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Colorado HB 25-1002
Type: State legislation
Domain: Mental health parity enforcement
Status: Enacted, effective January 2026
Jurisdiction: Colorado
Overview
Colorado HB 25-1002 represents Level 1.5 MHPAEA enforcement by requiring documented access timelines for follow-up visits and outcomes data testing for parity compliance. The law creates state-level infrastructure for outcome-based mental health parity enforcement.
Key Provisions
- Requires documented access timelines for mental health follow-up visits
- Mandates outcomes data testing for parity compliance evaluation
- Effective January 2026
- Creates natural experiment for whether outcomes testing in state law changes access outcomes
Significance
Represents emerging Level 1.5 enforcement infrastructure that measures access outcomes rather than just coverage design. Part of 2025-2026 wave of state-level outcome-based parity enforcement alongside Illinois 2024 Final Rule enforcement and DOL Kaiser settlement.
Timeline
- 2025 — HB 25-1002 enacted
- 2026-01-01 — Law effective, requiring documented access timelines and outcomes data testing
Sources
- Commonwealth Fund: Enforcing Mental Health Parity
- Becker's Behavioral Health: States Shaping Behavioral Health Parity Enforcement