2021 Colorado Code
Title 27 - Behavioral Health
Article 65 - Care and Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders
§ 27-65-115. Discrimination
No person who has received evaluation or treatment under any provisions of this article shall be discriminated against because of such status. For purposes of this section, “discrimination” means giving any undue weight to the fact of hospitalization or outpatient care and treatment unrelated to a person's present capacity to meet standards applicable to all persons. Any person who suffers injury by reason of a violation of this section shall have a civil cause of action.
History. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 692, § 2, effective April 29.
Editor's note:
This section is similar to former § 27-10-115 as it existed prior to 2010.
ANNOTATIONApplied in Goedecke v. State Dept. of Insts., 198 Colo. 407 , 603 P.2d 123 (1979) (decided prior to 2010 amendments to this article).
