SB 18-091

Senate Bill 18-091, also known as "Modernize Behavioral Health Terminology," is a follow-up bill to an earlier law that updated the language used in Colorado’s laws related to behavioral health. This new bill aims to further refine and modernize terms associated with mental health disorders, alcohol use disorders, and substance use disorders. It affects anyone involved in or affected by Colorado's behavioral health policies and services. Since it has been signed into law, its provisions are now part of the state’s legal framework for addressing these issues.

Official Summary

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill is a follow-up and clean-up to Senate Bill 17-242, which updated and modernized terminology in the Colorado Revised Statutes related to behavioral health, including mental health disorders, alcohol use disorders, and substance use disorders.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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