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Title 27, Behavioral Health

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-216 Policy verifying identity
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The BHA shall establish a policy on how an opioid treatment program must verify the identity of individuals initiating into medically managed treatment for a substance use disorder. The BHA policy must include verification requirements for individuals without identification and i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-301 Short title
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The short title of this part 3 is the "Behavioral Health Access to Care Ombudsman Act". Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (HB 18-1357), ch. 252, p. 1548, § 1, effective August 8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-302 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Health-care provider" or "provider" means: (a) A professional person, as defined in section 27-65-102 (27); (b) A mental health professional licensed or certified under article 245 of title 12; (c) Any other heal…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-303 Office of ombudsman for behavioral health access to care - creation - appointment of ombudsman - duties
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(1) (a) There is created in the office of the executive director of the department the office of the ombudsman for behavioral health access to care for the purpose of assisting Coloradans in accessing behavioral health care. The office of the ombudsman for behavioral health acces…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-304 Liaisons - department - commissioner of insurance

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The commissioner of insurance and the executive director of the department shall each appoint a liaison to the ombudsman to receive reports of concerns, complaints, and potential violations described in section 27-80-303 (3)(b) from the ombudsman, consumers, or health-care provid…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-305 Qualified immunity

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The ombudsman and employees or persons acting on behalf of the office are immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacities, for any claim for damage to or loss of property, or for personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-306 Annual report

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(1) On or before September 1, 2020, and on or before September 1 of each year thereafter, the ombudsman shall prepare and submit, in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, a written report that includes information from the preceding fiscal year concerning actions taken …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-101 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly recognizes the character and pervasiveness of substance use disorders and that substance use disorders are serious problems. The general assembly further finds and declares that these problems have been very seriously neglected and that the social and eco…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 81, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of an approved treatment facility or an individual authorized in writing to act as the administrator's designee. (1.2) "Alcohol use disorder" means a chronic relapsing b…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-103 Powers of the behavioral health administration

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(1) To carry out the purposes of this article 81, the BHA may: (a) Plan, establish, and maintain substance use disorder treatment programs as necessary or desirable; (b) Make contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, inclu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-104 Duties of the behavioral health administration - review

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(1) The BHA shall: (a) Develop, encourage, and foster statewide, regional, and local plans and programs for the prevention of substance use disorders and treatment of persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of drugs, i…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-105 Comprehensive program for treatment - regional facilities

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(1) The BHA shall establish a comprehensive and coordinated program for the treatment of persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of drugs. (2) Insofar as money available to the BHA permits, the program established in s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-106 Standards for public and private treatment facilities - fees - enforcement procedures - penalties

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(1) In accordance with the provisions of this article 81, the BHA shall establish standards for approved treatment facilities that receive public funds. A treatment facility shall meet the established standards to be approved as a public or private treatment facility. The BHA sha…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-108 Acceptance for treatment - rules

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(1) The commissioner shall adopt and may amend and repeal rules for acceptance of persons into the substance use disorder treatment program, considering available treatment resources and facilities, for the purpose of early and effective treatment of persons with substance use di…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-109 Voluntary treatment of persons with substance use disorders

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(1) A person with a substance use disorder, including a minor, may apply for voluntary treatment directly to an approved treatment facility. (2) Subject to rules adopted by the commissioner, the administrator in charge of an approved treatment facility shall determine who is admi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-110 Voluntary treatment for persons intoxicated by alcohol, under the influence of drugs, or incapacitated by substances

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(1) A person intoxicated by alcohol, under the influence of drugs, or incapacitated by substances, including a minor if provided by rules of the BHA, may voluntarily admit the person's self to an approved treatment facility for an emergency evaluation to determine need for treatm…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-111 Emergency commitment

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(1) (a) When a person is under the influence of or incapacitated by substances and is clearly dangerous to the health and safety of the person's self or others, law enforcement authorities or an emergency service patrol, acting with probable cause, shall take the person into prot…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-112 Involuntary commitment of a person with a substance use disorder

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(1) The court may commit a person to the custody of the BHA upon the petition of the person's spouse or guardian, a relative, a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, the administrator in charge of an approved treatment facility, a certified peace officer, or any other…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-113 Records of persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of substances

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(1) The registration and other records of treatment facilities are confidential and fully protected as outlined in federal confidentiality regulations for substance use disorder records found at 42 CFR part 2, as amended, and are privileged to the patient. (2) Notwithstanding sub…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-114 Rights of persons receiving evaluation, care, or treatment

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(1) A facility shall immediately advise each person receiving evaluation, care, or treatment under any provision of this article 81, orally and in writing, that the person has and is afforded the following rights: (a) To be evaluated to determine the person's behavioral health tr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-115 Emergency service patrol - establishment - rules

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(1) The BHA and cities, counties, city and counties, and regional service authorities may establish emergency service patrols. A patrol consists of persons trained to give assistance in the streets and in other public places to persons who are intoxicated by alcohol, under the in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-116 Payment for treatment - financial ability of patients

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(1) If treatment is provided by an approved public treatment facility and the patient, including a committed person, has not paid the charge therefor, the approved treatment facility is entitled to any payment received by the patient or to which the patient may be entitled becaus…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-117 Criminal laws - limitations

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(1) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision may not adopt or enforce a local law, ordinance, resolution, or rule having the force of law that includes drinking, being a person with an alcohol use disorder, or being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the el…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-81-118 Opioid crisis recovery funds advisory committee - creation - membership - purpose

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(1) There is created the opioid crisis recovery funds advisory committee, referred to in this section as the "committee", which is created to advise and collaborate with the department of law on uses of any custodial funds received by the state as the result of opioid-addiction-r…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-82-201 Legislative declaration

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The general assembly finds and declares that facilities that provide treatment to individuals with a substance use disorder, including medication-assisted treatment, and clinics that provide obstetric and gynecological health-care services would better serve pregnant and postpart…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-82-202 Definitions

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Behavioral health administration" or "BHA" means the behavioral health administration established in section 27-50-102. (1.5) "Clinic" means a site that provides obstetric and gynecological health care. (2) "Lice…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-82-203 Maternal and child health pilot program - created - eligibility of grant recipients - rules - report

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(1) There is created in the behavioral health administration the maternal and child health pilot program. The BHA shall administer the pilot program. The purpose of the pilot program is to: (a) Provide grants to two treatment facilities to facilitate the integration of obstetric …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-82-204 Funding for pilot program

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(1) (a) For the 2021-22 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate money from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501 (1) to the BHA to implement the pilot program. The BHA may use a portion of the money annually approp…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-100.3 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of human services created in section 26-1-105, C.R.S. (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of human services. Source: L. 2010: Entire article a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-101 Executive director - division heads - interagency council - advisory boards

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(1) (a) Medical personnel employed at any of the institutions subject to the control of the executive director, the medical director of which is licensed to practice medicine in this state, shall be exempt from the provisions of the "Colorado Medical Practice Act", article 240 of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-102 Duties of executive director - governor acquire water rights - rules

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(1) The duties of the executive director are: (a) To manage, supervise, and control the charitable, behavioral or mental health, custodial, and special educational public institutions operated and supported by the state; to manage and supervise the special agencies, departments, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-103 State board of human services - rules

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(1) The state board of human services, created in section 26-1-107, C.R.S., is authorized to adopt "board rules" as necessary to implement the programs administered and the services provided by the department as provided in this title. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-104 Institutions managed, supervised, and controlled

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(1) The department shall manage, supervise, and control the following state institutions: (a) Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo; (b) Wheat Ridge regional center; (c) Grand Junction regional center; (d) Lookout Mountain school, at Golden; (e) Mount View school, at Morriso…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-105 Future juvenile detention facility needs

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(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that currently there are no juvenile detention facilities with commitment beds or locked detention beds in the southwest portion of Colorado and that the nearest such facility in the Grand Junction or Glenwood Springs area is…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-107 Transfer of functions

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(1) The department has the authority to execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the board of control of the state children's home, the board of control of the Mount View girls' school, and the division of administ…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-108 Transfer of employees, records, and property - retirement benefits protected - decision of governor

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(1) All employees of the division of administration of the division of parole and all employees of the boards of control enumerated in section 27-90-107 who were engaged in the performance of duties prescribed and supervised by the division of administration of the division of pa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-109 Department may accept gifts, donations, and grants

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The department or any institution managed, supervised, and controlled by the department may accept or refuse to accept, on behalf of and in the name of the state, gifts, donations, and grants, including grants of federal funds, for any purpose connected with the work or programs …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-110 Rules for this article 90 and certain provisions in title 19

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Pursuant to section 24-4-103, the department shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this article 90 and the procedures specified in sections 19-2.5-305, 19-2.5-1102, 19-2.5-1525, 19-2.5-1532, 19-3-403, 19-3-506, 19-3-507, and 19-3-508 regardin…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-111 Employment of personnel - screening of applicants - disqualifications from employment - contracts - rules - definitions

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(1) The general assembly recognizes that many of the individuals receiving services from department employees pursuant to title 26 or this title 27 are unable to defend themselves and are therefore vulnerable to abuse or assault. It is the intent of the general assembly to minimi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-90-112 Youth neuro-psych facility - funding - repeal

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(1) Beginning July 1, 2022, the department of human services shall begin the process to create, develop, or contract for a neuro-psych facility. The neuro-psych facility must have a capacity of at least sixteen residential beds for Colorado youth who are less than twenty-one year…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-101 Legislative declaration

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The purpose of this section and section 27-91-102 is to provide for the payment of actual expenses only, in lieu of stated salaries and mileage, to all members of boards of control of state institutions. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-102 Boards of control entitled only to actual expenses

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A member of a board of control, trustees, or commissioners of all institutions supported by or under the patronage and control of the state shall receive as compensation for his or her services only actual expenses incurred in attendance upon and in going to and returning from ea…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-103 Debts in excess of appropriation - emergencies

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The various officers designated by law to control and direct the fiscal affairs of the several state institutions shall not contract within any year any indebtedness in excess of the amount named in any appropriation made for the support of any state institution during that time;…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-104 The term "officer" includes members of boards

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The term "officer" as used in section 27-91-105 includes any member of the various boards created by law to govern or supervise the respective state institutions. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 768, § 2, effective April 29.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-105 Indebtedness limited to appropriation

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It is unlawful for any officer of any state institution of this state to incur or contract any indebtedness for, on behalf of, or in the name of the state institution or in the name of the state in excess of the sum appropriated by the general assembly for the use or support of t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-91-106 Violation - penalty

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Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 27-91-105 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 769, § …

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…