Natural Medicine Handlers

Who is a handler? 

A “Natural Medicine Handler License” means a license issued by the State Licensing Authority pursuant to the Natural Medicine Code, to a natural person who is not an Owner. Any natural person who is not an Owner, who has unrestricted access to Regulated Natural Medicine or Regulated Natural Medicine Product or handles Regulated Natural Medicine or Regulated Natural Medicine Product, must hold a Natural Medicine Handler License. For purposes of these Rules, handling Regulated Natural Medicine or Regulated Natural Medicine Product means the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transport, transfer, or dispensation of Regulated Natural Medicine and Regulated Natural Medicine Product. 

All Applicants for a Handler License must meet the following criteria before receiving a License:

• The Applicant must pay any application fees and license fees pursuant to Rule 2005.
• The Applicant’s name-based criminal history background check must not identify disqualifying convictions pursuant to Rule 2135.
• The Applicant is at least 21 years of age.
• The Applicant has timely filed tax returns, timely paid all taxes, and timely cures any tax deficiencies related to a Natural Medicine Business.
• The Division has not received notice that the Applicant has failed to comply with a court or administrative order for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, or child support arrearages.
• The Applicant establishes that he, she, or they are not an officer or employee of a Natural Medicine licensing authority in the state of Colorado.
• The Applicant establishes that he, she, or they were not a State Licensing Authority employee with regulatory oversight responsibilities for individuals or Natural Medicine Businesses licensed by the State Licensing Authority in the six months immediately preceding the date of the Applicant’s application.
   

If the Applicant is a licensed Facilitator, Clinical Facilitator, or a Training Facilitator with a DORA issued license number, they will qualify for a reduced fee per Rule 2005. 

How to Apply

Please review the Natural Medicine Handler application form carefully to ensure you are eligible to hold this type of license. After you have reviewed the PDF, you have the option to fill out your application online by clicking the icon below. Please don't fill out the linked PDF application until you decide whether you want to submit a hard copy or apply digitally. The PDF is only for a hard copy submission. 

Questions? Please email the Division at dor_naturalmedicine@state.co.us.

Click here to apply online for a Handler license

Current fees