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HB 26-1305

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Licensing of Behavioral Health Facilities

Plain-English Summary

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House Bill 26-1305, which has been signed into law, allows psychiatric inpatient facilities to operate under the license of a main hospital if they meet specific conditions. This means that these specialized mental health units can function as part of larger hospitals rather than needing their own separate licenses. The bill affects both hospitals and patients by potentially making it easier for psychiatric care to be integrated within existing healthcare systems. Since the bill has been signed, it is now law and its provisions are in effect.

Official Summary

The act allows psychiatric inpatient health-care facilities to operate under a main hospital's license if certain conditions are met. The act requires that the main hospital in which the psychiatric inpatient health-care facility is licensed under demonstrates that the necessary conditions are met in its application for licensing.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
House
First action
2026-05-04
Latest action
2026-02-27
Last action desc.
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Topics

Health Care & Health Insurance

Votes

REPASS
2026-04-17 · Senate · passYes: · No: · Other:
CONCUR
2026-04-17 · Senate · passYes: · No: · Other:
Refer House Bill 26-1305 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-04-09 · Senate · passYes: · No: · Other:
BILL
2026-03-23 · House · passYes: · No: · Other:
Refer House Bill 26-1305 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-17 · House · passYes: · No: · Other: