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Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed into
law three measures that mental health advocates say were a
long time coming.
One measure, Senate Bill 36, expands the
current list of mental illnesses eligible to be covered by
health insurance from six to 15. The expanded list now includes
eating disorders and post traumatic stress disorders, which
Ritter said is critical with soldiers returning from Iraq.
Ritter also signed Senate Bill 230, which expands services
available to children needing mental health treatment, and
House Bill 1057, which addresses the mental-health care needs
of kids in the juvenile justice system.
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