Title 27, Behavioral Health

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 …

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…

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…

(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 …

(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 …

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 …

(1) The head of the administrative division overseeing the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo shall appoint or employ, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, such administrators, physicians, nurses, attendants, and additional employees as may be …

(1) A person committed to the custody of or cared for in the department of human services or the department of corrections who requires medical care and treatment that can be advantageously treated by psychiatric, medical, or surgical care available at the Colorado mental health …

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…

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 …

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.

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). (2) "Department" means the department of human services. Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, …

(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…

(1) The head of the administrative division overseeing the center shall appoint or employ, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, administrators, physicians, nurses, attendants, and additional employees as necessary for the proper conduct of the center. …

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 …

(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…

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 …

(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…

(1) No later than October 1, 2027, the department shall construct and operate an outpatient treatment facility for adults with behavioral health needs, including adults who are found incompetent to proceed and unlikely to be restored to competency pursuant to article 8.5 of title…

As used in this article 10.5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Authorized representative" has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S. (1.5) "Case management agency" has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-6-1702 (2). (2) "Case management …

(1) In order to implement the provisions of this article 10.5, the executive director shall carry out the following duties, subject to available appropriations: (a) Promote effective coordination with agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in or…

(1) Subject to annual appropriations by the general assembly, the department shall provide or purchase, pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, authorized long-term services and supports from case management agencies or service agencies for persons who have been determined to…

(1) Repealed. (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 1363, § 5, effective July 1, 1992.) (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the purchase of long-term services and supports from a case management agency or a service agency. The rules must include, but need not be…

(1) Once a case management agency has been designated pursuant to section 25.5-6-1703, it shall, subject to available appropriations: (a) Determine eligibility and develop an individualized plan for each person who receives long-term services or supports pursuant to section 25.5-…

Any person may request an evaluation pursuant to section 25.5-6-1704 to determine whether the person has an intellectual and developmental disability and is eligible to receive long-term services and supports pursuant to this article 10.5. Application for eligibility determinatio…

(1) Every state or local service agency receiving state money pursuant to section 27-10.5-104 or 25.5-10-105 shall adopt a procedure for the resolution of disputes arising between the service agency and any recipient of, or applicant for, services or supports authorized pursuant …

(1) A person receiving services shall be discharged from services or supports upon a determination, made pursuant to the individualized planning process, that the services or supports are no longer appropriate. At least ten days prior to effectuation of the discharge, notificatio…

(1) Any interested person may petition the court pursuant to section 25.5-10-216, C.R.S., to impose a legal disability on or to remove a legal right from a person with an intellectual and developmental disability as defined in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S. The petition shall set fo…

Each person receiving services pursuant to this article and article 10 of title 25.5, C.R.S., shall have the rights set forth in sections 25.5-10-223 to 25.5-10-230, C.R.S. Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1799, § 12, effective March 1, 2014.

The general assembly finds that state and local agencies provide a variety of services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities including institutional care, residential, social, and income maintenance services, diagnostic and health-related services, and education…

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of a person nine years of age or older which: (a) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;…

(1) There is created in the office of the executive director of the department of human services the Colorado developmental disabilities council. The state council is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions u…

The state council shall develop a five-year state plan for developmental disabilities in accordance with the federal "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000", 42 U.S.C. sec. 15024. The state plan shall include establishment of goals and priorities fo…

(1) The state council shall: (a) Monitor the plans and programs of state agencies established and administered pursuant to the state plan; (b) Review budgets and other programs and proposals for funding services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities; (c) Review …

Subject to available appropriations, the executive director of the department of human services may employ such personnel as are required by the state council, pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The executive director of the departm…

The departments of human services, public health and environment, and education shall cooperate with the state council in the development of and implementation of the recommendations made within the state plan. Said departments shall provide documents and other assistance request…

There are hereby established state regional centers in Wheat Ridge, Pueblo, and Grand Junction. The essential object of such regional centers shall be to provide state operated services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities. A regional center may not permit the …

The executive director shall appoint, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, a director for each regional center. Persons appointed must be skilled and trained administrators with experience related to the needs of persons with developmental disabilities…

The director of each regional center shall report to the executive director at such times and on such matters as the executive director may require. Publications of each regional center circulated in quantity outside the department shall be subject to the approval and control of …

(1) There may be admitted to any regional center persons with developmental disabilities who have been ordered placed in a regional center pursuant to section 27-10.5-110, if the applicant or legal guardian is a bona fide resident of Colorado. (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p.…

There is hereby authorized the regional center endowment fund. Any parent, person, corporation, or institution may contribute to said endowment fund. The bylaws to be provided by the department of human services shall prescribe the different endowments; but the investments from s…

Each regional center is hereby authorized to receive gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances of property, real or personal, that may be made, given, or granted to or for such regional center. If the gifts are not prescribed, the director, with approval of the executive director…

No moneys shall be paid by the state treasurer out of any other appropriation for, or moneys belonging to, a regional center, except upon warrants of the controller upon vouchers in favor of the persons to whom the state is indebted on account of said regional center and certifie…

On and after January 1, 2019, prior to employment, a regional center shall submit the name of a person who will be providing direct care, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (3.5), to an at-risk adult, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (1.5), as well as any other required identifying…

(1) Except as described in subsection (2) of this section, as soon as each person who was receiving services on May 24, 2022, at the former Teller institute federal Indian boarding school property, now owned by the department and operated as a regional center, is transitioned to …

(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) Persons with developmental disabilities represent a population that has long been underutilized and often denied employment opportunities within state government, partially due to hiring personnel's perceptions and understanding of …