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Colorado bills · 2026 Regular Session

Colorado SB 188

Residential Treatment for Members in Colorado Department of Human Services Custody

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (13)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Colorado legislature· summary

No later than July 1, 2026, the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF) shall convene a steering committee (steering committee) to support the transition of services provided in qualified residential treatment programs (QRTP) and psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF) to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department of human or social services (county department).     No later than April 1, 2027, HCPF, in collaboration with the steering committee, shall develop policies and recommendations to support the transition of QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department.     No later than July 1, 2027, HCPF shall implement or initiate the transition of services provided in QRTP and PRTF to the managed care system for members in the care and custody of a county department according to the policies and recommendations developed by HCPF in collaboration with the steering committee.     HCPF shall submit quarterly reports to the joint budget committee with information about the steering committee's monthly meetings.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
May 12, 2026
House		BILLpassSet your home in Colorado to see
May 9, 2026
Senate		Refer Senate Bill 26-188 to the Committee of the Whole.passSet your home in Colorado to see
May 6, 2026
Senate		Refer Senate Bill 26-188 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.passSet your home in Colorado to see

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