Colorado § 27-65-131 - Data report.

§ 27-65-131. Data report.

(1) On or before January 1 of each year, the BHA shall submit a report to the general assembly on the outcomes and effectiveness of the involuntary commitment system described in this article 65, disaggregated by region, including any recommendations to improve the system and outcomes for persons involuntarily committed or certified pursuant to this article 65. The report must include aggregated and disaggregated nonidentifying individual-level data. At a minimum, the report must include:

(a) The number of seventy-two-hour emergency mental health holds that occurred in the state and the number of people placed on a seventy-two-hour emergency mental health hold, including:

(I) A summary of the reason each person was placed on an emergency mental health hold;

(II) Demographic information of each person placed on an emergency mental health hold;

(III) Disposition of each person placed on an emergency mental health hold;

(IV) How often a facility was required to ask for assistance from the BHA to find placement for the person pursuant to section 27-65-106 and if placement was found, the average length of time a person had to wait for the placement and the challenges encountered in finding a placement;

(V) How many subsequent emergency mental health holds were placed pursuant to section 27-65-106 due to a lack of appropriate placement options; and

(VI) How each emergency mental health hold originated, whether by a certified peace officer; intervening professional, including specific professional type; or a court order;

(b) The number and characteristics of each certification for short-term treatment, including an extension of short-term treatment, and long-term care and treatment that occurred in the state, including:

(I) The number of inpatient versus outpatient certifications;

(II) The reason for initiating each certification;

(III) The number of certifications initiated by a court order, professional person, or certified peace officer;

(IV) The average length of each certification;

(V) The demographics of each individual on a certification for short-term treatment;

(VI) The services provided;

(VII) The services needed that were not available; and

(VIII) Any identified barriers preventing the provision of needed services;

(c) The outcome of each certification for short-term treatment and certification for long-term care and treatment;

(d) The reason each certification was discontinued, disaggregated by those successfully discharged; voluntarily discharged; transferred; not located; with treatment compliance concerns; unable to transfer to another facility or provider, for lack of payment to treatment providers; and for any other reasons;

(e) The person's housing and employment status when certification was discontinued;

(f) What services were provided versus what services were most frequently needed by people certified on an outpatient basis;

(g) Barriers and opportunities with local providers, the judicial branch, and law enforcement;

(h) How many individuals were placed in the custody of the BHA on a certification for short-term treatment who were concurrently involved in the criminal justice system, including the outcomes of each person and any barriers and opportunities that may exist to better serve the population;

(i) Information regarding certifications for short-term outpatient treatment filed pursuant to section 27-65-109.5, including:

(I) The number of signed outpatient certifications:

(A) That identified a designated provider to hold the outpatient certification;

(B) That did not identify a designated provider initially but identified a designated provider within seven days after the signed outpatient certification was filed;

(C) That did not identify a designated provider initially but identified a provider more than seven days after the signed outpatient certification was filed;

(D) That did not identify a designated provider and a provider was never designated;

(II) The average amount of time it took to identify a designated provider to hold the outpatient certification if a designated provider was not initially identified but was later identified; and

(III) Any available information on the frequency and reasons for denials and barriers to identifying a designated provider to hold outpatient certifications; and

(j) Information regarding the frequency of denials and barriers to placements identified by CDHS when providing care coordination pursuant to section 27-65-108.5. CDHS shall provide this information to the BHA at least annually.

Source: L. 2022: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 22-1256), ch. 451, p. 3206, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2026: IP(1) and (1)(g) amended and (1)(i) and (1)(j) added, (SB 26-149), ch. 142, p. 754, § 20, effective May 21.