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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 2 - STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-201 — 27-10.5-208) › Section 27-10.5-205 - Powers and duties

(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 programs that provide long-term services and supports to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities under contracts with state agencies and case management agencies as authorized by the state plan;
(d)
Encourage cooperation and coordination of services and supports of public and private agencies including home care services and assist in the elimination of unnecessary and duplicative programs and procedures;
(e)
Identify gaps in services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities and monitor programs for deinstitutionalization of such persons;
(f)
Serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the general assembly on matters affecting persons with developmental disabilities;
(g)
Meet at least quarterly and as often as necessary to fulfill its duties and responsibilities;
(h)
Have all powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this part 2.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 83, § 61, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 79: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(e), and (1)(f) amended, p. 1011, § 35, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1389, § 35, effective July 1. L. 2002: IP(1) amended, p. 1026, § 52, effective June 1. L. 2021: (1)(c) amended, (HB 21 -1187), ch. 350, p. 350, § 61, effective 7/1/2024.
2021 Ch. 83, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 2 - STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-201 — 27-10.5-208) › Section 27-10.5-206 - State council employees

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 department of human services will appoint the staff director to the state council, accepting the recommendations of the council.
L. 79: Entire part added, p. 1119, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1164, § 139, effective 7/1/1994. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1026, § 53, effective June 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 2 - STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-201 — 27-10.5-208) › Section 27-10.5-207 - Cooperation of departments

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 requested by the state council or its representatives which are essential for the state council to meet its federal and state statutory requirements.
L. 79: Entire part added, p. 1119, § 1, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1390, § 36, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1164, § 140, effective 7/1/1994. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1027, § 54, effective June 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 2 - STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-201 — 27-10.5-208) › Section 27-10.5-208 - [Repealed]

L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1011, § 36, effective July 1.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1988. (See L. 85, p. 1011.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-301 - Regional centers for persons with developmental disabilities

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 cultivation, use, or consumption of retail marijuana on its premises.
L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1011, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1390, § 37, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-283), ch. 332, p. 1896, § 17, effective May 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-302 - Directors

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 appoint such other employees in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution as are necessary to carry out the functions of the regional center.
L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1012, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1390, § 38, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-303 - Annual reports - publications

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 the executive director.
L. 85: Entire part 3 added, p. 1012, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1391, § 39, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-304 - Admissions

(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. 1391, § 40, effective July 1, 1992.)
L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1012, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1391, § 40, effective July 1.
For the interstate compact on mental health, see part 10 of article 60 of title 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-305 - Endowment fund

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 said endowment fund shall be in state, county, or city bonds or in first mortgages on improved realty for not more than forty percent of the actual value of such realty.
L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1012, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1391, § 41, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2712, § 288, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-306 - Gifts - receipt and disposition

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, shall exercise such authority and make such disposition of the gift property as may be for the best interest of said regional center.
L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1012, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1391, § 42, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-307 - Expenditures

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 certified by the director of said regional center.
L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1013, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1392, § 43, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-308 - [Repealed]

L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1013, § 37, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1146, § 17, effective May 18. L. 92: Entire section repealed, p. 1392, § 44, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-309 - [Repealed]

L. 85: Entire part added, p. 1013, § 37, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1392, § 45, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section repealed, p. 1345, § 3, effective May 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-310 - [Repealed]

L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1338), ch. 298, p. 1247, § 1, effective May 31.
Subsection (12) provided for the repeal of this section, effective December 31, 2015. (See L. 2014, p. 1247.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-311 - [Repealed]

L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-243), ch. 131, p. 405, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-178), ch. 274, p. 1135, § 2, effective June 10.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2017. (See L. 2016, p. 1135.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-312 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2019 Ch. 20,§1, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 134,§1, eff. 4/12/2018.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-178), ch. 1133, p. 1133, § 1, effective June 10. L. 2018: (3)(b) amended, (HB 18-1049), ch. 887, p. 887, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2019: (3)(a) and (3)(b)(I) amended, (HB 19-1062), ch. 74, p. 74, §1, effective August 2.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective June 30, 2021. (See L. 2016, p. 1133.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-313 - Regional center - employees - adult protective services data system check

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 information, to the department of human services for a check of the Colorado adult protective services data system pursuant to section
26-3.1-111
, to determine if the person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1284), ch. 272, p. 1505, § 14, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 3 - REGIONAL CENTERS (§§ 27-10.5-301 — 27-10.5-314) › Section 27-10.5-314 - Former Teller institute property

(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 a residence other than a residence at the regional center, the department shall vacate the property and shall sell all or a portion of the property, or transfer all or a portion of the property, to a state institution of higher education, a local government, a state agency, or a federally recognized tribe in Colorado that is impacted by the operation of the Teller institute.
(2)
The department shall not sell or transfer the property, or any portion of the property, until after the identification and mapping of any graves of Native American students buried at the federal Indian boarding school that was located on the property and until after the department, in consultation with tribal governments, develops a plan to acknowledge the abuse and victimization of students and families related to the operation of the federal Indian boarding school located on the property.
Added by 2022 Ch. 216,§3, eff. 5/24/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 4 - [Repealed] FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES (§ 27-10.5-401) › Section 27-10.5-401 - to 27-10.5-408 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 4 was added in 1991. This part 4 was relocated to part 3 of article
10
of title
25.5
, effective March 1, 2014. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.
(2) Section 27-10.5-408 provided for the repeal of this part 4, effective March 1, 2014. (See L. 2013, pp. 1799, 1813.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 5 - [Repealed] COLORADO FAMILY SUPPORT LOAN FUND (§ 27-10.5-501) › Section 27-10.5-501 - to 27-10.5-504 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 5 was added in 1991. This part 5 was relocated to part 4 of article
10
of title
25.5
, effective March 1, 2014. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.
(2) Section 27-10.5-504 provided for the repeal of this part 5, effective March 1, 2014. (See L. 2013, pp. 1799, 1813.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 6 - [Repealed] STUDY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY TRUSTS (§ 27-10.5-601) › Section 27-10.5-601 - [Repealed]

L. 96: Entire part repealed, p. 563, § 24, effective April 24.
This part 6 was added in 1991.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 7 - [Repealed] COORDINATED SYSTEM OF PAYMENT FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§ 27-10.5-701) › Section 27-10.5-701 - to 27-10.5-710 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Ch. 123, § 135, eff. 7/1/2022.
Renumbered as C.R.S. §
26.5-3-401
to
26.5-3-410
by 2022 Ch. 123, § 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123, § 136, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 242, § 15, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 83, § 62 to § 67, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393, § 11, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393, § 12, eff. 6/30/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393, § 9, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393, § 10, eff. 6/30/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393, § 8, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393, § 7, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 176, § 5, eff. 4/30/2018.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 176, § 4, eff. 4/30/2018.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 176, § 3, eff. 4/30/2018.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 176, § 2, eff. 4/30/2018.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 176, § 1, eff. 4/30/2018.
L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 1456, § 11, effective August 5. L. 2009: (1)(j) and (1)(k) added, (HB 09 -1237), ch. 216, p. 979, § 2, effective May 2.
This section is similar to former § 27-10.5-701 as it existed prior to 2008.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 8 - [Repealed] (§ 27-10.5-801) › Section 27-10.5-801 - [Repealed]

L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 378, § 2, effective April 10. L. 2015: (4) added by revision, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, pp. 488, 490 §§ 7, 14.
Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2015, pp. 488, 490.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 9 - STATE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-901 — 27-10.5-902) › Section 27-10.5-901 - Legislative declaration

(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 the operation and requirements of the state personnel system;
(b)
Some state agencies are unaware of the avenues that are available within the state personnel system by which state agencies can hire and provide training and support for persons with developmental disabilities; and
(c)
Many persons with developmental disabilities, when provided appropriate training and support, can develop sufficient skills and competencies to more than adequately fulfill job expectations in employment positions in state government.
(2)
Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to create the state employment program for persons with developmental disabilities to encourage and provide incentives for state agencies to give meaningful employment opportunities to persons with developmental disabilities and to improve the state's practices in employing, supervising, and supporting persons with developmental disabilities.
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 2182, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 10.5 - CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 27-10.5-101 — 27-10.5-1001) › Part 10 - [Repealed] (§ 27-10.5-1001) › Section 27-10.5-1001 - [Repealed]

L. 2009: Entire part repealed, (SB 09-206), ch. 7, p. 59, §1, effective March 2.
This part 10 was added in 2008 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2009. For the text of this part 10 prior to 2009, consult the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 11 - [Repealed] (§ 27-11-101) › Section 27-11-101 - to 27-11-106 - [Repealed]

L. 85: Entire article repealed, p. 1016, § 46, effective July 1.
This article was numbered as article 8 of chapter 71 in C.R.S. 1963.
For current provisions on community-centered boards that provide services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, see part 1 of article 10.5 of this title 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-12-101) › Article 12 - [Repealed] (§ 27-12-101) › Section 27-12-101 - to 27-12-109 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire article repealed, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 675, §1, effective April 29.
This article was numbered as article 7 of chapter 71, C.R.S. 1963. The provisions of this article were relocated to article
92
of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › INSTITUTIONS (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-16-101) › Article 13 - [Repealed] (§ 27-13-101) › Section 27-13-101 - to 27-13-113 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire article repealed, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 675, §1, effective April 29.
This article was numbered as article 3 of chapter 71, C.R.S. 1963. The provisions of this article were relocated to article
93
of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › INSTITUTIONS (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-16-101) › Article 14 - [Repealed] (§ 27-14-101) › Section 27-14-101 - to 27-14-116 - [Repealed]

L. 85: Entire article repealed, p. 1016, § 46, effective July 1.
This article was numbered as article 4 of chapter 71 in C.R.S. 1963.
For current provisions on regional centers, see part 3 of article 10.5 of this title 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › INSTITUTIONS (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-16-101) › Article 15 - [Repealed] (§ 27-15-101) › Section 27-15-101 - to 27-15-105 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire article repealed, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 675, §1, effective April 29.
This article was numbered as article 5 of chapter 71, C.R.S. 1963. The provisions of this article were relocated to article
94
of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 27-9-101 — 27-16-101) › INSTITUTIONS (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-16-101) › Article 16 - [Repealed] (§ 27-16-101) › Section 27-16-101 - to 27-16-105 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 293, § 7, effective May 26.
This article was numbered as article 9 of chapter 71 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 20 - [Repealed] (§ 27-20-101) › Section 27-20-101 - to 27-20-203 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
(1) The provisions of part 1 concerning the state penitentiary and the provisions of part 2, enacted by L. 77, p. 1377, § 1, concerning minimum security facilities, are under the department of corrections. (See articles
20
and
25
of title
17
.)
(2) This article was numbered as article 4 of chapter 105 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 21 - [Repealed] (§ 27-21-101) › Section 27-21-101 - and 27-21-102 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
This article was numbered as articles 3 and 4 of chapter 105 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 22 - [Repealed] (§ 27-22-101) › Section 27-22-101 - to 27-22-110 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
This article was numbered as article 3 of chapter 105 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 23 - [Repealed] (§ 27-23-101) › Section 27-23-101 - to 27-23-103 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
(1) The provisions concerning the transfer of inmates with mental health disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities are under the department of corrections. (See article
23
of title
17
.)
(2) This article was numbered as article 2 of chapter 71 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 24 - [Repealed] (§ 27-24-101) › Section 27-24-101 - to 27-24-124 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
This article was numbered as article 5 of chapter 105 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 25 - [Repealed] (§ 27-25-101) › Section 27-25-101 - to 27-25-203 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
(1) The provisions concerning correctional industries are under the department of corrections. (See article
24
of title
17
.)
(2) This article was numbered as article 8 of chapter 105 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 26 - [Repealed] (§ 27-26-101) › Section 27-26-101 - to 27-26-129 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
(1) The provisions concerning jails are under the department of corrections. (See article
26
of title
17
.)
(2) This article was numbered as article 7 of chapter 105 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 27 - [Repealed] (§ 27-27-101) › Section 27-27-101 - to 27-27-112 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
(1) The provisions concerning community correctional facilities and programs are under the department of corrections. (See article
27
of title
17
.)
(2) This article was added in 1974.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › CORRECTIONS (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-28-101) › Article 28 - [Repealed] (§ 27-28-101) › Section 27-28-101 - and 27-28-102 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
(1) The provisions concerning restitution to victims of crime are under the department of corrections. (See article
28
of title
17
.)
(2) This article was added in 1976 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 1977.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › OTHER INSTITUTIONS (§ 27-35-101) › Article 35 - [Repealed] (§ 27-35-101) › Section 27-35-101 - to 27-35-116 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 1095, § 5, effective July 1.
(1) The provisions concerning the school for the deaf and the blind have been transferred to article
80
of title
22
. (See L. 77, pp. 1090-1095.)
(2) This article was numbered as article 1 of chapter 16 in C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-94-107) › COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§ 27-40-101) › Article 40 - [Repealed] (§ 27-40-101) › Section 27-40-101 - to 27-40-107 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 955, § 37, effective August 1.
(1) The provisions concerning the Colorado diagnostic program, are under the department of corrections. (See article
40
of title
17
.)
(2) This article was added in 1974.
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 27-50-102 - Behavioral health administration - creation - coordination - health oversight agency

(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 creating a coordinated, cohesive, and effective behavioral health system in Colorado. Any state agency that administers a behavioral health program shall collaborate with the BHA to achieve the goals and objectives established by the BHA. In order to ensure regular engagement with other state agencies and to maintain alignment in state programs, resource allocation, priorities, and strategic planning, the commissioner shall chair a regular meeting of the executive directors of state agencies.
(3)
For the purpose of overseeing the behavioral health-care system in Colorado and discharging the BHA's duties as described in this article 50, the BHA is a health oversight agency, as defined in
45 CFR 164.501
.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 206,§ 18, eff. 5/16/2023.
Added by 2022 Ch. 222, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
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 27-50-103 - Behavioral health commissioner - appointment - powers, duties, and functions - subdivisions of the BHA

(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 well-versed in behavioral health;
(b)
Be registered to vote in Colorado during the commissioner's term of service; and
(c)
Have no pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any behavioral health company or agency other than as a behavioral health services recipient.
(3)
The commissioner shall ensure that:
(a)
Behavioral health programs delivered by state agencies and commercial payers are comprehensive, evidence-based, affordable, high quality, equity-focused, and easily accessible for all Coloradans;
(b)
Behavioral health strategies, program priorities, and funding allocations for behavioral health align with the vision set forth by the BHA and the governor; and
(c)
There is a streamlined approach to using public money to improve behavioral health across the continuum of care from prevention to recovery.
(4)
The commissioner shall engage with the legislative and judicial branches of government to achieve the state's vision for behavioral health.
(5)
The commissioner may establish subdivisions, sections, or units necessary for the proper discharge of the powers, duties, and functions of the BHA.
(6)
The commissioner shall establish an infrastructure to oversee and be accountable for policy, strategy, and services for children and youth.
Added by 2022 Ch. 222,§1, eff. 7/1/2022.
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 27-50-104 - Powers and duties of the commissioner - rules

(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 director of the department of human services prior to July 1, 2022, to implement the behavioral health programs to be administered and services to be provided by the BHA listed in section
27-50-105 (1)
, and whose content meets the definition of "executive director rules" pursuant to section
26-1-108
, are effective until revised, amended, or repealed by the commissioner.
(2)
"Commissioner rules" are solely within the province of the commissioner, except those determinations precluded by authority granted to the state board of human services. "Commissioner rules" must include:
(a)
Matters of internal administration in the BHA, including organization, staffing, records, reports, systems, and procedures;
(b)
Fiscal and personnel administration for the BHA; and
(c)
Accounting and fiscal reporting rules for disbursement of federal funds, contingency funds, and proration of available appropriations.
(3)
Whenever a statutory grant of rule-making authority in this title 27 refers to the BHA, it means the behavioral health administration acting through either the state board of human services, the commissioner, or both. When exercising rule-making authority pursuant to this title 27, the BHA shall promulgate rules consistent with the powers and the distinction between "board rules" as set forth in section
26-1-107
and "commissioner rules" as set forth in this section.
(4)
The rules promulgated by the commissioner pertaining to this title 27 are binding upon the behavioral health providers, vendors, and agents of the BHA. At any public hearing relating to a proposed rule, interested persons have the right to present the person's data, views, or arguments orally. Proposed rules of the commissioner are subject to section
24-4-103
.
Added by 2022 Ch. 222, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
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 27-50-106 - Transfer of functions

(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 transferred to the BHA by January 1, 2025, as follows:
(a)
The department of public health and environment shall continue issuing and renewing behavioral health entity licenses until September 30, 2023, after which date the department of public health and environment shall not renew or confer any new behavioral health entity licenses. Behavioral health entities that are licensed by the department of public health and environment are subject to the rules and orders of the department of public health and environment until such rules and orders are revised, amended, repealed, or nullified. The department of public health and environment shall continue compliance monitoring and enforcement activities until all licenses the department of public health and environment has conferred are expired, revoked, or surrendered, but not after December 31, 2025.
(b)
On July 1, 2023, the department of public health and environment shall transfer any applications pending as of that date to the BHA for disposition.
(c)
On July 1, 2023, the BHA shall begin licensing functions for all new or renewal behavioral health entity licenses. Behavioral health entities that are licensed by the BHA are subject to the rules and orders of the state board of human services, including those transferred and not repealed.
(d)
Rules concerning behavioral health entities promulgated by the state board of human services pursuant to this section only apply to those behavioral health entities that are licensed by the BHA.
(2)
No later than July 1, 2024, all behavioral health entities must be licensed by, and in compliance with the rules and orders of, the state board of human services.
(3)
The department of public health and environment and the BHA shall coordinate to ensure that the oversight and licensing of behavioral health entities transfers smoothly between the department of public health and environment and the BHA without any delays in oversight or related duties.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 206,§ 20, eff. 5/16/2023.
Added by 2022 Ch. 222, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
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 27-50-107 - State board of human services - rules

(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 behavioral health program administered or service provided by the department of human services prior to July 1, 2022, are effective until revised, amended, or repealed by the state board of human services.
(3)
The state board of human services may promulgate rules that include, but are not limited to:
(a)
Any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of a behavioral health program administered by the BHA as listed in section
27-50-105
, including record keeping, data collection, and health information organization network connection;
(b)
Conditions that may be imposed on a behavioral health entity for licensure;
(c)
Conditions that may be imposed on a behavioral health program for the program to receive public funds as part of the behavioral health safety net system created pursuant to part 3 of this article 50;
(d)
Requirements for public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions that the BHA may purchase services from pursuant to section
27-80-106 (1)
, which requirements must include prohibiting the purchase of services from agencies, organizations, and institutions that deny or prohibit access to medical services or substance use disorder treatment and services to a person who is participating in prescribed medication-assisted treatment, as defined in section
23-21-803
, for a substance use disorder; and
(e)
(I)
Standards that addiction counselors must meet to participate in behavioral health programs or to provide purchased services, and requirements necessary for addiction counselors to be certified by the state board of addiction counselor examiners, pursuant to part 8 of article
245
of title
12
.
(II)
The rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (3)(e)(I) of this section must include education requirements for certified addiction technicians, certified addiction specialists, and licensed addiction counselors.
Added by 2022 Ch. 222, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
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 27-50-108 - Systemwide behavioral health grievance system

(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 level that leverages and does not duplicate existing grievance resolution programs. The BHA shall analyze grievances to identify and address service delivery gaps and to inform statewide behavioral health system policy.
(b)
The BHA shall, at a minimum, track grievances by behavioral health provider, topic, region, managed care entity, behavioral health administrative services organizations, payer source, service, or diagnosis and aggregate demographic data. In order to promote transparency, accountability, and system collaboration, the BHA shall publish, at least annually, aggregated and anonymized data on grievances on a public-facing website.
(c)
The BHA shall implement a plan to streamline grievance resolution programs, promote transparency, improve consumer experience, and promote clarity and transparency.
(2)
On or before July 1, 2024, the BHA shall solicit input from the behavioral health administration advisory council created pursuant to section
27-50-701
, the sub-committees created pursuant to section
27-50-703
, and demographically diverse stakeholders to develop a process for addressing individual grievances when traditional grievance programs fail.
(3)
The BHA may refer individual grievances to the office of the ombudsman for behavioral health access to care, created pursuant to section
27-80-303
, when an individual may require further intervention or support to resolve the grievance in accordance with the charge of the ombudsman.
(4)
On or before July 1, 2024, the BHA and state agencies shall execute formal data-sharing agreements addressing data sharing consistent with state and federal requirements, cooperation between the BHA and state agencies, and any other provisions necessary to implement this section. At a minimum, the BHA and the following entities shall execute such agreements:
(a)
The ombudsman for medicaid managed care, established in section
25.5-5-406.1
;
(b)
The ombudsman for behavioral health access to care, designated pursuant to section
27-80-303
; and
(c)
The child protection ombudsman, appointed pursuant to section
19-3.3-103
. All data released by the ombudsman shall comply with section
19-3.3-103 (1)(a)(I)(B) and (3)
.
(5)
The BHA may promulgate rules as needed to implement this section.
Added by 2022 Ch. 222, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.