autism
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Colorado board clarifies certification rules for autism behavior technicians
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A Colorado board has clarified new rules for professionals working with children on the autism spectrum, following worries by some that hundreds of families might lose access to services as a result of a regulatory change. Over the summer, the department announced it will soon require all behavior technicians — professionals who work with children…
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Autism providers worry new Colorado licensing rule could limit therapy for kids on Medicaid
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Autism care providers worry that up to 1,000 families might lose services under a decision by Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment to exclude an accreditation group for behavior technicians. The move by Department of Health Care Policy and Financing followed a new ruling that requires these professionals to be licensed in order to…
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Parents, advocates sue Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado health agency over cuts to autism services
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The Colorado government is facing a lawsuit from a behavioral health association over cuts to autism funding. After the passage of the Congressional budget in July, Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers had cut more than $250 million from the state budget to help fill a $783 million deficit. About a third of those cuts came…
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Colorado justices block testimony of autism behaviors in Boulder County murder prosecution
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday blocked a defendant accused of a cold case murder from introducing testimony about how his autism spectrum disorder may have contributed to behavior police perceived as deceptive. The court’s unsigned Sept. 8 order stated, without elaboration, that the intended expert testimony did not meet the requirements of state law.…
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Federal judge declines to order UNC to return disabled student to campus
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A federal judge last week declined to order the University of Northern Colorado to return a disabled student to campus for the 2023-2024 school year, weeks after the school suspended him for violating the code of conduct. In July, a UNC official determined Jackson Vollmer was responsible for defying a no-contact order the school issued…
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10th Circuit partially turns aside special education appeal of Colorado Springs student
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For the third time in three years, the federal appeals court based in Denver has turned away a legal challenge to a Colorado Springs school district’s provision of special education services, finding the case was based on a version of the student’s educational plan that was no longer in effect. However, a three-judge panel of…
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Colorado House panel OKs bill to treat autism with medical marijuana
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A bill that would allow autism to be treated with medical marijuana, similar to the one vetoed last year by then-Gov. John Hickenlooper, is one step closer to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis, who has promised to sign it. House Bill 19-1028, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Edie Hooton of Boulder and Republican Rep. Kim…
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INSIGHTS: Hickenlooper spiked the ball with his veto pen
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Gov. John Hickenlooper picked a fine time to get jiggy with his veto pen: on his long stroll out the door. Friends and sometime allies who got their bills axed at the finish line are angry at the governor, and some are ascribing it to his political ambitions. Politics is the furnace that heats the…
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Special session on Colorado pot issues called a long shot
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Members of Colorado’s marijuana industry and other advocates on Thursday floated the idea of a special session of the state legislature to overturn Gov. John Hickenlooper’s vetoes of three marijuana bills this week. Hickenlooper nixed legislation that would have allowed samples of cannabis products to be consumed in “tasting rooms” at licensed stores, as well…
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Hickenlooper holds last bill signing, sets new veto record
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After eight legislative sessions, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed his last bill in a public ceremony in his office Tuesday afternoon. And later in the day, he set a new record for vetoes in a single year. Hickenlooper rejected a measure that would have allowed the use of medical marijuana for those with autism, including children…
