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Title 27, Behavioral Health

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1001 Regulation of recovery residences - license - violations and penalties - rules
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(1) On and after July 1, 2027, it is unlawful for a person to conduct or maintain a recovery residence without having obtained a license from the BHA. (2) A person that has been found to have violated subsection (1) of this section by a court of competent jurisdiction may be subj…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1002 Rules for minimum standards of operation
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(1) No later than May 1, 2027, the BHA shall adopt rules that establish the minimum standards for operating a recovery residence in the state, which rules must include: (a) Requirements that must be met to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all recovery residents, includin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1003 Applications - investigations - inspections - criminal history background checks for owners and managers
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(1) An application for a license to operate a recovery residence must be submitted annually to the BHA in the form and manner prescribed by the BHA. (2) (a) The BHA shall investigate and review each original application and each renewal application for a license to operate a reco…
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1004

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(1) (a) No later than May 1, 2027, the BHA shall adopt rules establishing a schedule of license application fees, including renewal application fees, sufficient to meet the direct and indirect costs of administration and enforcement of this part 10. (b) The BHA shall assess and c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1005 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license - restrictions - fines

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(1) (a) When the BHA denies an application for an initial license to operate a recovery residence pursuant to section 27-50-1003, the BHA shall notify the applicant in writing by mailing a notice to the address shown on the application. An applicant aggrieved by a denial may purs…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1006 Report of occurrences - investigations - rules - definition

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(1) Each recovery residence shall report to the BHA all of the following occurrences: (a) Any occurrence that results in the death of a recovery resident of a recovery residence and is required to be reported to the coroner pursuant to section 30-10-606 as arising from an unexpla…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1007 Probation placement referrals - judicial updates to identify eligible entities - legislative declaration - repeal

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(1) The general assembly finds that implementing licensing requirements pursuant to this part 10 necessitates that the judicial department update its criteria for entities seeking placement on any approved list used for probation placement referrals. (2) No later than August 1, 2…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-1008 Repeal of part - sunset review

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(1) (a) This part 10 is repealed, effective September 1, 2033. (b) Before its repeal, the department of regulatory agencies shall review the regulation of recovery residences in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 2026: Entire part added, (SB 26-113), ch. 302, p. 1731, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-101 Definitions

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As used in this article 50, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Behavioral health" refers to an individual's mental and emotional well-being and actions that affect an individual's overall wellness. Behavioral health issues and disorders include substance use disorders, m…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-102 Behavioral health administration - creation - coordination - health oversight agency

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(1) There is established in the department of human services the behavioral health administration. Nothing in this subsection (1) precludes any future legislative action taken pursuant to section 27-60-203 (5) regarding the future location of the BHA. (2) The BHA is charged with …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-103 Behavioral health commissioner - appointment - powers, duties, and functions - subdivisions of the BHA

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(1) The governor shall appoint the commissioner, who is the head of the BHA. The commissioner has the full authority, with the governor, to lead and develop the state's vision and strategy for behavioral health for children, youth, and adults. (2) The commissioner shall: (a) Be w…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-104 Powers and duties of the commissioner - rules

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(1) (a) The commissioner may adopt "commissioner rules" for behavioral health programs administered and services provided by the BHA as listed in section 27-50-105 (1). The rules must be promulgated in accordance with section 24-4-103. (b) Any rules adopted by the executive direc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-105 Administration of behavioral health programs - state plan - sole mental health authority - gifts, grants, or donations - repeal

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(1) The BHA shall administer and provide the following behavioral health programs and services: (a) The regulation of recovery residences pursuant to part 10 of this article 50; (b) The behavioral health crisis response system created pursuant to section 27-60-103; (c) The behavi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-106 Transfer of functions

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(1) The powers, duties, and functions previously administered by the department of public health and environment concerning licensing behavioral health entities pursuant to article 27.6 of title 25 shall transfer to the BHA over a period of two years, with all functions fully tra…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-107 State board of human services - rules

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(1) The state board of human services created pursuant to section 26-1-107 is the type 1 board for promulgating, revising, and repealing BHA rules. (2) Any rules promulgated by the state board of human services to implement the provisions of this article 50 or any other behaviora…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-108 Systemwide behavioral health grievance system

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(1) (a) On or before July 1, 2024, the BHA shall create and implement a process for collecting, analyzing, and addressing behavioral health system grievances across payers, behavioral health administrative services organizations, managed care entities, and providers at a systemic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-110 Friends and family input form - rules

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(1) (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the BHA shall create a friends and family input form to allow an individual to provide a treating professional or a licensed or designated facility or organization with information related to a patient receiving mental health or substance use se…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-201 Behavioral health system monitoring - capacity - safety net performance

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(1) On or before July 1, 2024, the BHA shall establish a performance monitoring system to track capacity and performance of all behavioral health providers, including those that contract with managed care entities or behavioral health administrative services organizations, and in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-202 Formal agreements - state agencies and tribal governments

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(1) On or before July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall collaborate with state agencies and tribal governments, while respecting tribal sovereignty, to implement formal agreements between the BHA and state agencies, and the BHA and tribal governments that have initiatives, funding,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-203 Universal contracting provisions - requirements

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(1) The BHA shall work with the department of health care policy and financing, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and other state agencies, to develop universal contracting provisions to be used by state agencies when contracting for behavioral health safety net service…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-204 Reporting

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(1) Beginning October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter, the BHA shall prepare and submit a report, known as the behavioral health system plan, to the joint budget committee and the public and behavioral health and human services committee of the house of representatives and…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-301 Behavioral health safety net system implementation

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(1) No later than July 1, 2024, the BHA, in collaboration with the department of health care policy and financing and the department of public health and environment, shall establish a comprehensive and standardized behavioral health safety net system throughout the state that mu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-302 Requirement to serve priority populations - screening and triage for individuals in need of behavioral health services - referrals

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(1) Except as provided in this section, comprehensive community behavioral health providers must provide the safety net services listed in section 27-50-101 (11) to priority populations. (2) Except as provided in section 27-50-303, essential behavioral health safety net providers…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-303 Essential behavioral health safety net providers - approval to serve limited priority populations

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(1) Essential behavioral health safety net providers must serve all priority populations unless the universal contracting provisions with the behavioral health administrative services organization limit the provider's scope and responsibility to a specific underserved population …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-304 Behavioral health safety net provider network - incentives - preferred status - rules

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(1) The BHA shall ensure that each region in the state includes a network of behavioral health safety net providers that collectively offer a full continuum of behavioral health services. (2) The BHA shall provide statewide technical assistance specific to strengthening and expan…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-401 Regional behavioral health administrative services organizations - establishment

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(1) No later than July 1, 2025, the BHA shall select and contract with regionally informed behavioral health organizations to establish, administer, and maintain adequate networks of behavioral health safety net services and care coordination, as described in part 3 of this artic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-402 Behavioral health administrative services organizations - application - designation - denial - revocation

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(1) At least once every five years, the commissioner shall solicit applications through a competitive bid process pursuant to the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24, for entities to apply to be a behavioral health administrative services organization. Any qualifi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-403 Behavioral health administrative services organizations - contract requirements - individual access - care coordination

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(1) The BHA shall develop a contract for designated behavioral health administrative services organizations, which must include, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Requirements to establish and maintain a continuum of care and network adequacy in the service area consisten…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-404 Care coordination - responsibilities of behavioral health administrative services organizations - coordination with managed care entities

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(1) (a) Behavioral health administrative services organizations and managed care entities have the shared responsibility of providing care coordination services in a manner consistent with article 60 of this title 27 for individuals utilizing the behavioral health safety net syst…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-405 Behavioral health administrative services organizations - stakeholder input - report - rules

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(1) Each behavioral health administrative services organization shall develop a process to solicit and respond to input from stakeholders about behavioral health services and gaps in the service area. A behavioral health administrative services organization shall publicly post an…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-501 Behavioral health entities - license required - criminal and civil penalties

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(1) (a) On and after January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation to conduct or maintain a behavioral health entity, including a substance use disorder program or alcohol use disorder program, without having obtained a license from the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-502 Behavioral health entities - minimum standard - rules

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(1) No later than January 1, 2024, the BHA shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 24-4-103 providing minimum standards for the operation of behavioral health entities within the state, including the following: (a) Requirements to be met by all behavioral health entities to en…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-503 Licenses - application - inspection - issuance

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(1) An application for a license to operate a behavioral health entity must be submitted to the BHA annually in the form and manner prescribed by the BHA. (2) (a) The BHA shall investigate and review each original application and each renewal application for a license to operate …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-504 License fees - rules

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(1) (a) By January 1, 2024, the commissioner shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of fees sufficient to meet the direct and indirect costs of administration and enforcement of this part 5. (b) The BHA shall assess and collect, from behavioral health entities subject to …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-505 License - denial - suspension - revocation

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(1) When an application for an initial license to operate a behavioral health entity pursuant to section 27-50-503 has been denied by the BHA, the BHA shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial by mailing a notice to the applicant at the address shown on the application.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-506 Behavioral health licensing cash fund - creation

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The behavioral health licensing cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 27-50-504 (2). The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assem…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-507 Employee and contracted service provider - criminal history record check

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A behavioral health entity shall require an applicant seeking employment with, or seeking to contract to provide services for, the behavioral health entity to submit to a criminal history record check before employment or execution of a contract. The behavioral health entity shal…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-508 Enforcement

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The BHA is responsible for the enforcement of this article 50 and the rules adopted pursuant to this article 50. Source: L. 2022: Entire article added, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1477, § 1, effective July 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-509 Purchase of services by courts, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions

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Any county, city and county, municipality, school district, health service district, or other political subdivision of the state or any county, city and county, district, or juvenile court may enter into intergovernmental agreements with any county, municipality, school district,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-510 Behavioral health entities - consumer information - reporting - release - rules

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(1) Each behavioral health entity licensed, approved, or designated pursuant to this part 5 shall report to the BHA all of the following occurrences: (a) Any occurrence that results in the death of a patient or resident of the facility and is required to be reported to the corone…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-601 Department of health care policy and financing - behavioral health network standards

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(1) The statewide managed care system, created pursuant to part 4 of article 5 of title 25.5 and implemented by the department of health care policy and financing, shall use health facilities licensed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to article 1.5 of t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-602 Division of insurance behavioral health network standards

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The commissioner of the division of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies, while assessing and standardizing provider networks in this state pursuant to section 10-1-108, shall ensure community-based behavioral health networks align with the behavioral health continu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-603 State agency behavioral health network and program standards

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(1) All state agencies administering community-based behavioral health programs shall ensure the community-based behavioral health programs align with the behavioral health continuum of care, behavioral health safety net services, and care coordination provider standards created …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-700.3 Definitions

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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Advisory council" means the behavioral health administration advisory council created in section 27-50-701 (1). Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2084, § 239, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-701 Behavioral health administration advisory council - creation - duties - report

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(1) There is created in the behavioral health administration the behavioral health administration advisory council for the purpose of making recommendations to the commissioner and the state board of human services to improve the behavioral health system for children, youth, and …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-702 Advisory council - membership

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(1) The advisory council membership must be reflective of the demographic and geographic populations of this state to ensure ongoing stakeholder input and involvement. (2) (a) The advisory council consists of not less than fifteen members and not more than twenty members appointe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-703 Advisory council - regional subcommittees - subcommittees - working groups

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(1) The BHA shall create a regional subcommittee structure as part of the behavioral health administrative service organizations to promote local community input pertaining to behavioral health service needs. In establishing a regional subcommittee structure, the BHA shall, to th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-803 Technical assistance to jails - appropriation

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(1) The behavioral health administration shall provide technical assistance to facilities in meeting their requirements pursuant to section 17-26-104.9 (1.5). Technical assistance includes development and implementation of medication-assisted treatment, development of guidelines …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-804 School-based mental health support program - creation - appropriation - definitions - repeal

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Cognitive behavioral skill-building" means a theoretical framework underlying a set of skills that may be taught to help an individual improve emotional difficulties ranging from mild worry or disappointment…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-50-805 Contingency management grant program - creation - definitions - repeal

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Contingency management program" means an evidence-based treatment program that provides motivational incentives to treat individuals with a stimulant use disorder. (b) "Grant program" means the contingency m…