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Stakeholder Response Form, Interim Study Committee Regarding Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders in Colorado
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
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Interim Study Committee on Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Stakeholder Task Force, Meeting Notes
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
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Opioid Task Force Recommendations, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
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Evidence-Based Treatments to Reduce the Disordered Use of Opioid Drugs, Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
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Policy Analysis of State Legislation and Response to the Opioid Crisis, Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
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Policy Analysis of State Legislation and Response to the Opioid Crisis, Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
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Law Enforcement and Drug Interdiction, Colorado Drug Investigators Association
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
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Colorado Hospital Association Opioid Reduction Strategy
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.
Issue Briefs
Colorado's Minimum Wage (17-37)
Federal law requires employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. States are allowed to set different pay standards than the federal minimum wage requirement; however, if the state and federal law differ, such as in Colorado, the higher wage prevails. This issue brief provides an...
Issue Briefs
Emergency Mental Health Holds (17-38)
This issue brief addresses the state’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for a person to be involuntarily held for a 72-hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent danger to...
Issue Briefs
State Aid for Low Income Families
This issue brief explains Colorado’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as Colorado Works, which provides financial and other assistance. The federally funded program is overseen at the state level by the Department of Human Services and is administered at the county...
Staff Publications
Patient Access to Experimental Treatments
This memorandum addresses patient access to experimental treatments, including access to clinical trials, participation in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Expanded Access (Compassionate Use) Program, and access to treatments under Colorado’s Right to Try Act. Additionally, this...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of State Government Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to state agencies and employees, state procurement, the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, the General Assembly, the Office of the State Auditor, the Colorado Open Records Act, charitable gaming...
Issue Briefs
Workers' Compensation (17-41)
Colorado’s workers’ compensation law provides various benefits to employees who suffer work-related injuries and illnesses. This issue brief provides an overview of the employer obligations to the program, workers’ compensation benefits, and how the program is administered.
Issue Briefs
Judicial Performance Evaluation Process
There are 324 justices and judges in Colorado. Seven justices preside over the Supreme Court and issue binding majority decisions on lower court rulings. Additionally, 317 judges preside over other various courts, including the Court of Appeals (22 judges), district courts (181 judges), and...