C.R.S.
Section 17-40-106
Responsibilities of the superintendent
(1)
The superintendent shall be responsible for the administration of diagnostic services and the supervision of the employees of the program.(2)
The superintendent shall be responsible for the management, control, regulation, and operation of the physical facilities and for the reception, discipline, and confinement of all offenders.(3)
The superintendent or superintendent’s designee shall separate all offenders in the diagnostic program from the offenders in the correctional institution.(4)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
The superintendent may implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program to screen offenders entering the diagnostic center. If the superintendent chooses to implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program, the superintendent shall use the standardized screening instrument developed pursuant to section 16-11.9-102 and conduct the screening in accordance with procedures established pursuant to said section.(b)
Prior to implementation of a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program pursuant to this subsection (4), if implementation of the program would require an increase in appropriations, the superintendent shall submit to the joint budget committee a request for funding in the amount necessary to implement the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program. If implementation of the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program would require an increase in appropriations, implementation of the program is conditional upon approval of the funding request.
Source:
Section 17-40-106 — Responsibilities of the superintendent, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-17.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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