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CO HB1028

Bill

Status

Failed

4/18/2024

Primary Sponsor

Elisabeth Epps

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes municipal governing bodies (cities, towns, and city/county governments) to permit overdose prevention centers within their jurisdictions.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services4/8/2024
Health and Human Services1/10/2024

Full Bill Text

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