CO HB1260

Each school administrative unit must adopt a policy by July 1, 2023 addressing how students with prescriptions for medically necessary treatment from qualified health-care providers receive such treatment in school settings, in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

School policies must include notice to parents about federal rights to access medically necessary treatment, describe the process for private health-care specialists to observe students and provide treatment in schools, and inform parents of their right to appeal access denials.

School policies must be made publicly available on each administrative unit's website and provided to parents upon request.

Beginning July 1, 2024, each administrative unit must report annually to the Department of Education the total number of requests for private health-care specialist access and whether access was authorized or denied.

The Department of Education must publish reported data on its website and submit it to legislative education committees starting in January 2025 as part of the SMART Government Act reporting requirement.