HB 26-1335

HB 26-1335, also known as the Abortion Medication Access on College Campuses bill, requires Colorado colleges and universities that have student health centers to provide abortion medication services directly at these centers. Schools with on-site pharmacies must keep a supply of abortion medications available for students. For institutions without an on-site pharmacy, they are required either to submit prescriptions to off-campus pharmacies or dispense the medication through their student health center if allowed by their licensing. However, schools can opt out if providing such services would conflict with their religious beliefs or affect federal funding and standard medical practices negatively. The bill has been signed into law, meaning it is now enforceable in Colorado.

Official Summary

The act requires an institution of higher education (institution) that operates a student health center to provide abortion medication to all students enrolled at the institution.     The act requires an institution that has an on-site prescription drug outlet or other outlet to maintain a stock of and provide access to abortion medication to students enrolled at the institution.     The act requires an institution that does not have an on-site prescription drug outlet or other outlet to either submit a prescription for abortion medication to an off-campus prescription drug outlet or other outlet or dispense abortion medication through the institution's student health center if permitted by the student health center's licensure.     The act prohibits an institution from knowingly providing personally identifiable information contained in a student's patient records, billing records, or precise location data related to accessing abortion medication in response to a request from another state seeking to impose liability for accessing abortion medication.     An institution is not required to provide access to or stock abortion medication if doing so would jeopardize an institution's federal grant participation, require the institution to deviate from generally accepted billing practices, modify the generally accepted standards of medical practice, or conflict with the institution's sincerely held religious beliefs or practices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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