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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2021 Public Health Legislation

Subjects

Human Services

Public Health

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/04/2021

During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to public health, including behavioral health, suicide prevention, and public safety.

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2016 Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, Legislative Agenda

Presented to the Joint Health Committee during the SMART Act hearings.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2017

Subject:

Public Health

Other

Supporting a Culture of Coverage, Accountable Care Collaborative:: 2015 Annual Report, 2016 SMART Act Materials, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Presented to the Joint Health Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2017

Subject:

Public Health

Budget Related Publications

FY 2015-16 Supplemental Information Technology Request, Department of Human Services

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Other

Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System Overview Presentation

Presented to the Joint Health Committees on January 9, 2017.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2017

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Public Health

Other

Fiscal Year 2015: Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System Annual Legislative Report

Presented to the Joint Health Committee on January 9, 2017, as part of the SMART Act Presentation.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Other

Colorado Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waivers: Adult Waivers, 2016 SMART Act Materials, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Presented to the Joint Health Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Staff Publications

Medical Aid-in-Dying

This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado’s Medical Aid-in-Dying law, which legalized the practice of prescribing medical aid-in-dying medication to eligible terminally ill patients in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Efforts to Address Suicide (2016)

Colorado was tied for the fifth highest suicide rate in the nation in 2014, the most recent year of nationally available data. In 2015, there were 1,093 suicides among Colorado residents, which is the highest number of suicides in the state’s history. This issue brief outlines legislative...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Medicaid Waiver Programs Part II - Home-And Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Adults (2016)

Colorado currently administers 11 Home-and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults. An issue brief entitled Medicaid Waiver Programs Part I – Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Children discusses the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/09/2016

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Adult Protective System (2016)

Colorado's Adult Protective Services (APS) system, first established in 1983, protects at-risk adults who, because of mental or physical ability, are unable to obtain services or otherwise protect their own health, safety, and welfare. In response to greater awareness of at-risk populations,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/08/2016

Subjects:

Human Services

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