Powers of the behavioral health administration
C.R.S. § 27-81-103
in effect27-81-103. Powers of the behavioral health administration. (1) To carry out the purposes of this article 81, the BHA may:
(a) Plan, establish, and maintain substance use disorder treatment programs as necessary or desirable;
(b) Make contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, including contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals to pay them for services rendered or furnished to persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, or persons under the influence of drugs;
(c) Solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property made by will or otherwise and any grant of money, services, or property from the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any private source, and do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government or any of its agencies in making an application for any grant;
(d) Administer or supervise the administration of the provisions relating to persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of drugs of any state plan submitted for federal funding pursuant to federal health, welfare, or treatment legislation;
(e) Coordinate its activities and cooperate with substance use disorder treatment programs in this state and other states and make contracts and other joint or cooperative arrangements with state, local, or private agencies in this state and other states for the treatment of persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of drugs and for the common advancement of substance use disorder treatment programs;
(f) Keep records and engage in research and the gathering of relevant statistics;
(g) Do other acts and things necessary or convenient to execute the authority expressly granted to it; and
(h) Acquire, hold, or dispose of real property, or any interest therein, and construct, lease, or otherwise provide substance use disorder treatment facilities for persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of drugs.
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