CO Code § 27-80-126 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 27 - Behavioral Health|Article 80 - Alcohol and Substance Use - Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders|Part 1 - Programs and Services|§ 27-80-126. Recovery Support Services Grant Program - Creation - Eligibility - Reporting Requirements - Appropriation - Rules - Definitions

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Grant program” means the recovery support services grant program created in this section.    “Recovery community organization” means an independent, nonprofit organization led and governed by representatives of local communities of recovery that organize recovery-focused policy advocacy activities, carry out recovery-focused community education and outreach programs, or provide peer-run recovery support services.       There is created in the office of behavioral health the recovery support services grant program, referred to in this section as the “grant program”, to provide grants to recovery community organizations for the purpose of providing recovery-oriented services to individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder.    A recovery community organization that receives a grant from the grant program may use the money to:   Offer opportunities for individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder in recovery to engage in activities focused on mental or physical wellness or community service;    Provide guidance to individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder and their family members on navigating treatment, social service, and recovery support systems;    Help individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder to connect with resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery as outlined by the federal substance abuse and mental health services administration's four dimensions of recovery: Health, home, community, and purpose;    Assist in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recovery;    Provide local and state recovery resources to recovery community organization participants and community members; and    Provide recovery support services for caregivers and families of individuals recovering from a substance use and co-occurring mental health disorder.       The office of behavioral health shall administer the grant program. Subject to available appropriations, the office shall disburse grant money appropriated pursuant to subsection (8) of this section to each managed service organization designated pursuant to section 27-80-107.    The office of behavioral health shall implement the grant program in accordance with this section. Pursuant to article 4 of title 24, the office shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the grant program.      To receive a grant, a recovery community organization must submit an application to the applicable managed service organization in accordance with rules promulgated by the office of behavioral health.    Each managed service organization shall review the applications received pursuant to this section. In awarding grants, the managed service organization shall prioritize an applicant whose program outlines the capacity to deliver recovery support services to meet the needs of diverse racial, cultural, income, ability, and other underserved groups, including the delivery of recovery support services by culturally responsive and trauma-informed professionals.         On or before December 1, 2023, and on or before December 1 each year thereafter, each managed service organization that awards grants shall submit a report to the office of behavioral health. At a minimum, the report must include the following information:   The number of community members involved in the recovery community organization;    A detailed description of the organization's advocacy efforts;    Any collaborative projects a recovery community organization has with other recovery community organizations across the state; and    Any other information required by the office of behavioral health.       On or before March 1, 2022, and on or before March 1 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant program, the office of behavioral health shall submit a summarized report on the grant program to the health and human services committee of the senate and the health and insurance and the public and behavioral health and human services committees of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and to the opioid and other substance use disorders study committee created in section 10-22.3-101.    Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this subsection (7) continue indefinitely.       For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate one million six hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the office of behavioral health to implement the grant program. The office may use a portion of the money appropriated for the grant program to pay the direct and indirect costs of administering the grant program.     History. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added,(SB 21-137), ch. 362, p. 2377, § 24, effective June 28.    Cross references:   For the short title (“Behavioral Health Recovery Act of 2021”) and the legislative declaration in SB 21-137, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 362, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.