Colorado § 27-80-101 - Definitions.

§ 27-80-101. Definitions.

As used in this article 80, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Behavioral health administration" or "BHA" means the behavioral health administration established in section 27-50-102.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the behavioral health administration.

(2.3) "Department" means the department of human services created in section 26-1-105.

(2.6) "Designated service area" means the geographical substate planning area specified by the commissioner to be served by a behavioral health administrative services organization, as described in section 27-80-107.

(3) Repealed.

(4) "Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder" or "FASD" means a continuum of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. "FASD" includes, but is not limited to, fetal alcohol syndrome.

(4.7) Repealed.

(5) "Public program" means a program concerning the problems of alcohol or drug abuse sponsored by a county, district, or municipal public health agency, county department of human or social services, court, probation department, law enforcement agency, school, school system, board of cooperative services, Indian tribal reservation, or state agency. "Public program" includes any alcohol or drug abuse treatment program required as a condition of probation under part 2 of article 11 of title 16, any alcohol or drug abuse program administered by the division of adult parole under article 2 of title 17, any community correctional facility or program administered under article 27 of title 17, and any alcohol or drug abuse treatment program administered by the division of youth services under title 19.

(6) and (7) Repealed.

Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 721, § 2, effective April 29; (5) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2091, § 85, effective August 11. L. 2011: (7) repealed, (HB 11-1144), ch. 65, p. 173, § 3, effective August 10. L. 2017: IP and (2) amended, (4.7) added, and (6) repealed, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1353, § 253, effective May 25; IP and (5) amended, (HB 17-1329), ch. 381, p. 1985, § 66, effective June 6. L. 2018: (5) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 453, § 140, effective August 8. L. 2022: (1) and (2) amended, (2.3) and (2.6) added, and (3) and (4.7) repealed, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1549, § 143, effective July 1; (2.6) amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1597, § 244, effective August 10.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 25-1-201 as it existed prior to 2010.

(2) Subsection (5) was numbered as § 25-1-201 (4) in House Bill 10-1422 (see L. 2010, p. 2091) but was relocated due to its harmonization with this section as it was added by Senate Bill 10-175.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act repealing subsection (7), see section 1 of chapter 65, Session Laws of Colorado 2011. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.