What can a practitioner in Colorado be disciplined for?
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⚠️ THE HORMONE-THERAPY TRAP. It is unprofessional conduct to dispense, inject or prescribe an anabolic steroid “FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE HORMONAL MANIPULATION THAT IS INTENDED TO INCREASE MUSCLE MASS, STRENGTH, OR WEIGHT WITHOUT A MEDICAL NECESSITY TO DO SO OR FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF IMPROVING PERFORMANCE in any form of exercise, sport, or game.” Medical necessity is the whole of the defense; a performance or physique rationale is the violation.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-121(1)(o) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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⚠️ AND THE ADJACENT GROUND IS A FELONY. Dispensing or injecting an anabolic steroid is unprofessional conduct “UNLESS THE ANABOLIC STEROID IS DISPENSED FROM A PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION DRUG OUTLET PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION ORDER OR IS DISPENSED BY ANY PRACTITIONER IN THE COURSE OF THE PRACTITIONER’S PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE” — and any person who violates that provision COMMITS A CLASS 5 FELONY, with a second or subsequent violation A CLASS 3 FELONY. Sourcing outside a pharmacy is the exposure.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-121(1)(p); § 12-240-135(3) · verified Sep 2, 2026
Practicing, or OFFERING OR ATTEMPTING to practice, medicine without an active license carries penalties under § 12-20-407(1)(a). Separately, presenting another’s credentials as one’s own, giving false or forged evidence to the board, practicing medicine “UNDER A FALSE OR ASSUMED NAME”, or falsely impersonating another licensee is A CLASS 6 FELONY. Note that offering counts — the advertisement can be the act.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-135(1)–(2) · verified Sep 2, 2026
⚠️ AND THE UNLAWFUL PRACTITIONER CANNOT SUE FOR THE FEE. “NO ACTION MAY BE MAINTAINED AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF SERVICES CONSTITUTING THE UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE … FOR THE BREACH OF A CONTRACT involving the unlawful practice of medicine… OR THE RECOVERY OF COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED under such a contract.” A patient treated unlawfully owes nothing, and the debt is unenforceable.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-135(4) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The board may apply, in accordance with section 12-20-406, for an injunction to enjoin any person from committing any act prohibited by article 240, the Medical Practice Act; and any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice medicine within the state without an active license issued under article 240 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407(1)(a).
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-135(1), (7) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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