The short title of this article 67 is the “Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act”. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 708, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1094), ch. 343, p. 2037, § 1, effective June 30. Editor’s note: This section […]
The general assembly finds that many parents in Colorado experience challenging circumstances because their children have significant mental health needs. Many times, the parents are loving, caring parents who have become increasingly frustrated in their attempts to navigate the various governmental systems, including child welfare, mental health, law enforcement, juvenile justice, education, and youth services, […]
As used in this article 67, unless the context otherwise requires: “Care management” includes, but is not limited to, consideration of the continuity of care and array of services necessary for appropriately treating a child or youth and the decision-making authority regarding the child’s or youth’s placement in and discharge from behavioral health services. “Child […]
A parent or guardian may apply to a mental health agency on behalf of a child or youth for mental health treatment services for the child or youth pursuant to this section, if the parent or guardian believes the child or youth is at risk of out-of-home placement. The parent’s or guardian’s request for services […]
On or before September 1, 2018, and by September 1 of each year thereafter, each mental health agency shall report to the state department the following information: The number of children and youth who are at risk of out-of-home placement and whose parent or legal guardian requested residential or community-based care pursuant to section 27-67-104 […]
In order to make mental health treatment available, it is the intent of the general assembly that mental health treatment provided pursuant to this article to each child described in section 27-67-103 (2) be provided by mental health agencies. If neither the family’s private insurance nor federal medicaid funding cover all of the costs associated […]
The state department shall utilize, when appropriate, established grievance and dispute resolution processes in order to assure that parents have access to mental health services on behalf of their children. The state board of human services shall promulgate rules to assure that a grievance process is available to parents concerning the provision of mental health […]
The advisory board established in subsection (2) of this section is responsible for recommending standards and rules relevant to the provision of mental health services to children and youth covered by this article 67. An advisory board to the state department is established for the purpose of assisting and advising the executive director in accordance […]
