Colorado Members - Make Your Voice Heard

If you followed EDF’s advocacy efforts in 2024, you may remember our victory in passing SB24-117 “Eating Disorder Treatment & Recovery Programs,” which brought eating disorder treatment facilities into Colorado’s regulatory systems and asked the Behavioral Health Administration to create regulations surrounding common experiences in treatment.

This success happened because of the powerful testimony of our partner organizations and of community members who shared their experiences with legislators. Now it’s time for the next step – sharing with regulators who will turn this legislation into action and make Colorado’s treatment landscape the best in the nation.

For providers

Share the flyer for professionals

Virtual Listening Session for Providers – Tuesday July 15th, 10AM MT via Zoom

Virtual Listening Session for Providers – Wednesday July 23rd, 10AM MT via Zoom

Virtual Rule Feedback Session for Providers – Wednesday August 6th, 1PM MT via Zoom

Virtual Rule Feedback Session for Providers – Monday August 11th, 2PM MT via Zoom

Starting with virtual or in-person listening sessions, you have the opportunity to share with regulators about your lived experience with treatment in Colorado – what worked, what didn’t, and what needs to change. Later, you’ll get the chance to see what those regulations will look like and share your thoughts.

If you’re a professional member of the community, there are also sessions for you to share how these rules will work in your treatment practices.

This is your opportunity to ask for regulations surrounding things like private weigh-ins and medical examinations; clothed weigh-ins; physical exercises during weigh-ins; gender-expansive restroom facilities; privacy in bathroom stalls; accommodations for sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and dietary ethics; qualified staff coverage; restraints and restrictions of physical movement; bed-based or room-based care; trauma-informed treatment; involuntary feeding tubes; and patient rights.

You can also find all the listening and rule feedback sessions, including Zoom links, in the Calendar under “Upcoming Training Dates” here, or on the EDF website calendar.

Can’t attend an in-person or virtual feedback session? BHA wants to hear from you!
cdhs_bharulefeedback@state.co.us
cdhs_bha_feedback@state.co.us

Please share any thoughts, concerns, questions, or ideas for eating disorder rules directly to BHA.

You can also reach out directly to:

Amber Surls, Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery Licensing Manager
amber.surls@state.co.us

Jessica Bell, Associate Director of 27-65 Services
jessica.bell@state.co.us