A bill crafted partly in response to the death of Elijah McClain that places limits on when paramedics can sedate people with ketamine is on the desk of Gov. Jared Polis for his consideration. Yet House Bill 1251 faces ongoing opposition from police, fire and emergency services groups. Supporters say it will ban paramedics from using the powerful drug in situations where officers wrongfully seek to subdue people.
When surgery is covered but anesthesia isn t: Coloradans caught off-guard by out-of-network bills
Major change affected one of the stateâs largest insurance companies
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LITTLETON, Colo. â Shortly before her surgery at Littleton Hospital in February, Sue Henry got a call from her anesthesiologist to tell her he was out-of-network.
âI thought it was completely outrageous. I didnât know until a week before my surgery,â Henry said. âI have an in-network hospital and in-network surgeon, and the guy in between thatâs going to make me comfortable is out-of-network.â
She tried to find a less expensive option that was in her insurance network but said she could not find another anesthesiologist within 50 miles.
KARE 11 Investigates: Did officers fear George Floyd had excited delirium ?
Minneapolis officers are trained that suspects with “excited delirium” may have “superhuman strength” and display “violent and bizarre behavior.”
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As the defense began presenting its case Tuesday in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, attorney Eric Nelson asked a Minneapolis police department trainer about something called excited delirium.”
Officer Nicole Mackenzie testified that the department’s training materials include information that suspects experiencing excited delirium can exhibit “superhuman strength.”
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Elijah McKnight (left) and Jeremiah Axtell have something in common with Elijah McClain: paramedics in Colorado sedated them with ketamine during altercations with police.
Rep. Leslie Herod’s bill is a response to the death of Elijah McClain and comes after KUNC revealed more than 900 ketamine sedations for excited or agitated people around the state in 2.5 years.
The alleyways of Denver’s River North neighborhood are an explosion of color. Expressions of joy, love and social awareness are painted across the brick walls. Elijah McKnight and Jeremiah Axtell are here searching for a mural, but they can’t find it.