CANNOT be renewed unless the physician complies with the profile requirements.

The Act requires that the following information be disclosed to the public (an * indicates modifications have been made to the original bill):

• Name, Aliases, Current Address, Telephone number
• Information regarding all medical licenses ever held
• Current Board Certifications and Practice Specialty(ies)
• Affiliations with hospitals and health care facilities
  
• Current ownership interests in health-care related businesses*
• Current health-care related employment contracts*
• Public disciplinary actions against a medical license
• Agreements and Stipulations to temporarily cease medical practice
• Involuntary hospital or health care facility privileging actions dating back to 1990*
• Involuntary surrender of a DEA registration
• Criminal convictions or plea arrangements for felonies and crimes of moral turpitude dating back to initial licensure in any state or country*
• Judgments, settlements and arbitration awards for medical malpractice claims dating back to 1990*
• Refusal by an insurance carrier to issue medical liability insurance

Physician Profiles may be searched at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies website by clicking on the button below.