Colorado § 27-66.5-102 - Definitions.

§ 27-66.5-102. Definitions.

As used in this article 66.5, 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.

(3) "High-risk individual" means a person who:

(a) Has a significant mental health or substance use disorder, as evidenced by:

(I) An emergency mental health hold pursuant to section 27-65-106;

(II) A certification for short-term treatment or extended short-term treatment pursuant to section 27-65-108.5 or 27-65-109;

(III) Long-term care and treatment pursuant to section 27-65-110;

(IV) An emergency commitment pursuant to section 27-81-111;

(V) An involuntary commitment pursuant to section 27-81-112; or

(VI) Receiving voluntary behavioral health services pursuant to section 27-65-103, 27-65-104, 27-81-109, or 27-81-110; and

(b) Repealed.

(c) Is not currently engaged or actively enrolled in consistent community-based behavioral health treatment.

(4) Repealed.

(4.5) "Transition services" include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following services:

(a) Access to housing or residential program placement;

(b) Access to behavioral health treatment or benefits;

(c) Advocacy to insurance companies and providers for the appropriate type and intensity of mental health or substance use disorder services;

(d) Planning for follow-up services and coordination within the behavioral health system after hospitalization or discharge from a withdrawal management facility, acute treatment service facility, crisis stabilization service facility, or a hospital or an emergency department following a visit for behavioral health reasons;

(e) Assistance with preparing advance directives;

(f) Obtaining a representative payee or guardian;

(g) Family supportive services; or

(h) Compliance with court appearances or probation.

(5) "Transition specialist" means a person who assists high-risk individuals with transition services.

(6) "Withdrawal management facility" means a facility that provides twenty-four-hour supervised withdrawal from alcohol or drugs in a residential setting.

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added, (SB 18-270), ch. 223, p. 1421, § 1, effective May 21. L. 2020: (3)(a)(IV) and (3)(a)(V) amended, (SB 20-007), ch. 286, p. 1416, § 53, effective July 13. L. 2021: IP(3)(a), (3)(a)(IV), (3)(a)(V), (3)(c), and (5) amended, (3)(a)(VI) and (4.5) added, and (3)(b) repealed, (HB 21-1130), ch. 45, p. 190, § 1, effective April 20. L. 2022: (1) and (2) amended and (4) repealed, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1544, § 132, effective July 1; (3)(a)(I), (3)(a)(II), (3)(a)(III), and (3)(a)(VI) amended, (HB 22-1256), ch. 451, p. 3236, § 43, effective August 10. L. 2023: (3)(a)(II) amended, (HB 23-1138), ch. 423, p. 2492, § 18, effective July 1, 2024.