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CO HB1172
Bill
Status
Passed
4/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sean Camacho
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AI Summary
- State-owned psychiatric residential treatment facilities may use secure perimeter fences, with a new statutory definition created for these facilities as those operated on state-owned property
- Placement of a juvenile in a state-owned psychiatric residential treatment facility is explicitly excluded from the legal definition of "detention" under Colorado juvenile law
- State-owned psychiatric residential treatment facilities are excluded from the definition of "secure residential treatment centers," which applies only to privately-owned facilities
- Placement in a state-owned psychiatric residential treatment facility is excluded from the definition of "restraint" under Colorado law
- State Board must adopt rules for admission to state-owned psychiatric residential treatment facilities that comply with regulations from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and Department of Public Health and Environment
Legislative Description
Secure Fence Around Youth Psychiatric Facility
Human Services
Last Action
Governor Signed
4/30/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/5/2025
Health and Human Services2/6/2025
Full Bill Text
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