As used in this article 66, unless the context otherwise requires: “Acute treatment unit” means a facility or a distinct part of a facility for short-term psychiatric care, which may include substance abuse treatment and treatment for substance use disorders, that provides a total, twenty-four-hour, therapeutically planned and professionally staffed environment for persons who do […]
The executive director has the power and duty to administer and enforce the provisions of this article. The department may adopt reasonable and proper rules to implement this article in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-103, C.R.S., and consistent with sections 27-90-102 and 27-90-103. Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), […]
In order to encourage the development of preventive, treatment, and rehabilitative services through new community mental health programs, the improvement and expansion of existing community mental health services, and the integration of community with state mental health services, there is established a program to purchase community mental health services by the department. Source: L. 2010: […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2022.] Community mental health services may be purchased from clinics, community mental health centers, local general or psychiatric hospitals, and other agencies that have been approved by the executive director. (1) [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective July […]
In approving or rejecting community mental health clinics for the purchase of behavioral or mental health services, the executive director shall: [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1)(a) is effective until July 1, 2022.] Consider the adequacy of mental health services provided by such clinics, taking into consideration such factors as geographic location, local […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until July 1, 2022.] The department is designated the official mental health authority, and is authorized to receive grants-in-aid from the federal government under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. sec. 246, and shall administer said grants in accordance therewith. The department shall continue to fund […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective July 1, 2022.] The department is designated the official mental health authority and is authorized to: Receive grants-in-aid from the federal government under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. sec. 246 and shall administer said grants in accordance therewith; and Receive other grants from the federal […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until July 1, 2022. ] Any county, municipality, school district, health service district, or other political subdivision of the state or any county, district, or juvenile court may enter into intergovernmental agreements with any municipality, school district, health service district, or other political subdivision of […]
The department may, from time to time during each year, provide consultation and conduct institutes and training programs on a state, regional, district, county, or community level as necessary to coordinate, inform, and assist in the training of staff members of the various approved community mental health programs of the state. The department may reimburse […]
The office of behavioral health shall establish care standards and an approval process that a qualified residential treatment program, as defined in section 26-6-102 (30.5), must meet to ensure that qualified residential treatment programs have a trauma-informed treatment model that addresses the needs of children and youth with serious emotional or behavioral health disorders or […]
