Colorado § 16-8.6-106 - Bridges wraparound care coordinator - duties and responsibilities.

§ 16-8.6-106. Bridges wraparound care coordinator - duties and responsibilities.

(1) The bridges wraparound care coordinator appointed pursuant to section 16-8.6-108 (4) has the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) Follow the policies, procedures, best practices, and guidance of the bridges wraparound care program, as established by the office of bridges of Colorado, created in section 13-95-103, and the bridges of Colorado commission, created in section 13-95-104;

(b) Conduct an initial intake of an eligible individual pursuant to section 16-8.6-108;

(c) Screen and assess, or arrange for the screening and assessment of, a program participant and develop an individualized wraparound care plan pursuant to section 16-8.6-109;

(d) Determine with the program participant the appropriate wraparound care referral and service options to support the individualized wraparound care plan created pursuant to section 16-8.6-109 (4);

(e) Coordinate services with service providers, including service providers who are a party to the memorandum of understanding, and agencies identified in the individualized wraparound care plan, including facilitating collaborative efforts to identify and address systemic and provider-related barriers to care;

(f) Proactively seek to maintain frequent and regular contact with program participants; directly assist in connecting program participants to necessary services and resources, court appearances, and other appointments; and make thorough efforts to know where program participants are residing, where program participants can be regularly found, and all known contact information for program participants;

(g) Monitor program participant engagement with the individualized wraparound care plan and provide support to enable the program participant to engage fully, and allow for variances in the individualized wraparound care plan to continue to best meet the behavioral health and social determinants of health needs of the program participant;

(h) Provide a written report to the court and parties when a program participant is not meaningfully engaged with the individualized wraparound care plan, including notifying the court when a provider, environmental, or systemic barrier exists that keeps the program participant from successfully engaging with the individualized wraparound care plan;

(i) Provide information to criminal justice personnel regarding behavioral health and community treatment options and bridges wraparound care program best practices; and

(j) Provide a written report to the court regarding the program participant's progress with the individualized wraparound care plan as necessary and for the purpose of providing information to the court for any hearings related to the program participant's case dismissal or program termination.

Source: L. 2024: Entire article added, (HB 24-1355), ch. 471, p. 3300, § 1, effective August 7.