Rulemaking

2024 Initial Fee Setting Rulemaking

The Division has initiated fee setting, which will follow the same rulemaking process as the initial implementation rulemaking. 

Notice of Fee rulemaking: The Oct. 21 permanent fee rulemaking meeting rules, agenda, slides and recording are published below, as are the agenda, draft rules, slides, and a recording of the first part of the final fee hearing.

Under the Natural Medicine Code at subsection 44-50-601(3), C.R.S., the State Licensing Authority must establish a schedule of application, licensing, and renewal fees in rules. This initial fee setting rulemaking will focus on initial application and license fees, annual license renewal and compliance fees, and other fees as necessary for the implementation and regulation of the new Colorado Regulated Natural Medicine Program. The Notice of Rulemaking includes data, projections, and assumptions that will inform initial proposed fee rules. Further, as required by the Natural Medicine Code, the Division will evaluate fees on an annual basis, which may include no changes to fees, fee increases, or fee reductions. 

All rulemaking materials may be found in the Natural Medicine public rulemaking folder. 

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Please take this online participant survey to let the Division know if you plan to apply for a license so we can estimate our licensee population for resource planning.

How to participate in rulemaking

All members of the public can attend rulemaking meetings and participate in the discussion by signing up to provide comments. This structured work group meeting will be focused only on fees, including but not limited to application fees, license fees, and/or other requests that require a fee. To ensure everyone who signs up to provide comment has an opportunity to do so, each public comment will be time limited. Feedback gained during the stakeholder meeting will inform the development of proposed fees that will be presented to the State Licensing Authority. 

Virtual Meeting Option:

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83797047107
Call in option: (719) 359-4580
Meeting ID: 837 9704 7107

In-Person Option:

1707 Cole Blvd., Ste. 300
Red Rocks Conference Room
Lakewood, CO 80401

Submit written comments:

Interested stakeholders are also encouraged to submit comments on the draft rules using the Division’s written comment form. All comments submitted through this form are logged and reviewed throughout the rulemaking process to inform future meeting agenda items, discussions, questions, and the Division’s proposed rules. 
 

Additional information

NOTICE OF RULEMAKING HEARING

All rulemaking meetings are open to the public and all interested parties can take an active role in this process by attending and participating in the discussion, whether during the public comment period at each meeting or by submitting written comments. Rulemaking meetings will be recorded and posted on the Division’s website by the end of the following business day.

For questions about the Division’s rulemaking process, you may contact Allison Robinette at allison.robinette@state.co.us. 

The Division coordinated closely with the Natural Medicine Advisory Board (NMAB) and our partners at the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) to ensure all Rulemaking Meetings worked in tandem with the NMAB’s work and avoided duplication. The calendar on the Division's homepage includes all DOR, DORA, and CDPHE meetings to assist stakeholders.

Previous rulemakings 

The Natural Medicine Division (NMD) of the Department of Revenue hosted several public rulemaking meetings between March and July 2024 to create the implementation rules for natural medicine. All of the meeting information, recordings and draft rules can be found under the blue tabs below. On Aug. 9, 2024, the State Licensing Authority adopted the final rules and filed them with the Secretary of State. They become effective Oct. 1, 2024.
 

2024 initial implementation rulemaking draft rules

The draft rules discussed at each of the previous public rulemaking meetings:

March 20: Licensing & Application requirements and procedures
April 10: General requirements
May 1: Healing Center requirements
May 31: Advertising, Packaging & Labeling, Revised rules previously presented
June 12: Cultivation and Manufacturing rules
July 1: Testing and testing facilities
July 9: Cultivation, Manufacturing, Test, Inventory Tracking
July 18: FINAL DRAFT PROPOSED NATURAL MEDICINE DIVISION RULES

Written Comments: The division created a monthly written comment report containing the comments we received by the July 25 deadline.

Past rulemaking meeting recordings

2024 Rulemaking meetings & topics
Meeting #1 March 20, 2024 Licensing & Application Requirements & Procedures Agenda Draft rules Slides Recording
Meeting #2 April 10, 2024 General requirements Agenda Draft rules Slides  Recording
Meeting #3 May 1, 2024 Healing Center Requirements Agenda Draft rules Slides Recording
Meeting #4 May 31, 2024 Advertising, Packaging & Labeling, Recordkeeping Requirements Agenda Draft rules Slides Recording
Meeting #5 June 12, 2024 Cultivation rules (morning) Manufacturing rules (afternoon) Agenda Draft Rules Slides  Recording (Cultivation) Recording (Manufacturing)
Meeting #6 July 1, 2024 Testing requirements, Testing facilities Agenda Draft Rules Slides Recording
Meeting #7 July 9, 2024 Cultivation, Manufacturing, Testing,  Inventory Tracking (morning) Enforcement, “Catch-All” (afternoon) Agenda Draft rules Slides Recording (morning) Recording (afternoon)
Final permanent rulemaking meeting July 25, 2024 Agenda Draft rules Slides  Recording