Colorado § 27-80-112 - Legislative declaration - treatment program for high-risk pregnant women - creation.
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§ 27-80-112. Legislative declaration - treatment program for high-risk pregnant women - creation.
(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the health and well-being of the women of Colorado is at risk; that such women are at risk of poor birth outcomes or physical and other disabilities due to substance abuse, which is the abuse of alcohol and drugs, during the prenatal period; that early identification of such high-risk pregnant women and substance abuse treatment greatly reduce the occurrence of poor birth outcomes; and that the citizens of Colorado will greatly benefit from a program to reduce poor birth outcomes and subsequent problems resulting from such poor birth outcomes in cases involving high-risk pregnant women through the cost savings envisioned by the prevention and early treatment of such problems.
(2) In recognition of such problems, there is hereby created a treatment program for high-risk pregnant women in the behavioral health administration.
Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 728, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2022: (2) amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1557, § 153, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-1-212 as it existed prior to 2010.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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