disability law colorado
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LAMBERT | Sudden death of legislation was a setback for mental health care
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When a bill passes the statehouse with overwhelming bipartisan support, but is killed through the guile of a small minority that refuses to compromise and would rather see taxpayer dollars held hostage, we don’t need lectures from the saboteurs about how a mythical impasse resulted in the bill’s failure. Yet, that is what has transpired…
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DHS invokes special circumstances for failing court order on competency evaluations
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In a second piece of unflattering news released on the Friday afternoon before Christmas, the Colorado Department of Human Services said Friday it must invoke the same “special circumstances” it used six months ago for failing to meet the requirements of a 2012 court order. cited In June the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo said…



