(1) A nurse licensed pursuant to section 12-38-111 or 12-38-112 may request that the board place his or her license on inactive status. Such request shall be made in the form and manner designated by the board.

(2) A nurse requesting inactive license status shall provide an affidavit or other document required by the board certifying that, immediately upon the conferral of inactive status, the nurse shall not practice nursing in the state unless and until the nurse's license is reactivated pursuant to subsection (6) of this section.

(3) Upon receiving the documentation pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the board shall approve a request for inactive license status. However, the board may deny such a request if the board has probable cause to believe that the requesting nurse has committed any of the acts set forth in section 12-38-117.

(4) (a) A license on inactive status shall constitute a single state license issued by Colorado and without multistate licensure privilege pursuant to part 38 of article 60 of title 24.

(b)

(I) A license on inactive status shall constitute a single state license issued by Colorado and without multistate licensure privilege pursuant to part 32 of article 60 of title 24.

(II) This subsection (4)(b) is repealed, effective January 1, 2019.

(5) A nurse with a license on inactive status is not authorized to practice nursing in Colorado. Any nurse practicing nursing while his or her license is inactive shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to section 12-38-116.5 and criminal penalties pursuant to section 12-38-123.

(6) (a) A nurse with a license on inactive status who wishes to resume the practice of nursing shall file an application in the form and manner designated by the board and pay the license reactivation fees established pursuant to section 12-38-108. The board shall reactivate such license unless paragraph (b) of this subsection (6) applies.

(b) The board shall deny an application for reactivation of an inactive license:

(I) Pursuant to section 12-38-118; or

(II) If the board determines that the nurse requesting reactivation has not actively practiced nursing in another state for the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of the request for reactivation or has not otherwise demonstrated continued competency to return to the active practice of nursing in a manner approved by the board.