Colorado § 27-50-1002 - Rules for minimum standards of operation.

§ 27-50-1002. Rules for minimum standards of operation.

(1) No later than May 1, 2027, the BHA shall adopt rules that establish the minimum standards for operating a recovery residence in the state, which rules must include:

(a) Requirements that must be met to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all recovery residents, including requirements related to:

(I) Recovery resident rights and consumer notice;

(II) Administrative and operational standards for governance, consumer records and record retention, personnel, admission and discharge criteria, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and contract requirements, quality management, discharge and transfer policies, individual relapse and safety plans, and program agreements;

(III) Data reporting;

(IV) Physical residence standards, which include obtaining all required building and safety inspections and permits and compliance with applicable building and property maintenance codes that are enforced by a local government applicable to residential dwellings of the same type, size, and occupancy classification in the same jurisdiction;

(V) Occurrence reporting pursuant to section 27-50-1006;

(b) Owner and manager requirements;

(c) Procedures for mandatory BHA inspections of recovery residences;

(d) Procedures for written plans for a recovery residence to correct violations identified as a result of an inspection;

(e) Intermediate enforcement remedies, as described in section 27-50-1005 (3); and

(f) If a recovery residence was certified to operate prior to July 1, 2027, timelines for complying with the recovery residence standards that exceed the standards under which a recovery residence was previously certified.

(2) This section does not exempt a recovery residence or its residents or operators from complying with any state, county, or municipal health, safety, or fire codes. A recovery residence that operates in a single-family or multi-family residential structure is not required to comply with commercial, institutional, or assembly occupancy standards solely by reason of its licensure under this part 10, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the recovery residence operates.

(3) Any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this section must not prohibit, or be construed to authorize the prohibition of, an individual from residing in a recovery residence solely on the basis of an individual's prior criminal justice involvement or past criminal convictions.

Source: L. 2026: Entire part added, (SB 26-113), ch. 302, p. 1722, § 2, effective August 12.