SB 24-198

Senate Bill 24-198, titled "Regulated Natural Medicine Implementation," has been approved and signed into law. It allows the director of a state agency to approve education programs for natural medicine facilitators without treating them as regular schools. The bill also updates rules for testing and certifying natural medicine products, restricts financial interests in multiple natural medicine businesses, and clarifies regulations around testing facilities and product transfers between licensed entities. This law is now effective and will impact those involved in the natural medicine industry in Colorado.

Official Summary

Regarding the regulation of natural medicine, the act: Authorizes the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies to approve facilitator education and training programs; Exempts facilitator education and training programs from regulation as private educational schools; Updates rule-making by the department of public health and environment and the state licensing authority related to laboratory testing and certification of natural medicine products; Prohibits individuals, rather than all persons, from having a financial interest in more than 5 natural medicine business licenses; Authorizes the state licensing authority to promulgate rules regarding requirements for the destruction of natural medicine or natural medicine products; Clarifies that a person may operate a natural medicine testing facility at the same location as a regulated marijuana testing facility; and Specifies which transfers and distributions of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine products are authorized between persons licensed as healing centers, facilitators, natural medicine cultivation facilities, and natural medicine manufacturers. APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE June 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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