12-36-101. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Medical Practice Act".

Source: L. 51: p. 562, § 2. CSA: C. 109, § 33(2). CRS 53: § 91-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 91-1-2. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 507, § 1, effective July 1.

This article is known as the "medical practice act". Colo. Chiropractic Ass'n v. State, 171 Colo. 395, 467 P.2d 795 (1970).

This article represents the basic law on the healing arts. Colo. Chiropractic Ass'n v. State, 171 Colo. 395, 467 P.2d 795 (1970).

Moreover, this article is the legislative declaration of the prevailing policy of this state in connection with the practice of medicine. Moon v. Mercy Hosp., 150 Colo. 430, 373 P.2d 944 (1962).

Title to former act held sufficient and valid. See Harding v. People, 10 Colo. 387, 15 P. 727 (1887); People ex rel. Colo. Bar Ass'n v. Erbaugh, 42 Colo. 480, 94 P. 349 (1908); People v. Max, 70 Colo. 100, 198 P. 150 (1921) (cases decided under repealed laws antecedent to CSA, C. 109, § 1).

Application of article. The supreme court ruled that § 24-4-104 (4), dealing with procedure for issuance, suspension, revocation, or renewal of licenses, was the authority for the state board of medical examiners' summary suspension of a license to practice medicine pending a full hearing, and rejected the view that this article, dealing with medical practice, and § 24-4-103, dealing with rule-making procedure, applied. Colo. State Bd. of Med. Exam'rs v. District Court, 191 Colo. 158, 551 P.2d 194 (1976).