House Health & Human Services
House Health & Human Services advanced HB26-1425, a bid to create first-in-Colorado professional and facility licensure for applied behavior analysis providers, sending it to Finance over unanimous Republican objection that the 52-page bill landed too late in session for members to consult rural constituents. State child-welfare officials testified they hold 35 complaints on 15 unlicensed ABA clinics they have no authority to investigate.
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“To date, the department has received 35 separate complaints on 15 different unlicensed ABA clinics that we have been unable to investigate due to not having the statutory authority to license or oversee the clinics. These complaints range from children being served raw chicken to pertussis outbreaks to restraint to physical abuse, medication overdose and registered sex offenders on staff at the facility.”
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Sign in to subscribeIt. House health and human services committee will come to order. Mr. Shidoun, please call the roll. Representative zabaron. Here. Redfield. Here. Bradley. Excused. English. Excused. Frey. Excused. Hamrick. Here. Johnson. Here. Mccormick. Here. Ryden. Excused. Stuart. Here. W. Here. Leader. I know she's on her way. Excused. Madam Chair. There she is here. And Representative Bradley's here. And representative leaders here. Thank you. All right, we have our bill sponsors ready to present House Bill 1425. Who would like to begin? Representative Brown. Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Committee for your attention today. Today we present House Bill 1425, which is a bill that is ultimately about helping Colorado to keep pace with the growing demand for behavioral health services in Colorado while still making sure that our systems reflect today's realities. Applied behavioral analysis, or ABA therapy, plays a critical role in supporting individuals, especially children with autism and other developmental needs. As our families rely on these services. I should say as more families are relying upon these services, it becomes even more important that the state has clear and consistent standards in place to ensure quality and accountability across the board. Right now, the…
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