2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-50-101 — 27-64.5-102) › Article 50 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-50-101 — 27-50-903) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-50-101 — 27-50-110) › Section 27-50-105 - Administration of behavioral health programs - state plan - sole mental health authority - gifts, grants, or donations

(1)
The BHA shall administer and provide the following behavioral health programs and services:
(a)
The regulation of recovery residences pursuant to section
27-80-129
;
(b)
The behavioral health crisis response system created pursuant to section
27-60-103
;
(c)
The behavioral health capacity tracking system created pursuant to section
27-60-104.5
;
(d)
The jail-based behavioral health services program created pursuant to section
27-60-106
;
(e)
Criminal justice diversion programs pursuant to section
27-60-106.5
;
(f)
Peer support professionals and recovery support services organizations pursuant to section
27-60-108
;
(g)
The youth mental health services program created pursuant to section
27-60-109
;
(h)
Behavioral health-care services for rural and agricultural communities pursuant to section
27-60-110
;
(i)
The county-based behavioral health grant program created pursuant to section
27-60-111
;
(j)
The behavioral health-care workforce development program created pursuant to section
27-60-112
;
(k)
The statewide care coordination infrastructure pursuant to section
27-60-204
;
(l)
High-fidelity wraparound services for children and youth pursuant to article
62
of this title 27;
(m)
The behavioral health safety net system pursuant to article
63
of this title 27;
(n)
The 988 crisis hotline enterprise created pursuant to section
27-64-103
;
(o)
The care and treatment of persons with mental health disorders pursuant to article
65
of this title 27;
(p)
The community mental health services purchase program pursuant to section
27-66-104
;
(q)
The standards for approval in the community mental health services purchase program pursuant to section
27-66-105
;
(r)
Trauma-informed care standards of approval pursuant to section
27-66-110
;
(s)
The community transition specialist program created pursuant to article
66.5
of this title 27;
(t)
The "Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act", article
67
of this title 27;
(u)
Medication consistency for individuals with behavioral or mental health disorders in the criminal and juvenile justice systems pursuant to article
70
of this title 27;
(v)
Grants for public programs pursuant to section
27-80-103
;
(w)
The purchase of prevention and treatment services pursuant to section
27-80-106
;
(x)
The designation of managed service organizations pursuant to section
27-80-107
;
(y)
The "Increasing Access to Effective Substance Use Disorder Services Act" pursuant to section
27-80-107.5
;
(z)
The coordination of state and federal funds and programs pursuant to section
27-80-109
;
(aa)
Addiction counselor training requirements pursuant to section
27-80-111
;
(bb)
The treatment program for high-risk pregnant women created pursuant to section
27-80-112
;
(cc)
The rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program created pursuant to section
27-80-117
;
(dd)
The care navigation program pursuant to section
27-60-204
;
(ee)
The building substance use disorder treatment capacity in underserved communities grant program created pursuant to section
27-80-120
;
(ff)
The recovery residence certifying body pursuant to section
27-80-122
;
(gg)
The high-risk families cash fund created pursuant to section
27-80-123
;
(hh)
Temporary financial housing assistance for individuals with substance use disorders pursuant to section
27-80-125
;
(ii)
The recovery support services grant program created pursuant to section
27-80-126
;
(jj)
Controlled substances licensing pursuant to part 2 of article
80
of this title 27;
(kk)
The comprehensive and coordinated program for the treatment of persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of drugs pursuant to section
27-81-105
;
(ll)
The standards for public and private treatment facilities that receive public funds pursuant to section
27-81-106
;
(mm)
Acceptance for substance use disorder treatment pursuant to section
27-81-108
;
(nn)
Voluntary treatment of persons with substance use disorders pursuant to section
27-81-109
;
(oo)
Voluntary treatment for persons intoxicated by alcohol, under the influence of drugs, or incapacitated by substances pursuant to section
27-81-110
;
(pp)
The emergency commitment of persons pursuant to section
27-81-111
;
(qq)
The involuntary commitment of a person with a substance use disorder pursuant to section
27-81-112
;
(rr)
Emergency service patrols pursuant to section
27-81-115
;
(ss)
Payment for treatment pursuant to section
27-81-116
;
(tt)
The maternal and child health pilot program pursuant to part 2 of article
82
of this title 27;
(uu)
Human services referral services pursuant to section
29-11-203
;
(vv)
DUI treatment programs pursuant to article
2
of title
42
;
(ww)
Alcohol and drug driving safety education or treatment pursuant to section
42-4-1301.3
;
(xx)
Gambling addiction account funding pursuant to section
44-30-1301
; and
(yy)
Sports betting funding pursuant to section
44-30-1509
.
(2)
(a)
The BHA shall formulate a comprehensive state plan for substance use disorder treatment and mental health services programs for the purpose of administering the federal block grant funds described in subsection (2)(c) of this section. The BHA shall submit the state plan to the governor and, upon the governor's approval, submit the state plan to the appropriate United States agency for review and approval.
(b)
The BHA is designated as the sole entity for the supervision of the administration of the state plan.
(c)
The BHA is designated the official mental health authority and is authorized to receive and administer:
(I)
Grants-in-aid from the federal government pursuant to
42 U.S.C. sec. 246
; and
(II)
Other grants from the federal government for the provision of mental health or integrated behavioral health services.
(3)
The BHA may provide consultation and conduct training programs at the state, regional, or local level to support the professional development of licensed or approved behavioral health providers. The BHA may reimburse providers for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in attending the training programs.
(4)
The BHA may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purpose of administering any behavioral health program or service described in subsection (1) of this section. The commissioner, with the approval of the governor, may direct the disposition of any gift, grant, or donation for any purpose consistent with the terms and conditions for which the gift, grant, or donation was given.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 367,§ 2, eff. 6/4/2024.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 145,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 206,§ 19, eff. 5/16/2023.
Added by 2022 Ch. 222, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Ch. 145, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).