SB 24-087

Senate Bill 24-087, now signed into law by the governor and effective as of April 22, 2024, allows healthcare providers, health facilities, and hospital pharmacies to give patients certain medications needed for continued treatment after their visit. This applies only if the medication doesn’t contain controlled substances and was administered during the patient’s visit. The provider must also label the medication and provide instructions on how to use it properly. This law affects anyone who receives such medications from healthcare facilities in Colorado.

Official Summary

The act allows a health-care provider, a health-facility, and a hospital pharmacy to provide a patient with certain facility-provided medications if the medication is required for continued treatment, the medication does not contain a controlled substance, and the medication was administered to the patient during the patient's visit to the health-care provider or health facility. The health-care provider, health facility, or pharmacy that provided the medication to the patient is required to label the medication and to counsel the patient regarding the proper use of the medication. APPROVED by Governor April 22, 2024 EFFECTIVE April 22, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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