Colorado § 27-66-101 - Definitions.
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§ 27-66-101. Definitions.
As used in this article 66, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Repealed.
(1.3) "Behavioral health administration" or "BHA" means the behavioral health administration established in section 27-50-102.
(1.5) "Behavioral health entity" has the same meaning as defined in section 27-50-101.
(1.7) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the behavioral health administration.
(2) to (6) Repealed.
Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 701, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2017: IP, (1), IP(2), (3), and (6) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1349, § 245, effective May 25. L. 2019: (1.5) added, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3642, § 14, effective July 1, 2022. L. 2022: (1), (2), and (3) repealed and (1.5) amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1583, § 213, effective July 1; (1.3) and (1.7) added and (4), (5), and (6) repealed, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1542, § 125, effective July 1; (1.5)(a) amended, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 864, § 117, effective July 1.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 27-1-201 as it existed prior to 2010.
(2) Subsection (1.5)(a) was amended in HB 22-1295. Those amendments were superseded by the amendment of subsection (1.5) in HB 22-1278.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
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