Colorado § 13-1-139 - Court limitations on medication-assisted treatment - prohibited.
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§ 13-1-139. Court limitations on medication-assisted treatment - prohibited.
A court shall not condition participation in a drug or problem-solving court or other judicial program, or enter orders relating to probation or parole or placement in community corrections, based on the requirement that a person cease participating in prescribed medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders, as defined in section 23-21-803, unless the person or the prescriber determines that medication-assisted treatment is no longer necessary or is no longer an effective treatment for the person.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-007), ch. 286, p. 1390, § 5, effective July 13.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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