ColoradoColorado sets 2041 end date for treatment program oversight
Colorado law schedules state oversight of substance use treatment programs to end in 2041 and sets treatment and identity-check rules for those programs.
What it does
Colorado law schedules state licensing, record-keeping, and patient registry functions for substance use treatment programs to end on September 1, 2041.
The law defines medically managed treatment to include care for substance use disorders, from withdrawal support to longer-term medication management. State rules govern how programs provide it.
Opioid treatment programs must follow the state’s identity policy when people begin treatment. The policy must include ways to verify people without ID and people experiencing homelessness.
For the state’s contraband law, certain federally approved prescription drugs dispensed by registered Colorado pharmacies count as marijuana. This classification applies only under that statute.
Argument forPrograms could better connect care for withdrawal and addiction symptoms with longer-term medication support and behavioral health services.
Argument againstPeople without identification or experiencing homelessness may face delays if treatment programs have trouble applying the state’s identity checks.
More detail
Colorado law schedules the state’s treatment-program licensing, record-keeping, and patient registry functions for repeal. The functions are handled by the Behavioral Health Administration and cover programs that handle controlled substances as part of substance use disorder treatment. The functions are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2041.
The law defines medically managed treatment and requires state rules for programs that provide it. The definition covers care for people with a diagnosed substance use disorder, from short-term help with withdrawal symptoms to longer-term medication management. Treatment may include controlled substance medication approved under federal law or regulation. The definition says these services are intended to work with behavioral health care that addresses factors contributing to the disorder.
The state’s identity policy must explain how opioid treatment programs verify the identity of people beginning medically managed treatment. The policy covers people beginning medically managed treatment for a substance use disorder through an opioid treatment program.
For Colorado’s second-degree contraband law, the law classifies certain FDA-approved prescription drug products as marijuana. This definition applies only when deciding what counts as contraband under the second-degree contraband statute. This applies only to products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and dispensed by a pharmacy or prescription drug outlet registered in Colorado.
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History
- 2026
- May 29Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 28Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 28Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 28Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 4House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- May 1House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- Apr 30Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 29Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 28Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1214 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 22Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1214, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 30Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Mar 25House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Vote recorded AMD (H.001). Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 20House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1214 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1214 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesIntroduced
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