Title 27, Behavioral Health
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-107 Purchase of supplies by and from institutions
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(1) The following designated state institutions are within the purview of this section: All facilities of the departments of corrections and human services, the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo, the Wheat Ridge regional center, the Grand Junction regional center, the Pu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-108 Display of flags
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(1) The chief administrative officer of any state institution supported in whole or in part by the state and under the control of the state shall have erected and maintained, at the entrance of the institution or on the principal administrative building or grounds thereof, a suit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-109 Personal display of flags
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(1) The right to display reasonably the flag of the United States shall not be infringed with respect to the display: (a) On an individual's person; (b) Anywhere on an individual's personal or real property; and (c) In the buildings or on the grounds of any tax-supported property…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-101 Liability
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(1) When a person is admitted, committed, or transferred to a public institution of this state supervised by the department of human services for the care, support, maintenance, education, or treatment of persons with mental health disorders, the person, his or her spouse, and hi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-102 Cost determination
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(1) The department of human services shall periodically determine the individual cost for the care, support, maintenance, treatment, and education of the patients of each of the public institutions supervised by the department of human services. In making the determination, it is…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-103 Extent of liability
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(1) The department of human services shall assess against the patient, spouse, or parents made liable by section 27-92-101, or any of them, all or such part of the cost as they are respectively able to pay, but the department of human services shall not assess against the liable …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-104 Determination of ability to pay
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(1) All insurance and other benefits payable for the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of a patient shall be considered available for payment of the cost determined under section 27-92-102. (2) The department of human services shall determine the ability of a patient and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-105 Effect of determination
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A determination of the ability of a patient, spouse, or parent to pay shall remain in effect until a redetermination is made. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 773, � 2, effective April 29. Editor's note: This section is similar to f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-106 Appeal
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Appeals from the determination of the ability of a patient or relative to pay, as provided in this article, may be taken to any court of record in Colorado having jurisdiction of the patient or his or her spouse or parents liable for payment; but no appeal may be taken until the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-107 Service
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Service of any notification, information, or request for information, review, or redetermination, accomplished by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in any manner provided by the Colorado rules of civil procedure, shall be sufficient for all purposes of this article. So…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-108 Certificate - prima facie evidence
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In any action or proceeding to enforce the claims of the state provided for in this article, a certificate by the chief administrative officer of the institution involved or the executive director of the department of human services as to any fact or matter necessary to the estab…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-92-109 Further actions
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(1) A patient, spouse, or parent liable by this article who fails to pay the amounts assessed pursuant to this article shall be proceeded against in any manner authorized by law for the collection of sums due and owing to the state of Colorado. (2) All property of persons liable …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-93-101 Institute established
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(1) There is established the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo for the treatment and care of persons who may have a behavioral or mental health disorder from any cause and for other persons in state institutions on an inpatient and outpatient basis and in state programs …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-93-102 Capacity to take property
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The Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo is authorized to receive gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances of property, real or personal, that may be made, given, or granted to or for the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo. The chief officer of the institute, with …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-93-105 Alternative uses for institute facilities
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The department of human services shall determine the existence of resources at the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo that are in excess of the needs of the primary purpose of the institute and may make available to the regents of the university of Colorado, on mutually a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-93-106 Access to inpatient civil beds at institute
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The department shall develop and implement admission criteria that ensures individuals, prior to being admitted, have been evaluated for the least restrictive level of care and that geographic location, current health-care provider, and payer type are not the primary determining …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-94-101 Legislative declaration
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In order to provide a program to promote mental health in the state of Colorado, a mental health center is established as provided in this article. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 775, � 2, effective April 29. Editor's note: This s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-94-101.5 Definitions
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As used in this article 94, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Center means the Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan established pursuant to section 27-94-102 (1). Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2084, � 241, effective August 6.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-94-102 Establishment of mental health center
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(1) There is hereby established at the site of Fort Logan, Denver county, Colorado, a mental health center to be known as the Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan. The center shall be under the general supervision and control of the department of human services. (2) All…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-94-104 Capacity to take property
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The center is authorized to receive gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances of property, real and personal, that may be granted or given to the center. The executive director of the department of human services, with the approval of the governor, shall make disposition of such …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-94-105 Admissions to center - transfers - releases
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(1) A person who by law is committed to the department of human services for placement in a state hospital may be committed to or placed in the center upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction, except those persons committed to the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-94-106 Access to inpatient civil beds at center
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The department shall develop and implement admission criteria that ensures individuals, prior to being admitted, have been evaluated for the least restrictive level of care and that geographic location, current health care provider, and payer type are not the primary determining …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-94-107 Renovation for additional beds
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(1) The department of human services shall renovate a building at the center to add at least sixteen inpatient beds. The department shall spend or obligate all money appropriated for the renovation in accordance with section 24-75-226 (4)(d). (2) Initially, the beds may be used f…