Colorado further reforms competency evaluation and certification rules
Building on the previous year's overhaul, Colorado's HB23-1138 removed the "imminent danger" trigger previously required before ordering a jail or inpatient competency evaluation, required the state's Behavioral Health Administration to coordinate care after civil-certification findings, and added new procedural and counsel protections for outpatient restoration certifications.
Together with HB22-1386, the two laws represented one of the more comprehensive state-level competency overhauls in this backfill — yet a 2025 report would find the underlying restoration backlog persisting regardless.
Source: HB23-1138 Procedures Related To Adult Competency — Colorado General Assembly
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