C.R.S. Section 27-50-510
Behavioral health entities

  • consumer information
  • reporting
  • release
  • rules

(1)

Each behavioral health entity licensed, approved, or designated pursuant to this part 5 shall report to the BHA all of the following occurrences:

(a)

Any occurrence that results in the death of a patient or resident of the facility and is required to be reported to the coroner pursuant to section 30-10-606, as arising from an unexplained cause or under suspicious circumstances;

(b)

Any occurrence that results in any of the following serious injuries to a patient or resident:

(I)

Brain or spinal cord injuries;

(II)

Life-threatening complications of anesthesia or life-threatening transfusion errors or reactions; or

(III)

Second- or third-degree burns involving twenty percent or more of the body surface area of an adult patient or resident or fifteen percent or more of the body surface area of a child patient or resident;

(c)

Any occurrence when a patient or resident of the facility cannot be located following a search of the facility, the facility grounds, and the area surrounding the facility, and:

(I)

There are circumstances that place the patient’s or resident’s health, safety, or welfare at risk; or

(II)

The patient or resident has been missing for eight hours;

(d)

Any occurrence involving physical, sexual, or verbal abuse of a patient or resident, as described in section 18-3-202, 18-3-203, 18-3-204, 18-3-206, 18-3-402, 18-3-404, or 18-3-405, by another patient or resident, an employee of the facility, or a visitor to the facility;

(e)

Any occurrence involving caretaker neglect of a patient or resident, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (2.3);

(f)

Any occurrence involving misappropriation of a patient’s or resident’s property. As used in this subsection (1)(f), “misappropriation of a patient’s or resident’s property” means a pattern of or deliberately misplacing, exploiting, or wrongfully using, either temporarily or permanently, a patient’s or resident’s belongings or money without the patient’s or resident’s consent.

(g)

Any occurrence in which drugs intended for use by patients or residents are diverted to use by other persons. If the diverted drugs are injectable, the behavioral health entity shall also report the full name and date of birth of any individual who diverted the injectable drugs, if known.

(h)

Any occurrence involving the malfunction or intentional or accidental misuse of patient or resident care equipment that occurs during treatment or diagnosis of a patient or resident and that significantly adversely affects or, if not averted, would have significantly adversely affected a patient or resident of the facility.

(2)

The state board of human services shall promulgate rules specifying the manner, time period, and form in which the reports required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must be made.

(3)

Any report submitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is strictly confidential; except that information in any such report may be transmitted to an appropriate regulatory agency having jurisdiction for disciplinary or license sanctions. The information in such reports shall not be made public upon subpoena, search warrant, discovery proceedings, or otherwise, except as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(4)

The BHA shall investigate each report submitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section that the BHA determines was appropriately submitted. For each report investigated, the BHA shall prepare a summary of its findings, including the BHA’s conclusions and whether there was a violation of licensing or approval standards or a deficiency and whether the facility acted appropriately in response to the occurrence. If the investigation is not conducted on site, the BHA shall specify in the summary how the investigation was conducted. Any investigation conducted pursuant to this subsection (4) is in addition to and not in lieu of any inspection required to be conducted pursuant to section 27-50-503 (2) with regard to licensing.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The BHA shall make the following information available to the public:

(I)

Any investigation summaries prepared pursuant to subsection (4) of this section;

(II)

Any complaints against a behavioral health entity that have been filed with the BHA and that the BHA has investigated, including the conclusions reached by the BHA and whether there was a violation of licensing or approval standards or a deficiency and whether the facility acted appropriately in response to the subject of the complaint; and

(III)

A listing of any deficiency citations issued against each behavioral health entity.

(b)

The information released pursuant to this subsection (5) shall not identify the patient or resident or the health-care professional involved in the report.

(6)

Prior to the completion of an investigation pursuant to this section, the BHA may respond to any inquiry regarding a report received pursuant to subsection (1) of this section by confirming that it has received such report and that an investigation is pending.

(7)

In addition to the report to the BHA for an occurrence described in subsection (1)(d) of this section, the occurrence must be reported to a law enforcement agency.

Source: Section 27-50-510 — Behavioral health entities - consumer information - reporting - release - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-27.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

27‑50‑101
Definitions 27‑50‑102
Behavioral health administration - creation - coordination - health oversight agency 27‑50‑103
Behavioral health commissioner - appointment - powers, duties, and functions - subdivisions of the BHA 27‑50‑104
Powers and duties of the commissioner - rules 27‑50‑105
Administration of behavioral health programs - state plan - sole mental health authority - gifts, grants, or donations 27‑50‑106
Transfer of functions 27‑50‑107
State board of human services - rules 27‑50‑108
Systemwide behavioral health grievance system 27‑50‑201
Behavioral health system monitoring - capacity - safety net performance 27‑50‑202
Formal agreements - state agencies and tribal governments 27‑50‑203
Universal contracting provisions - requirements 27‑50‑204
Reporting 27‑50‑301
Behavioral health safety net system implementation 27‑50‑302
Requirement to serve priority populations - screening and triage for individuals in need of behavioral health services - referrals 27‑50‑303
Essential behavioral health safety net providers - approval to serve limited priority populations 27‑50‑304
Behavioral health safety net provider network - incentives - preferred status - rules 27‑50‑401
Regional behavioral health administrative services organizations - establishment 27‑50‑402
Behavioral health administrative services organizations - application - designation - denial - revocation 27‑50‑403
Behavioral health administrative services organizations - contract requirements - individual access - care coordination 27‑50‑404
Care coordination - responsibilities of behavioral health administrative services organizations - coordination with managed care entities 27‑50‑405
Behavioral health administrative services organizations - stakeholder input - report - rules 27‑50‑501
Behavioral health entities - license required - criminal and civil penalties 27‑50‑502
Behavioral health entities - minimum standard - rules 27‑50‑503
Licenses - application - inspection - issuance 27‑50‑504
License fees - rules 27‑50‑505
License - denial - suspension - revocation 27‑50‑506
Behavioral health licensing cash fund - creation 27‑50‑507
Employee and contracted service provider - criminal history record check 27‑50‑508
Enforcement 27‑50‑509
Purchase of services by courts, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions 27‑50‑510
Behavioral health entities - consumer information - reporting - release - rules 27‑50‑601
Department of health care policy and financing - behavioral health network standards 27‑50‑602
Division of insurance behavioral health network standards 27‑50‑603
State agency behavioral health network and program standards 27‑50‑701
Behavioral health administration advisory council - creation 27‑50‑702
Advisory council - membership 27‑50‑703
Advisory council - regional subcommittees - subcommittees - working groups 27‑50‑801
Veteran suicide prevention pilot program - rules - report - definitions - repeal 27‑50‑802
Study of health effects of felonizing fentanyl possession - repeal 27‑50‑803
Technical assistance to jails - appropriation - repeal 27‑50‑901
Short title 27‑50‑902
Definitions 27‑50‑903
Sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program - created - rules
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 27-50-510’s source at colorado​.gov