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CO HB1028
Bill
Status
4/18/2024
Primary Sponsor
Elisabeth Epps
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AI Summary
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Authorizes municipal governing bodies (cities, towns, and city/county governments) to permit overdose prevention centers within their jurisdictions.
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Defines an overdose prevention center as a facility providing supervised space for individuals to use previously obtained controlled substances under health-care professional supervision for overdose intervention.
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Centers must offer sterile consumption equipment, fentanyl testing tools, counseling, referrals to substance use disorder treatment, and harm reduction services in monitored, non-discriminatory settings accessible to individuals with disabilities.
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Establishes this as local control authority rather than state mandate, allowing individual municipalities to decide whether to allow such centers.
Legislative Description
Overdose Prevention Centers
Health Care & Health Insurance
Last Action
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
4/18/2024