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Archive #247
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Bill Number
HB26-1107
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Archived At
2026-02-13 17:36:00 MST
Created At
2026-02-13 17:36:00 MST
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The bill refers to such a facility or agency as a "dementia care facility".</p><p> </p><p>The bill requires the department of public health and environment (department), in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman or the ombudsman's designee, to create a dementia care services information form (form) by January 1, 2027. The form must include fields for the disclosure of certain information regarding a dementia care facility's dementia care services, including the facility's:</p><p></p><p><ul><li>Dementia training requirements for staff that are in addition to statutory training requirements;</p><p><li>Guidelines for using restraints; and</p><p><li>Security features and procedures for addressing the needs of residents with dementia.</p><p></li></ul> </p><p>The bill authorizes the department to regularly review the form and update it as needed. After creating or subsequently updating the form, the department must provide the form to every dementia care facility in the state.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>The bill requires a dementia care facility to complete the form with responsive, accurate, and complete information regarding the facility's dementia care services. Beginning July 1, 2027, every dementia care facility must:</p><p></p><p><ul><li>Provide its completed form to every individual who contacts the facility seeking dementia care services;</p><p><li>Review and update the form when a change in information occurs to ensure that the facility's information provided on the form is current, complete, and correct;</p><p><li>Publish the facility's current version of the completed form on the facility's website; and</p><p><li>At all times, maintain on the facility's premises and have available for inspection a copy of the facility's completed form with the facility's most current information and produce the form upon request by the department during a survey or inspection of the facility.</p><p></li></ul> </p><p>The bill establishes a facility's violation of the last itemized requirements regarding the form as a deceptive trade practice under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act".</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Currently, the department has the power to establish and maintain by rule a medication administration program in certain licensed or regulated facilities. 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Raw Response
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The bill refers to such a facility or agency as a "dementia care facility".</p><p> </p><p>The bill requires the department of public health and environment (department), in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman or the ombudsman's designee, to create a dementia care services information form (form) by January 1, 2027. The form must include fields for the disclosure of certain information regarding a dementia care facility's dementia care services, including the facility's:</p><p></p><p><ul><li>Dementia training requirements for staff that are in addition to statutory training requirements;</p><p><li>Guidelines for using restraints; and</p><p><li>Security features and procedures for addressing the needs of residents with dementia.</p><p></li></ul> </p><p>The bill authorizes the department to regularly review the form and update it as needed. 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