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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado requires dementia care facilities to disclose standardized service information starting October 2027
Last action · May 4, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Lisa Feret and 19 others
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What This Bill Does
The new law requires licensed dementia care facilities in Colorado to complete a standardized disclosure form detailing staff training, restraint guidelines, security features, and discharge policies by October 1, 2027. Facilities must provide this form to prospective residents, publish it online, and keep it available for state inspection. The Department of Public Health and Environment must create the form by July 1, 2027.
Families searching for residential dementia care will gain standardized, comparable information about staff qualifications, safety procedures, and residency rules across different facilities.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
dementia care facilities
Facilities must complete, publish, distribute, and maintain a standardized information form regarding their services and face citations if they fail to comply.
individuals seeking dementia care services
Individuals and their families receive mandatory, standardized disclosures detailing facility staffing, security, and care policies.
department of public health and environment
The department is tasked with creating the form, distributing it to all facilities, issuing citations for non-compliance, and potentially adopting implementation rules.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do dementia care facilities have to start sharing the new form?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
14 actions- May 4, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 1, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 1, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 1, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- Apr 7, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 6, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
Show 8 earlier actions
- Apr 1, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Mar 17, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- Mar 12, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 9, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse Committee on Health & Human Services Lay Over Amended
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Version history
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