Laws Addressing Service Animals and Assistance Animals
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, approximately 10.3 percent of Colorado’s population reported having a disability in 2015. Many of those individuals use a service animal or assistance animal to cope with their disability. This issue brief defines the...
Charge and Membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee and Task Force
This memorandum provides an overview of the 2017 membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee, the origin and charge of the committee, bill request deadlines and procedures, and information regarding committee staff and the committee website. Information is...
Department of Public Health & Environment, Substance Abuse Prevention Work Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Department of Public Health & Environment, Colorado Prescription Drug Profile
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Department of Public Health & Environment, Heroin in Colorado
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders: Origins and Scope of the Problem, Departments of Clinical Pharmacy, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Substance Use in Colorado - An Increasing Problem, Colorado Health Institution Presentation
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Harm Reduction is Just Good Public Health, Harm Reduction Action Center
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Scope of the Problem: Colorado (Opioids), Office of Behavioral Health
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Colorado Attorney General, Colorado Naloxone for Life 2016 Infograph
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
OpiRescue, Rx Assurance, Presentation
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Substance Abuse Trend and Response Task Force Overview
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Substance Abuse Trend and Response Task Force Presentation
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Substance Abuse Trend and Response Task Force, 2017 Membership
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.
Grandparent and Great-Grandparent Visitation Rights
This memorandum summarizes Colorado law that governs the visitation rights of grandparents and great-grandparents and disputes concerning those rights. The memorandum also summarizes relevant court decisions regarding grandparents' visitation rights. This memorandum is not a legal opinion.
Opioid Task Force Duties and Schedule
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
Opioid Use Disorder Screening, Assessment and Treatment in Nursing
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
Colorado Community Corrections Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
Department of Health Care Policy & Finance Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at is August 22, 2017, meeting.
West Virginia Overdose Patients Spurned Heroin Rehab Referrals, Colorado District Attorney Council Handout
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
Pueblo County Sheriff Letter to the Opioid Interim Committee
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, Peer Assistance Services, Kognito Solutions, LLC
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
The Impact of Tax Increment Financing on School Finance
Public K-12 eduction in Colorado is financed in part by local governments and in part by state government. The school finance formula establishes a statewide total funding level. The difference between this amount and the local share determines the state’s obligation to school finance. The...