Community Mental Health Services - Purchase

C.R.S. tit. 27, art. 66
in effect

C.R.S. § 27-66-101 Definitions

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 As used in this article 66, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed.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 (2) to (6) Repealed.

C.R.S. § 27-66-102 Administration - rules

27-66-102. Administration - rules. (1) The commissioner has the power and duty to administer and enforce the provisions of this article 66. (2) The state board of human services may adopt reasonable and proper rules to implement this article 66 in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-103 and consistent with sections 27-90-102 and 27-90-103.

C.R.S. § 27-66-103 Community mental health services - purchase program

27-66-103. Community mental health services - purchase program. In order to encourage the development of preventive, treatment, and rehabilitative services through new community mental health programs, the improvement and expansion of existing community mental health services, and the integration of community with state mental health services, there is established a program to purchase community mental health services by the BHA.

C.R.S. § 27-66-104 Types of services purchased - limitation on payments

27-66-104. Types of services purchased - limitation on payments. Community mental health services may be purchased from behavioral health safety-net providers that have been approved by the commissioner.

C.R.S. § 27-66-105 Standards for approval - repeal

27-66-105. Standards for approval - repeal. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 27-66-106 Federal grants-in-aid and other grants for mental health and integrated behavioral health services - administration

27-66-106. Federal grants-in-aid and other grants for mental health and integrated behavioral health services - administration. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 27-66-107 Purchase of services by courts, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions

27-66-107. Purchase of services by courts, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 27-66-108 Institutes and training programs

27-66-108. Institutes and training programs. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 27-66-109 Family mental health services grant program - rural areas - creation - administration - report - repeal

27-66-109. Family mental health services grant program - rural areas - creation - administration - report - repeal. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 27-66-110 Trauma-informed care standards of approval

27-66-110. Trauma-informed care standards of approval. The BHA shall establish care standards and an approval process that a qualified residential treatment program, as defined in section 26-6-903 (26), must meet to ensure that qualified residential treatment programs have a trauma-informed treatment model that addresses the needs of children and youth with serious emotional or behavioral health disorders or disturbances.
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