Colorado legislators prep new regulations for eating disorder clinics

Investigators from the state Department of Public Health and Environment criticized the Eating Recovery Center's Spruce Street location for how it treated two suicidal patients — Investigators from the state Department of Public Health and Environment criticized the Eating Recovery Center’s Spruce Street location for how it treated two suicidal patients. (Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)

By Seth Klamann | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: December 20, 2023 at 6:00 AM MST | UPDATED: December 20, 2023 at 9:29 AM MST

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The coming legislation, which will debut early next year when lawmakers reconvene, would require providers to follow specific requirements around weigh-ins, the use of feeding tubes and isolation, and to offer gender-appropriate accommodations.

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Colorado legislators push to increase regulation of eating disorder clinics amid patient complaints, state probe

Legislators abandoned similar plan this year over cost concerns, but recent state investigation brings calls for action

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