SB 24-117

Senate Bill 24-117, which has been approved and is now effective, requires eating disorder treatment facilities in Colorado to obtain a specific designation based on the level of care they provide. This means that these facilities must meet certain standards set by the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) and the state board of human services. The bill does not apply to individual clinicians who offer outpatient therapy but are not part of a facility. It also mandates rules for using involuntary feeding tubes in cases involving eating disorders. This legislation aims to improve the quality and consistency of care for individuals with eating disorders across Colorado.

Official Summary

No later than January 1, 2026, the act requires the behavioral health administration (BHA) to require all eating disorder treatment and recovery facilities (treatment facility) to hold an appropriate designation based on the level of care the treatment facility provides. Licensed clinicians who are not facility-based and offer behavioral health therapy on an outpatient basis are not required to hold a designation. The act directs the state board of human services to promulgate rules for treatment facilities and requires the BHA to promulgate rules concerning involuntary feeding tubes for individuals with an eating disorder. APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE June 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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